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Senior
Hometown
Aloha,
Oregon
Last School
Aloha High School
Roster Years
2012-2016
Before BYU
Club
- 2009-2011 Oregon Junior Volleyball Academy (OJVA’s) 18 National Team under coach Steve Suttich
- Played all-around positions: setter, middle, opposite and outside
High School
- Four-year letter winner in volleyball at Aloha High School under head coach Kellie Scholl
- One-year letter winner in basketball under head coach Kevin Jorgensen
- Received 6A Metro league recognition as a sophomore (2nd team, setter), junior (1st team, all around) and senior (1st team, all around)
- Helped her team in 2008 and led her team in 2011 to 6A OSAA Tournament, finishing seventh place and third place respectively in Oregon (the highest ranking for volleyball in school history both times.)
- Team captain 2009, 2010, 2011
- Metro League Academic All-State Award
- Led team to first-ever 6A Metro League Championship in 2011
- 6A Metro League Player of the Year as a senior (2011)
- Named to 2011 All-Tournament First Team for 6A OSAA State Championships
- First-team all-state in 2011
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2013
- Had 59 kills and 46 blocks while starting in eight matches
- Recorded a carrer high 11 kills off 24 attemps vs. Bowling Green State (8/31)
- Had seven blocks vs. Marquette (8/31)
- Had a career high nine block assists vs. No. 2 San Diego (9/20)
- Got her first career service ace vs. Portland (10/17)
Sophmore Year
2014
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- All-Pacific South Region First Team
- All-WCC Honorable Mention
- Academic All-WCC First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Seattle Regional
- Collected the Elite 89 Award in the national semifinals of the NCAA tournament
- Ended the season as the No. 2 blocker in the nation with 1.68 per set and 203 total blocks
- In the BYU all-time season record books, finished sixth in hitting percentage (.365)
- In the BYU rally era season record books, finished first in block solos (21) and third in blocks (203)
- Tied a BYU blocks record with 17 against San Diego
- Set a BYU solo blocks record against New Mexico State with six
- Had 10 total blocks vs. Wash. (9/5)
- Collected .667 clip and nine blocks vs. WVU (8/29)
- Had six kills and three blocks vs. Utah (9/19)
- Added seven blocks vs. Gonzaga (9/25)
- Contributed a career-high .750 clip vs. Portland (9/27)
- Eight kills and three blocks vs. Pepperdine (9/30)
- Added seven blocks and a career-high three digs vs. USF (10/2)
- Collected 13 blocks vs. USD (10/17)
- Had nine blocks and three kills vs. LMU (10/23)
- Added a career-high 17 blocks vs. USD (11/14)
- WCC Player of the Week (11/17)
- Tied a career-high 11 kills, two service aces and three digs to go with six blocks vs. Gonzaga (11/22)
- Three kills and nine blocks vs. Texas (12/18)
Junior Year
2015
- AVCA Third-Team All-American
- WCC Defensive Player of the Year
- All-Pacific South Region First Team
- All-WCC First Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- Academic All-District 8 honors
- Academic All-WCC First Team
- WCC Player of the Week
- Finished the season as the No. 1 blocker in the WCC (1.40)
- Ended the year with the highest hitting percentage in the conference (.365)
- In the BYU all-time season record books, finished fifth in hitting percentage (.372)
- In the BYU rally era season record books, finished fourth in hitting percentage (.372) and fifth in aces (35)
- Received 2015-16 Cougar Club Memorial Award at annual Y Awards for high scholarly achievement
- Collected five digs in addition to eight kills, eight blocks and a .400 clip vs. UNC (8/29)
- Added nine kills, two assists and eight blocks vs. USC (8/29)
- Had a career-high .889 clip and five digs vs. UAPB (9/5)
- Contributed nine kills and five blocks vs. SLU (9/4)
- Added 12 kills and 25 attempts to go with seven blocks vs. ISU (9/9)
- Collected 11 kills and three aces vs. OSU (9/12)
- Had a .727 clip from 8-0-11 vs. UVU (9/19)
- Contributed 11 kills and nine blocks vs. USF (9/24)
- Added nine kills and six blocks vs. LMU (9/29)
- Collected 13 kills and 25 attempts vs. UOP (10/8)
- Had eight blocks and eight kills vs. LMU (10/24)
- Added 13 kills vs. SMC (11/5)
- Contributed a career-high 18 kills, 38 attempts, three assists and seven blocks vs. UP (11/12)
- Collected 14 kills and four blocks vs. GON (11/14)
- Had 14 kills and six blocks vs. PEP (11/24)
- Tied a career-high 18 kills vs. Ohio (12/4)
Senior Year
2016
- NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
- CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year
- CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
- AVCA First-Team All-American
- VolleyballMag.com Second-Team All-American
- WCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- AAVCA All-Pacific South Region First Team
- All-WCC First Team
- WCC Player of the Week twice
- Senior Class Award Second-Team All-American
- All-District 8 First Team
- Academic All-WCC First Team
- MVP of the Idaho State Invitational
- In the BYU all-time career record books, finished third in hitting percentage (.345), and seventh in total blocks (555) and blocks per set (1.41)
- In the BYU rally era career record books, finished first in solo blocks (50), third in hitting percentage (.345), fourth in total blocks (555) and eighth in kills (900) and points (1,280.5)
- In the BYU rally era season record books, finished fourth in hitting percentage (.372),
- Collected 15 kills and four blocks vs. Rice (8/27)
- Added 10 kills on a .563 clip vs. CP (8/27)
- Contributed 13 kills and five blocks vs. OSU (9/3)
- Had nine kills and six blocks vs. WYO (9/2)
- Collected 12 kills and four blocks vs. MU (9/10)
- Added 15 kills on 17 attempts for an .882 clip vs. CSUN (9/16), setting a BYU rally era record for best hitting percentage in a match
