16 Ali Cassera Class: Junior Hometown: Fairfield, N.J. High School: West Essex Height: 5-8 Position: M

2012: Steady midfielder who contributes on both ends of the field ... Scored two first-half goals in season-opening win at Stanford ... Season-high four ground balls vs. No. 5 Duke ... One free position goal vs. Oregon ... Two ground balls at Louisville ... Scored one goal vs. William & Mary ... Pair of ground balls vs. UMass ... Two caused turnovers and two ground balls vs. Vanderbilt ... Notched four ground balls for the second time this season vs. Navy, also adding one 8-meter goal ... Two draw control wins vs. Ohio State ... Scored two goals at Penn State ... One goal and three ground balls at Penn ... One free-position goal against both Johns Hopkins and Virginia ... Scored once in ALC semifinal win vs. Johns Hopkins.

2011: Moved into a starting midfield role as a sophomore and finished with 16 goals and three assists ... Recorded a hat trick in a 14-10 home win over Penn (4/10) ... Set single-game career bests at North Carolina with six ground balls and three caused turnovers (2/25) ... Scored one goal in the national semifinal win over the Tar Heels on May 27 ... Surpassed her freshman-year totals in ground balls, draw controls and caused turnovers ... Scooped up four ground balls and won three draws vs. Georgetown (3/5) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2010: Key reserve for the Wildcats appearing in all 22 games ... Recorded 20 goals on the year, ranking seventh on the team ... Tallied a career-best four goals at Ohio State (3/24), en route to being named the ALC's Rookie of the Week on March 29 ... Racked up three goals in both of Northwestern's victories against Vanderbilt (4/24 and 5/8) ... Had a pair of goals against Florida (5/2) and in the NCAA first round victory over Notre Dame (5/15) ... Notched the first assist of her career against Duquesne (3/12) ... Finished her freshman campaign with 12 ground balls, including three each against the Dukes and at Penn (4/9) ... Won a pair of draw controls against the Gators and against Duke (5/22) in the NCAA quarterfinals, finishing with seven on the year.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at West Essex High School ... Under Armour All-American as a senior ... Earned first team All-American honors as a junior and was honorable mention as a sophmomore ... Named first team all-state as a senior and junior and second team all-state as a sophomore ... First team All-Iron Hills Conference and All-Essex County selection all four years ... Two-time team captain and three-time team MVP ... Helped lead the Knights to four Essex County championships and the 2009 state championship ... Competed for STEPS Lacrosse Club for five seasons ... Also was a four-year letterwinner in both field hockey and basketball, giving her 12 varsity letters in her prep career ... Won four state championships in field hockey and was a first team all-state selection ... Holds school basketball record in points, rebounds and steals ... Named Essex County Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Honor roll student since seventh grade ... National Junior Honors Society member in eighth and ninth grade.

Personal: Born Alison Lynne Cassera ... Daughter of Al and Julie Cassera ... Majoring in sociology with a minor in business institutions.

Cassera's Career Highs

Goals	4, at Ohio State (3/24/10)
Assists	2, at Georgetown, 3/5/11)
Points	4, at Ohio State (3/24/10)
Ground Balls	6, at North Carolina (2/25/11)
Draw Controls	3, at Georgetown (3/5/11)
Caused Turnovers	3, at North Carolina (2/25/11)

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