Alex Rivera

Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Prev School:
Western Nebraska C.C.

2014
MVC Scholar Athlete
Game-By-Game Stats
Named MVC Scholar-Athlete ? Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week ? MVC Scholar Athlete of the Week ? Led SIU and ranks seventh with 478 digs on the season, averaging 4.23 per set ? Grabbed a career-high 34 digs against Northern Iowa ? Had the team's second-highest number of service aces with 23 ? Played in all 31 matches....Earned a spot on the MVC Honor Roll.

2013
MVC All-Tournament Team
2x MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14, Nov. 18)
Game-By-Game Stats MVC All-Tournament Team ? Two-time MVC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 14, Nov. 18) ? Played in all 33 matches and 124 sets ? Led SIU with 523 digs (4.22 per set), ninth-most in the MVC in 2013 ? 523 digs is the third-most in a single season in SIU history ? Led SIU with 33 service aces (0.27 per set), 10th-most in the MVC in 2013 ? In conference-only play, ranked ninth in digs (305, 4.42 per set) and tied for 13th in service aces (18, 0.26 per set) ? Third on SIU's roster with 55 assists (0.44 per set) ? Had more than 20 digs in eight separate games, including a 30-dig performance at Missouri State on Oct. 5.

At Western Nebraska CC
Played two seasons at WNCC, helping the Cougars to a combined 81-5 record with back-to-back Region IX titles and consecutive top three finishes at the NJCAA Division I National Championships ? Named All-Region IX both seasons ? Ranks third in program history with 1,224 digs over two seasons for an average of 4.4 per set ? Her 682 digs in 2012 rank fourth in program history for a single season ? Holds four of the top 10 single-game dig totals in program history, including the No. 3 spot with 28 against College of Southern Idaho in 2011.

Personal
Full name is Alexandra Rivera Rojas ? Majoring in foreign language and international trade ? Born Feb. 18, 1993 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico ? Has two siblings ? Daughter of Raul Rivera and Lili Rojas.