CAREER NOTES
Two-time academic All-Big Ten honoree and two Time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team… 923 career points at the conclusion of senior season... Three career double-doubles.
2023-24 SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten…College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
Season: Played and started in all 35 games… Averaged 8.7 points per game, up five points from her last season average… Finished with a 59.2 field goal percentage… Earned a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Oklahoma State… Made three, three-pointers.
2023-24 SENIOR SEASON
Bucknell (11/7): Tallied seven points and three rebounds. Navy (11/10): Shot 4-6 from the field...Scored 10 points…Recorded team-high nine boards. Kansas (11/13): Notched 10 points. at St. John’s (11/16): Brought down a team-high six rebounds…Added 14 points. vs Oklahoma State (11/20): Recorded double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Radford (11/29): Scored six points and notched eight boards. at West Virginia (12/4): Dropped 10 points to go along with four rebounds. at Ohio State (12/10): Led team with 10 rebounds...Added eight points. St. Francis (12/17): Earned a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Tallied eight points, six boards, four assists and two steals. Michigan State (12/30): Scored 14 points and brought down five rebounds. Northwestern (1/2): Dropped season-high 17 points to lead team...Added five assists, four rebounds and a block. at Indiana (1/10): Notched 14 points and seven boards. at Rutgers (1/14): Filled stat sheet with eight points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal. at Northwestern (1/25): Tallied eight points, six boards, two blocks and an assist. at Iowa (2/8): Made a career-high two 3-pointers. Illinois (2/15): Scored 10 points and brought down five rebounds.at Maryland (2/18) Led team with 14 points on 7-8 shooting…Grabbed six boards. Ohio State (2/22): Scored 10 points…Added two assists, one rebound and a steal. WBIT vs. George Mason (3/21): Recorded 15 points, five boards and an assist.
2022-23 JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten…College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
Season: Played in all 31 games, making seven starts…Averaged 3.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game…Tallied 62 boards, 25 assists, nine blocks and eight steals...Shot 65.3 percent from the field...Went 15-21 (71.4%) at the stripe...Recorded two double-digit scoring games.
Bryant (11/18): Went 4-6 from the field…Recorded a season-high eight rebounds...Dropped 11 points. Virginia (11/30): Went 3-5 on field goals...Added five rebounds...Notched eight points. Cornell (12/21): Poured in nine points and seven rebounds. at Michigan (1/3): Produced a season-high six assists...Had six points and six boards. Northwestern (2/2): Dropped a season-high 19 points...Recorded nine field goals on 10 attempts.
2021-22 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Played in 28 games, making 17 starts…Averaged 8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game…Tallied 29 assists, 30 blocks and 13 steals…Shot 55.4 percent from the field, tied for the 17th-best in a season at Penn State…Recorded nine double-figure games, including two 20-point games and a double-double…Became first Lady Lion to score 20+ points in each of their first two career games since Brianna Banks in 2015.
Rankings: Ranked fifth in the Big Ten averaging 1.07 blocks per game.
LIU (11/9): Made Penn State debut…Tallied 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks…Went 8-of-13 from the floor. Rider (11/11): Posted 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting with six rebounds and a career-high six assists. vs. St. John’s (11/26): Notched first career double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds…Made 8-of-12 shots from the floor. vs. Iowa State (11/27): Tallied 10 points. at Boston College (12/2): Collected a team-high 18 points on 9-of-15 shooting. Rutgers (12/9): Recorded 13 points off the bench, eight of which were in the first quarter. at Duquesne (12/18): Registered 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench. Michigan (1/13): Contributed 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks off the bench. Michigan State (1/27): Tallied 11 points on five-of-six from the floor. Northwestern (2/6): Recorded eight points and seven rebounds.
BEFORE PENN STATE
2020-21 – AT GEORGE WASHINGTON
Put together a standout rookie season, leading George Washington in scoring with 11.9 points per game and a team-best 50.4 percent field goal percentage…Ranked sixth among all Division I freshmen in field goal percentage (50.4 FG%)…Led all Atlantic 10 freshmen in points per game and field goal percentage to earn a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie team…Led the Colonials with 26 blocks and finished third in rebounding with 4.7 boards per contest….Appeared in all 23 games, while making 19 starts…Tallied 15 double-digit efforts on the season, reaching double figures 10 times in conference play. Scored at least eight points in all but one A-10 game…Scored a career-best 26 points on 12-of-15 shooting against VCU on Feb. 1, 2021. Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds at Howard on Dec. 13, 2020…Earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week accolades on Feb. 15 after averaging 14.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.5 bpg while shooting 60% from the floor in two wins over Duquesne and St. Bonaventure.
HIGH SCHOOL
Finished as Franklin High School's all-time leading scorer (men or women) and rebounder with 1,692 points and 1,276 boards…Named a Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year finalist after averaging 22 ppg and 14 rpg as a senior, leading her team to the Division 1 State Co-Championship and the #1 ranking in Massachusetts…Named two-time Hockomock League MVP and two-time honoree on the Boston Globe All-Scholastic and Boston Herald All-Scholastic dream teams….Named two-time team MVP and Underclassman of the Year as a freshman and a sophomore.
WHY PENN STATE?
"I'm super excited to join the team at Penn State and play for Coach Kieger! After speaking with the coaches and the players, I felt that Penn State was a perfect fit for me. The opportunity to play in a great conference and compete at the highest level was always a dream of mine. I can't wait to be a part of the Penn State family!"
Ali Brigham Season 2021-22
#1PositionFHeight6-4ClassSophomoreHometownFranklin, Mass.High SchoolFranklinPrevious SchoolGeorge Washington
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Lady Lions Drop 79-58 Decision To Michigan State
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Lady Lions Take Down Unbeaten Youngstown State, 78-58
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Lady Lions Drop 70-40 Decision At No. 10 Indiana
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Lady Lions Fall Against No. 13 Iowa State
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