Ally Palermo

Northwestern University – Team Elevate 2017 Alumnus

2020: Started seven games … Grabbed four ground balls and recorded an assist in victory over Duke (2/9) … Had nine ground balls and three caused turnovers against Notre Dame (2/14) … Had one caused turnover against Arizona State University (2/16) … Caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball against Syracuse (2/21) … Grabbed two ground balls against North Carolina (3/9).

2019: Sophomore midfielder … All-Big Ten Team member … Appeared in all 15 games, starting in 14 … Secured a career-high five ground balls in the season opener against Louisville (2/08) … Forced a caused turnover in each of the ‘Cats’ first three games … Contributed four ground balls in a 21-20 win over No. 16 Duke (2/17) … Added a ground ball and a caused turnover in 24-4 victory over Marquette (3/23) … Tallied two ground balls and a caused turnover in 19-11 win at Penn State (3/28) … Tallied one point and one assist in victory over No. 5 Penn (3/31) … Picked up three ground balls in victory over Johns Hopkins (4/6) … Academic All-Big Ten.

2018: First-year midfielder … 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 … Posted her first career assist in an opening weekend win over Detroit Mercy (2/11), in addition to recording a season-high three caused turnovers … 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) .. Recorded at least two ground balls in six straight games, starting with a win over Johns Hopkins (3/30) … 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.

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