Alex Fuelling

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
High School:
Bellmont / Morehead State
Hometown:
Decatur, Ind.

Fuelling's Career Stats
CAREER | 2015 MBM | 2014 MBM | 2013 MBM

End of Career Notes:
• 2013 First Team All-Mid-American Conference
• MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1, 2015)
• MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22, 2014)
• Played in 82 of a possible 94 matches over her Ball State career
• Saw action in 208 of a possible 359 sets over her Ball State career
• In Ball State’s Career Records: digs-per-set average (3.17, 8th), matches with 20-or-more digs (8, t-8th), matches with double-figure digs (54, 9th), matches with 20-or-more kills (4, t-14th), matches with double-figure kills (43, t-15th) and digs (975, 17th)
• In Ball State’s Single Season Records: matches with 20-or-more digs (5 in 2014, t-15th), kills-per-set average (3.65 in 2013, 16th), matches with double-figure kills (23 in 2013, t-16th), matches with double figure digs (21 in 2014, t-18th), matches with 20-or-more kills (3 in 2013, 19th) and digs (393 in 2014, 19th)
• Recorded a .733 (11-0-15) attack percentage versus The Citadel (Aug. 31, 2013), which ties as the fifth-best attack percentage in a match in program history for a player with at least 15 attempts
• Smashed a career-high 24 kills at IPFW (Sept. 4, 2013)
• Earned double-figure kills in 43 career matches at Ball State
• Collected a career-high 25 digs at Western Michigan (Nov. 6, 2015)
• Tallied double-figure digs in 54 career matches at Ball State
• Produced 31 kill/dig double-doubles over her Ball State career
• Served up a career-high six aces at Akron (Nov. 15, 2014)
• Started her collegiate career at Morehead State (2011), before playing her final three seasons at Ball State (2013-15)

2015 (R-Sr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … MAC West Division Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 1) … played in 24 matches, earning 23 starts … saw action in 93 of a possible 124 sets … missed eight matches in September due to injury … opened the season with 18 kills and 14 digs against Albany (Aug. 28) for her first of 20 kill/dig double-doubles on the year … smashed double-figure kills in 13 matches, including a season-high 20 in a 3-2 senior night victory over Central Michigan (Nov. 14) … also tallied 21 digs in the match to become the first player to record 20-or-more kills and 20-or-more digs in the same match for Ball State since Sept. 18, 2004 … added a career-high two solo blocks and tied a season-best with three service aces in the win over CMU … collected a career-high 25 digs at Western Michigan (Nov. 6), and finished the season with double-figure digs in 15 matches … earned at least one digs in all 24 matches she played, while scoring at least one kill in 22 of the 24 matches she played … tied a career-high with four assists at Kent State (Oct. 27) … tallied a season-high three total blocks in three matches, and finished the season with 26.0 total blocks … served up 22 aces on the year, with at least one ace in 15 contests … named the Ball State Active Ankle Challenge Most Valuable Performer and earned a spot on the Lipscomb Invitational All-Tournament Team.

2014 (R-Jr.): Earned second letter at Ball State … MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 22) … split time as an outside attacker, libero and defensive specialist … played in all 30 matches, earning 19 starts as an outside or defensive specialist and nine starts at libero … saw action in all 119 sets … logged double-digit kills in seven matches, including a season-high 14 kills at Central Michigan (Nov. 7) … scored 12 kills in three matches ... ranked second on the team with 393 digs, which is the 18th-best single season total in program history … led the squad with double-figure digs in 21 matches, including 20-or-more on five occasions which ties as the 14th-best total in program history … scooped up a season-high 24 digs in a thrilling five-set win at IPFW (Sept. 17), after earning 23 five days earlier versus Missouri State (Sept. 12) … ended the regular season with 21 digs versus Akron (Nov. 15) … logged five kill/dig double-doubles on the year, starting with a 12 kill and 14 dig outing versus Montana (Sept. 5) … led the team with 39 aces on the year, including a career high of six in the regular season finale versus the Zips … Ball State Active Ankle Challenge All-Tournament Team … Preseason All-MAC West Division.

