2016 (Senior Year): Appeared in 31 matches, all starts, covering 103 sets … named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Tournament Team … named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week (9/26) … selected as the MVC Defensive Player of the Week (10/31) … led Illinois State in kills per set (3.24), while ranking second in total kills (364) … ranked second on the team in aces (23), aces per set (0.22), digs (265) and digs per set (2.57) … ranked seventh in the MVC in kills per set … set a career high with 27 kills against Missouri State (10/14), tied for the fourth most by an Illinois State player in a match at Redbird Arena … also set a career high with 27.5 points against Missouri State (10/14) ... recorded double-digit kills in 17 matches … reached double digits in digs 11 times, including a season-high 19 at Indiana State (10/28) … posted six double-doubles, including one in her final match against Missouri State (11/25) … set a career high with three aces at Middle Tennessee (9/9), and later matched the feat against Drake (11/19) … twice matched career high with three assists … set a career high with three block assists at Loyola Marymount (8/26), and later equaled the mark versus Missouri State (11/25) … earned a varsity letter … named to the AFNI Honor Roll.
2015 (Junior Year): Appeared in 31 matches with 30 starts, covering 107 sets … ranked third on her team in kills (284) and points (319.0), and fourth in kills per set (2.65) … ranked third on the team in digs (274) and digs per set (2.56) … set season highs with 17 kills and 21.0 points against Indiana State (11/20) … posted a career-high .667 hitting percentage at Bradley (10/10) … tallied a career-high 20 digs versus Kansas State (8/29) … dished out a career-high three assists against IUPUI (9/11) … posted two solo blocks on two occasions … tallied two block assists on six occasions … recorded a pair of aces in four matches … reached double figures in kills in 13 matches … posted double-digit digs 13 times … tallied seven double-doubles … ranked in the top 20 among Missouri Valley Conference players in both kills (18th) and points (19th) … made Redbird debut at Miami (8/28) … made first career start against Kansas State (8/29) … earned a varsity letter.
Iowa Western CC: Two-year starter for the volleyball team … two-time All-American … two-time all-conference selection … team qualified for back-to-back NJCAA Tournaments, finishing seventh in 2013 and fifth in 2014 … two-time NJCAA Tournament all-tournament team selection … led the nation with 671 kills as a sophomore … ranked third in the nation with 601 kills as a freshman … team won back-to-back conference titles … named player of the week four times … named to the president’s honor roll twice.
Memorial Catholic HS: Four-year member of the volleyball team … two-time Classic 8 Conference Player of the Year … two-time all-state first-team selection … team won three state championships and four conference titles … led her team in kills her final two seasons, with 477 as a junior and 635 as a senior ... led team in aces her final two seasons, with 57 as a junior and 48 as a senior … led team with 322 digs as a senior … played in every set her final two seasons … team won two region championships … team was runner-up at Mother McAuley Tournament as a senior … also a four-year member of the school’s track and field team.
Personal: Alyssa Nicole Dawson … born July 16, 1994 … daughter of Melvin and Patricia Dawson … has four older siblings: Jenni, Carrie, Chris and Rebecca … parents coached volleyball at Kettle Moraine High School … majoring in recreation management.
