Ally Cummings

#16 Ally Cummings

Pos. RS
Ht. 5-11
Yr. Jr.
Hometown Novi, Mich.
High School (Prev. School) Novi

2019: Saw action in 112 sets over 31 matches during junior year ... hit .172 with 216 kills (1.93/set), 51 blocks and 45 digs ... increased average to 2.27 kills/set within MVC-only play, good for third on the team ... reached double figures in kills seven times and led Valpo twice in the category ... notched 10 kills Aug. 31 against South Dakota ... hit .438 with eight kills in win at South Dakota State Sept. 20 ... posted 11 kills and four blocks Oct. 4 at Evansville ... recorded 10 kills in sweep at Indiana State Oct. 5 ... led Valpo with 13 kills on .357 hitting against Loyola Oct. 25 ... smashed career high with team-best 21 kills, adding five blocks as well, against Drake Oct. 28 ... posted career-high six blocks to lead Valpo at Missouri State Nov. 9 ... tallied 10 kills and four blocks against Illinois State Nov. 15 ... hit .360 with 10 kills versus Bradley Nov. 16.

2018: Appeared in 96 sets over 36 matches as a sophomore, starting on 13 occasions ... hit .185 with 160 kills (1.67/set), 78 digs (0.81/set) and 36 blocks ... reached double figures in kills five times, leading Valpo in the category on all five occasions ... hit .667, needing just nine swings to tally six kills in Aug. 25 win over Iona ... hit .583 with seven kills at #20 Michigan Sept. 4 ... named to the All-Tournament Team at Valpo's Crusader Classic Sept. 14-15 ... tournament performance was highlighted by a team-high 13 kills on .632 hitting in a win over Western Illinois ... recorded season-best nine digs at Illinois State Oct. 12 ... after reaching double figures in kills just once in the season's first 23 matches, picked up at least 10 kills in four out of five matches Oct. 19-29 ... led Valpo in kills in all four of those matches ... set new career high with 17 kills in Oct. 19 win over Evansville, hitting at a .517 clip ... followed the next night with 13 kills on .524 hitting in win over Indiana State ... became first Valpo player since October 2008 to hit .500 or better in consecutive matches (minimum 12 kills) ... named MVC Offensive Player of the Week Oct. 22 for her performances against Evansville and Indiana State ... kept up strong play with 16 kills at UNI Oct. 26 ... posted 10 kills Oct. 29 against Missouri State.

2017: Appeared in 22 matches for the Crusaders as a freshman, seeing action in 69 sets ... hit .154 with 132 kills (1.91/set), 88 digs (1.28/set) and 40 blocks on the season ... reached double figures in kills on five occasions and in digs three times ... posted a pair of double-doubles ... debuted with four kills and six digs at Notre Dame Aug. 25 ... tallied 10 kills Aug. 26 against New Mexico State ... earned All-Tournament Team honors at SDSU's Jackrabbit Invitational Sept. 1-2 ... posted five kills in just one set of action Sept. 1 versus Northern Arizona, and then closed tournament with nine kills on .471 hitting and three blocks in win over the host Jackrabbits the next day ... had three straight matches with double-figure kill totals Sept. 9-13 ... hit .345 with 12 kills and a season-best five blocks Sept. 9 in win over Binghamton ... later that day, totaled 14 kills, 12 digs and four blocks in win at Cornell ... hit .394 with a season-high 15 kills to go with 10 digs Sept. 13 in victory against Eastern Illinois ... kicked off MVC play with 10 kills against #22 UNI Sept. 22 ... picked up eight kills in win at Loyola Oct. 1 ... recorded 10 digs and a pair of solo blocks Oct. 7 at Illinois State.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner for the Wildcats ... finished as runner-up for Michigan Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2016 ... helepd lead team to back-to-back state championships in 2015 and 2016 after squad reached state finals in 2014 ... also named a JVA All-American and Detroit area Player of the Year as a senior ... earned First Team All-State accolades ... a Second Team All-State selection as a junior ... an All-District, All-Region and All-Conference choice each of her final three years ... played club volleyball for Michigan Elite ... helped club to a number of top national finishes ... also earned three letters in softball and was an All-Conference and All-District selection on the diamond.

Personal: Ally is the daughter of Rick and Denise Cummings ... major is psychology.