Alyvia Luce '23 Recruiting Profile

I've grown up around and have played sports my entire life.  I have 3 older siblings who played high school and college athletics.  My oldest sibling, my brother,  played basketball at Purdue University, and is now a Graduate Assistant there.  My next oldest sibling played Varsity Volleyball and coached both Club and High School Volleyball while attending University of Louisville. Now that she graduated, she works for the Indianapolis Colts.  Also, I have a sister who started out playing soccer at Wabash Valley College, and transferred to Thomas More University. Additionally, my dad has been a Varsity Basketball Coach for 20+ years in Indiana and played D1 Baseball at Valparaiso University.  My mom is my biggest fan and supports all 4 of us kids in anything we do.   

As you can see, my family has led me down the path of sports.  I've played many different sports, but Volleyball is the one I love the most.  My goal is to play at the highest level I can and still be successful and an asset to my team. I have seen what it takes to play at highly competitive levels while taking college courses, and I believe I can do it.  I've witnessed first hand what coaches go through with my Dad and my siblings. I know what it takes to be a good representative of a team, and how important it is to be coachable and to learn from coaches.  

One example of being coachable that I want to share is this:  I started playing volleyball in middle school as a setter. Then, on my first competitive Club Team, at 13, I made the 1s team.  My coach for this team wanted me to be a hitter, so I ended up playing middle for a couple club seasons. For my school season, I was still the setter of my team. Then, my freshman year, my Varsity Coach told me to play Libero at one of our early tournaments.  As a result, this is where I've remained in both high school and club ball.  So, even though I thought I wanted to be a setter, like my sister, I listened and let the coaches around me lead me to where I am now.  This shows that I am willing and able to learn new things and work hard wherever I am needed.