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Alexa Filley Season 2017

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Alexa Filley Season 2017

PositionSETTER
Height5-9
ClassSenior
HometownLouisville, Ky.



  Awards and Honors


  • 2017 All-SEC
  • 2017 War Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention
  • 2016 All-SEC
  • 2016 Michigan Challenge Team
  • 2016 Auburn Invitational All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team
  • 2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 AVCA All-South Region Honorable Mention
  • 2015 Memphis Invitational All-Tournament Team (MVP)
  • 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 War Eagle Invitational All-Tournament Team (MVP)
  • 2014 Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team
  • 2014-15 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  CAREER

Concluded lustrious career with 4,721 assists to rank No. 2 overall, but No. 1 in the rally-scoring era ... She became the first Tiger since 1998 to reach 4,500 career assists ... Her 10.24 assists/set average is sixth in Auburn program history and once again first in rally-scoring only ... Holds the Top 4 spots in Auburn single-season history (rally-scoring only) - 1,227 (2016), 1,226 (2015), 1,175 (2014), 1,093 (2017) ... In addition, she holds the Top 4 spots in assists average as her 10.72 mark in 2017 is No. 1 ... Defensively, she is just the second setter in program history and first in rally-scoring only to reach 1,000 career digs and finished her career with 1,315 ... That total ranks fourth in program history ... Her 2.85 digs/set average for her career is seventh ... In 2016, she reached 367 total digs which ranks 10th in single-season history ... Filley also exceled from the service line for the Tigers and her 30 aces in 2015 is tied for eighth in single-season history.

  2017

Started in all 27 matches and played in all 102 sets in her final season ... Set a new single-season record with a 10.72 assists/set average ... Finished fourth in the conference in assists, while her 10.58 average against SEC-only opponents was also fourth ... Totaled 20 double-doubles on the year, coming in second overall in the SEC ... Had four matches with 50 or more assists ... First double-double of the season came against Furman (8/26), having 47 assists and 11 digs ... Had 50 assists, 13 digs, and eight kills in the 3-2 victory at Tennessee (10/4) ... Dished out a season-high 57 assists at Florida State (9/16) ... Totaled 51 assists and 13 digs in the team's five-set win over Alabama (11/1) ... Had 53 assists and a season-best 21 digs against Tennessee (11/9) ... Guided the Tigers to a pair of big wins in Puerto Rico in the early season, toatling 47 assists in the team's 3-1 upset over then-No. 16 North Carolina (9/2) ... Had a double-double in the comeback win vs. NC State (9/3), totaling 44 assists and 12 digs ... Totaled a season-best five blocks on the road at Ole Miss (9/22/17) ... Notched a season-high three aces at Texas A&M (10/15).

  2016

Started all 31 matches and played in 123 sets for Auburn ... Broke her own 25-point rally scoring era record for assists, having 1,227 ... That total placed her seventh on Auburn's overall season records list ... Her 9.98 assists/set average ranked seventh in the SEC, while her 10.22 average in conference-only matches was eighth ... Her 18 double-doubles (assists/digs) ranked second in the SEC ... Picked up three triple-doubles (assists/digs/kills) on the year ... First triple-double of her career came vs. Colgate (9/17) - career-high 11 kills, 44 assists, career-high 25 digs ... Picked up another triple-double in win at Ole Miss (10/19) - 10k, 45a, 18d ... Final triple-double came vs. Ole Miss at home (11/6) - 10k, 42a, 10d ... Totaled 50+ assists on four occasions ... Had a season-best 56 assists vs. Kentucky (11/4) ... Second on the team with 367 digs and a 2.98 average ... Reached 1,000 career digs at Florida (11/23), becoming just the second setter in program history to accomplish the feat ... Had 20+ digs in two matches ... Finished with a season-high three aces vs. Stony Brook (9/2) ... Had season-best five blocks vs. Santa Clara (9/3) and again vs. Kentucky (11/4).

