University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Roster
Alyssa Dampier
- Position:
- Middle Blocker
- Height:
- 6-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ridgeland, Miss.
- High School:
- Madison-Ridgeland Academy
High School: Lettered in volleyball at Madison-Ridgeland Academy . . . Helped MRA to back-to-back MAIS State Championships in 2024-25 and 2025-26 . . . Named to the Division I All-Team in 2025 and 2026 . . . Participated in the 2023 Futures and 2025 All-Star matches.
Personal: Daughter of Yolanda and Erick Dampier . . . Father played basketball at Mississippi State University before being selected 10th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers before a 17-year NBA career, including stops with Indiana, Golden State, Dallas, Miami and Atlanta . . . Father helped Mississippi State reach the 1996 NCAA Final Four and was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 2021 . . . Mother played basketball at Jackson State University . . . Younger brother, Erick Jr., is a highly regarded basketball player at Madison-Ridgeland Academy and has represented USA Basketball at the international level . . . Also has a sister, Ayanna, and brother, Derick . . . Majoring in Kinesiology.
