Alayna Pierce
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- Height:
- 5-11
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- Hometown:
- Genoa, Ill.
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Previous School:
- Genoa-Kingston HS
Bio
High School: Pierce was a four-year letterwinner at Genoa-Kinston High School in Genoa, Ill., competing as an outside hitter… led her squad to both conference and regional titles in 2021, 2022, and 2023… helped GKHS claim sectional, super-sectional, and state crowns as a junior… named a Big Northern Conference First Team honoree three times… earned Chicago Tribune/Beacon-News/Courier-News Volleyball Player of the Year and Daily Chronicle Volleyball Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year honors… accounted for 1,324 kills and 838 digs during her career… amassed 488 terminations and 227 digs as a senior and 452 kills and 326 digs as a junior… finished as GKHS' record holder for kills in a game, in a season, and in a career.
Personal: Daughter of Amy and Michael Pierce… born in Elgin, Ill. on April 2, 2006… full name is Alayna Lynn Pierce.
Academic: Majoring in exercise science and physical wellness with a concentration in physiology… named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll once.
News mentions
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The 2025 season officially came to a close for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship in Chattanooga, but not without a fight from the Cookeville crew. The No. 5 purple and gold split a pair of tilts at the UTC Beach Volleyball Courts, topping No. 6-seeded Eastern Illinois before falling in a rematch with No. 4 Lindenwood.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – In a tough fight to the end, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team fell to Lindenwood in a 3-1 decision on the first day of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships on Thursday in Chattanooga.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech beach volleyball freshman Alayna Pierce was honored by the Ohio Valley Conference for the first time in her young career on Wednesday, picking up postseason honors prior to the league's championship tournament in Chattanooga, Tenn.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on its third Ohio Valley Conference Championship on Thursday, traveling south to Chattanooga for day one of competition at the league's annual postseason event.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – It was a strong finish to the regular season for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles split a pair of 3-2 decisions to conclude action at the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend of competition at Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team completes the 2025 regular season with a trip to Morehead, Ky., for the second weekend of Ohio Valley Conference action on the campus of Morehead State on Friday and Saturday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wrapped up action at its final non-conference event of the season on Saturday, completing two duels at the Blazer Beach Bash at the UAB Beach Volleyball Courts in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team finished off the first day of competition at the Blazer Beach Bash on the campus of UAB on Friday, falling in a pair of duels at the UAB Beach Volleyball Courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team competes in its final non-conference action of the 2025 campaign this weekend, treking south to Birmingham, Ala. for UAB's Blazer Beach Bash on Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A down-to-the-wire finish on the sand ended in favor of the visitors from Morehead State as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team dropped a heartbreaking 3-2 decision to the visiting Eagles on Saturday afternoon at the Tech Beach Courts in Cookeville.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team dropped its first of two match-ups with Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State for the weekend, falling to the visiting Eagles Friday afternoon in a 5-0 decision at the Tech Beach Courts.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will play host to Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State in the team's two lone home duals of the 2025 campaign this weekend, starting with a 3:00 p.m. CT tilt with the visiting Eagles on Friday afternoon at the Tech Beach Volleyball Courts.
MARTIN, Tenn. – An inspired comeback lifted the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team to its first Ohio Valley Conference victory of the season on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles split the final day of the league’s first competitive weekend in Martin, Tenn.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a tough opening day of Ohio Valley Conference action for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles fell in a pair of duals with league foes Lindenwood and Chattanooga at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn. on Friday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will head west for the first of two Ohio Valley Conference weekends of competition, visiting Martin, Tenn. for four sets of duals across Friday and Saturday.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team continues the 2025 campaign with a unique opportunity on Wednesday, competing three times as part of the Georgia State Day of Duals in Atlanta, Ga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team officially kicks off the 2025 campaign with a trip north for the Cincy Clash on Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22. Hosted by Eastern Kentucky, the event will be held at the Grand Sands facility in Loveland, Ohio.