- Contributed six blocks and five kills vs. USF (9/24)
- Had 12 kills and seven blocks vs. PEP (9/27)
- Collected a team-high 16 kills vs. USD (9/30)
- Added seven kills, two aces and five blocks vs. SMC (10/6)
- Contributed 16 kills, four blocks and three aces vs. UP (10/13)
- Had nine kills and eight blocks vs. LMU (10/22)
- Collected 14 kills and four blocks vs. USD (10/30)
- Added 14 kills on a .435 clip vs. GON (11/10)
- Contributed 10 kills and six blocks vs. UP (11/12)
- Had 16 kills and four solo blocks vs. USF (11/17)
- Collected 14 kills and eight blocks vs. UT (12/9)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Redshirted the season
Medical Redshirt Year
- W Volleyball | Sep, 21
Boswell takes WCC Player of the Week accolades
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 19
Team hitting earns No. 9 BYU sweep of cross-county foe UVU
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 17
No. 9 BYU sweeps Utah behind middle blockers' play
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 15
Alexa Gray: Killing the competition
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 15
Alexa Gray: Killing the competition
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 12
Gray helps No. 9 BYU past Oregon State in four
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 11
No. 9 BYU sweeps Oregon State behind Willardson's double-double
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 09
Gray leads No. 9 Cougars past Idaho State in five-set thriller
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 05
Balanced attack helps No. 12 BYU cruise past Arkansas-Pine Bluff
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 05
No. 12 BYU sweeps No. 24 Purdue behind Gray's 14 kills
- ImageW Volleyball | Sep, 04
Gray and No. 12 Cougars cruise past Saint Louis
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 29
No. 11 Cougars fall at No. 22 USC to conclude invitational
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 29
Gray helps No. 11 Cougars upend No. 7 North Carolina
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 28
Burnett leads No. 11 BYU over Chicago State in season opener
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 22
Blue downs white 3-1 in annual scrimmage
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 20
Cougars picked first in WCC preseason poll
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 20
Women's volleyball ready for challenging 2015 season
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 10
Cougars begin preparations for the 2015 season with annual Blue/White match
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 03
Cougars honored with AVCA Team Academic Award
- ImageW Volleyball | Aug, 03
Cougars honored with AVCA Team Academic Award
- ImageW Volleyball | Jul, 29
Ten student-athletes named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- ImageW Volleyball | Apr, 02
Women's volleyball collects 2015 Y Awards
- ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 20
Cougars recognized at annual awards banquet
- ImageW Volleyball | Jan, 05
2014 women’s volleyball season review
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 20
Postmatch notes & quotes vs. Penn State
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 20
Cougars fall to Penn State in NCAA national finals
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 18
Hamson, Gray lead Cougars over Longhorns to advance to NCAA finals
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 18
Olmstead named AVCA Coach of the Year
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 17
Boswell takes Elite 89 award for academic achievements
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 17
Boswell takes Elite 89 award for academic achievements
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 17
Women's volleyball fields Final Four media questions
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 17
Three Cougars receive All-America accolades
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 13
BYU advances to Final Four with upset of Huskers
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 12
Hamson and BYU rally past Florida State for Elite 8 berth
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 09
Cougars receive all-region honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 05
Hamson helps Cougars past Arizona for third-straight Sweet 16
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 04
Hamson leads No. 12 BYU past Seton Hall in first round of NCAA tournament
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 03
Five Cougars receive Academic All-WCC accolades
- ImageW Volleyball | Dec, 02
Women spikers rake in WCC postseason awards
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 25
Hamson & No. 12 BYU storm past LMU to end regular season
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 22
Gray and No. 12 Cougars beat Gonzaga in come-from-behind thriller
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 20
Gray and No. 12 BYU clinch outright WCC title in sweep of Portland
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 17
Boswell takes WCC Player of the Week honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 17
Boswell takes WCC Player of the Week honors
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 14
Boswell's record-setting night helps No. 13 BYU claim WCC title
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 08
Gray and No. 14 Cougars sweep Tigers in nail-biting match
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 06
Boswell named to Academic All-District First Team
- ImageW Volleyball | Nov, 01
No. 11 Cougars bounce back in sweep of USF
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 30
No. 11 BYU stunned by Santa Clara on the road
- ImageW Volleyball | Oct, 25
No. 12 BYU holds off Pepperdine in win at home