2013 (R-So.): Earned first letter at Ball State … First Team All-Mid-American Conference … played in and started 28 matches to help Ball State claim a share of the MAC West Division title … saw action in 96 of a possible 116 sets … led the squad and ranked fourth in the MAC with a 3.65 kills-per-set average, which is the 16th-best single season average in program history … blasted double-digit kills in 23 matches, including 20-or-more on three occasions … began her Ball State career with her first of 16 kill/dig double-doubles on the year, collecting 16 kills and 12 digs versus Austin Peay (Aug. 30) … she followed by posting a .733 (11-0-15) attack percentage versus The Citadel (Aug. 31), which ties as the fifth-best attack percentage in a match in program history for a player with at least 15 attempts … blasted a career-high 24 kills versus IPFW (Sept. 4), while adding 20 at Iowa (Sept. 13) and 21 versus Toledo (Nov. 7) … recorded at least three kills in all the matches she played, while posting double-digit kills in 12 consecutive matches near the end of the year … logged double-digit digs in 18 matches, including a career-high 23 at Ohio (Oct. 19) … ranked second on the team with a 316 digs and a 3.29 digs-per-set average … served up 29 aces on the year, including a season-high four aces versus Northern Illinois (Oct. 12) … earned three aces versus Austin Peay, at the College of Charleston (Sept. 21) and at Northern Illinois (Nov. 15) … recorded a .950 reception percentage on the year, with just 27 errors in 544 attempts … recorded at least one block in 17 matches, with three-or-more on seven occasions … USF Tournament All-Tournament Team.

2012: Sat out the 2012 season as a transfer from Morehead State … was an assistant coach at Wapahani during the 2012 season, helping guide the program to their second-straight IHSAA Class 2A State Championship and a 33-4 overall record … was also on the coaching staff for Munciana’s 18 Open Samurai which placed third at the AAU Volleyball Nationals.

MOREHEAD STATE:
2011 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Morehead State … played in 32 matches, earning 12 starts … helped guide the Eagles to 26-8 overall record, a Ohio Valley Conference regular season title with a 19-1 league mark, the OVC Tournament championship title and a berth in the 2011 NCAA Tournament … blasted a career-high 14 kills to guide MSU to a 3-1 win at Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 1) … also tallied a career-best 14 digs in the win over the Colonels … tallied 11 kills in a 3-1 victory over Appalachian State (Sept. 9) … recorded at least one kill in 26 matches, with five-or-more on eight occasions … posted a career-best .600 (7-1-10) hitting mark in a 3-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (Sept. 21) … served up her first career ace versus UNLV (Sept. 2) and added two more over the course of the season … posted a career-best four blocks versus Marshall (Aug. 27) and tied the mark versus Appalachian State.

PREP CAREER: Earned four letters in volleyball at Bellmont for coach Craig Krull … helped guide the Squaws to IHSAA Class 3A State titles in 2007 and 2010 … her 2007 squad finished the year with a 33-5 record, while her 2010 team boasted a 35-4 mark … helped Bellmont post a 130-20 record over her four-year career … ranked third in the state among Class 3A players her senior season with a 4.45 kills-per-set average, racking up 481 total kills over 108 sets … her 96 service aces as a senior ranked second among all Class 3A players … also tallied 216 digs and 56 total blocks in her final season at Bellmont … named to the 2010 Prepvolleyball.com All-American list … three-time First Team All-State selection … four-time All-Northeast Hoosier Conference selection … three-time all-area honoree … played club volleyball at Munciana … two-time participant at the AAU National Championships (2010 and 2011) … helped guide the 18 Open Samurai to the 2011 national championship.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science … born July 9, 1992 in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... daughter of Eric and Leesa (Gross) Fuelling … has two brothers, Jared and Nicholas … her mother was a two-year letterwinner in volleyball at Ball State in 1985-86 … her aunt Leeanne (Gross) Gleim played four seasons of volleyball at Southern Indiana (2001-04) … full name is Alexis Kathryn Fuelling.