Ally Palermo

2022 Season: Starter in 11-of-12 games as a rookie who accumulated 919 leaderboard points … closed season with three consecutive 100-point performances … tallied 17 ground balls with 12 caused turnovers … scored first goal of professional career during Week Four opener against Team Glynn … also registered four ground balls and three caused turnovers to finish with season-high 187 leaderboard points … also had two caused turnovers in a game three other times … one of 15 players selected in Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse College Draft.

International Experience: Member of 2019 USA Under-19 training team. 

At Northwestern: Five-year letter winner with the Wildcats who started 77-of-79 games from 2018-22 … tallied two goals with seven assists during career … also registered 146 ground balls with 76 caused turnovers … three-time All-Big Ten Conference performer who earned First-Team recognition in 2021 and 2022 … Third-Team All-America selection by the IWLCA and Inside Lacrosse as a fifth-year senior … also garnered Honorable Mention All-America status from USA Lacrosse Magazine … led Wildcats to berth in NCAA semifinals during 2022 season while starting 20 games … registered team-high 37 ground balls with 24 draw controls … tallied 30 ground balls with 18 caused turnovers in 16 games as a senior … starter in all seven games during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, recording 17 ground balls with eight caused turnovers … earned starting assignment in 13-of-15 contests as a sophomore … tallied 27 ground balls with six caused turnovers in 2019 season … opened career by starting 21 games with 35 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers … also tallied a goal with career-best four assists during rookie campaign.