13 Whitney Dalessandro
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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Year:
- Senior
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- Hometown:
- Orrville, Ohio
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- High School:
- Orrville
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- Position:
- DS
Whitney Dalessandro provides the Vikings with an experienced backrow player who as a senior, will provide the squad with leadership both on and off the court. She has continued to work on her ball control and passing skills and will have a chance to compete for a spot in the defensive specialist rotation this year. In addition, Dalessandro is one of the top servers on the team and has often been called upon to provide a key serve at crucial moments in a match.
2010 Season (Junior)
• Saw action in four matches, playing six sets and a
reserve defensive specialist and spot server.
2009 Season (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in 10 matches, all as a reserve defensive
specialist or a serving specialist.
• Recorded lone service ace of the season in win over
Howard (9/11).
2008 Season (FRESHMAN)
• Earned an appearance in 16 matches, all of which were as
a reserve in the backrow.
• Totaled eight digs, two assists and one block in her
appearances.
• Had a two-dig effort against Valparaiso (11/1).
• Notched one dig in six other matches.
• Made lone block of season at Wright State (9/26).
• Tallied an assist at Loyola (10/18) and against Kansas
(9/12).
High School
• Selected to all-league honorable mention team and
all-district squad as a senior.
• Served as a captain as a senior, leading squad to a 17-9
mark and a district runner-up finish.
• Back-up setter on 2004 team that went 27-2, won league
title and advanced to state final four.
• Earned four letters in volleyball playing for coach Diane
Shanklin.
Personal
• Born March 13, 1990 in Orrville, Ohio.
• Daughter of Bill and Sandi Dalessandro.
• Has two brothers, Andrew and Michael.
• Four-year member of high school honor roll.
• Served as a volleyball coach for the Boys and Girls
Club.
• Earned CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award in
2009.
• Liberal Arts major.
