The University of Akron Athletics
2016-17 Akron Women's Basketball
Alli Ball
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Principia
- Hometown:
- Saint Louis, Mo.
As a Junior (2016-17): Appeared in 30 games for the Zips, including 12 starts...averaged 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest...posted 1.7 points and 2.0 rebounds per tilt in league play...rated fourth on the team in blocks (11), fifth in offensive rebounds (28) and sixth in assists (24) and total rebounds (91)...established a career-high for scoring with a 15-point, eight-rebound effort in a 63-52 win over Malone (Nov. 12)...netted 11 points in a 67-57 setback versus Duquesne (Dec. 17)...posted five or more rebounds in eight games, including pulling down a season-best eight caroms versus Malone (Nov. 12) and at Buffalo (Feb. 18) and Penn State (Nov. 16)...registered career-best marks in assists (6) and blocks (2) in a 69-52 win over Ohio Christian (Dec. 28)...recorded a career-high two steals versus Ohio (Jan. 11) and Georgia State (Dec. 20)...led the Zips in rebounding on four occasions.
As a Sophomore (2015-16): Appeared in 30 games averaging 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest...registered first career double-double with a career-high 13-point, 11-rebound performance on 5-of-7 shooting in season opener at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 13)...added 10 points in a come-from-behind 85-74 victory at Valparaiso (Dec. 9)...posted six-point outings in home wins over Youngstown State (Dec. 21) and Miami University (Feb. 6)...recorded five games of five or more rebounds...a first-team Academic All-Mid-American Conference selection.
As a Freshman (2014-15): Appeared in 30 games, including making first career start at Bethune-Cookman...averaged 1.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per contest, while connecting on more than 35 percent (.351) of her shots from the field...ranked sixth on the team in rebounds (68), while leading all freshmen with a 2.3 rebounding average...played in all but one conference tilt registering 1.1 points and 1.6 rebounds per game...turned in a career-best six-point effort in her collegiate debut versus Binghamton (Nov. 14), while also hauling down five rebounds...turned in four games with five or more rebounds, including recording seven rebounds versus Northern Kentucky (Nov. 15) and at Northern Illinois (Feb. 7)...scored three points and added four rebounds and a career-high two blocks in her initial collegiate start at Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 15)...distributed a career-best two assists versus Morehead State (Dec. 5).
at Principia Upper School: Set the school record for career points (1,360), points in a single season (553), blocks in a single season (122) and career blocks (255) ... two-time Missouri Basketball Coaches Association all-state selection ... two-time first team all-district ... named MBCA Class 3 as well as Metro League Player of the Year as a senior ... averaged 19.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game as a senior ... led her team to two conference, district and sectional championships in her four years ... was a cross country state qualifier as a freshman and a track & field state qualifier as a sophomore.
Personal: Born on March 20...daughter of Rob and Laura Ball...majoring in marketing management.
