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2026 Women's Volleyball Roster

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20 Alexa Palmer

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Position OPP
  • Major Nursing
  • Hometown Gulfport, Miss.

Biography

2025 (Junior):

SSAC Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year... One of Loyola's best attackers in 2025, she was named First-Team All-Conference for the first time, as well as AVCA All-Southwest Region Honorable Mention … Led the Wolf Pack with 326 total kills at 2.43 kills per set on a .276 hitting percentage, all of which were career highs … Defensively, she also had 69 total blocks … Hit a new career high of 18 kills (.371) in the final match of the season vs. St Thomas in the NAIA National Championship opening round … Played well throughout the postseason, with 63 total kills across five matches in the SSAC Championship, including tying for a team-high with 13 kills in the final, to earn All-Tournament Team honors … Named to the SSAC All-Academic Team and was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete for the second straight year... CSC Academic All-District. 

2024 (Sophomore):

Played in 58 sets across 19 matches with seven starts … Missed part of the season due to injury, but still totaled 110 kills at 1.9 kills per set, plus 32 blocks …  Hit a new career high with 13 kills against Northwestern in the second match of the year … Also reached double digits in a win against Faulkner on Sept. 20 with 11 kills … Named to the SSAC All-Academic Team and was a Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete. 

2023 (Freshman):

Played in 101 sets across 31 matches in her freshman campaign … Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors while also making the SSAC All-Freshman Team … Totaled 171 kills at 1.7 kills per set, plus 77 blocks, which ranked third in the SSAC … Named SSAC Defender of the Week in the first week of the season after posting 15 blocks in four matches in the opening tournament, including seven against No. 1 Jamestown … Recorded a season-high 10 kills plus seven blocks in a win against Xavier on Oct. 17.


Pre-Loyola:

Attended Hancock High School, where her coach was Lyndsie Gayden … She was named the 2023 Salutatorian and to the Class of 2023 Hancock High School Hall of Fame … Offensive Player of the Year … Member of the MHSAA Volleyball 6A All-State Team and MHSAA Volleyball All-Star Team … Mississippi Scholar and Hancock High School Varsity Team Captain … Sun Herald Player of the Week … Three-time MHSAA 6A Region 8 District Champion and Two-time MHSAA 6A Region 8 All-District Team.

Personal:

Majoring in Nursing … Born January 28, 2005 … Daughter of Tina Dedeaux … Her favorite food is chicken and dumpings and her least favorite is broccoli … Favorite book is The Selection … Favorite movie is Shrek … Most influential person in her life is her mom … Hobbies are shopping and hanging out with friends … Favorite athlete is April Ross.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2023Freshman

    OPP
    6'1"
    20
  • 20

    2024Sophomore

    OPP
    6'1"
    20
  • 20

    2025Junior

    OPP
    6'1"
    20
  • 20

    2026Senior

    OPP
    6'1"
    20