Alexa Saba Season 2014

#17
PositionDS/L
Height5-5
ClassRedshirt Freshman
HometownChandler, Ariz.

Was a member of the Mountain West All-Star Team that toured Europe during summer 2014 ... Squad captured third place at the 2014 European Global Challenge in Pula, Croatia.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2015
Began the season as the starting libero and turned in a career-high 29 digs in the second match of the year vs. Cal State Bakersfield on Aug. 29 ... Add 16 digs vs. Denver later that same day ... Those performances helped earn her all-tournament recognition at the San Francisco Invitational ... Finished in double figure in digs on six occasions ... Second-best total came late in the year when she recorded 19 digs in the three-set win over UNLV on Nov. 7 ... Had a career best with eight assists in the three-set win over Eastern Washington on Sept. 11 ... Recorded her lone kill of the year from the back row in the match vs. Pacific on Sept. 4 ... Member of the Mountain West All-Academic team.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2014
Appeared in all 29 matches either as a defensive specialist or at the libero position ... Made two starts as a defensive specialist ... Averaged 2.86 digs per set, second-best on the squad ... Finished in double digits in digs in 16 matches ... Career-best 21 digs at Colorado State on Oct. 4 ... Also recorded 20 digs vs. Wyoming on Nov. 1 ... Had a personal-best four assists in four matches including three in a row during the second half of the season ... Last match of that streak of four assists came vs. Wyoming on Nov. 1 ... Member of the 2015 Academic All-Mountain West team.

SAN DIEGO STATE 2013
Redshirted during her first season at San Diego State.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year varsity letterwinner as a libero at Hamilton High School ... Team captain as a junior and senior ... Also selected team MVP both of those seasons ... Three-time all-tournament selection at the Nike Tournament of Champions ... Chosen tourney Golden Division MVP as a senior in 2012 ... A second all-division honoree and the all-chandler School District Player of the Year ... Averaged 3.8 digs per set and had 48 service aces as a senior ... As a junior was named all-state honorable mention as well as second-team all-division ... Stats included 4.7 digs per set with 31 aces ... Member of the Westwood all-Tournament team ... During her sophomore season was selected to the Fiesta All-Region first team, Southeast Valley first team and the all-division second team ... Averaged 3.8 digs per set.

CLUB
Competed for seven years with the AZ East Valley Junior Volleyball club in Chandler, Ariz. ... Team captured bronze medal at the 2012 Nationals.

PERSONAL
Alexa Jacquelyn Saba was born March 22, 1995, in Mesa, Ariz. ... Daughter of Kent and Stacy Saba ... Enjoys hunting, fishing and reading ... List favorite athlete as Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald ... Also drew interest form TCU, Georgetown, Wisconsin and Northwestern ... Undeclared major at San Diego State.