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2016-17 USCI Women's Volleyball

21 Christine Irrera

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Spring-Ford
  • Hometown Royersford, Pa.

Biography

Ranks 20th on the Devils all-time digs list (478) 

2015:  Appeared in all 24 matches for the Devils and all 85 sets... Irrera averaged 2.35 digs per set on the year with 200 total digs on the season... Tallied eight aces... Including 29 service aces. 

2014:  Appeared in all 24 matches and was one of four Devils players to appear in all 87 sets played by the Devils in 2014, playing primarily at the libero position…was second on the team with 308 digs and a 3.54 digs/set average…recorded 10 or more digs in 18 of the Devils 24 matches and had 15 or more in eight of those contests… recorded 14 digs against Caldwell University on 11/8…had 13 digs at Lincoln University on 10/29, the seventh consecutive match with ten or more digs…had 11 digs and a career-high five assists vs. Roberts Wesleyan College on 10/25…had 13 digs at Nyack College on 10/25…had 10 digs vs. Wilmington University on 10/24…recorded 11 digs at Chestnut Hill College on 10/22…had 15 digs vs. Concordia College on 10/22…recorded 16 digs at Holy Family University on 10/17…had 18 digs vs. Post University on 10/11…notched 15 digs vs. Goldey-Beacom College on 10/10…recorded 18 digs vs. Georgian Court University on 10/8…had 14 digs and a career high six service aces at Bloomfield College on 10/4…notched 21 digs at Goldey-Beacom on 10/3…had 20 digs vs. Chestnut Hill on 9/30…recorded 14 digs vs. Dominican College on 9/27…had 13 digs vs. West Chester University on 9/23…recorded a career-high 24 digs vs. Holy Family on 9/16…had 13 digs in the Devils season opener vs. Virginia State on 9/6.. 

2013:    Appeared in 31 of the Devils 33 matches, starting 16 and appearing in 91 sets…ranked fourth on the team in service aces (24) and service aces per set (0.26)…ranked fifth on the team in digs (170) and digs/set (1.87)…recorded ten digs against Felician College on 11/2…had seven digs at Philadelphia University on 11/1…hit four service aces at Post University on 10/12…recorded 11 digs at Dominican College on 9/26…had ten digs vs. Wilmington University on 9/25…had ten digs and a season-high five service aces vs. Ohio Valley University at the Lock Haven Tournament on 9/21…had eight digs vs. Concord College (at Lock Haven) on 9/21…recorded 11 digs vs. Holy Family University on 9/17…had 11 digs vs. Stonehill college at West Chester University’s tournament on 9/14…recorded a season-high 12 digs and a career best two kills vs. Assumption College (at West Chester) on 9/13…made her collegiate debut at East Stroudsburg University on 9/6, recording two digs in one set played. 

Honors and Activities:  Freedom Foundation Park Cleanup participant…Limerick Township community volunteer…Sacred Heart parish fair volunteer… 

Prior to USciences:  A four-year volleyball player at Spring-Ford High School…Is Spring-Ford’s all-time digs leader and ranks second in career service aces…Holds the top two Spring-Ford single-season marks for digs…Chesmont League honorable mention…graduated with honors…played club for Integrity volleyball Club. 

Personal:  Only child of Nunzio and Cynthia Irrera…Chose USciences because it offers her major and is close to home and the ability to play volleyball at the Division II level coupled with a strong academic tradition…career plans are to work as a physical therapist and to get into coaching after graduation.

Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2013-14Freshman

    DS
    5'7"
    6
  • 21

    2014-15Sophomore

    DS
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2015-16Junior

    DS/L
    5'7"
    21
  • 21

    2016-17Senior

    DS/L
    5'7"
    21