- "I made Virginia Wesleyan my No. 1 choice because it's close to home"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over George Mason University and James Madison University
Career Highs
Kills: 7 – (at N.C. Wesleyan – 9/3/14)
Assists: NA
Service Aces: 4 – (vs. Southern Virginia – 8/30/14)
Digs: 12 – (2x, most recent, at N.C. Wesleyan – 9/3/14)
Total Blocks: 2 – (vs. Meredith – 8/29/14)
First-Year (2014): Played in nine matches and 23 sets as a first-year hitter… Had a stretch of three games where she combined for 35 digs… Posted a season-best with seven kills at N.C. Wesleyan College… First collegiate multi-block contest came against Meredith College on August 29.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed in volleyball and soccer at Portsmouth Christian… 2013 All-Virginia first team as a senior… 2013 Metro Conference Player of the Year in Volleyball… Metro Conference First Team honoree as a junior and senior... Helped guide Portsmouth Christian to the state semifinals as a senior; team finished with a 22-8 record… She ranked 13th in the state in aces (91), 20th in kills (346), and 42nd in hitting percentage (.294) as a senior… National Honor Society Treasurer.
Personal: Daughter of Teri and Tommy Mackley… Parents attended Old Dominion University… Has one brother, Tommy Jr., a student at Tidewater Community College.
Get to Know Allison
- Enjoys chicken, Indie rock, and spending vacation time at St. Pete's Beach in Florida
- A fan of football's Eli Manning and the New York Giants and singer Justin Beiber
- Favorites include the book "Animal Farm," the movie "Tangled," and the TV series "Spongebob"
- Career goal is to own a zoo
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "funny, encouraging, goofy, looks at the positive"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "working and being in shape"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my defense"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to become a starter my freshman year"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Abraham Lincoln. I would ask him if he really told the truth all of the time"
- People might be surprise to know: "I can drive a stick shift"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm being the next Beyonce"
- The most important advice I've received is: "always keep God first" -- Parents
