Alyssa Parrella

Personal: Started playing lacrosse when she was 10 years old … brother, Nick, played lacrosse at SUNY Plattsburgh … sister, Tiana, played lacrosse at Hofstra … also competed in gymnastics for 10 years and became a level 10 gymnast … enjoys watching “The Bachelorette” in her spare time … likes to listen to country music.

2022 Season: Second-year midfielder who started 6-of-12 games … finished season with 676 leaderboard points, including three games with 100 or more points … tallied season-high 143 points against Team Read in Week One after scoring a goal with two assists … finished campaign with four goals and five assists … also collected 10 draw controls in 12 games … scored a goal in back-to-back games against Team Arsenault and Team Moreno to finish Week Two.

2021 Season: Finished season with 1,289 leaderboard points, including eight games with 100 or more points … ninth-leading scorer in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse with 30 points, scoring 26 goals with four assists … authored pair of four-goal performances to set season high … tallied four goals with an assist on Aug. 7 against Team Arsenault before posting four-goal, one-assist effort against Team Glynn on Aug. 15 … netted game-winning goal in overtime to complete three-goal performance against Team Ohlmiller in season finale on Aug. 22 … posted back-to-back three-goal efforts against Team Treanor and Team Warden to begin Week Two … scored 11 goals in final five games, including three multi-goal showings … contributed 13 ground balls with seven draw controls and seven caused turnovers … one of 13 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft. 

At Hofstra: Five-year letter winner for the Pride who started all 72 games during her career from 2017-21 … Hofstra’s all-time leader in goals (261) and points (355) while also owning single-season goals and points records … also holds Colonial Athletic Association career records for goals and points … set single-season goals marks with 85 tallies as a junior in 2019 .. finished with program-record 105 points during 2019 campaign, which also ranks second in CAA history … ranks second on Hofstra’s career list with 94 assists … stands fourth all-time with 196 draw controls … two-time IWLCA All-America Third Team selection … garnered Third-Team Inside Lacrosse All-America recognition three times … Honorable Mention selection on 2021 USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America squad … four-time IWLCA All-Region and All-Colonial Athletic Association performer who earned 2019 CAA Player of the Year distinction … also honored as 2017 CAA Rookie of the Year … three-time team captain for Coach Shannon Smith.