  2015

Started all 30 matches and played in all 121 sets as Auburn's setter ... Totaled 1,226 assits and averaged 10.13 assists/set ... Her assists total was the eighth-most assists all time in a season at Auburn ... Came in second on the team in digs, having 313 for a 2.59 digs/set average ... Totaled 119 kills on the year ... Finished second on the team with 30 aces ... Led the team with 14 double-doubles, which was fourth-most in the SEC this year ... Was one kill away from a triple-double in the five-set win over LSU (10/4), having a nine kills with 43 assists and 20 digs ... Also set a career-high with five aces and 15.5 points against the Tigers at home ... Notched a season-best 61 assists with a season-best 24 digs at LSU (10/25) ... Had eight kills, 45 assists and 17 digs with four blocks versus No. 20 Kentucky (10/16) ... Hit .778 with seven kills on nine attempts against Florida A&M (9/1), adding 36 assists and five blocks ... Posted three-straight double-doubles to open the season at the War Eagle Invitational, finishing with 144 assists and 39 digs over 14 sets played ... Totaled 46 assists and 19 digs in a the 3-1 win over Tennessee (9/25) ... Led the Tigers with 55 assists and 12 digs in the team's 3-2 upset over No. 11 Florida (11/8) ... Recorded double-doubles at Arkansas (10/30) and at Missouri (11/1) ... Closed out the season with 42 assists and a career-high six blocks at No. 24 Kentucky.

  2014

Started all 31 matches and played in all 115 sets as Auburn's setter ... Had 1,175 her freshman season, while setting the program record averaging 10.22 assists/set ... Posted the ninth-most assists all-time in a single season which set a freshman record at Auburn ... Dished out 63 assists against South Carolina (10/5) ... Collected 50-plus assists in matches versus Winthrop (9/13), USF (9/13), Northwestern State (9/20), Georgia (11/2) and Kentucky (11/26) ... Ranked second on the team in digs with 329 (2.86/set) ... Earned 17 double-doubles, including 11 in league play - the most in the SEC ... Finished with 55 assists and 20 digs in a win over Winthrop (9/13) ... Recorded 55 assists, 19 digs and four blocks against USF (9/13) ... Posted 57 assists and 19 digs at Georgia (11/2) ... Finished with 52 assists, 16 digs and five kills against Northwestern State (9/20) ... Collected a season-high five blocks versus South Carolina (10/5) ... Ranked third on the club with 17 service aces (0.15/set).

  High School/Club

Played high school volleyball at Assumption High School ... Club team was KIVA (Kentucky-Indiana Volleyball Association) ... Named 2013-14 Gatorade National Player of the Year ... Kentucky Gatorade Player of the Year ... 2013 USA Today All-USA High School Volleyball Team selection (second team) ... 2013-14 Under Armour Second-Team All-American ... Ranked 40th among PrepVolleyball.com's "Senior Aces" ... Ranked 20th among seniors nationally by Student Sports Volleyball ... 2013 MaxPreps.com Preseason All-American ... Led Assumption High School to four straight Kentucky state titles and was MVP of the state tournament in 2012 and 2013 ... Assumption was ranked as No. 1 team in the nation in preseason ... Won five-set match against rival Mercy Academy and fellow Auburn signee Courtney Crable in state semifinals ... Was named MVP of state tournament in 2012 and 2013 ... 2012, 2013 first-team all-state selection ... USA High Performance Select A1 Team in 2010 and 2011 ... Had 1,238 assists, 332 digs and 54 blocks during her senior season.

  Personal

Full name is Alexa Reanne Filley ... Parents are Richard and Sherry Filley ... Has a brother, Hunter ... Her aunt, Annie Filley Boehnlein, played volleyball at Louisville from 1994-98 ... Currently enrolled in the Harris School of Pharmacy.

Filley's Career Highs
Category Career High Opponent Date
Kills 11 vs. Colgate 9/17/16
Attempts 27 at Ole Miss 10/19/16
Hitting Percentage .778 vs. Florida A&M 9/1/15
Assists 63 vs. South Carolina 10/5/14
Digs 25 vs. Colgate 9/17/16
Blocks 6 at Kentucky 11/27/15
Aces 5 vs. LSU 10/4/15
Points 15.5 vs. LSU 10/4/15


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2014

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2015

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Junior
2016

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