2025 Volleyball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Alexis Batezel
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Las Vegas, Nev.
- High School:
- Nevada State HS
Batezel finished her career with 1,484 digs to rank 3rd in Montana history.
2025 (Senior): Big Sky Conference Co-Libero of the Year… Second Team All-Big Sky… NCAA National Rotation of the Week (10/7)… Montana Team MVP… Utah Valley Invitational All-Tournament Team… three-time Big Sky Player of the Week… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-Big Sky… Started all 28 matches as libero… appeared in all 106 sets… led team with 484 digs, averaging 4.57 per set… the 484 digs were the 5th most in a single season in program history… ranked 2nd in the Big Sky in digs per set… first Grizzly since 2009 to earn the Libero of the Year honor in the Big Sky… received 394 serves at a .967 percentage… had 99 assists, 3rd most on the team… recorded 2 kills and one service ace… reached double digits in digs in 25 matches… had 20+ digs in nine matches, including 30+ in three… had a career high 40 digs vs. Northern Colorado (10/2), the 3rd most in a match in program history… the 40 digs were tied for the most in a match in the NCAA during the 2025 season, and were the most in a four-set match… named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on 9/8 following Montana’s home tournament where she averaged 5.6 digs per set in three Grizzly wins… named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on 9/22 after averaging 4.75 digs per set in two Grizzly wins at Gonzaga and vs. Seattle U… named Defensive Player of the Week on 10/6 after historic performance vs. Northern Colorado… averaged 7.63 digs per set over two matches, earning the libero spot in Michella Chester’s NCAA Volleyball Starting Rotation of the Week… had double-digit digs in 9 straight matches from Sept. 27-Oct.30… had 31 digs vs. Oakland (9/5), averaging nearly 8 per set… recorded 28 digs in a 5-set win at Gonzaga (9/18)… recorded 35 digs vs. Montana State (10/11) in a five-set match… recorded 25 digs in a win vs. Idaho State (10/23)… had season high 9 assists vs. Eastern Illinois (9/13)… had 4+ assists in 15 matches.
2024 (Junior): Academic All-Big Sky… CSC Academic All-District… Kangaroo Klassic All-Tournament Team… Montana’s libero… appeared in 24 matches, playing 80 total sets… missed three matches with an injury, but battled through pain in the closing stretch of the season… led Montana with 371 digs, averaging 4.08 per set… finished the season with exactly 1,000 career digs… ranked 3rd in the Big Sky Conference with 4.08 digs/set… had double-digit digs in 19 matches… recorded a season high 23 digs against Sacramento State (11/14) in a five-set win… had two other matches with at least 20 digs, recording 21 in a win at Kansas City (9/20) and 20 against Northern Colorado (9/26)… named to the All-Tournament Team at the Kangaroo Klassic after averaging 4.73 digs/set in a 2-1 week for Montana… had double-digit digs in 12 straight matches from 9/13 to 10/17… had at least 15 digs in 13 matches… had 380 serve receives, the 3rd most on the team, and had a .958 receiving percentage… 3rd on Montana with 83 assists… had five service aces on the year… recorded at least five assists in five different matches.
2023 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Sky… started at libero in every match for Montana in 2023… led Montana with 446 digs on the year, averaging 4.02 digs/set… 446 digs came just six short of cracking the top 10 single season marks in program history… ranked 5th in the Big Sky in digs on the season… improved to 3rd in the Big Sky in conference play with 4.20 digs/set… double-digit digs in 27 of Montana’s 29 matches, including 26 straight from late August to late November… season-high 25 digs in a win over Green Bay (Sept. 7)… had 20-plus digs in six matches on the year… 100 assists, 2nd-most on the team… had at least one assist in 28 matches… 18 service aces on the year, recording multiple aces in four different matches.. had season-high eight assists at Eastern Washington (Sept. 23)… season-high three aces at Montana State (Oct. 27)… 23 digs in a five-set win over Binghamton (Aug. 31)… had 22 digs in a five-set loss at North Dakota (Sept. 9), her second 20-dig match of the UND Classic… 24 digs in two out of three matches in Big Sky play, recording 24 at Northern Arizona (Oct. 7) and 24 vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 14)… 20 digs in a five-set loss vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 18).
2022 (Freshman): Appeared in all 29 matches for Montana, playing in all 106 sets… fifth on the team with 183 total digs… seventh on the team with eight service aces… four matches with double-figure digs, including a season-high 14 against UC Davis (8/27)… fourth on the team with 251 serve receives… fourth on Montana with 18 assists… averaged over a dig per set in nine of the final 10 matches… averaged 10 digs per match over the course of three matches from 11/3-11/11, including 13 digs in a rivalry win over Montana State (11/11)… had five service aces in the first two matches of the season.
Career Highs
Digs: 40, vs. Northern Colorado (Oct. 2, 2025)
Assists: 9, vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 13, 2025)
Kills: 1, seven times
Attacks: 3, twice
Aces: 3, vs. North Dakota (Aug. 26, 2022)
Blocks: 1, twice
High School: Is a 2022 graduate of Nevada State High School in Las Vegas... Also attended Liberty High School from 2018-20... Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior in 2021, helping the Renegades to a conference and Nevada 4A state championship... Also earned second-team all-state honors as a senior, as well as her team's defensive MVP award... Was named her team's MVP in 2018 and defensive MVP in both 2019 and 2021... Was a three-year team captain... Head volleyball coach was Frederick Williams... Earned academic all-state honors three times, graduating as her class valedictorian.
Personal: Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada... Parents are John Batezel and Kate DeLuca... Is majoring in physical therapy.
