Can play on either the left or right side . . . a very strong blocker . . . possesses a variety of attacking shots.

Freshman (2006): Saw action in 24 of the Bulldogs' 30 matches and played in 76 games . . . sat out the first six matches of the season because of an injury . . . turned in her best performance at Austin Peay (Sept. 22) with career highs in kills (15) and attempts (45) . . . turned in another great performance at Southeast Missouri (Oct. 21) with career highs in aces (3) and digs (19) . . . tallied eight double-doubles on the season, recording her first with 11 kills and 14 digs against UNC-Asheville (Sept. 16) in the Samford Barber's Classic and tacking on four in row against Morehead State (Oct. 13), Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 14), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 20) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 21) . . . ranked second on the team with Sheriden Stangohr in kills (205) and fourth in digs (211) and points (223.5) . . . earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Played at Normal Community High School in Bloomington, Ill., where she competed under the tutelage of head coach Andrea Kenny . . . named first-team Big 12 Conference after leading her team to the Illinois High School Elite Eight in both 2004 and 2005 . . . led her team to the Elite Eight round of the state tournament all four years of high school . . . earned first-team All-Pantagraph honors as a senior and received second-team accolades as a junior . . . named team captain in 2005 . . . received NCHS Most Valuable Player honors in 2005 . . . earned second-team all-area honors in 2004 . . . played for the Illini Elite club team . . . named a Big 12 Scholar Athlete in 2005.

Personal: Full name is Alyssa Marie Trimpe . . . born Feb. 21, 1988 . . . daughter of Robert and Lynda Trimpe . . . her father played baseball and ran track at Illinois College . . . her mother played volleyball at Illinois College . . . majoring in biology.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH TRIMPE
Favorite place to eat: Brio
I have to admit, I'm really good at: quoting movies
Favorite movie: Little Miss Sunshine
Favorite singer/group: Incubus
Favorite song: "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd