Russ Rose Then (2010): “Ali plays hard and has played a variety of positions. I’ve seen her as an outside hitter, setter and libero. She is going to push a number of people at a variety of positions this year and should be in the mix in the back row.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Ali was a great back row player who was very competitive and confident. She could pass, defend and possessed a tough serve. She was a great contributor and a good teammate. She was here for two years, and played her last two years at the University of Hawaii. She did well there and now sells real estate and runs a club back in Colorado.”
2010 Season (Freshman) Season Recap: 2010 National Champion … saw action in 29 matches and 64 sets as a serving and defensive specialist … made her collegiate debut at North Carolina (8/27) … tied for 3rd on the team with 20 aces … registered an ace in 13 matches and had 5 matches where she tallied 2 or more … recorded a personal-best 3 aces vs. George Washington (9/17) … totaled 74 digs for the season … had at least 1 dig in 18 matches with 15 multiple-dig matches … led the team with 12 digs against Illinois (11/13) … was 2nd on the team with a personal-best 16 digs at Minnesota (11/27).
NCAA Tournament: Matched her career-best with 3 aces against California in the National Championship match (12/18)
Before Penn State: Four-year varsity letterwinner and three-year team captain at Chatfield Senior High in Littleton, Colo. … three-time First Team All-Conference honoree … named Second Team All-State and Jeffco League MVP her senior season … four-year member of the honor roll … two-time Academic All-State selection … played for Juggernaut Volleyball Club … two-time Region All-Star team selection.