Major Accomplishments:
Liberty League Honor Roll- 9/12/2022
Liberty League Performer of the Week- 9/26/2022
Liberty League Performer of the Week- 11/7/2022
2022 All-Liberty League First Team
2022 AVCA Region III First Team
2022 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention
2022: Had eight kills, two blocks, and an ace against Gustavus Adolphus (9/3)...Recorded 12 kills and six total blocks in Ithaca's 3-2 win over Franklin & Marshall (9/10)...Recorded 11 kills and five blocks against Virginia Wesleyan (9/10)...Recorded seven kills and seven blocks in Ithaca's 3-2 win over Christopher Newport (9/16)...Had 14 kills and five blocks in Ithaca's 3-2 win over Johns Hopkins (9/16)...Recorded 14 kills in Ithaca's 3-1 win over Scranton (9/21)...Recorded five blocks in Ithaca's 3-1 win over Middlebury (9/24)...Posted 10 kills in Ithaca's 3-0 win over RIT (9/28)...Recorded eight blocks in Ithaca's win over Brockport (10/1)...Recorded 14 kills and four blocks in Ithaca's win over Nazareth (10/1)...Recorded 15 kills and three blocks in Ithaca's 3-0 win over Skidmore (10/7)...Recorded 12 kills and four blocks in Ithaca's 3-1 win over Cortland (10/11)...Had three blocks against Mary Washington (10/15)...Registered 18 kills and three blocks in Ithaca's 3-2 win over William Smith (10/18)...Recorded six kills and two blocks in Ithaca's 3-0 win over Vassar (10/21)...Registered eight kills, and two aces, in Ithaca's 3-0 win over St. Lawrence (10/28)...Put up nine kills and six blocks in Ithaca's 3-0 win over Clarkson (10/29)...Posted 13 kills, two blocks, and an ace in Ithaca's 3-0 win over RIT in the Liberty League Semifinals (11/4)...Recorded 12 kills, five blocks, three aces in Ithaca's 3-2 win over Clarkson for the Liberty League Championship (11/5)... Registered 7 kills and 5 blocks during Ithaca's sweep over Alfred State (11/10)... Finished her season as a Bomber with 7 kills and 3 blocks against Christopher Newport (11/11). Darko appeared in 30 matches and 107 sets for the Bombers. She lead the team with a total of 244 kills and 99 blocks. She lead the Liberty League with an impressive 0.93 blocks per set. |
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2021: Six kills and five block assists in IC's win over Nazareth College (9/10)...Four kills and three block assists in IC 3-0 win over Rochester (9/11)...Led the team with nine kills in IC's 3-1 win over St. Lawrence (9/24)...Recorded five blocks in IC's 3-0 win over Clarkson (9/25)...Appeared in 90 sets for the Bombers where she tallied 127 kills in 314 total attempts...Finished her first collegiate season with a solid 53 blocks, which inlcuded 10 block solos...Managed 15 digs. |
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High School:Â A 2021 graduate of Tomball High School in Spring, Texas, Darko was a four-year letter winner for the volleyball program...She was named All-Region and a NCHVCÂ All-American both her freshman and sophomore seasons...Was a two-time GHVCA All-Academic Team selection both her junior and senior year...All-District First Team and All-District Blocker during her senior year where she also was a team captain.
Personal: Aleka, the daughter of Dr. Vernon and Vanessa Darko and is majoring in architecture...She has three siblings; Gabrielle, Vanessa and David.
