COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Colorado Colorado Springs Head Volleyball Coach Chrissy Elder is proud to announce the signing of Jessica Davis and Alyssa Brinton to National Letters of Intent. The two student-athletes both made their commitments during the early signing period.

"We are excited to be adding Jessica and Alyssa to our roster next fall," Elder said. "They both come in with a championship mentality, both on the court and in the classroom, and we're expecting great things from them in the years to come."

Davis, a 6-foot-2-inch middle blocker from Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, Wash., led her team to a combined 87-13 record in her three seasons on the varsity squad. The Jaguars finished as the state runner-up in 2014, third in the state tournament in 2013 and ninth in her sophomore season of 2012. She was a member of the All-South Puget Sound League South First Team last season and was a member of the second team as a junior. She holds single-match records for kills and blocks at Emerald Ridge.

Davis is also an advisory officer in the school's Key Club and is a teacher's assistant in sports medicine classes. She is the great-granddaughter of James William Davis, the creator of the National Letter of Intent program in 1964 at Texas Tech University.

Brinton is a 6-2 outsider hitter from Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs, and was a member of two state qualifying teams in 2013 and 2014. She led the Eagles in passing and defense as a four-year letterwinner and was the Colorado Springs Metro League Most Valuable Player last fall. She averaged 3.6 kills last season.

Brinton is a four-year Honor Roll and four-time academic letterwinner. Pine Creek was a CHSAA Academic Team Champion in her final two seasons. 

UCCS finished the season in the quarterfinal round of the RMAC Tournament in the first conference tournament appearance since 2012. The Mountain Lions will return two all-conference honorees for the 2015 season in Kim Catlett and Cassidy Bush.