Alisha Callender - Women's Volleyball - Bethune-Cookman University Athletics

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Junior (2023)

Led the Wildcats in assists with 385 under her belt, averaging 4.43 assists per set
Finished second on the squad with 20 service aces (0.23 sa/s)
Third on the roster in digs (176) while averaging 2.02 digs per set across 87 total sets
Ended the season with 34.5 points, adding 14 kills across the season
Turned in double-digit assists in her final 18 matches, adding five double-double outings (assists + digs)
Performed a season-high matching 27 assists and a season-best 17 digs in a win over Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponent Mississippi Valley State (11/5) away in Itta Bena, Mississippi
Matched her season-high for assists with 27 at home to Alabama A&M (9/22), where she also totaled a season-high matching three service aces and season-high two kills in a 3-2 Bethune-Cookman win
Produced 20 assists and nine digs to go along with one kill versus Alabama State (11/17) in the SWAC Tournament at Prairie View, Texas
Tallied back-to-back 19-assist performances against Youngstown State (9/8) and Incarnate Word (9/8), also contributing nine digs in each match
Registered 21 assists and seven digs at home to Jackson State (9/29)
Picked up 20 assists and 12 digs against Southern (10/8) in the SWAC Round-Up #1 in Houston, Texas

Sophomore (2022)

Saw action in 28 matches with 24 starts for the Wildcats in her first season as a member of the program
Posted 90 kills (0.91 per set) and added 142.5 points for the year
Led the squad with 602 assists – finishing third in the SWAC for that category
Averaged 6.08 assists per set
Served up a team-high 32 aces, putting her in the top 15 of the SWAC for service aces with an average of 0.32 per set
Finished second on the team with 230 digs (2.32 per set)
Tallied nine double-doubles (assists & digs) across the campaign
Garnered her first double-double of the year with an 18-assists, 11-dig performance versus Houston Baptist (9/2)
Came back for a second consecutive double-double outing with 18 assists and 10 digs against UC Riverside (9/3)
Produced her first 20-plus assists match with 24 against Belmont (9/16), going on to add seven digs and two blocks (assisted)
Registered 37 assists to go along with 11 digs against SWAC foe Alabama A&M (10/2)
Produced a season-high matching four services, 15 assists and 12 digs against in-state opposition Florida A&M (10/21)
Had one of her best outings of the season on the heels of 40 assists, 23 digs and four service aces versus Grambling State (10/31)
Recorded a career-high 47 assists, adding 18 digs and two service aces against Jackson State (11/13)

Before Bethune-Cookman

Played her freshman season at Monroe College
Started in 36 of 42 matches, picking up 219 kills and a team second-most 650 assists (4.71 per set)
Led the team with 123 service aces – also leading the NJCAA in that department
Tallied a team-high 404 digs (2.93 per set)
Placed down 45 blocks

University High School

Lettered two seasons in varsity volleyball at University High School in Orlando, Florida
Named MVP of a high school tournament in her senior season

Personal

Born on November 13, 2002 in Dorado, Puerto Rico
Parents are Ann Marie and Edgardo Melendez
Has three sister and one brother
Her sister, Hazel Ortiz, was a member of the 2014 BCU Volleyball squad – leading the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) with 54 service aces that also ranked seventh-most in NCAA Division I
Majoring in Sports Medicine

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