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Jersey Number 22
Alexa Markley
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Peachtree City, Ga.
- High School:
- McIntosh
- Previous College:
- Penn State
2024 NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner
2022 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Transfer from Penn State joining the Huskies for her final season in 2025 … a National Champion at Penn State where she totaled 306 kills in 166 sets over three seasons and earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2022 … pursuing postbaccalaureate studies at Washington after completing her B.S. in Marketing at Penn State in May of 2025, graduating in three years … also had a minor at PSU in International Business & Digital Media Trends and Analytics.
Last Week: Hit over .300 in both wins, averaging 3.00 kills/set for the week ... put away a dozen kills to go with 9 digs and 3 blocks against the Buckeyes, hitting .370 ... had nine kills and hit .318 in the sweep over Iowa, tying career-high with 3 aces
2025 | Senior
- Hit over .300 in nine of 14 matches thus far, with 12+ kills in seven of those nine
- Double digit kills in 10 of 14 matches so far this season, and has led the Huskies in kills five times
- New career-high 19 kills in just three sets, hitting .300, at 10th-ranked Purdue on 9/25
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at the DoubleTree Invitational at SMU, leading the Huskies with 4.22 kills per set and hitting .367
- Tied former career-high with 17 kills in her first match as a Dawg at Northern Colorado (8/29), and had first double-double of her career with 10 digs
- Career-high 15 digs in second match of the season, a five set win at Colorado State (8/30) with 11 kills.
2024 | Junior At Penn State
Captured the NCAA Championship in her final season as a Nittany Lion, appearing in 11 matches and 21 sets as Penn State went 35-2 and defeated Louisville for the title … was the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for volleyball, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the sport’s final site … had 23 kills on the season and hit .246, with 10 total blocks … had 2 kills on 2 swings in the NCAA opening round win over Delaware State (12/6) … in sweep of Minnesota (10/20) had 5 kills on 13 swings to hit .308 plus 3 blocks … 2 kills on 7 swings and 2 blocks in win at Ohio State (10/18) … notched 6 kills on 7 swings to hit .857 in sweep of Princeton on 9/14 … first appearance was in sweep of Temple on 9/1 with 4 kills on 10 swings … named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team and also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2023 | Sophomore At Penn State
Played in 58 sets over 23 matches as Penn State advanced to the Sweet 16 ... finished with 118 kills (2.03/set), 23 blocks, 13 digs and two aces and hit .182 ... totaled double-digit kills six times, including a season-high 17 while hitting .469 in a sweep at Iowa (10/13) … had 7 kills on 23 swings and 2 blocks in loss to Purdue (10/22) … helped lead 3-2 win over Ohio State (10/7) with 15 kills on 43 swings plus 4 blocks … 10 kills in the 3-1 win at Minnesota (9/30) … hit .375 with 11 kills on 24 swings in 3-0 win at Illinois (9/29) … also had consecutive 10 kill matches in wins over Seton Hall (9/16) and UMBC (9/15) … in season-opener against Florida, had 3 kills on 9 swings without an error … earned the B1G Distinguished Scholar award and a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2022 | Freshman At Penn State
Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team after helping Penn State advance to the Sweet 16 … appeared in 26 of 34 matches and in 87 sets, averaging 1.90 kills per set (165 total) to rank fifth on the team, and adding 36 blocks … started nine matches … earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards in back-to-back weeks on 11/14 and 11/21 … reached double-digit kills six times … did not become a regular in the rotation until October and conference play, appearing in just 7 sets in nonconference … in five-set Sweet 16 loss to Wisconsin, had 6 kills and 2 solo blocks … in regular season finale, had 11 kills on 42 swings in the 3-2 win over Purdue (11/25) … earned second-straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week after posting 11 kills in a 2-3 loss to Wisconsin (11/19) and 11 kills on a .321 attack percentage in a 3-1 win over Minnesota (11/18) … the previous week, won Freshman of the Week for the first time, coming off a 13 kills on 41 swings effort in a win at Purdue (11/12) plus 8 kills in a sweep at Indiana (11/11) … had a season-high 14 kills, hitting .333, in a 1-3 loss at Illinois (10/26) … first double-figure kill total was 10 kills on 20 swings (.350 Att%) in 3-0 home sweep of Illinois (10/9) … made collegiate debut on 8/27 in second match of the season, getting 2 kills vs. Loyola Maryland.
High School and Personal
Parents are Ryan and Sandra Markley … has one younger brother, John ... was the No. 32 ranked 2022 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace ... ranked as the No. 23 recruit in the class of 2022 by Prep Dig … totaled 1,261 kills during her high school career while leading McIntosh High School to three state titles ... was a two-time AVCA All-American, earning first-team recognition in 2021 and second-team status in 2020 ... also earned All-America honors during her career from PrepVolleyball ... named the Best Player in Georgia by Max Preps in 2021 ... named first-team all-state in Georgia twice ... played club volleyball with A5 Mizuno Volleyball Club for six years ... No. 1 ranked 18s team in Open Division for much of 2021-22 season … earned a spot on the JVA All-National Team.
