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#5 Ali McCurdy
Position: Defensive Specialist / Libero
Height: 5'7"
Year: Junior
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
High School: Plant
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Ali McCurdy Bio
Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Updated: 08/10/2012

Career Statistics

2011: Duke’s starting libero for the second straight season ... Broke the Duke single-season digs record with 653 in 2011 ... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Year ... AVCA All-America Honorable Mention honoree ... Picked up AVCA All-East Region and All-ACC accolades ... The only libero to take home ACC Player of the Week honors, which she earned on October 24 after averaging 8.17 digs in Duke’s victories over North Carolina and NC State ... Tabbed to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball team ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Led the conference in digs ... Ranked 12th nationally, averaging 5.73 digs per set, which is the second highest average in school history and the best single-season mark in the ACC since the NCAA adopted the 25-point scoring format in 2008 ... Reached 30 digs four times in 2011 ... Had at least 10 digs in all but one match ... The fastest player in Duke history to reach 1,000 career digs ... Anchored a defensive unit that held opponents to a .196 hitting percentage ... One of Duke’s top servers with a .978 serve percentage.

2010: Won the libero job in the preseason and took no time to adjust to the role...Named AVCA All-East Region and AVCA All-America Honorable Mention...Tabbed All-ACC and to the ACC All-Freshman Team...Also named to the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll...Ranked second in the ACC with 620 digs and third with 4.88 digs per set...Anchored a defensive unit that held opponents to a .173 hitting percentage...Topped 30 digs twice...Had 20 digs in 19 of Duke’s 34 matches...One of Duke’s most reliable servers, leading the team with a .965 serve percentage...Made just six receiving errors over her final 14 matches...Collected 19 digs in both of Duke’s NCAA Regional matches.

High School: A four-year letterwinner and team captain at Plant High School...Led Plant to four consecutive state championships...Named to the Under Armour All-America and AVCA All-America second teams as a senior...First team all-state selection...First team all-county...Compiled 1,647 digs and 203 aces during her prep career......Played High School volleyball with current Duke setter Kellie Catanach...Played with the Tampa Bay Juniors club and helped the squad to the 2007 Junior National Volleyball Championships...Also led her 15-under squad to the Junior Olympics National Title while being named to the JO All-Tournament Team...Lettered four years on the Plant track team where she ran the 100-meter, 330-meter hurdles and 4x100 relay...Qualified for the Florida Regionals in 2007, 2008 and 2009...Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society...On the Plant High School Executive Board and the Student Advisory Committee...Volunteers at the Faith Café serving lunch to the homeless and individuals in need...Also active with the Best Buddies mentors program for special needs individuals...Wrote for the Pep-O-Plant school newspaper...Attended the National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C.

Personal: Born Allison Marie McCurdy on September 25, 1991 in Tampa, Fla. ...The Daughter of Jack and Kathy McCurdy...Has three brothers, Mike Williams, Chris and Ryan...Brother Ryan ('10) was a four-year starter on the Duke baseball team...Brother Mike Williams was a wide receiver at the University of Southern California from 2002-04 and currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL...Favorite athlete is her brother, Ryan.

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