Hall of Fame
One of the more versatile student-athletes of Elon’s Division I era, Ali Ford scored more than 2,000 points on the basketball court and was a three-year letterwinner on the softball diamond. She was also named to the Southern Conference’s 100th Anniversary Team.
In basketball, Ford was one of only five players to be named to the Southern Conference’s all-conference team four times. She was the league’s Freshman of the Year following the 2009-10 season after connecting on a league-best 84 three-pointers. She made a school-record 92 long balls as a sophomore and, by her junior year, broke the school’s career three-point made record. She finished her career with 338 three-pointers, a total that puts her more than 100 threes ahead of any other Elon women’s basketball player.
Ford also ranks first in career free-throw percentage (82.6 percent), second in career points (2,020), third in field goals made (673), fourth in career points per game (15.9), fifth in career assists (393), fifth in career free-throws made (336), sixth in career three-point percentage (33.8) and tenth in career steals (188). Ford was named the Elon Female Basnight winner in 2012.
In softball, Ford was a three-year letter winner, who started 53 games at shortstop as a senior, leading the team in assists with 97. She played in 104 career games, starting 95 of those contests. She had a .929 career fielding percentage and hit two home runs. Ford was named to the Academic All-Southern Conference team.
