SUNY Cortland Athletics

2025: Alyssa was an honorable mention all-region selection by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)...Named the SUNYAC Defensive Player of the Year and a second team All-SUNYAC honoree...Selected to the SUNYAC All-Tournament Team for performances in leading Cortland to the SUNYAC title...Chosen to the Div. III Women's Volleyball Academic All-District team by College Sports Communicators...Played in 114 sets across all 32 matches for the Red Dragons...Registered 503 digs, 141 assists, and 38 service aces for the year...Recorded 10 or more digs in 30-of-32 matches, including 20 or more digs seven times...Recorded a season-high 26 digs, and added six assists and one kill, in a four-set victory over UMass Boston...Posted 23 digs and three aces against Juniata...Had 20 digs, six assists, and five aces in a five-set home victory over Bowdoin...Chipped in 22 digs and six assists against Salisbury...Finished with 10 digs and two aces in a three-set sweep over Oswego in the SUNYAC Finals...Totaled 19 digs and four aces in a four-set victory over Messiah...Finished with 23 digs, five assists, and two aces in a four-set victory over Gettysburg...Tallied 18 digs, six assists, and two aces in a three-set home sweep over Fredonia...Recorded 22 digs against Ithaca...Recorded 16 digs against Christopher Newport in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Was chosen as the SUNYAC Defensive Athlete of the Week three times during the season, on Sept. 8, Oct. 6, and Nov. 10.

2024: Alyssa saw action in 82 sets across 30 matches for the Red Dragons...Registered 97 digs, 10 service aces, and five assists...Recorded a season-high eight digs in a win over Williams...Finished with seven digs and a season-high three aces in a home victory over Oswego...Recorded a season-high three aces and chipped in five digs in a home win over Oneonta...Tallied seven digs against William Smith...Had six digs each in wins over SUNY Poly and Brandeis...Finished with three digs in a victory over Buffalo State in the SUNYAC Finals...Added three digs against Carnegie Mellon in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs. 

Prior to Cortland: Member of the volleyball program at Canisius University for two seasons from 2022 to 2023...Recorded 286 digs, 15 aces, and 14 assists...Set Canisius single-game record for service aces with seven against Rider.

High School: 2022 graduate of Churchville-Chili...Four-year member of the volleyball program...Four-year team captain...Broke the school record with 436 digs in one season...2020 Prep Volleyball Defensive Dandies honorable mention...2019 Division Libero of the Year 

Other: Daughter of Matthew and Jaime Rich...Has a brother Christian...Hobbies include being outdoors and being active, and spending time with family and friends.