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CALIFORNIA: Enters her fourth season as a starter in the middle...ranks sixth on the school's all-time career total block list (246)...
as a JUNIOR in 1998, led the Bears in block assists (80) and total blocks (87)...had a career-high 11 digs and a season-high 14 kills Nov. 15 versus Oregon...also against the Ducks hit .542 (14 kills, one error, 24 attempts)...had a season-high two block solos Oct. 16 at Oregon...had a career-high eight block assists Oct. 10 versus George Mason...had a .526 hitting percentage Sept. 11 versus Utah State at the South Florida Fall Classic (12 kills, two errors, 19 attempts)...also tied a career-high three service aces against Utah State and had three service aces Oct. 4 versus Washington State...
as a SOPHOMORE in 1997, ranked second on the team in blocking average (0.72) and fourth in hitting percentage (.175)...averaged 1.95 kills per game...was a starter and played in 92 of 101 games...recorded a season-high 16 kills along with seven blocks versus New Mexico Sept. 20...posted a career-high eight blocks against Oregon State Sept. 27...earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic team honors...
as a FRESHMAN in 1996, became the first Cal player since Cara Dane in 1990 to earn Pac-10 All-Freshman team honors...led the team in hitting percentage (.227) and ranked second in blocking average (0.89)...in only her second match as a Golden Bear, broke the school record for single match hitting percentage, (.833), putting down 10 kills with no errors in 12 attempts against Colgate Sept. 7...that erased the old mark of .813 by Kelly Moomaw that stood since 1986...played in every match and in 104 of the team's 107 games...ranked fourth on the team in kill average (2.18) and slammed a career-high 17 kills versus Alabama...recorded a season-high seven blocks against Illinois State, in only the third match of her career...was awarded the Class of '38 endowed volleyball scholarship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned first team all-CIF honors as a junior and senior at Katella High School...co-MVP of the Empire League as a junior...slammed a school record 38 kills in a single match as a senior...listed as one of the nation's top 50 volleyball recruits by Student Sports magazine...competed for Ichiban Volleyball Club, which won a gold medal at the 1993 Junior Olympics and a bronze medal in 1995...Alva and Cal teammate Alicia Perry were members of the Ichiban team that won the '96 USA junior national championship played in San Jose...was an alternate for the U.S. Junior National Team...also played one season of softball and one season of soccer as a prep...carried a 3.5 high school GPA.
PERSONAL: Kellie Marie Alva was born Feb. 7, 1978 in Baytown, TX...parents are Alberto and Myra Alva...has an older sister, Erika, and a younger brother, Christopher...lived in Venezuela for two years...grandfather played baseball for the Washington Senators...is majoring in social welfare.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 17 vs. Alabama, 11/29/96
Attempts: 34 vs. Washington State, 9/28/96
Service Aces: 3 vs. five teams
Digs: 11 vs. Oregon, 11/15/98
Block Solos: 3 vs. New Mexico, 9/20/97
Block Assists: 8 vs. two teams
Total Blocks: 8 vs. two teams
Alva's Career Statistics
Year M G K E TA PCT SA DIG BS BA TB
1996 28 104 227 101 556 .227 19 116 19 74 93
1997 27 92 179 101 446 .175 11 65 7 59 66
1998 27 94 188 102 485 .177 20 155 7 80 87
TOTAL 82 290 594 304 1487 .195 50 336 33 213 246
