2018 (Senior Year): Appeared in 29 matches, covering 86 sets in her final season … ranked fourth on her team in hitting percentage (.209) and kills (229), and fifth in total blocks (39.0) … reached double-digit kill figures on 10 occasions, registering a season-high 16 in wins against Valparaiso (10/12) and nationally-ranked UNI (11/3) … contributed seven assists on the year, including a trio against UNI (11/3) … collected 54 digs with a season-high five against Southern Illinois (10/19) … tabulated a season-high five blocks at Loyola Chicago (11/9).
2017 (Junior Year): Appeared in 32 matches with nine starts, covering 109 sets … ranked fifth in digs (222) and digs per set (2.04) … ranked sixth on the team in blocks (20) … tallied a season-high 10 kills against Seton Hall (9/9) … recorded double-digit digs on eight occasions, including a season-high 22 versus Cincinnati (9/9) … collected five blocks against Florida State (8/26) … matched a career high with three assists versus Bradley (10/13) … tallied five kills and just a single error with a season-best .444 hitting percentage at Drake (9/29) … notched a season-high 11.5 points for the Redbirds against Florida State (8/26) and Seton Hall (9/9).
2016 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 31 matches with 29 starts, covering 113 sets … ranked fourth among Illinois State players in kills (223) and fifth in kills per set (1.97) … ranked third in digs (243) and digs per set (2.15) … ranked third on the team in blocks (57) and blocks per set (0.50) … reached double digits in kills seven times … tallied a season-high 17 kills versus Miami (Ohio) (9/2) … recorded double-digit digs on nine occasions … registered a season-high 20 digs against Southern Illinois (11/4) … posted three double-doubles … recorded 11 kills and 19 digs in Illinois State’s Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal match versus Missouri State (11/25) … collected four block assists four times … recorded seven aces … matched a career high with three assists against Missouri State (10/14) … tallied 10 kills and no errors with a season-best .400 hitting percentage at Bradley (9/24) … earned a varsity letter … named to the MVC and AFNI honor rolls … earned MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award.
2015 (Freshman Year): Appeared in 28 matches with 26 starts, covering 102 sets … named an MVC All-Freshman Team selection … twice named the MVC Freshman of the Week (9/14 and 10/26) … named to the Harvard Invitational and Country Financial Redbird Classic all-tournament teams … ranked third on the team in kills per set (2.72) and fourth in total kills (277) … ranked fifth in total digs (150) and seventh in digs per set (1.47) … ranked fourth on the team in total blocks (52) and blocks per set (0.51) … hitting percentage (.253) ranked second among MVC freshmen, trailing only teammate Ali Line … recorded six double-doubles … ranked among the top 20 players in the league in hitting percentage, kills per set and points per set (3.04) … tallied career highs of 18 kills and 20.0 points versus Southern Illinois (10/17) … registered a career-best .522 hitting percentage against Long Beach State (9/4) … collected a career-high 21 digs versus Drake (10/2) … made a career-high two solo blocks at Illinois-Chicago (9/15) … recorded five block assists on two occasions … dished out a career-high three assists against Jacksonville (9/19) … tallied a career-high two service aces versus Florida A&M (8/29) … made first career appearance and start at Miami (8/28) … earned a varsity letter … named to MVC and AFNI honor rolls.
Boylan Catholic HS: Four-year starter for the volleyball team … named an AVCA Under Armour Girls’ High School All-American as a senior … named the Northern Illinois Conference MVP as a senior … named an OSF Athlete of the Week as a senior … two-time Champaign News-Gazette all-state selection … three-time all-conference pick … named team’s MVP as a junior … team won conference and regional titles her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons … named to the honor roll all four years.
Personal: Alexis C. Varga … born Oct. 23, 1996 … daughter of Paul and Tracy Bardell … has two older brothers, Darnell and Fred … brother, Fred VanVleet, played basketball at Wichita State, and now, for the Toronto Raptors … majoring in exercise science.
