- "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: 14 – (FDU-Florham - 9/5/15)
Assists: 7 - (at Eastern Mennonite - 10/4/17)
Service Aces: 4 – (vs. Southern Virginia – 8/30/14)
Digs: 48 – (at Roanoke - 9/23/17)
Total Blocks: 2 – (2x, most recent, vs. Meredith – 9/11/15)
2017 All-ODAC Third Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2017): Appeared in 27 matches as the starting libero for the Marlins… Set the school record with 635 digs, a total that led the ODAC… Tied the single-game dig record with 37 at Lynchburg on September 22 before breaking it a day later with 48 at Roanoke… Posted double-digit digs in all but one match… Contributed 35 digs in the ODAC Quarterfinals against Roanoke… Contributed 38 digs against Washington and Lee in the ODAC Semifinals on November 3.
Junior (2016): Appeared in all 31 matches for the Marlins, spending the vast majority of the season at libero…Led the team, and was fourth in the ODAC, with 431 digs…Set a career best with 28 digs against Greensboro College on October 22…Posted double-digit digs in 24 of her 31 matches played…Tallied at least 15 digs in seven straight matches from September 28 to October 8…Contributed 41 assists, the third-most on the team.
Sophomore (2015): Played in 13 matches and 39 sets before missing the rest of the season due to injury… One of the more versatile players on the team, she could play on the front and back rows with ease… Had 14 kills and 22 digs against FDU-Florham on September 5, both new career-highs.
Freshman (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 VWU: 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
