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."
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