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Jersey Number 5
Alyssa Nayar
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
- High School:
- Liberty
- Prev School:
- UALR
Honors & Awards
One word to describe your Coach: knowledgeable
Best player ever competed against: Ebony Nwanebu (volleyball), Lauren Cox (basketball)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
I chose my major because: I like math and wanted a challenge
The person I most admire is and why: My mom because she is so kind and intelligent.
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: getting a pilot's license
Favorite professional athlete: Serena Williams
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Gritty
Few people know that I: can't whistle
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: my parents
I started playing my sport because…: as my parents say, I needed a way to get my energy out.
I chose Rutgers because…: of the incredible engineering program and I am thrilled of playing in the Big Ten.
Favorite cereal: fruit loops
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Pursuit of Happyness
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Jennifer Lawrence
The first song I knew all the words to is: probably a Taylor Swift song
Famous people I have met include: Chloe Grace Moretz
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: text my family before a game
Pets I had growing up were: a dog named Einstein
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: a witch because it was easy
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Italy
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Light blue
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: Tiktok
- Third in Rally Era Career Assists Per Game (6.64)
- Fifth in Rally Era Career Assists (1,235)
- Big Ten Setter of the Week (Oct. 9)
- Third-most double-doubles in a rally era season (12)
- Second-most career assists in Big Ten play (815)
- Most assists in Big Ten play in a single season (668)
- Most assists in a Big Ten match with 58 in a five-set win at Iowa (Oct. 27)
- Averaged a team-leading 8.85 assists and team second-best 2.62 digs per set
- Led Rutgers in assists in 20 of 30 matches reaching double-figure assists in 26 matches
- Career-high 58 assists in five-set victory at Iowa (Oct. 27)
- Season-high 20 digs, one shy of tying career mark, in win over Hawkeyes (Oct. 27)
- Career-high six blocks in five-set match at Virginia (Aug. 26)
- Led Rutgers with 12 doubles in contests with Virginia (Aug. 26), NC State (Sept. 1), Rider (Sept. 6), Princeton (Sept. 15), Michigan State (Oct. 1), #16 Minnesota (Oct. 7), Illinois (Oct. 15 & Oct. 22), Iowa (Oct. 27), Indiana (Nov. 3) and Michigan (Nov. 12)
- Played in 28 matches
- Totaled 279 assists to average 3.58 per set
- Performed five double-doubles in matches with Iowa (Nov. 13), Indiana (Oct 28), Loyola (Chicago) (Sept. 10), Towson (Sept. 3) and The Citadel (Aug. 27)
- Upped career total to 21 double-doubles
- Led RU in assists in six contests
- Season-high 42 assists in a five-set victory against defending SoCon Champion The Citadel at the College of Charleston Classic (Aug. 27)
- Season-high 14 digs also against The Citadel (Aug. 27) ... Registered 10 digs at CAA Champion Towson at the Towson Invitational (Sept. 3)
- Played in 268 sets over 77 matches in her three seasons at Little Rock
- Tallied 1,814 assists to rank 10th in school history
- Collected 550 digs, 53 service aces, 49 total blocks and 63 kills
- Averaged 6.77 assists during career
- Named to the Arkansas Classic All-Tournament Team
- Played in 105 sets across all 29 matches
- Set up 896 assists with 8.53 assists per set
- Served up 27 aces averaging 0.26 per set
- Registered 236 digs for 2.25 digs per set
- Third in the Sun Belt in total assists (896)
- Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt with 8.55 assists per set
- Tallied eight double-doubles
- Recorded a career-high 57 assists and career-best four blocks in a 3-2 win at Arkansas (Aug. 28)
- Registered a career-best four kills at Louisiana Tech (Sept.. 17)
- Tied a career-high three service aces against Northwestern State (Sept. 10) and New Orleans (Sept. 17)
- Tied her career-high with 21 digs at Arkansas State (Nov. 9)
- Started in 19 of the 20 matches
- Tallied 1,547 assists on the season with 159 digs, nine service aces, eight total blocks and 15 kills
- Averaged 7.46 assists per set
- Also collected 2.24 digs per set while also averaging 0.21 kills and 0.11 blocks per set
- Seventh in the Sun Belt in total assists (530)
- Recorded a career-high 52 assists in a 3-1 win over Louisiana (Nov. 18) at the Sun Belt Tournament
- Registered nine matches with 30-plus assists
- Credited with double-digit digs in five matches including a career-high 21 digs at ULM (Nov. 7) in the regular season finale
- Played in 91 sets over 28 matches, making eight starts
- Tallied 381 assists, 157 digs and 17 service aces
- Added 21 kills and nine total blocks
- Posted a season-high 28 assists against Georgia State (Nov. 1)
- Recorded season-high 20 digs against Appalachian State (Oct. 12)
- Tallied three total blocks at UT Martin (Sept. 21)
- Posted her first career double-double with 13 assists and 12 digs against Evansville (Sept. 20)
- Notched another double-double with 17 assists and 20 digs against Appalachian State (Oct. 12)
- Added another double-double with 21 assists and 10 digs against ULM (Nov. 15)
- Posted double-digit assists in 13 of her last 14 matches of the season with three games posting double-digit digs
- Played club volleyball for Blocksport (2015-18) and Excel (2019)
- Team captain of Blocksport (2015-18).
- Led basketball team to the state finals her freshman year
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Four-time academic all-district honoree
- Daughter of Reggie and Tiffany
- Father ran track and mother played volleyball at South Carolina
- Has a brother, Spencer, and a sister, Tia
- Plans to major in mechanical engineering
One word to describe your Coach: knowledgeable
Best player ever competed against: Ebony Nwanebu (volleyball), Lauren Cox (basketball)
Major: Mechanical Engineering
I chose my major because: I like math and wanted a challenge
The person I most admire is and why: My mom because she is so kind and intelligent.
If I wasn’t playing volleyball, I’d be: getting a pilot's license
Favorite professional athlete: Serena Williams
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Gritty
Few people know that I: can't whistle
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: my parents
I started playing my sport because…: as my parents say, I needed a way to get my energy out.
I chose Rutgers because…: of the incredible engineering program and I am thrilled of playing in the Big Ten.
Favorite cereal: fruit loops
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: The Pursuit of Happyness
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Jennifer Lawrence
The first song I knew all the words to is: probably a Taylor Swift song
Famous people I have met include: Chloe Grace Moretz
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: text my family before a game
Pets I had growing up were: a dog named Einstein
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: a witch because it was easy
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Italy
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Light blue
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydiving
Phone app you cannot live without: Tiktok
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