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2024 Volleyball Roster

Miguel Esparza
Miguel Esparza
Miguel Esparza
Danny Torres
Danny Torres
Vashaun Newman
Amanda Gerlach

Alicia Virthe #4 RS

  • Position:
    Right Side Hitter
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Orlando, Fla.
  • High School:
    Dr. Phillips HS

Summary

Biography

CAREER HONORS
Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023; Spring 2024; Fall 2024)
Lone Star All-Academic Team (2022)
Lone Star All-Conference (1st Team 2024)
D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (20232024)

2024 (SENIOR)
Started all 28 matches, playing in all 107 sets… Led the team with 3.36 kills per set and a .302 hitting percentage… Named to the Lone Star All-Conference First Team, becoming the fourth First-Team selection in school history… Earned a place on the CSC Academic All-District Team for the second-straight year… Led the team with 43 service aces, which led the Lone Star Conference… Only served her final year, and her 43 aces ranked 14th on the single-season list in StMU history… Ranked fifth in the LSC and 72nd in the nation with 4.04 points per set… Finished her career ranked 15th with 804 kills, 19th with 2067 attacks, tied for 10th with a .226 hitting percentage and 18th with 921 points… Recorded double figures in kills in 23 matches, including 10 straight from Sept. 14 to Oct. 12… Finished her career with seven-straight double-figure kill matches… Collected a career-high 25 kills in the five-set win at Eastern New Mexico (Oct. 25)… Added two double-doubles in kills and digs, getting a career-high 20 digs against Angelo State (Nov. 2)… Had at least one block in 25 of the 28 matches… Named to the Lone Star Commissioner’s Honor Roll in the fall.
 
2023 (JUNIOR)
Finished second on the team with 214 kills (2.49/set)... Played in 86 of the team's 101 sets, starting 22 times... Was in double digits in kills 11 times, including a season-best 17 against East Central on Sept. 2... Hit .203 for the year (214-95-587)... Recorded a career-best 10 digs in the win over Midwestern State on Sept. 23 for her first double-double (14 kills)...Twice had four blocks in a match and had her lone ace in the win over the Mustangs... Stretched her streak to six straight semesters of appearing on the Lone Star Commissioner's Honor Roll and was also named to the prestigious CSC Academic All-District team at the conclusion of the season.

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Earned a spot on the Lone Star Conference All-Academic team and has been named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll every semester... Played in 26 of the team's 28 matches, getting action in 77 of the 102 sets... Averaged 1.48 kills per set from the right side with 23 blocks and 37 digs, despite not playing the back row... Three times recorded double figures in kills with 11 as the season-high twice... Notched a season-high four blocks against Midwestern State on Sept. 17... In her limited time at the service line, posted a pair of aces.

2021 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 46 of the team's 99 sets, missing the middle of the season due to injury... Ranked second on the team with 2.52 kills per set and hit a team-best .234... Also collected 21 blocks for 0.46 per set as a true freshman... Named to both the Eagle Invitational and Gorilla Classic All-Tournament Teams to begin the season... Notched a career-high 20 kills and hit .425 in the first match of the year against Lubbock Christian... Recorded double figures in kills in six of her first seven matches... Twice had five blocks in a match.

HIGH SCHOOL
Passed the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam as a junior... Member of the French, English, and Science national honors society... Earned the Florida Seal of Biliteracy... Tallied a 4.82 GPA as an AP Scholar with honors... Was a member of the Medical Academy program all four years... Earned four varsity letters on the court and earned All-Metro honors her final two years.

PERSONAL
Older sister, Marika, played DI volleyball at Northeastern University in Boston... Was admitted to the honors program at St. Mary's.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2021Freshman

    Right Side Hitter
    5'10"
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Sophomore

    Right Side Hitter
    5'10"
    14
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Right Side Hitter
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2023Junior

    Right Side Hitter
    5'10"
    4
  • 4

    2024Senior

    Right Side Hitter
    5'10"
    4

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