Alexa Gray Signs with Volley Soverato

  0 Jesse Birdsall | August 19th, 2017 | Italian League, News, Pro

Former BYU standout, Alexa Gray has signed with Volley Soverato for the 2017 season. She tallied 1,848 kills with a .300 hitting percentage for her 4 year career from 2012-2015. She finished her senior campaign as an AVCA First Team All-American and the 2015 WCC Player of the Year as well as the record holder in these categories: #1 in total kills (1,848), #1 in kills per set (4.03), #1 in attempts (4,473) and #2 in sets played (459). After completing her NCAA eligibility, Gray was one of six players chosen from a pool of 24 for the KOVO Korean Volleyball draft. Drafted fifth, Gray was selected for GS Caltex Seoul Kixx for the 2016-2017 season. The club won the KOVO cup most recently in 2012.

For the 2017-2018 season, Gray will be playing for Volley Soverato, a Serie A2 club in Italy. The club was founded in 1994 and most recently finished in fourth for the 2016-2017 season. The Serie A2 is the second highest club level in Italy.

Gray originally hails from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This summer, Alexa Gray also played with Team Canada during the 2017 World Grand Prix. She contributed in several matches during the tournament including a 10 dig, 16 kill and 1 block performance against Argentina in the first week of the competition.

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