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Alexis Wilson

99 Sara Pustahija

  • Position Outside/Rightside Hitter
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Belgrade, Serbia
  • High School Sports Gymnasium
  • Major Operations and Supply Chain Management

Biography

CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2025)
CUSA Preseason Team (2025)
CUSA All-Freshman Team (2022) 
All-CUSA First Team (2025)
AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention (2025)
College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (2024, 2025)

 

2025 | SENIOR

  • Started 30/30 matches played (101 sets)
  • Led the team in service aces (36) and total attacks (742) while adding 264 kills, 184 digs, 55 blocks (includes 11 solos), and 333 points
  • CUSA Preseason Team (8/21)
  • Sac State Invitational All-Tournament Team (8/31)
  • Sun City Classic All-Tournament Team (9/13)
  • SFA Tournament All-Tournament Team (9/20)
  • Season highs: 14 kills at Kennesaw State (11/7); 4 aces vs. Missouri State (11/1); 12 digs at SFA (9/20); 5 blocks vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (9/4)
  • Recorded 15 double-digit kill performances
  • With a minimum of 10 kills, registered .300 or better in seven matches, including four matches at .400 or higher, highlighted by a season-best .500 (11-0-22) performance against Texas Southern (9/12)
  • CUSA Defensive Player of the Week (11/17)
  • Helped lead UTEP to program records for fewest losses (5), fewest conference losses (1), fewest home losses (1), most road wins (11) and fewest road losses (1) in a season
  • Contributed to UTEP posting program-best winning percentages overall (.833, 25-5), in conference play (.937, 15-1) and on the road (.917, 11-1)
  • Aided UTEP in setting program records for consecutive road victories (9) and consecutive home conference wins (8)
  • Helped guide UTEP to the Sacramento State Tournament title and back-to-back Southwest Showdown championships
  • Contributed to UTEP capturing its first Conference USA regular-season championship
  • Part of a team that recorded the sixth-most service aces in program history (185)
  • Helped UTEP finish among Conference USA and NCAA statistical leaders, ranking first in CUSA and 11th nationally in winning percentage (.833)
  • Contributed to a defense that ranked first in Conference USA and 34th nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.179)
  • Helped UTEP rank second in Conference USA in hitting percentage (.291), assists per set (12.83), kills per set (13.69) and blocks per set (2.51)
  • Contributed to a UTEP squad that ranked third in Conference USA in service aces per set (1.83)
  • Helped lead UTEP to its second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and a No. 6 seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament
  • All-CUSA First Team (11/19)
  • AVCA Southwest All-Region Honorable Mention (12/9)
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (12/16) 
  • Golden Pick Awards Team MVP

2024 | JUNIOR

  • Started 21/32 matches (110 sets) 
  • Tallied 202 kills (1.84 per set) with a .265 hitting percentage, 64 digs, 66 total blocks including 14 solo, and totaled 242.0 points (2.20 per set) over the season. 
  • Season highs: 12 kills, 13 points vs. WKU (10/25); 6 digs at South Dakota (9/15); 5 total blocks vs. Oklahoma (12/6, NCAA tournament) 
  • Recorded three double-digit kill performances, hitting .300 or better twice with a season-best .391 (10-1-23) against Iowa State on September 13. 
  • Helped the Miners achieve a 27-6 record and earn the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. 
  • Aided the Miners in securing a No. 15 national ranking in match win-loss percentage (.818), the highest in Conference USA. 
  • Contributed to the Miners ranking No. 8 nationally in hitting percentage (.287), which ranked second in Conference USA. 
  • Helped the Miners rank No. 13 nationally in blocks per set (2.76) and No. 19 in total blocks (320.0), leading Conference USA in both categories. 
  • Contributed to the Miners finishing No. 25 nationally in opponent hitting percentage (.168), the best in Conference USA. 
  • College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team (12/17) 


2023 | SOPHOMORE

  • Started 11/11 matches (44 sets) before suffering a season-ending injury 
  • Posted 93 kills, 17 aces, 68 digs, and 27 blocks 
  • Posted double-digit kills twice: 13 (.591 PCT) versus San Francisco (8/31) and 15 (.412 PCT) at Ohio (9/7)  
  • Matched career-high 6 blocks at Southeastern Louisiana (8/26) 
  • Helped the Miners to a team program record for total block assists (613) and aces (255) 
  • Contributed to UTEP’s No. 2 national ranking in team total blocks (355.5) and service aces (255) 
  • National Invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up (12/12)

2022 | FRESHMAN

  • Played in 115 sets over 29 matches while making 28 starts 
  • Four-time C-USA Freshman of the Week: Aug. 19, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, and Oct. 24 
  • Led the Miners in service aces (55), aces per set (0.48) and receptions per set (0.35) 
  • Ranked second on the team in points per set (2.98), digs (208), and digs per set (1.81) 
  • Slotted third on the squad in points (342.5), kills (28), and kills per set (2.24) 
  • Season-highs: 19 kills versus Rice (10/8), 17 digs at Oral Roberts (9/10), six total blocks versus North Texas (10/2), and .571 PCT versus LA Tech (9/30) 
  • Recorded 12 double-digit kills 
  • Posted four double-doubles (kills & digs) 
  • Hit for .250 or better on 10 occasions 
  • C-USA All-Freshman Team selection (11/11) 
  • Ranked second in C-USA in aces and third in aces per set 
  • Finished 17th in NCAA in aces and 22nd in aces per set 
  • Broke the all-time service aces record in a single season with 55 aces 

CLUB & HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS | SPORTS GYMNASIUM 

  • Multi-medalist for multiple volleyball clubs including Batajnica, Radnicki, and Indjija.  
  • Two-time Serbian Championship silver medalist 
  • Received silver medals in the U17 Balkan Championship and the International City Tournament 
  • Won gold and silver in the Belgrade Championship 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2022Freshman

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2023Sophomore

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2024Junior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99
  • 99

    2025Senior

    Outside/Rightside Hitter
    6'0"
    99