Alma Serna

8/20/11 - Alma Serna (24) of the Long Beach State Women's Volleyball team as they play UMBC during the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational at the Pyramid.
Long Beach went on to win 3-0.
Photos by Steven Georges/Long Beach State

Photo by: Steven Georges

8/20/11 - Delainey Aigner-Swesey (16) and Alma Serna (24) of the Long Beach State Women's Volleyball team as they play UMBC during the Long Beach State Mizuno Invitational at the Pyramid.
Long Beach went on to win 3-0.
Photos by Steven Georges/Long Beach State

Photo by: Steven Georges

Photo by: Steven Georges

Alma Serna had 11 kills with no errors for the 49ers.

Position:
MB
Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
Major:
Sociology
Hometown:
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
High School:
Capo Valley HS
Prev School:
Capo Valley HS

2011 Big West All-Freshman Team

2011 (Freshman): Earned a starting role at middle blocker as a true freshman ... Was selected for the Big West All-Freshman team ... Hit .299 on the year and was second in the Big West in blocking behind teammate Haleigh Hampton with 1.29 blocks per set.

High School: A two-sport athlete at Capistrano Valley High School ... Earned four varsity letters in basketball and three in volleyball ... Named the No. 51 'Senior Ace' by Prep Volleyball after the 2009 season ... Went to the CIF playoffs in both sports in all seasons ... Earned First-Team all-league honors in 2008 and 2009 for volleyball ... Named the South Coast League MVP in 2009 as a senior ... Matched the feat in basketball, earning first-team all-league honors and being named the MVP as a senior.

Personal: Parents are Jamie Serna and Guillermina Arreola ... Her brother Jaime is a starter on the UC Santa Barbara men's basketball team ... Also recruited by UCLA, USC, Hawaii, Arizona and Pepperdine ... Majoring in sociology.