Emory University

Career:
Concluded her four-year career at Emory playing in 396sets over 127 matches ... Ranked eighth on Emory'sall-time lists in total blocks (303) and ninth in block assists(232) ... Finished in the No. 13 position on the school's blocksolos list (71) ... Recorded 14 matches of double-figurekills.

Senior (2011):
Saw action in 15 matches and totaled 27 sets of play ... Solideffort vs. Lee University (Oct. 29) with a season-high 10 kills, a.450 hitting percentage (10-1--20) and a season-best five totalblocks (0-5) that paced the team ... In just one set vs. Piedmont(Oct. 7), she racked up four terminations with no errors in fiveattempts ... Led the team with four blocks (0-4) in a 3-0 triumphvs. Birmingham Southern (Sept. 10).

Junior (2010):
Played in all 41 matches and racked up 145 sets of action ...Honorable mention All-UAA selection ... Second on the team andseventh among UAA players in blocks (0.77 bps) ... Finished thecampaign with 111 total blocks, with that mark ranking 15th onEmory's seasonal list ... 79 block assists placed her in a17th-place tie on the school's seasonal ladder while her 32 blocksolos was 20th ... Produced six matches of 10 or more killsincluding a career-high tying 13, which led the squad, vs. LeeUniversity (Sept. 17) ... Picked up 12 kills and hit .550(12-1--20) in a 3-2 win vs. Cal Lutheran in the NCAA AtlantaRegional final ... Big effort in a 3-2 victory over No. 5UW-Whitewater (Sept. 24) with 10 kills and a season-high eightblocks (3-5) ... Recorded a .600 hitting percentage (7-1--10) andcontributed seven total blocks, five of which were solo, in a 3-1decision over Lynchburg (Sept. 4) ... Finished the season with a.326 attack percentage, good for sixth place among UAA players ...Led or shared for team's lead in total blocks on 16 occasions ...Led Emory with seven total blocks (0-7) vs. Washington & Lee inthe second round of the NCAA Tournament ... Posted a fine .538hitting percentage (7-0--13) and topped the team with seven blocks(1-6) in a 3-0 win over St. Catherine (Sept. 11) ... Hit .300 orbetter in 23 matches.   

Sophomore (2009):
Appeared in 33 matches and took to the court in 108 sets... Captured Second Team All-UAA honors ... Paced the squad with 21block solos and was second in total blocks with 93 (0.86 bps) ...Came through with six matches of double-figure kills ... Postedthree matches of a career-high tying 13 terminations including anouting vs. Carnegie Mellon (Nov. 6) during the UAA Championshipsthat led the team ... Led or shared for team honors in killson four occasions ... Totaled a team-high13 put-aways, hit 42.1percent (13-5--19) and recorded six total blocks (1-5) vs. CaseWestern (Oct. 18) in the UAA Round Robin II ... Her team-high nineblocks (2-7) vs. Southern Virginia (Sept. 11) tied her career highand was the high-water mark by an Emory player during theseason ... Chalked up a team-leading 10 kills and hit 56.2 percent(10-1--16) in helping the Eagles to a 3-0 decision over Washington& Lee (Sept. 25) ... Named Emory's Player of the Week (Sept.21) after hitting 50 percent (22-2--40) and coming up with sixblocks in contests against Division II member North Alabama (Sept.15) and Maryville College (Sept. 18) ... Led or sharedfor team honors in total blocks in 18 matches ... Totaled fiveblock solos vs. Juniata (Sept. 12), finishing that bout with sixtotal blocks, while contributing seven kills.

Freshman (2008):
Saw action in 38 matches and played in total of 116 games... Second on the team with a 0.67 blocks per-game average ...Fifth among Eagles with a 1.42 kills per game average ... Earned aberth on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team ... Season-high11 kills and hit 43.5 (11-1--23) vs. LaVerne (Nov. 22) in the NCAAChampionship match ... Totaled eight terminations and tied for teamlead with seven blocks vs. St. Benedict (Nov. 20) in the NCAAQuarterfinals ... Finished with nine (0-9) total blocks vs. WestGeorgia (Aug. 30) which proved to be the high-water mark by anEmory player during the year ... Registered a 41.7 hittingpercentage (5-0--12) and five (3-2) blocks vs. Southern Virginia(Sept. 13) ... Seven kills in a three-game victory over Chicago(Oct. 5) at the UAA Round Robin I.

Prior to Emory
High School: Was a four-year member of thevolleyball program at Rich Central High School ... Her prep coachwas Craig Marek ... Served as team captain her freshman, sophomoreand senior seasons ... ... Two-time team MVP and was anall-conference pick on two occasions ... Totaled 215 kills and 155total blocks her final year ... Honorable mention selections toboth area and state teams ... Also competed in track and basketball... Played club volleyball for Ultimate 18 Gold in 2007 and 2008and was coached by Alicia Gonda.

Personal: Born November 23, 1989 ... Won her highschool's Outstanding Math Student as a junior and senior andcaptured the Outstanding Chemistry Student her sophomore year ...Illinois State Scholar.

Stats

Ali Wright's Career-High KillMatches 

(On Why You Chose Emory)
"I loved the coaches and the team and knew that I would not getthat type of family atmosphere at any other college. I also lovedthe campus as well as the city of Atlanta."