2025 (Senior): Big Sky Conference Co-Libero of the Year… Second Team All-Big Sky… NCAA National Rotation of the Week (10/7)… Montana Team MVP… Utah Valley Invitational All-Tournament Team… three-time Big Sky Player of the Week… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-Big Sky… Started all 28 matches as libero… appeared in all 106 sets… led team with 484 digs, averaging 4.57 per set… the 484 digs were the 5th most in a single season in program history… ranked 2nd in the Big Sky in digs per set… first Grizzly since 2009 to earn the Libero of the Year honor in the Big Sky… received 394 serves at a .967 percentage… had 99 assists, 3rd most on the team… recorded 2 kills and one service ace… reached double digits in digs in 25 matches… had 20+ digs in nine matches, including 30+ in three… had a career high 40 digs vs. Northern Colorado (10/2), the 3rd most in a match in program history… the 40 digs were tied for the most in a match in the NCAA during the 2025 season, and were the most in a four-set match… named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on 9/8 following Montana’s home tournament where she averaged 5.6 digs per set in three Grizzly wins… named Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week on 9/22 after averaging 4.75 digs per set in two Grizzly wins at Gonzaga and vs. Seattle U… named Defensive Player of the Week on 10/6 after historic performance vs. Northern Colorado… averaged 7.63 digs per set over two matches, earning the libero spot in Michella Chester’s NCAA Volleyball Starting Rotation of the Week… had double-digit digs in 9 straight matches from Sept. 27-Oct.30… had 31 digs vs. Oakland (9/5), averaging nearly 8 per set… recorded 28 digs in a 5-set win at Gonzaga (9/18)… recorded 35 digs vs. Montana State (10/11) in a five-set match… recorded 25 digs in a win vs. Idaho State (10/23)… had season high 9 assists vs. Eastern Illinois (9/13)… had 4+ assists in 15 matches.
2024 (Junior): Academic All-Big Sky… CSC Academic All-District… Kangaroo Klassic All-Tournament Team… Montana’s libero… appeared in 24 matches, playing 80 total sets… missed three matches with an injury, but battled through pain in the closing stretch of the season… led Montana with 371 digs, averaging 4.08 per set… finished the season with exactly 1,000 career digs… ranked 3rd in the Big Sky Conference with 4.08 digs/set… had double-digit digs in 19 matches… recorded a season high 23 digs against Sacramento State (11/14) in a five-set win… had two other matches with at least 20 digs, recording 21 in a win at Kansas City (9/20) and 20 against Northern Colorado (9/26)… named to the All-Tournament Team at the Kangaroo Klassic after averaging 4.73 digs/set in a 2-1 week for Montana… had double-digit digs in 12 straight matches from 9/13 to 10/17… had at least 15 digs in 13 matches… had 380 serve receives, the 3rd most on the team, and had a .958 receiving percentage… 3rd on Montana with 83 assists… had five service aces on the year… recorded at least five assists in five different matches.
2023 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Sky… started at libero in every match for Montana in 2023… led Montana with 446 digs on the year, averaging 4.02 digs/set… 446 digs came just six short of cracking the top 10 single season marks in program history… ranked 5th in the Big Sky in digs on the season… improved to 3rd in the Big Sky in conference play with 4.20 digs/set… double-digit digs in 27 of Montana’s 29 matches, including 26 straight from late August to late November… season-high 25 digs in a win over Green Bay (Sept. 7)… had 20-plus digs in six matches on the year… 100 assists, 2nd-most on the team… had at least one assist in 28 matches… 18 service aces on the year, recording multiple aces in four different matches.. had season-high eight assists at Eastern Washington (Sept. 23)… season-high three aces at Montana State (Oct. 27)… 23 digs in a five-set win over Binghamton (Aug. 31)… had 22 digs in a five-set loss at North Dakota (Sept. 9), her second 20-dig match of the UND Classic… 24 digs in two out of three matches in Big Sky play, recording 24 at Northern Arizona (Oct. 7) and 24 vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 14)… 20 digs in a five-set loss vs. Sacramento State (Nov. 18).
2022 (Freshman): Appeared in all 29 matches for Montana, playing in all 106 sets… fifth on the team with 183 total digs… seventh on the team with eight service aces… four matches with double-figure digs, including a season-high 14 against UC Davis (8/27)… fourth on the team with 251 serve receives… fourth on Montana with 18 assists… averaged over a dig per set in nine of the final 10 matches… averaged 10 digs per match over the course of three matches from 11/3-11/11, including 13 digs in a rivalry win over Montana State (11/11)… had five service aces in the first two matches of the season.
Career Highs
Digs: 40, vs. Northern Colorado (Oct. 2, 2025)
Assists: 9, vs. Eastern Illinois (Sept. 13, 2025)
Kills: 1, seven times
Attacks: 3, twice
Aces: 3, vs. North Dakota (Aug. 26, 2022)
Blocks: 1, twice
High School: Is a 2022 graduate of Nevada State High School in Las Vegas... Also attended Liberty High School from 2018-20... Earned first-team all-conference honors as a senior in 2021, helping the Renegades to a conference and Nevada 4A state championship... Also earned second-team all-state honors as a senior, as well as her team's defensive MVP award... Was named her team's MVP in 2018 and defensive MVP in both 2019 and 2021... Was a three-year team captain... Head volleyball coach was Frederick Williams... Earned academic all-state honors three times, graduating as her class valedictorian.
Personal: Born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada... Parents are John Batezel and Kate DeLuca... Is majoring in physical therapy.
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