Alli Splitt is in her sixth year as a member of the University of Illinois Springfield volleyball program in 2021, including her second season as an assistant coach.
In her first season as a coach, Splitt helped UIS’s blocking game rank in the upper half of the GLVC with over two blocks a game. She also assisted with Zanea Spencer ranking in the top-10 in the league in blocks per game with over one a set.
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From 2016-19, Splitt played in 130 matches and 470 sets for UIS. She recorded 1,218 kills, 80 service aces, 260 digs, 436 blocks, and 1,546 points. In 2018, she was named first-team all-GLVC and honorable mention All-American, and a year later was named second-team all-GLVC.
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Splitt was a part of the top four-year stretch in program history in which the Prairie Stars went 77-53, including three straight seasons of 19 wins or more. She was a member of the 2018 team which won the GLVC Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
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Splitt is the program’s all-time leader with a .329 hitting percentage. She also ranks second in career kills and points, and third in career blocks. She also holds school records for single-season hitting percentage (.367), and single-match hitting percentage (.700) and blocks (15).
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Splitt, who is originally from Cary, Ill., graduated in 2020 from UIS with a degree in Psychology. She earned two GLVC academic all-conference honors, and in 2020, also received the GLVC Brother James Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award.
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