Alexis Williams

South Florida Bulls during a volleyball match against the Rice University Owls on November 22, 2023. (Stephen Galvin/South Florida Volleyball)

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South Florida Bulls during a volleyball match against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers on October 15, 2023. (Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics)

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South Florida Bulls during a volleyball game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham on September 30, 2023. (Stephen Galvin/South Florida Athletics)

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South Florida Bulls during a volleyball game against the Mercer University Bears on September 2, 2023. (Stephen Galvin/South Florida Athletics)

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South Florida Bulls during a Road to Tampa Bay Invitational volleyball game against the University of Florida Gators on August 26, 2023. (Stephen Galvin/South Florida Athletics)

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South Florida Bulls during a volleyball game against the University of Central Florida Knights at the Yuengling Center on October 13, 2021. (Mary Holt/South Florida Athletics)

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Alexis celey 090321 Volleyball v University of Miami

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Photo by: Stephen Galvin / University of South Florida Athletics

Position:
Defensive Specialist
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
High School:
Oakville Senior High School
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
Major:
Marketing

Awards/Accolades

2020 AAC All-Academic Team

2023: Appeared in 28 matches (83 sets)…had a season-high of 13 digs against Alabama A&M (9/16) with a total of 95 digs on the season…

2022: Played 23 matches (66 sets) …ranked fifth on the team with 111 digs (1.68 assists/set)…season-high 24 digs at Temple (10/16)…recorded eight total service aces…season-best two aces vs. Maryland (9/3) in a USF win that saw her sister, Ally, on the other side of the net…logged 22 assists.

2021: Played in all 31 matches (117 sets) and made 20 starts, including several as the starting libero…ranked second on the team with 293 digs…season-high 22 digs vs. SMU (11/12)…recorded double digit digs 12 times…ranked second on the team with 37 service aces…two matches with four service aces…logged 34 assists.

2020: Appeared in all 14 matches (2 starts), playing 58 sets...third on the team with 188 digs...season-high 16 digs vs. Cincinnati (3/4)...five matches with at least 10 digs...recorded 11 assists and 11 service aces...two matches with a pair of aces.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played club with the Rockwood Thunder Volleyball Club where she earned the honor of being named the 2019 Defensive Dandie…was a four year varsity starter at Oakville Senior High School…recorded 1,238 digs while averaging 5.5 digs per set and 126 aces during her time at Oakville…had a season-high 379 digs during her junior year and 41 aces during her senior season…named to the Missouri All-State Team (2x), 1st Team All-Conference (3x), 1st Team All-District (3x), 2nd Team All-Conference, 2nd Team All-District, and was one of ten players up for the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year award…

PERSONAL: Born Alexis Smetana Williams on February 27, 2002 in Saint Louis, Missouri…Parents are Brian and Shannon Williams…Has a younger sister, Ally and a younger brother Brandon…Mother, Shannon, played softball at Lindenwood for four years.