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Dawn Alford
SR S 5-6
Indian River CC (FL)
Elementary Education
Port St. Lucie, FL
2004: Competed in 125 games as starting setter … set school with 1122 assists … sixth in the
MEAC in assists (8.98 pg) … also credited with
285 digs, 34 services aces, 84 kills and 16 blocks … third on the team in digs and tied for third in
service aces … recorded a season-high 57 assists and 15 digs in 3-1 victory
over South Carolina State (Oct. 16) … collected 52 assists and 14 digs in
3-1 win over Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 16) … had 48 assists and seven
digs in 3-0 victory over Coppin State (Nov. 2) … recorded 41 assists and a
season-high 23 digs in 3-2 win over
Morgan State (Oct. 11) … had 19
digs in 3-2 loss to Howard (Sep. 28) … collected 30 or more assists in 19
matches, including eight with more
than 40 … recorded 10 or more digs
in 11 games … had a season-high
eight kills (in 12 attacks) in 3-0 win
over Norfolk State (Oct. 15) …
recorded seven kills in 3-1 loss to
Tennessee State (Sep. 4) … member
of MEAC Commissioner’s All-Academic
Team … At Indian River: 2003-04 Florida Community College
Activities All-Southern Conference
Second Team, and 2002-03 All-
Freshman Team … recorded 671
assists, 231 digs and a 97% service
percentage (38 aces) during sophomore
season … ranked in the Top
50 among all junior college players
in assists during 2003-04 season … October 2003 Indian River Athlete of
the Month … holds Indian River’s second and fifth-best marks for assists
in a season … helped lead team to a 24-9 overall record and an appearance
in the NJCAA Florida State Playoffs (third in district) during the 2003-04
season … 2003-04 Indian River Top Offensive Player … played for head
volleyball coach Ronald Jacobs … a teammate of Delaware State junior
Michael-Anne Gunsten … At John Carroll : Earned All-Area Second and
Fifth Team honors … helped lead school to back-to-back Florida Christian
Invitational Tournament championships … played for head volleyball
coach Amber Dean … also lettered in basketball and softball … an All-
Area softball selection … Personal: Daughter of John and Priscilla Alford … 2002-03 Indian River CC Skull Award winner (highest team academic
average) … nominated to Phi Theta Kappa All-State/All-USA Academic
Team … Indian River CC Top 10% academics among all athletes … served
as a coach for 15-year old Indian River Juniors Club volleyball team … an
avid surfer … born 3/7/84.
Individual Statistics
Career stats for Dawn Alford
Year G K K/G A SA/SE D BS BA
2004 125 84 0.67 1112 34/14 283 1 14 |