Ali Becker

Senior (2011)… American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-East Region honorable mention… Selected to the All-ACC Team for the first time… Finished the regular season ranked in the Top 15 nationally for hitting percentage and led the Hurricanes for almost the entire season… Made the All-ACC Team… Lead the ACC with a .402 hitting percentage… Fourth all-time at Miami in total blocks (307)… Tied for fifth in block solos (38)… Fifth place in assisted blocks (269)… Eighth all-time in points (1,000.5)… Ninth in kills (821)….Started in all 31 matches for the Hurricanes…Ended the season ranked second on the team in blocks with 112 (81 assisted) and second on the team in kills with 325 (2.90 per set)… Earned a 0.88 blocks per set average… Hit above a .500 clip in eight matches, while swinging a career-high .700 clip with 15 kills in the 3-0 win over Duke (Nov. 10)… Put down double-digit kills in a career-high eighteen matches… Registered a season-high 22 kills and six digs against North Carolina (Oct. 9)… Tallied 13 kills and eight blocks (seven assisted) in the win over North Carolina State (Oct. 7)… Two block solos and four block assists in the victory over UC Santa Barbara at the Pepperdine Asics Classic in Malibu, Calif. (Sept. 2)… Recorded 19 kills and five block assists over Georgia Tech (Nov. 18)… Had six blocks (four assisted) and eight kills to beat Pepperdine (Sept. 3)… Posted up two block solos and three block assists over Wake Forest while nailing 10 kills and amassing five digs (Nov. 12)… Assisted with five blocks, six digs and six kills over Northern Illinois at the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 2)… 

Junior (2010)… Appeared in all 32 matches, starting 28 for the Hurricanes… Amassed a career season-high 20 matches in which she hit .500 or above… Recognized on Athletic Director’s Honor Roll… Led the team and finished tied for seventh-best in hitting percentage in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with a .332 clip… Led the squad with 96 total blocks (0.86 per set)… Registered 228 kills (2.05 per set)… Tallied 10 kills and a season-high seven total blocks – including four block solos – in the win over Southern Miss (Sept. 4) as part of the Blue Raider Bash hosted by Middle Tennessee State… Picked up 10 kills and four block assists in the win against Georgia Southern (Sept. 4)… Five block assists in the Hurricane Invitational victory over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 11)… Tallied 10 kills and four block assists in loss to 15th-ranked Florida State (Sept. 18) and win over Clemson (Oct. 10)… Assisted with five blocks at home against Virginia Tech (Sept. 24) and again at Virginia (Oct. 29)… Season-high 12 kills against Georgia Tech (Oct. 8) and at Florida State (Nov. 26)… Also hit at a career-high .611 clip in the home match against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (Oct. 8)…

Sophomore (2009)… Saw action as a starter in all 31 matches for the Hurricanes as a middle blocker… Ended the season ranked second on the team in blocks with 91 (81 assisted) and third on the team in kills with 222… Collected a .295 clip on the year (222-69-519)… Earned a 1.98 kills per set average, while also toting a 0.81 blocks per set average… Hit above a .300 clip in 14 matches, while swinging a plus-.400 percentage in seven of those contests… Put down double-digit kills in nine matches… Posted her first career double-double with 12 kills and 10 blocks in a win at Wake Forest (10/8), while also amassing a season-high tying five digs in the process… Registered a career-high 15 kills in a victory at home versus Wake Forest (11/6) collecting her second-high hitting percentage of the season (.519)… Had 14 kills and four assisted blocks against Notre Dame (9/19) as part of the Seminole Tri-Match in Tallahassee, Florida… Turned in a season-high hitting percentage of .529 against Boston College (11/22), recording 11 kills against just two errors on 17 attempts… Helped Miami to win the Hampton Inn & Suites Tournament by turning in back-to-back double-digit kills performances against Eastern Michigan (9/4) with 12, and bouncing back with 11 against North Dakota State (9/5)… Finished with eight blocks and five kills against USF (8/29) in the championship match of the Hurricane Invitational…

Freshman (2008)… Played in 55 sets through 27 matches in her freshman season… Finished the year with 64 kills, nine digs and 30 total blocks (27 assisted)… Had a hitting percentage of .266 (64-2-154), the sixth-highest mark on the team… Surpassed a .300 hitting percentage in 14 matches, including seven in which she posted four-or-more kills… Registered a season-high six blocks (assisted) and four kills in her first-ever match versus Sacramento State (8/29) in the Century Tel Premier Tournament in San Marcos, Texas… Followed that with six kills, an assist and a block assist at Texas State (8/29)… Named to the Hurricane Invitational All-Tournament Team… Posted a season-high eight kills and a dig in a Hurricane Invitational opening-match victory over South Dakota State (9/4)… Against Alabama (9/6) and VCU (9/6), she added six kills and two blocks (assisted) apiece… Also had six kills and three assisted blocks at Florida Atlantic (9/20)…

Cinco Ranch High School (2004-08)… Was named Cinco Ranch High School’s best offensive player as a junior in 2006, in addition to being named First Team All-District and Academic All-District… Her senior season, was named District 18-5A MVP and to the Spring Branch All-Tournament Team in 2007… Also led Cinco Ranch to an undefeated season in district play her senior year… Was named the team’s captain and MVP as a senior… Led Cinco Ranch to an overall record of 35-7 her senior season and 27-9 her junior campaign… Won the consolation draw at the 2007 KISD Volleyball Tournament her junior season… Clubbed for Texas Tornados… Led the Tornados to a runner-up finish at the Big South National Qualifiers in 2007… Also finished second in Silver for the American Division…

Personal… Majoring in Elementary Education and Psychology… Daughter of Marty and Susan Becker… Has a brother, Ryan..