University of Georgia Athletics
2026 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 39
Alyssa Worden
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- South Elgin HS
- Hometown:
- Bartlett, Ill.
Career Honors & Awards
• CSC Academic All-District: 2025
• Academic All-Big Ten: 2024, 2025
2025 (Iowa)
Appeared in 31 matches and made 22 starts as a redshirt-sophomore in 2025… Recorded 199 kills, 166 digs, 26 blocks, and 25 aces... In the season finale, Worden tallied a career-high 17 kills against No. 25 Penn State... Against Michigan State, she set a career best with 15 digs... Earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2024 (Iowa)
Played in 27 matches, starting 11, and appearing in 94 sets in 2024 as a redshirt-freshman... Posted 44 kills, 28 aces, and 115 digs on the season... She set a career-high 10 kills and 14 digs at Penn State and recorded a career-best six aces at Iowa State... She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the classroom.
High School/Club
Was a first-team all-conference and Upstate 8 Conference Champion at South Elgin High School, the Team MVP as a junior, Illprep.com and Champaign News Gazette all-state second team, and named to the all-conference academic team… Was ranked the fifth-best player in Illinois according to Illinois Prep Volleyball… She registered a career-best 17 kills against West Chicago in the 2021 Upstate 8 Conference Championship… Off the court, she earned AP Scholar with Honor Award during her junior year and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Tania Pothel-Worden and John Wordon… Born Nov. 2, 2004… Majoring in Psychology… Has two siblings, Ashley Pothel and Annette.
updated July 29, 2026
• CSC Academic All-District: 2025
• Academic All-Big Ten: 2024, 2025
2025 (Iowa)
Appeared in 31 matches and made 22 starts as a redshirt-sophomore in 2025… Recorded 199 kills, 166 digs, 26 blocks, and 25 aces... In the season finale, Worden tallied a career-high 17 kills against No. 25 Penn State... Against Michigan State, she set a career best with 15 digs... Earned CSC Academic All-District and Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2024 (Iowa)
Played in 27 matches, starting 11, and appearing in 94 sets in 2024 as a redshirt-freshman... Posted 44 kills, 28 aces, and 115 digs on the season... She set a career-high 10 kills and 14 digs at Penn State and recorded a career-best six aces at Iowa State... She earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in the classroom.
High School/Club
Was a first-team all-conference and Upstate 8 Conference Champion at South Elgin High School, the Team MVP as a junior, Illprep.com and Champaign News Gazette all-state second team, and named to the all-conference academic team… Was ranked the fifth-best player in Illinois according to Illinois Prep Volleyball… She registered a career-best 17 kills against West Chicago in the 2021 Upstate 8 Conference Championship… Off the court, she earned AP Scholar with Honor Award during her junior year and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Daughter of Tania Pothel-Worden and John Wordon… Born Nov. 2, 2004… Majoring in Psychology… Has two siblings, Ashley Pothel and Annette.
updated July 29, 2026
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