Academic Honors
2024 NCAA Elite 90 Award
2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team
2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2023 Academic All-Big Ten Team
2022 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
Transfer from Penn State joining the Huskies for her final season in 2025 … a National Champion at Penn State where she totaled 306 kills in 166 sets over three seasons and earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2022 … pursuing postbaccalaureate studies at Washington after completing her B.S. in Marketing at Penn State in May of 2025, graduating in three years … also had a minor at PSU in International Business & Digital Media Trends and Analytics.
Last Week: Hit over .300 in both wins, averaging 3.00 kills/set for the week ... put away a dozen kills to go with 9 digs and 3 blocks against the Buckeyes, hitting .370 ... had nine kills and hit .318 in the sweep over Iowa, tying career-high with 3 aces
2025 | Senior
- Hit over .300 in nine of 14 matches thus far, with 12+ kills in seven of those nine
- Double digit kills in 10 of 14 matches so far this season, and has led the Huskies in kills five times
- New career-high 19 kills in just three sets, hitting .300, at 10th-ranked Purdue on 9/25
- Named to the All-Tournament Team at the DoubleTree Invitational at SMU, leading the Huskies with 4.22 kills per set and hitting .367
- Tied former career-high with 17 kills in her first match as a Dawg at Northern Colorado (8/29), and had first double-double of her career with 10 digs
- Career-high 15 digs in second match of the season, a five set win at Colorado State (8/30) with 11 kills.
2024 | Junior At Penn State
Captured the NCAA Championship in her final season as a Nittany Lion, appearing in 11 matches and 21 sets as Penn State went 35-2 and defeated Louisville for the title … was the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for volleyball, given to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the sport’s final site … had 23 kills on the season and hit .246, with 10 total blocks … had 2 kills on 2 swings in the NCAA opening round win over Delaware State (12/6) … in sweep of Minnesota (10/20) had 5 kills on 13 swings to hit .308 plus 3 blocks … 2 kills on 7 swings and 2 blocks in win at Ohio State (10/18) … notched 6 kills on 7 swings to hit .857 in sweep of Princeton on 9/14 … first appearance was in sweep of Temple on 9/1 with 4 kills on 10 swings … named to the Fall Academic All-Big Ten Team and also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
2023 | Sophomore At Penn State
Played in 58 sets over 23 matches as Penn State advanced to the Sweet 16 ... finished with 118 kills (2.03/set), 23 blocks, 13 digs and two aces and hit .182 ... totaled double-digit kills six times, including a season-high 17 while hitting .469 in a sweep at Iowa (10/13) … had 7 kills on 23 swings and 2 blocks in loss to Purdue (10/22) … helped lead 3-2 win over Ohio State (10/7) with 15 kills on 43 swings plus 4 blocks … 10 kills in the 3-1 win at Minnesota (9/30) … hit .375 with 11 kills on 24 swings in 3-0 win at Illinois (9/29) … also had consecutive 10 kill matches in wins over Seton Hall (9/16) and UMBC (9/15) … in season-opener against Florida, had 3 kills on 9 swings without an error … earned the B1G Distinguished Scholar award and a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
2022 | Freshman At Penn State
Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team after helping Penn State advance to the Sweet 16 … appeared in 26 of 34 matches and in 87 sets, averaging 1.90 kills per set (165 total) to rank fifth on the team, and adding 36 blocks … started nine matches … earned two Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards in back-to-back weeks on 11/14 and 11/21 … reached double-digit kills six times … did not become a regular in the rotation until October and conference play, appearing in just 7 sets in nonconference … in five-set Sweet 16 loss to Wisconsin, had 6 kills and 2 solo blocks … in regular season finale, had 11 kills on 42 swings in the 3-2 win over Purdue (11/25) … earned second-straight Big Ten Freshman of the Week after posting 11 kills in a 2-3 loss to Wisconsin (11/19) and 11 kills on a .321 attack percentage in a 3-1 win over Minnesota (11/18) … the previous week, won Freshman of the Week for the first time, coming off a 13 kills on 41 swings effort in a win at Purdue (11/12) plus 8 kills in a sweep at Indiana (11/11) … had a season-high 14 kills, hitting .333, in a 1-3 loss at Illinois (10/26) … first double-figure kill total was 10 kills on 20 swings (.350 Att%) in 3-0 home sweep of Illinois (10/9) … made collegiate debut on 8/27 in second match of the season, getting 2 kills vs. Loyola Maryland.
High School and Personal
Parents are Ryan and Sandra Markley … has one younger brother, John ... was the No. 32 ranked 2022 PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace ... ranked as the No. 23 recruit in the class of 2022 by Prep Dig … totaled 1,261 kills during her high school career while leading McIntosh High School to three state titles ... was a two-time AVCA All-American, earning first-team recognition in 2021 and second-team status in 2020 ... also earned All-America honors during her career from PrepVolleyball ... named the Best Player in Georgia by Max Preps in 2021 ... named first-team all-state in Georgia twice ... played club volleyball with A5 Mizuno Volleyball Club for six years ... No. 1 ranked 18s team in Open Division for much of 2021-22 season … earned a spot on the JVA All-National Team.
Academic Honors
2024 NCAA Elite 90 Award
2024 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2024 Academic All-Big Ten Team
2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2023 Academic All-Big Ten Team
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