Allie Costa Class: Senior Hometown: Encino, CA High School: The Buckley School Height: 6-2 Position: Middle Hitter Birthdate: 10/09/1986 Experience: HS

CALIFORNIA: Enters her first season as a middle hitter for the Golden Bears.

HIGH SCHOOL: At The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Calif. was a two-time all-league performer and helped lead her team to the CIF Southern Section playoffs in 2001...as a senior had a team-high 136 kills, 94 digs, 34 blocks and 22 service aces...named Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Week three times during her high school volleyball career...was also a three-year team MVP in soccer...was a member of the 2002 USA High Performance Team...played for the Sports Shack Volleyball Club team.

PERSONAL: Alexandra Marie Costa was born October 9, 1986 in Van Nuys, Calif....parents are Deborah Davis and Robert Fulbright...father is Josef Costa...father, Josef, played basketball at Loyola Marymount from 1973-76...stepfather, Robert Fulbright, wrestled for Army, placing second in the 1989 NCAA 167-pound weight class, and was an alternate in Tae Kwon Do for the United States at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics...has not declared a major, but is interested in mass communications.