Alyssa Rylander Class: Senior Hometown: Torrance, CA High School: Notre Dame Academy Height: 5-10 Position: Outside Hitter Birthdate: 08/07/1982 Experience: HS

Overview — Will compete for court time in 2000 … Adds valuable depth at outside hitter.

Prep — CIF Player of the Year for Div. III and All-Tournament at the State Tournament as a senior … Co-MVP of the Sunshine League as a senior … Named first-team All-League and All-CIF (Div. III) as a junior …  Second-team All-League as a sophomore … JV team captain as a freshman … Played club volleyball with X-Cel 18s … Team captain for X-Cel in 1999-2000 … Team was runner-up at the Hawaii Rainbows Tournament … Three-year letterwinner for volleyball … Two-year letterwinner in soccer … Was a first-team All-League selection for soccer in 1997 … One-year letterwinner in softball.

Personal — Undecided on a major … Hopes to become a pediatrician … Parents are David and Anita Rylander … Has an older brother, Christopher, who played four years of hockey at Tufts … He was the ECAC Rookie of the Year in 1996, was twice named All-ECAC, and was a two-year team captain … Born Alyssa Anne Rylander on Aug. 7, 1982, in Los Angeles, CA.