Wellesley High School product Tierra Allen will play volleyball for Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., the university’s athletics department announced. Tierra is Celtics shooting guard Ray Allen’s daughter.
“Tierra is one of the most powerful athletes I saw last season,” Quinnipiac head coach Robin Sparks said. “She has a fantastic jump serve and hits the ball with authority. Once she adjusts to the pace of the collegiate game, she is going to be a terrific contributor.”
Allen, who played her first three high school years in South Carolina at Crestwood High School, was a four-time league all-star and a two-time all-area selection between the two schools. She averaged 10 kills, 10 service points and three assists per match as a senior, and was named a Boston Globe Bay State All-Star.
