2018 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Ally Mueller
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Hackley
- Hometown:
- Pelham, N.Y.
2018: Senior Defender ... All-Big Ten ... Played in all 21 games and started in 20 ... Set a career high in ground balls (28) and caused turnovers (13) ... Started off the season with a goal, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers in opening-weekend wins over Canisius (2/10) and Detroit Mercy (2/11) ... Caused a turnover in three straight games ... Tallied a season-high two caused turnovers on three different occasions ... Notched multiple ground balls in eight games ... Picked up at least one ground ball in nine straight games, including a career-best six ground balls against No. 6 Penn (4/1) ... Recorded two ground balls in the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina (5/19).
2017: Junior … Appeared in all 21 games, starting the final 20 of the season on defense … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team … Finished the season with a career-high 19 ground balls, seven draw controls and five caused turnovers … Picked up a season-high two ground balls six times … Had a career-high two draw controls in a win over Marquette on March 11 … Recorded her first career point on an assist in a win over Michigan on March 23 … Scored her first career goal versus No. 5 Penn State on Apr. 13.
2016: Returned from injury to play in the Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament, starting four games as a defender and used as a face-guard specialist ... Caused a turnover in her season debut against Michigan (5/5).
2015: Appeared in 14 games in her first season with the Wildcats ... Inserted to the starting lineup at Notre Dame on April 16 and went on to start the final eight games of the season ... Used as a face-guard specialist over the final course of the season ... Picked up a season-high four ground balls and caused two turnovers vs. Penn State ... Matched season high with a pair of caused turnover in Northwestern's 16-11 NCAA Tournament win over Notre Dame.
High School: Won six total state championships while competing at the varsity level for four years in three sports (lacrosse, basketball and cross country), also serving as a three-sport captain ... In lacrosse, was a first-team All-League selection and named a top-5 senior athlete in the Hudson Valley/Westchester areas by MSG Varsity ... Recorded 32 draw controls and 51 ground balls in her senior season ... Helped Hackley win three league championships and two state championships during her tenure, including a 67-8 overall record and a 47-game winning streak against private schools ... Competed in the NYC Mayor's Cup lacrosse all-star game ... Two-time first-team All-League choice as well as a team MVP and an Academic All-State honoree by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York ... Scored 861 career points with 270 career assists on the basketball court, leading Hackley to three league titles and three state championships ... Also won a state championship in cross country where she was a two-time league champion and a two-time team MVP with a career-best 5K time of 20:18 ... Recipient of Hackley's Bruce F. Roberts Scholar-Athlete Award and was named an AP Scholar with distinction as well as a Goldman Sachs Walter Blaine Scholar ... Winner of the Journal News Con Edison Award.
Personal: Born Alexandra Peyton Mueller in New York City ... Daughter of Caroline Samsen and Tim Mueller ... Mother was a gymnast at Connecticut College and father played lacrosse at Michigan State ... Attended same high school as former NU Lacrosse goalkeeper standout Morgan Lathrop ... Majoring in Legal Studies and Political Science.
