I give you Eagle Pass Lady Eagle Utility Player Alyssa Duran.
First of all congratulations for being selected Player Of The Week by your Coach. What can you tell our readers about last week's game and your performance?
What position do you play? What's your jersey number?
I am an all around player and I’m #9
What are your parents names? Siblings?
My mom is Ivón Duran and my dad is Martin Duran! I have two brothers I live with , Isacc Castillo and Martín Duran Jr.
Who do you look up to? Who are your heroes?
My hero’s are my parents, I look up to them in every aspect.
What's your career
highlight?
Winning against LBJ for playoffs !
Who's your favorite
college team?
The University of Texas at Austin
"Who's your favorite female athlete and why?" The sport does not matter.
My favorite female athlete is Micaya White , she holds one of the highest numbers in stats and has so much perseverance when she plays!
Offense or defense, it's up to you, give me your favorite play during a match?
Offense is my absolute fav and my favorite play is running a shoot on the outside with a free ball.
Why do you like this kind of play, what do you do? What's your
responsibility?
I like this play because it’s very quick and I love a quick offense and my job is to always be ready to throw off the other teams defense.
Any hobbies?
I take care of my pigs for stockshow everyday!
Favorite food?
Buffalo fries from Bush’s
What makes a good teammate?
What makes a good teammate is someone who will push you no matter what. When they see you down they will do anything they can to bring you up. Communication is key and to me I prefer that over anything for the sake of uniting a team into one.
Talk to me about your Coach.
My coach is one of the strongest women I know, she has pushed me into the person I am today. If it weren’t for her I wouldn’t be as strong as I am now , I love her greatly and hold so much respect for her as my coach and as a person. I would do anything to have her as my volleyball coach forever.
What's on
your playlist?
My playlist has to be CRAZY my go to song would be Icon by Jaden Smith.
What advice would you give a young lady playing volleyball for the first time?
Keep chasing your dreams, they do come true. Don’t let anyone take the love of the game from you , and no matter what remember who you are playing for.
What do you think of when you hear our fight song?
I get goosebumps, I love our fight song and even more when our band plays it!