University of South Alabama Athletics

SOUTH ALABAMA                                                                                
2016 (Sophomore):  Appeared in all 30 matches with 13 starts ... Recorded 231 kills for a 2.03 kills-per-set average while hitting .281 ... Ranked second on the team in total blocks (78) and third in blocks per set (0.68) ... Also added 50 digs and two service aces along with seven assists ... Recorded seven matches with double-digit kill totals ... Tallied at least one block in 28 of 30 matches ... Set career highs in points (20.5) and kills (20) vs. McNeese State (Sept. 16) ... Posted a career-high .556 hitting percentage against Troy (Oct. 8) ... Tied her career high in total blocks (8) against Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament (Nov. 16).

2015 (Freshman): Played in 27 of South Alabama’s 28 matches as a true freshman, making eight starts … Competed in 83 sets, recording 130 kills and averaging 1.57 kills per set … Also had 54 digs and 42 total blocks … Had four double-figure dig matches … Named to the Bruiser Showcase all-tournament team … Made collegiate debut at Boston College (8/28) …  Recorded first career kills vs. Sacred Heart (8/29) … Recorded 13 kills, nine digs and hit .455 at Belmont (9/4) in her first career start … Had 11 kills, six digs and eight block assists vs. UTEP (9/5) … Posted 12 kills vs. Houston Baptist (9/11) … Hit .308 and had six kills and five block assists vs. Troy (10/27) … Had a season-best 16 kills and hit .344 against Texas State (11/20) in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Championships.

AT ST. JEAN DE BREBEUF CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL    
Lettered at St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada, under head coach Oscar Ginjo … Was selected as a York Region Volleyball all-star during her junior season … Was also selected to the Team Ontario Girls squad and earned a selection to attend a week-long high performance training camp by the Ontario Volleyball Association, which is given to the province’s top 90-100 athletes … Was a member of the 2014 York Region Athletic Association championship team, a year after leading her team to the finals … The team also advanced to the Quad A Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association tournament in 2013 and 2014 … Played club ball for the Leaside Volleyball Club located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and helped her 18U team defeat Durham Attack 17U in the finals in straight sets at the Ontario Volleyball Association Grand Prix … In the spring of 2015, her Leaside Red club team won the Tier 1 Championship Gold, defeating Pakman 17U Gold in straight sets (25-20, 25-19) at the 2015 Ontario Championships held at RIM Park in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada … Leaside was undefeated during the tournament and only lost four of the 18 sets that they played … Led her 15U team to a first-place provincial finish as well as a second-place finish for her 18U team (2014) and third-place finish for her 17U team (2013) … At the national tournament, her 14U club finished third in 2011, while her 17U and 18U teams finished fifth at the event … Was an OVA all-star in 2013 and 2015 … Was a honor roll student at St. Jean de Brebeuf.  

PERSONAL    
Kristina Bernadette Alabastro … Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada … Daughter of Bernard and Emma Alabastro … Is the youngest of three children in her family … Has two older brothers, Christian and Philippe … Lists favorite movie as “A Walk to Remember” … Favorite professional sports team is the Toronto Blue Jays … Lists favorite athlete as Roger Federer … Lists favorite musical artist as Sam Smith … Favorite food is strawberries … Was in a singing competition in California when she was 12 and placed third … Hopes to one day become a member of the Canadian National Volleyball team … Majoring in mathematics and statistics.