Alisha Rebecca Glass Childress (born April 5, 1988) is an American professional

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player who plays as a

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for the

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of the

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. Glass played collegiate volleyball for

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, where she led Penn State to three NCAA consecutive championships. Glass won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, and bronze at the 2015 World Cup and 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

Career

High school

Glass played high school volleyball for Leland High School in Michigan, where her mother Laurie Glass was also her coach and grandfather Larry Glass was her high school basketball coach. She was a four-time first team all-state, all-region dream team and all-conference, is the National and State High School record holder in season aces (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584) and during scholastic career attacked at a .440 clip while also contributing 1,816 digs and 680 blocks. She was named "Michigan Gatorade High School Player" Year and Miss Volleyball for the state of Michigan.

College

She played college women's

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. During her four years at Penn State, the Nittany Lions posted a stunning 142–5 record (.966), including a perfect 102-0 streak that spanned three seasons, captured the 2007, 2008 and 2009 NCAA titles, advanced to the 2006 Elite Eight and won four Big Ten Conference titles. She was the three-time All-American, first team All-Big Ten, and three-time First Team AVCA All-Mideast Region. Under her guidance, Glass directed the Penn State offense to a record setting and nation-leading .390 hitting percentage and the Nittany Lions bested their own record of .350 set in 2007. She finished her career in 13th place in hitting percentage with .336 and blocks with 448, fourth in assists with 5,800, and fifteen with 465 sets played.

International

Glass won the gold medal at the 2014 World Championship when her national team defeated 3–1 to China. She was also selected tournament's Best Setter. Glass has played for the United States women's national volleyball team in Rio that won a bronze medal and was named Best Setter.

Clubs

(2006–2009) * Vôlei Futuro (2010–2011) *

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(2011–2012) * LIU•JO Volley Modena (2012–2013) * Fenerbahçe (2013–2014) *

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(2014–2016) * Athletes Unlimited (2022)

Coaching

Glass Childress joined the

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women's volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach in January 2019. She left after 2 seasons.

Awards

Individual

* '' 2013 World Grand Prix "Best Setter"'' * '' 2013 NORCECA Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2014 FIVB World Championship "Best Setter"'' * '' 2016 Olympic Games "Best Setter"''

National team

Source: * 2011 Bronze medal with cup

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* 2011

Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship * 2011 Gold medal with cup

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* 2011

FIVB Women's World Cup * 2012 Gold medal with cup

* 2012

* 2013

NORCECA Championship * 2013 Silver medal with cup

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* 2014

FIVB World Championship * 2015 Gold medal with cup

* 2015

FIVB Women's World Cup * 2015 Gold medal with cup

Women's NORCECA Volleyball Continental Championship * 2016 Gold medal with cup

Women's NORCECA Olympic Qualification Tournament * 2016 Silver medal with cup

* 2016

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College

* 2x First Team AVCA All-American (2008, 2009) * Second Team AVCA All-American (2007) * 3x NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team (2007, 2008, 2009) * 2x NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ( 2008, 2009) * 3x AVCA National Player of the Week (11/11/06, 11/19/07, 11/18/08) * Three-time First Team All-Big Ten (2007, 2008, 2009) * 2006 Big Ten All-Freshman Team * Four-time Big Ten Player of the Week

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Career

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