Biography
2017 Summit League Commissioner's List
2017 Summit League Honor Roll
2016 Summit League All-Freshman Team
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 26 matches and 99 sets including a pair of starts … Hit .092 with 19 kills, 64 digs, 23.5 points, five assists, four service aces and one block … Had a season-high seven kills and hit. 357 in 3-2 loss to Omaha (9-23-18) … Notched a career-high 12 digs in 3-1 loss to Indiana (9-7-18) at Ball State Active Ankle Classic.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 20 matches and 27 sets including one starting assignment ... Hit .124 (26-14-97), averaging 1.02 points, 0.96 kills and 0.63 digs ... Finished with 27.5 points, 26 kills, 17 digs, 3 blocks and 1 assist ... Had a season-high seven kills and hit .312 against Savannah State (9-16-17) ... Named to Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.
2016 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in 31 matches including 15 starting assignments and 93 sets ... Hit .101 (120-74-454), averaging 1.45 points, 1.29 kills and 0.75 digs per set ... Collected 10 blocks, eight service aces and eight assists ... Landed a spot on the Summit League All-Freshman Team ... Recorded double-figure kills in two matches including a season-high 12Â and hit .379 against Texas Tech (9-2-16) ... Claimed 10 kills and hit .364 in 3-1 win over Oral Roberts (9-23-16) ... Twice came up with a season best eight digs against Fort Wayne (10-7-16) and Texas Tech (9-2-16) ... Served season-high two aces in home wins over IUPUI (9-24-16) and Bradley (9-3-16) ... Locked down season best two solo blocks against Denver (11-13-16), one of three matches with two blocks ... Named to the 2017 Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.
2015 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt in the Bison program.
HIGH SCHOOL: Outside hitter from Kindred (N.D.) High School … Starter as a sophomore for the Kindred HS team that won the North Dakota Class B state championship in 2012, earning all-tournament honors along the way … All-state performer as a senior in 2014, winning the District 2 and Region 1 Senior Athlete of the Year awards … Three-year starter, two-year captain and two-time all-district honoree in volleyball … Also a five-time North Dakota Class B state champion in track and field, earning 15 top-five finishes at the state meet … Holds Kindred school records in eight track & field events … In basketball, Erickson was a three-year starter, two-year captain and all-district performer ... Leading scorer on the 2014-15 Kindred HS basketball team that went 26-1 and earned a state runner-up finish.
PERSONAL:Â Daughter of Curt and Karen Erickson ... Has one younger sister, Madison ... Majoring in strategic communication.
THE ERICKSON FILE
Favorite Movies: Home Alone, Princess Diaries
Favorite Foods: Any type of Mexican food, pasta in any form and Chinese
Favorite Singers/Group: NF, Hillsong United
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Colors: Lavender, pink
Favorite Actors: Jason Beghe, Kevin James
Favorite Actresses: Sophia Bush, Melissa McCarthy
Favorite TV Shows: Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Justice, Chicago Med, Impractical Jokers
Favorite Song: Wonder by Hillsong United
Favorite Book: Crazy Love by Francis Chan (highly recommend)
Favorite Athletes: Maya Moore, Tim Tebow, Allyson Felix
ALEX'S CAREER BESTS
Kills:Â 12, Texas Tech, 9-2-16
Attacks:Â 30, at Oral Roberts, 10-22-16
Attack pct:Â .381 (9-1-21), vs. IUPUI, 11-18-16
Assists:Â 4, at Wyoming, 8-29-16
Serve aces:Â 2, IUPUI, 9-24-16; 2, Bradley, 9-3-16
Digs:Â 12, Indiana, 9-7-18
Blocks:Â 2, vs. three teams, last vs. Denver, 11-13-16
Block solo:Â 2, Denver, 11-13-16
Block assists:Â 2, Northern Illinois, 9-3-16; 2, vs. Saint Mary's, 8-28-16
Double-Figure Kills:Â 2 matches
Double Figure Digs:Â 1 match