Alyssa Andress

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-1
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Doylestown, PA
High School:
Archbishop Wood

General – Participates in the Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Rising Stars program.

Junior (2016) – Saw action in six games ... Scored her first career goal in the ACC Tournament win over Virginia Tech ... Also tallied a draw control and ground ball in that contest vs. the Hokies ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Sophomore (2014) - Limited to six games, missing the end of the 2014 season due tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee ... Played in six contests in February and March (Florida, Boston University, Canisius, Vanderbilt, Elon and Virginia Tech).

Freshman (2013) - Saw action in three games as a reserve midfielder ... Saw the field against High Point, Jacksonville and Loyola, taking a shot against Jacksonville ... Controlled draws against High point and Jacksonville ... Gathered a ground ball in the NCAA Tournament win over Loyola.

High School - Played four years of lacrosse in the midfield for Coach John Duca at Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, Pa. ... Tallied 184 goals and 62 assists in her final three seasons, with 74 goals, 11 assists, 95 draw controls and 54 ground balls as a senior ... Three-time All-Catholic choice (and second-team as a freshman) ... Two-time first-team All-Intell pick (and a two-time second-team pick) ... Her team's defensive player of the year as a sophomore, offensive player of the year as a junior and her league and team MVP as a senior ... Two-time Academic All-America choice ... Also played four years of field hockey, earning first-team all-conference honors three times ... Three-time team MVP and two-time team captain in field hockey ... An honor roll student ... Served as a referee for youth lacrosse and helped coach a youth lacrosse program.

Personal - Alyssa Nicole Andress is the daughter of John and Deb Andress ... Born on Nov. 8, 1993, in Doylestown, Pa. ... Her father played quarterback at Penn State University and her mother played field hockey and lacrosse at PSU ... Her brother and sister both played lacrosse at Penn State and two other brothers played at PSU Abington ... Has yet to declare an academic major.