2022 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Palermo, Ally
Jersey Number 11
Ally Palermo
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Seaford
- Hometown:
- Seaford, N.Y.
Bio
2022: IWCLA Third Team All-American... Inside Lacrosse Third Team All-American… USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention All-American… First Team All-Big Ten... Big Ten All-Tournament Team... Academic All-Big Ten… Started in 20 games… Posted a team-high 37 ground balls and added 24 draw controls… Caused three turnovers and picked up four ground balls against Marquette (2/14) ... Scooped up four ground balls and forced two turnovers at Notre Dame (2/23) ... Caused two turnovers in the win over Syracuse (3/1)... Picked up three ground balls and caused three turnovers against Stony Brook (3/10)... Posted four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Dartmouth (3/21)... Picked up three ground balls against Johns Hopkins (4/16)... Recorded a whopping seven ground balls against Rutgers and caused two turnovers (5/6)... Caused two turnovers in NCAA Tournament win over Central Michigan (5/13)... Caused three turnovers and picked up a ground ball in second round win over Michigan (5/15).
2021: First Team All-Big Ten... Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover in win over Johns Hopkins (2/26) and reversed this stat with three caused turnovers and a ground ball in second win over Johns Hopkins (2/28)... Led the field with four ground balls in win over Penn State (3/13)... Added three ground balls and caused a turnover against Maryland (3/27)... Posted two caused turnovers and three ground balls in win over Ohio State (4/8)... Picked up a team high four ground balls against Rutgers (4/30).
2020: Started seven games ... Named to Inside Lacrosse's All-American First Team ... Led Northwestern in ground balls (17) and caused turnovers (8) ... Grabbed four ground balls and recorded an assist in victory over Duke (2/9) ... Had career-best nine ground balls and three caused turnovers against Notre Dame (2/14) ... Caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball against Syracuse (2/21).
2019: All-Big Ten Team member … Appeared in all 15 games, starting in 14 ... Secured a season-high five ground balls in the season opener against Louisville (2/08) ... Caused a turnover in each of the Wildcats' first three games … Contributed four ground balls in a 21-20 win over No. 16 Duke (2/17) … Tallied two ground balls and a caused turnover in 19-11 win at Penn State (3/28) … Picked up three ground balls in victory over Johns Hopkins (4/6) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Started all 21 games ... Third on the team in ground balls (35) and caused turnovers (20) ... Tallied multiple ground balls in 14 games and multiple caused turnovers in five games ... Ranked sixth in program history for ground balls by a first-year ... Scored her first career goal against No. 18 Duke (2/18) ... Picked up a season-high four ground balls, as well as two caused turnovers and a draw control, in a 12-11 win over No. 6 Penn (4/01) ... Tallied eight ground balls and five caused turnovers in postseason play, including two ground balls and two caused turnovers each against Richmond (5/11) and North Carolina (5/19) in the NCAA Tournament.
Career Highs:
Shots.......................................2, vs. Detroit Mercy (2/11/18)
Goals....................................1 (2x), vs. Dartmouth (3/21/22)
Assists..................................1 (7x), vs. Ohio State (3/19/22)
Caused Turnovers...................3 (6x), vs. Michigan (5/15/22)
Ground Balls.............................9, vs. Notre Dame (2/14/20)
Draw Controls.......................2 (3x), vs. Marquette (3/10/18)
High School: Served as captain of the Seaford High School women’s lacrosse, basketball, and volleyball teams… Recorded 196 goals, 98 assists, and over 200 points… Two-time All-American… Three-time all-county… In volleyball, received all-county and all-state recognition… In basketball, received all-county team honors and all-county defensive team honors… Received high honor roll recognition.
Personal: Major is communication studies
2021: First Team All-Big Ten... Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover in win over Johns Hopkins (2/26) and reversed this stat with three caused turnovers and a ground ball in second win over Johns Hopkins (2/28)... Led the field with four ground balls in win over Penn State (3/13)... Added three ground balls and caused a turnover against Maryland (3/27)... Posted two caused turnovers and three ground balls in win over Ohio State (4/8)... Picked up a team high four ground balls against Rutgers (4/30).
2020: Started seven games ... Named to Inside Lacrosse's All-American First Team ... Led Northwestern in ground balls (17) and caused turnovers (8) ... Grabbed four ground balls and recorded an assist in victory over Duke (2/9) ... Had career-best nine ground balls and three caused turnovers against Notre Dame (2/14) ... Caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball against Syracuse (2/21).
2019: All-Big Ten Team member … Appeared in all 15 games, starting in 14 ... Secured a season-high five ground balls in the season opener against Louisville (2/08) ... Caused a turnover in each of the Wildcats' first three games … Contributed four ground balls in a 21-20 win over No. 16 Duke (2/17) … Tallied two ground balls and a caused turnover in 19-11 win at Penn State (3/28) … Picked up three ground balls in victory over Johns Hopkins (4/6) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2018: Started all 21 games ... Third on the team in ground balls (35) and caused turnovers (20) ... Tallied multiple ground balls in 14 games and multiple caused turnovers in five games ... Ranked sixth in program history for ground balls by a first-year ... Scored her first career goal against No. 18 Duke (2/18) ... Picked up a season-high four ground balls, as well as two caused turnovers and a draw control, in a 12-11 win over No. 6 Penn (4/01) ... Tallied eight ground balls and five caused turnovers in postseason play, including two ground balls and two caused turnovers each against Richmond (5/11) and North Carolina (5/19) in the NCAA Tournament.
Career Highs:
Shots.......................................2, vs. Detroit Mercy (2/11/18)
Goals....................................1 (2x), vs. Dartmouth (3/21/22)
Assists..................................1 (7x), vs. Ohio State (3/19/22)
Caused Turnovers...................3 (6x), vs. Michigan (5/15/22)
Ground Balls.............................9, vs. Notre Dame (2/14/20)
Draw Controls.......................2 (3x), vs. Marquette (3/10/18)
High School: Served as captain of the Seaford High School women’s lacrosse, basketball, and volleyball teams… Recorded 196 goals, 98 assists, and over 200 points… Two-time All-American… Three-time all-county… In volleyball, received all-county and all-state recognition… In basketball, received all-county team honors and all-county defensive team honors… Received high honor roll recognition.
Personal: Major is communication studies
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