Alexis Engelbrecht

Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Green Hope
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.

Awards and Honors
CSC Third Team Academic All-American (2022) ... CSC Academic All-District (2022) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021, 2022) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022) ... Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (2023)

2023 (Senior)
Started in 14 matches and played in 70 sets of 21 matches … hit over .300 with at least 10 attempts in 10 matches, including a career-high .700 with seven kills vs. Oklahoma (Oct. 28) … had three-straight matches hitting at an efficiency over .400 (at TCU, Nov. 4; vs. Kansas, Nov. 10; vs. Kansas, Nov. 11) and totaled six matches over .400 … hit 10 or more kills in five matches, including a career high 14 in both matches of the Kansas series … put up two solo blocks vs. Long Island (Sept. 2) and at Texas (Nov. 15) … had a season-best six block assists vs. Baylor (Sept. 30) … totaled 120 kills, 53 blocks, 31 digs and seven aces … ended Cyclone career with a reception percentage of .981, the second best in school history (minimum 100 receptions) … ranks at No. 24 in career block assists (230), No. 26 in total blocks (263) and No. 28 in solo blocks (33) in ISU history.

2022 (Junior)
One of three to play in all 32 matches and started in 31 … set career high of 12 kills at .524 hitting at No. 15 Baylor (Nov. 16) … hit at a career high of .538 hitting with seven kills and zero errors against Missouri State (Sept. 17) … delivered 175 kills and had five matches with 10 or more … had two solo blocks in four different matches … put up a career-high eight block assists in the win over Troy (Sept. 3) … Became 10^th-fastest in ISU history to reach 100 blocks in a season … led the team with 16 solo blocks and 118 block assists to total 134 on the season … her 118 blocks ranks seventh all time in ISU history for a single season … hit over .300 with at least 10 attempts 10 times, including six over .400 … also totaled 50 digs and five aces on the season.

2021 (Sophomore)
Took part in 77 sets across 25 matches … finished with 76 kills at .251 hitting … recorded career-best eight kills at Iowa (Sept. 11) and vs. TCU (Sept. 25) … vs. Iowa, got her eight kills on just 11 swings for a .636 hitting percentage … had six kills against TCU (Sept. 24) and vs. West Virginia (Oct. 29) … got her eight kills vs. TCU on Sept. 25 at a .467 hitting percentage … recorded 61 total blocks (five solo, 56 assists) on the year … had career-best six block assists vs. TCU (Sept. 24) … had five total blocks on three other occasions: vs. Drake (Aug. 27), vs. Texas (Oct. 22) and vs. West Virginia (Oct. 29) … had two solo blocks for first time in career vs. West Virginia (Oct. 31) … had career-best three digs against West Virginia (Oct. 31).

2020 (Freshman)
Played in 18 sets across seven matches, making five starts … recorded career-best eight kills at .438 hitting against Wayne State on March 26 … posted five kills on 11 swings at West Virginia on Nov. 6 … recorded 15 blocks on the season, getting five against Wayne State on March 26.

High School
Class of 2020 AVCA/Under Armour Girls High School Honorable Mention All-American ... helped lead Green Hope High School to four-straight Class 4A state championships, the second team in North Carolina high school history to win its largest class four-straight seasons ... two-time team captain and two-time all-conference honoree ... as a senior, recorded 213 kills at .377 hitting and a team-hig 58 blocks ... finished her high school career with 648 kills and 212 blocks ... played club volleyball for last three years at Triangle Volleyball Club, helping team qualify for 2019 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships ... prior to playing for Triangle, played for A5 Volleyball Club for three years.

Personal
Criminal Justice major.