Alisha Glass

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Alisha Glass
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Personal information
Full nameAlisha Rebecca Glass
NationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1988-04-05) April 5, 1988 (age 36)
Leland, Michigan, U.S. [1]
Hometown Leland, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Spike305 cm (120 in)
Block300 cm (118 in)
College / University Penn State University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Current club Flag of the United States.svg Vegas Thrill
Number6
Career
YearsTeams
2010–2011 Flag of Brazil.svg Vôlei Futuro
2011–2012 Flag of Poland.svg Atom Trefl Sopot
2012–2013 Flag of Italy.svg LIU•JO Volley Modena
2013–2014 Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe
2014–2016 Flag of Italy.svg Imoco Volley Conegliano
2024– Flag of the United States.svg Vegas Thrill
National team
2009–2016 Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Italy Team
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Japan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Japan Team
World Grand Prix
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Ningbo Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Macau Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Ningbo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Bangkok Team

Alisha Rebecca Glass Childress [1] (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for the Vegas Thrill of the Pro Volleyball Federation. Glass played collegiate volleyball for Penn State, where she led Penn State to three NCAA consecutive championships. Glass won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, and bronze at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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Career

High school

Glass played high school volleyball for Leland High School in Michigan, where her mother Laurie Glass was also her coach and grandfather Larry Glass was her high school basketball coach. She was a four-time first team all-state, all-region dream team and all-conference, is the National and State High School record holder in season aces (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584) and during scholastic career attacked at a .440 clip while also contributing 1,816 digs and 680 blocks. She was named "Michigan Gatorade High School Player" Year and Miss Volleyball for the state of Michigan.

College

She played college women's volleyball at Penn State University. During her four years at Penn State, the Nittany Lions posted a stunning 142–5 record (.966), including a perfect 102-0 streak that spanned three seasons, captured the 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA titles, advanced to the 2006 Elite Eight and won four Big Ten Conference titles. She was the three-time All-American, first team All-Big Ten, and three-time First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region. Under her guidance, Glass directed the Penn State offense to a record setting and nation-leading .390 hitting percentage and the Nittany Lions bested their own record of .350 set in 2007. She finished her career in 13th place in hitting percentage with .336 and blocks with 448, fourth in assists with 5,800, and fifteen with 465 sets played. [2]

International

Glass won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championship when her national team defeated 3–1 to China. [3] She was also selected tournament's Best Setter. [4] Glass has played for the United States women's national volleyball team in Rio that won a bronze medal and was named Best Setter.

Clubs

Coaching

Glass Childress joined the Stanford women's volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in January 2019. [1] She left after 2 seasons.

Awards

Individual

National team

Source: [6]

College

See also

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References

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  2. "Alisha Glass Bio :: Penn State :: Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Setter of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2010
2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Best Setter of
Olympic Games

2016
Succeeded by