Alyssa Sutherland Class: Freshman Hometown: Syracuse, N.Y. High School: West Genesee Height: 6-1 Position: Forward

High School: Standout three-sport athlete that won a total of eight varsity letters in basketball (four), soccer (two) and volleyball (two) at West Genesee High School in Camillus, N.Y... Played for West Genesee under head coach Jeff Ross... Played AAU for Unity Wildcat under coach Terry Mannion... Led the Wildcats in points, assists, rebounds and steals all four years of high school... Is second all-time in points... Member of the 1,000 points club... Averaged 20 points, nine boards, four assists and six steals per game as a senior... Named West Genesee Athlete of the year and basketball team MVP as a senior... Senior season was named first-team all-league, all-section, all-CNY and was twice named Athlete of the Week... Junior season garnered first-team all-league, second-team all-district and second-team all-CNY and was named Athlete of the Week on one occasion... Was an all-league second-team selection in soccer as a freshman... Was also an all-league second-team selection in volleyball as a senior and led Section 3 in blocks... Also a stellar student that graduated in the top five percent (No. 22) of the class... Member of the National Honor Society and was a Scholastic Honors athlete... Was named Optimist Senior of the Year... Was active in student government and served as a Class Senate Secretary, was a member of the Principal's Cabinet Committee and was a senior liaison on the School Safety Committee.

Personal: Alyssa Sutherland... Born in Syracuse, N.Y... Parents are Sandy and Russell Sutherland... Has two younger brothers, Jacob and Lucas... Father was a two-time All-American wrestler at the University of Buffalo... Mother played collegiate soccer at LeMoyne College... Very active in the community, was a Community of Onondaga Drug Education Role Model, helping to educate elementary school students on the effects that drugs have on life and how to make good decisions despite peer pressure, social misconceptions and lack of knowledge... Was also a lifeguard at the West Genesee pool and taught swimming lessons to kids ages 4-13.