2024 Volleyball Roster

Craig Heiser
Aaron Meullion
Craig Heiser

21 Alyssa Ortega

  • Position Libero
  • Height 5-4 /
  • Class Senior
  • Major Finance
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas
  • Prev School Stephen F. Austin

Biography

Career Accomplishments: 
- 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2x Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week 
- 2023 Sun Belt Commissioner's List
- 2024 Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll

Senior (2024)
Was the starting libero for the entirety of the 2024 season ... played in 108 sets for the Bobcats ... tallied 448 digs and 104 assists with 26 service aces ... reached a landmark 1,000 career digs during the 2024 season ... was named Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week in week 10 of the season ... averaged 4.15 digs per set with 27 outings with double-digit digs ... had a season-best 27 digs at Louisiana on 9/27 ... had back-to-back nights with 23 digs against Southern Miss on 10/25 and 10/26 

Junior (2023)
Was the Bobcats starting libero for the duration of Sun Belt Conference play ... was named All-Sun Belt Second Team ... appeared in 108 sets through 30 matches ... had 440 digs, the most of any Bobcat ... averaged 4.07 digs per set ... had 68 assists and 39 services aces, the most service aces of any Bobcat as well ... had a career-high 33 digs on 11/18 versus James Madison in the Sun Belt Conference tournament ... had eight games with 20+ digs including 22 games in double digits ... was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Week in Week 11  

Sophomore (2022)
Appeared in 90 sets through 28 matches in her first season as a Bobcat ... was credited with 214 digs, which was good for the fourth best of the Bobcats ... had 42 assists and 27 aces ... had 11 games with 10+ digs ... had a season-high 21 digs against Abilene Christian on 9/16 ... Texas State went 21-7 with Ortega seeing time in the match

Prior to Texas State
Appeared in 64 sets throughout 21 matches at Stephen F. Austin during the 2021 volleyball season ... was credited with 259 digs, 56 assists, 20 service aces and five kills during her time as a Ladyjack ... made her collegiate debut in a three-set match against North Carolina (8/27/21) ... was credited with 10-or-more digs in a single match on 13 occasions ... recorded a career-high 26 digs in a four-set match against Northern Arizona (9/2/21) ... credited with 20-or-more digs in a single match four different times ... credited with at least one assist in 19 of 21 matches played ... credited with a career-high three service aces in a single match on three different occasions ... recorded at least one kill in five different matches  

High School 
Prepped at San Antonio Churchill (TX) High School ... was tabbed 2020 VYPE Preseason Libero of the Year as a senior ... appointed to the 2020 VYPE All-American watchlist ... served as her program's team captain throughout her senior year ... also ran track in high school ... two-time AVCA All-Academic selection ... participated in club volleyball with the San Antonio Juniors with which she was selected to the 2018 Open Division All-Tournament team and the 2019 Prep Volleyball National Championship Day Star Search List

Personal
Daughter of Maria and Joseph Ortega

Statistics

Season:
2024

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2022Sophomore

    Libero
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2023Junior

    Libero
    5'4"
    21
  • 21

    2024Senior

    Libero
    5'4"
    21