2011-12: Played in all 30 games, making 28 starts… Earned first-team All-SoCon honors (coaches) and All-SoCon honors by the media… Earned first-team all-state accolades, becoming the only player to earn the honor three-straight years… Averaged 14.5 points (second in SoCon) per game… Hit 87 three-pointers (first in SoCon)… Averaged 3.1 three-pointers per game (11th nationally)… Became Elon’s all-time three-point leader on Jan. 28 at Samford...Ended the season with 263 career three-pointers and 1,498 career points (third all-time in Elon history)… Scored a season-high 28 points on Nov. 18 at Charlotte… Scored 20 or more points six times… Scored in double figures 22 times… Hit a season-best and tied a career-high with seven three-pointers in a win at Wofford on Dec. 19… Pulled down a season-best six boards three times… Attempted 15 or more shots in a game nine times… Tallied a season-best five assists in a game three times... Became a member of the Elon softball team in the spring following her junior basketball season.
2010-11: Started all 33 games for the Phoenix...Scored a career-high 35 points against USC Upstate on March 17 in the first round of the WBI after tying a career-high with seven three-point field goals…Earned second-team All-SoCon honors by the media and was named to the All-SoCon team by the league’s head coaches...Scored her 1,000th career point against Furman on March 5 in the SoCon Tournament, becoming only the third sophomore in Elon history to reach the 1,000-point milestone...Finished the season with 1,063 career points, good for 18th all-time…Knocked down an Elon record 92 three-point field goals...Her 25 points against Furman in the tournament tied Tierra Brumbrey and Courtney Medley for the most points scored in a single game in Elon’s SoCon Tournament history...Named to the SoCon All-Tournament team...Scored 20 or more points 12 times…Ranked second in the Southern Conference in scoring at 17.1 points per game and second in three-point field goals...Recorded four or more assists in a game 10 times...Pulled down a career-high eight boards at Wofford on Jan. 16…Finished the year ranked second all-time in Elon history with 173 three-point field goals...Finished the year ranked second all-time with 538 three-point field goal attempts…Scored in double figures 29 out of Elon’s 33 games...Helped Elon claim a 63-61 win on Jan. 19 at UNCG after flipping the ball up in the lane through a pair of defenders for the basket as time expired....Earned preseason All-Southern Conference honors.
2009-10: Started all 31 games for the Phoenix as a true freshman…Named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and was a first-team All-SoCon selection, the first freshman in league history to do so…Was named to the NCCSIA University Division All-State Women’s Basketball Team…Averaged a team-best 16.1 points per game…Shot 32.2 percent (84-for-261) from beyond the arc and 80.1 percent (97-for-120) from the free throw line…Led the SoCon in three-pointers made…Ranked second the league in scoring, sixth in assists, fifth in free-throw percentage and seventh in steals…Led the team in scoring 20 times and scored 20 or more points on 12 occasions…Tallied a career-high 27 points at home versus Davidson, Jan. 4…Scored 21 points in Elon’s win over Wofford in the SoCon Tournament, March 4...Made seven three points at home against St. Andrews, Nov. 20…Dished out eight assists in Elon’s season opener versus Youngstown State, Nov. 13.
Prep Career: 2009 North Carolina Female Athlete of the Year…2009 Northwestern 4A Player of the Year…Participated in the North/South All-Star and East/West All-Star games…Named MVP of the East/West All-Star game…Set a new assist record in the North/South game…Scored over 2,500 points in her high school career…Helped Freedom High School to a 2009 regional runner-up finish…Two-time Unifour Player of the Year…Three-time all-conference performer…Second-team all-state selection…2006 Christmas Tournament MVP…Named to the 2006 All-Observer and all-regional teams…Led Freedom to three NCHSAA playoffs…Ranks eighth in North Carolina in career three-point field goals made…McDonald’s All-American nominee…Earned 18 varsity letters and 12 all-conference recognitions in six sports…Four-year member of Freedom’s basketball, golf and softball teams…Ran cross country for three seasons…Member of the tennis team for two seasons…Ran track as a freshman…Participated in five sports during her senior year…Runner-up conference player of the year in golf and softball…Four-time all-conference, all-region and all-district selection in softball…2009 softball all-state team member.
Personal: Full name is Alexandra Midge Ford…Ali is the daughter of Rob and Paula Ford…Born August 16, 1990…Major is sport and event management.
Career Statistics:
|
|
GP-
|
GS |
Min
|
Avg.
|
FG- |
A |
Pct. |
3-FG
|
A
|
Pct. |
FT-
|
A
|
Pct. |
Off |
Def |
Tot
|
Avg
|
PF- |
FO |
Ast |
TO
|
Blk |
Stl
|
Pts |
Avg |
|
09-10 |
31 |
31 |
907 |
29.3 |
159 |
441 |
.361 |
84 |
261 |
.322 |
97 |
120 |
.808 |
11 |
48 |
59 |
1.9 |
79 |
2 |
93 |
182 |
2 |
57 |
499 |
16.1 |
|
10-11 |
33 |
33 |
1058 |
32.1 |
186 |
478 |
.389 |
92 |
277 |
.332 |
100 |
123 |
.813 |
23 |
89 |
112 |
3.4 |
100 |
4 |
93 |
154 |
2 |
57 |
564 |
17.1 |
|
11-12 |
30 |
28 |
876 |
29.2 |
149 |
379 |
.393 |
87 |
244 |
.357 |
50 |
66 |
.758 |
12 |
77 |
89 |
3.0 |
71 |
1 |
73 |
112 |
3 |
25 |
435 |
14.5 |
|
Total |
94 |
92 |
2841 |
30.2 |
494 |
1298 |
.381 |
263 |
782 |
.336 |
247 |
309 |
.799 |
46 |
214 |
260 |
2.8 |
250 |
7 |
259 |
448 |
7 |
139 |
1498 |
15.9 |
