2014 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 20
Ali Connelly
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- South Bend, Ind.
- High School:
- Saint Joseph's HS
At West Virginia in 2014
- 2015 WVU Foundation Outstanding Senior
- Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team; one of 11 honorees with a 4.0 GPA
- Returned to the field after rehabbing a knee injury during the offseason and saw time in seven matches
- Tallied one shot against Villanova, matching career single-game high
- Mountaineer S.O.C.C.E.R. Award honoree
At West Virginia in 2013
- Saw time in three of the first five matches of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury at No.12 Duke
- Earned first career point with assist on Cari Price’s second goal in WVU’s 4-0 win over Central Michigan
At West Virginia in 2012
- Academic All-Big 12 Soccer Team
- WVU Female Student-Athlete Community Service Outreach Award
- Made 18 appearances, with first career start against Central Michigan
- Logged a career-high 76 minutes against CMU
- Played 43 minutes in WVU’s win over No.1-ranked Stanford
At West Virginia in 2011
- Saw action in three matches as a true freshman
- First career action came against Marshall
In High School
- Four-year letterwinner for Saint Joseph’s High
- Three-time all-conference selection
- As a senior, awarded Most Dedicated Team Player, Top Team Player and team captain honors
- 2009 All-Diocesan and 2010 all-district selections
- Led her squad to two Final Fours and the 2010 state championship; team ranked No. 7 nationally
- Twice named academic all-state
- Played club soccer for Jr. Irish, serving as team captain
- Team finished state runner-up in 2009 and 2010
- A three-time all-conference runner in track; played basketball for two seasons
- National Honor Society member, High Honor Roll every semester and Saint Joseph Scholar honoree
Personal
- Daughter of Tim and Donna Connelly
- One of two children
- Father ran track and cross country at Notre Dame and is its head women’s cross country coach
- Mother is a WVU graduate
- Birthday is October 10
- Majoring in elementary education
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- President’s List
- WVU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee team representative
Connelly’s Career Numbers
Year M MS S G GWG A Pts C/E
2014 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0/0
2013 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0/0
2012 18 1 5 0 0 0 0 0/0
2011 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0
Career 31 1 5 0 0 1 1 0/0
Connelly’s Single Game Career Highs
Shots 1 (six times); last vs. Villanova, 9/21/14
Shots on Goal 1, vs. Western Carolina, 8/19/12
Goals 0
Assists 1, vs. Central Michigan, 8/30/13
Points 1, vs. Central Michigan, 8/30/13
Nikki Izzo-Brown & Alicia Riggins | Wagner Postgame | Nov. 14
Saturday, November 15
Nikki Izzo-Brown | Nov. 10
Monday, November 10
WSOC | Cincinnati Cinematic Recap
Friday, October 31
Ajanae Respass | Cincinnati Postgame | Oct. 30
Thursday, October 30
