2023 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
CUSA Preseason Team (2022, 2023)
CUSA All-Conference Second Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2023)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2020-2021, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal (2019, 2020-2021, 2021, 2022, 2023)
CSC Academic All-District Team (2023)
2023 | GRADUATE STUDENT
- Started in 32/35 matches (129 sets played) this season
- Selected to the CUSA Preseason Team (8/17)
- Second on the team in kills, points, total attacks, and solo blocks. Ranked fourth in block assists, total blocks, and attack percentage among players with at least 200 kills
- Recorded 13 double-digit kills
- Career-highs: 7 digs at Sam Houston (10/13) and 8 Total Blocks versus San Francisco (8/31)
- 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)
- Hit for. 300 or better on 17 occasions
- CUSA All-Academic Team (11/10)
- CUSA All-Conference Second Team selection (11/17)
- Became the 13th player in program history to join the 1,000-kill club, tying for 11th place with 1,009 career kills (12/12)
- National invitational Volleyball Championship Runner-Up and All-Tournament Team (12/12)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team (12/13)
2022 | SENIOR
- Started in 30/30 matches (121 sets played)
- Selected to the C-USA Preseason Team (8/25)
- Led the Miner defense with 126 total blocks combined of 13 solo and 113 assisted blocks
- Recorded four double-digit kills
- Achieved a career-high in total blocks twice this season: reached eight blocks versus New Mexico (9/1) and Abilene Christian (9/9)
- Hit for. 300 or better on 10 occasions
- Ranked third in C-USA in total blocks (126) and fifth in blocks per set (1.04)
- C-USA All-Conference Second Team selection (11/17)
2021 | JUNIOR
- Started in 19/32 matches (127 sets played)
- Ranked second on the team with 101 total blocks (8 solo/93 assists, 0.92/set)
- Ranked third on the team with 314.5 points (2.48/set) and 260 kills (2.05/set) hitting .297
- Idaho State Tournament All-Tournament selection (8/28)
- Recorded double-digit kills in 10 matches on the year including matching career-high 17 kills at .361 against UAB (10/22)
- Achieved a career-high in total blocks twice this season: reached seven blocks at UTSA (10/29) and at Colorado State (12/3)
- With five kills minimum: has hit above .250 22 times
- C-USA All-Conference Second Team selection
- Semifinalist in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
- Starter who played in 62 sets and all 17 matches
- Registered a career-high 17 kills in UTEP's upset over the reigning Sun Belt conference champion Texas State Bobcats (9/12) and matched that total versus SFA the next match (10/3)
- Back-to-back seasons with at least 100+ kills (117)
- Led UTEP in kills in each of its three fall preseason matches (46)
- Turned in five double-digit kill performances
- Posted the fifth-most kills on the team (117)
- Hit .350 or better in six matches this season
- Recorded seven kills versus Marshall in the Conference USA Quarterfinals including a top-five play of the week across the country with a one-handed, no-look solo block (4/1)
- Second on the team with 45 blocks and 0.73 blocks per set
2019 | FRESHMAN
- Played in 90 sets and 24 matches as a true freshman for the Miners, while making 10 starts
- Posted the fifth-most kills (132) on the team
- Led all Miner freshmen in kills
- Ranked fourth on the squad in blocks (54.0)
- Turned in three double-digit kill performances
- Locked in a career-high 12 kills against No. 21 Rice during the first round of the C-USA Tournament
- Hit .421 with 11 kills and four blocks at Southern Miss (11/3)
ROBERTSON HIGH SCHOOL
- Posted over 200 kills in each of her three varsity seasons at Robertson High School
- Registered a career-high 4.1 kills per set at a .533 hitting clip as a senior
- Tallied 347 solo blocks in her career and 492 total blocks
- Her efforts helped boost the Cardinals to a 16-9 record in 2018 with a 9-1 record in district, and a trip to the 3A state semifinals
- Also an accomplished basketball player and track athlete
- Won a state title in basketball and was the state champion in the 400 meters
- Named the Albuquerque Journal Female Athlete of the Year for the 2018-2019 school year
PERSONAL: Full name is Alianza Li-Anna Darley ... Born in Las Vegas, N.M.... Daughter of Alex Darley and Lisa Harge ... Has three brothers and three sisters ... Father played football and basketball at New Mexico Highlands University ... Stepfather played basketball at San Diego State University ... Grandfather played basketball at New Mexico and in the NBA.... received her bachelors in Kinesiology from UTEP in fall of 2022...
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019Freshman
Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter
5'11"
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2020-21Sophomore
Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker
5'11"
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2021Junior
Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker
5'11"
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2022Senior
Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker
5'11"
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2023Graduate Student
Outside Hitter/Middle Blocker
5'11"
