After
earning 1st Team All-South Coast Conference
and finishing second on the team in kills
and digs, Cerritos College volleyball player
Terri Del Conte (Lakewood
HS) has signed a letter of intent to
continue her education and playing career at
Missouri State University. Del Conte is the
first of the Falcon sophomores to sign with
a university.
"Being able to sign with
a Division I program was my goal from the
very beginning," said Del Conte, who played
one season for the Falcons after playing her
freshman season at Long Beach City College
and earned 1st Team All-SCC honors. "They
are a very good team and they just finished
their best season in school history by
advancing to the second round of the NCAA
Championships for the first time ever. I'm
very excited to be going out there and being
a part of the experience."
While with Cerritos this
past season, Del Conte appeared in 78 games
and finished second on the team with 263
kills, while she was second on the team with
324 digs. She was primarily an outside
hitter for the Falcons, who tied for second
place in the conference this past year, but
will go to Missouri State as a libero. In
addition, Del Conte used her powerful jump
serve to lead the team with 43 service aces
and was talented enough to add 31 blocks.
The Bears, who finished
27-9 this past season, are members of the
Missouri Valley Conference and advanced to
the championship of their tournament before
losing to Northern Iowa University. They
opened the NCAA Tournament by defeating the
University of Arkansas in four games before
getting swept by the University of Oklahoma
to end their season.
"When I went on my
recruiting trip there, everyone was so
welcoming and I connected with everyone I
met," added Del Conte, who will be a
business major. "There is so much fan
support and they have crowds of around 3,500
which is something I'm really excited to
experience. They have a brand new facility
and everybody there is so committed to the
athletic programs. It's going to be new for
me to travel so far away from home, but I am
really looking forward to going there and
doing my best."
