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Alyssa Diacono Season 2016

#17
PositionCENTER
Height5-10
ClassJunior
HometownLadera Ranch, Calif.

INDIVIDUAL HONORS
2017 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
2017 All-GCC First Team
2017 ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team
2017 GCC All-Tournament Team
2017 GCC All-Academic Team
2016 ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American
2016 All-GCC First Team
2016 ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team
2016 GCC All-Academic Team
2015 GCC All-Tournament Team
2015 GCC Player of the Week (April 15, March 11)
2015 ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team
2015 GCC All-Academic Team
2014 ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American
2014 Honorable Mention All-GCC
2014 ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team
2014 GCC All-Academic Team

2017: NCAA Woman of the Year nominee... All-GCC First Team... ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team... GCC All-Tournament Team... GCC All-Academic Team... Played in 32 games... Ranked third on the team with 43 goals... Had 35 steals... Assisted on 11 goals... Posted a team-best 91 ejections drawn, which is the seventh most in SDSU single-season history... Had 10 games with multiple goals, including six hat tricks, nine multi-steal games and two multi-assist efforts.

2016: Named an ACWPC Honorable Mention All-American... Named to the All-GCC first team... Earned GCC All-Academic and ACWPC All-Academic Excellent Team accolades... Played in all 37 games... Ranked third on the team in goals with 35... Recorded 17 steals...Had 10 multi-goal games... Posted five games with at least three goals... Had the most ejections drawn with 101, which is tied for second for most ejections drawn in a single season... Credited with five field blocks... Scored four goals in the team's 10-4 win vs. Azusa Pacific (March 4).

2015: Named to the GCC all-tournament team and all-academic team... Earned All-Academic Outstanding Team honors from the ACWPC... Was a two-time GCC Player of the Week (March 11, April 15)... Played in 31 games... Ranked third on the team in goals scored with 33... Owned a .395 goal percentage which led all Aztecs with 10 or more goal attempts... Collected multiple goals in 10 games... Had a hat trick in four games... Scored nine goals in the Aztecs' last five matches of the season... Was a perfect 3-for-3 on goal attempts in the Aztecs' 11-9 win at Cal Baptist, and in their 15-9 victory against Santa Clara... Ranked second on the team in ejections given with 50... Recorded three field blocks.

2014: Earned Honorable Mention All-America and All-GCC honors... Named an ACWPC All-Academic Outstanding Team and GCC All-Academic Team performer... Played in all 35 games... Scored 47 goals after posting goals in 25 games, including 13 with multiple scores... Had a team-best .528 goal percentage (min. 10 attempts)... Scored five goals vs. Connecticut College (March 22), which was tied for the team's individual season high... Drew 50 ejections, the second-highest total on the team... Added four assists and 16 steals... Also drew a team season-high five ejections on April 25 vs. Pacific... Was 3-for-3 on shot attempts vs. Fresno Pacific on March 29.

High School: Played three seasons of varsity at Tesoro High... Named the Titans team captain her junior and senior campaigns... Earned first-team all-South Coast League and Tesoro Offensive Player-of-the-Year honors her junior year after setting the Tesoro single-season scoring record... Voted to the all-CIF Southern Section First Team as senior... Was the Sea View League MVP and a first-team performer as a senior... Named the THS MVP following her final season... As a senior, helped Tesoro to the Sea View League title, which was the first championship in school history... Earned two letters by competing on the swim team... Competed on the swim team where she helped the Titans to the Sea View League crown during her junior year... Played on an 18U Junior Olympic team that finished in third place at nationals... The USA Water Polo Scholar-Athlete was a four-time Superintendent's Honor Roll performer, Principal's Honor Roll choice and scholar-athlete.