Allison Nemeth

Position:
Goalkeeper
Class:
Senior
High School:
Neshaminy
Hometown:
Langhorne, Pa.

Holmes-Winn on Nemeth:
“Ali had a terrific junior year. She emerged as a real leader and brought a confident, aggressive presence to our backfield. Ali has continued to shine this summer as she represented our region at the Women’s National championships in Virginia Beach. We have high expectations for Ali.”

At Princeton:

2005 - Started 15 games and appeared in 16 … started Princeton’s last 14 games and played all but one half in that span … was 8-7 overall and 6-0 in Ivy action … had a 1.61 goals-against average and a .753 save percentage … shut out four opponents; Dartmouth, Columbia, Albany and Brown … made seven saves in a shutout of Brown … stopped three shots in Princeton’s 2-1 overtime win at Harvard that clinched the Ivy League championship … made 11 saves in Princeton’s 2-1 double-overtime loss to Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

2004 - Played in and started Princeton’s final seven games in goal ... missed team’s first 10 games due to severe quadriceps injury suffered prior to the season ... played every minute of final seven games, beginning at Virginia ... had a 4-3 record, 1.92 goals-against average and .588 save percentage ... had seven saves in overtime win at No. 13 William & Mary ... earned consecutive shutout victories against Brown and Cornell Oct. 16 and Oct. 17 ... four saves in come-from-behind win over Harvard ... 20 total saves in 511 minutes.

2003 - Started 12 games in goal and played in 16 games ... named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in a vote of the league’s eight coaches ... finished with a 1.59 goals-against average and .753 save percentage, both among the national leaders ... named Ivy Rookie of the Week four times ... Ivy Player of the Week Oct. 21 after recording 12 saves in win over No. 7 Old Dominion ... started final nine games of the season ... won her first nine decisions ... seven saves at William & Mary ... six saves in key Ivy win at Harvard ... 2-0 shutout win at Brown Oct. 18 ... also played for Tiger softball team in the spring season.

At Neshaminy:

Three-year starting goalie on varsity … captain of team senior year … holds school record for career shutouts (35) … team won league title in 2001 and advanced to state quarterfinals in 2001 and 2002 … named all-state and all-academic as a senior by the Pennsylvania Coaches Association … a three-time member of the Suburban One all-area team … twice named to the Bucks County Courier Times all-area team and The Trentonian all-area team … received the National High School Athletic Institute’s All-American Scholar Athlete Award in 2002 … selected to the USFHA Field Hockey Summer League and to the 2003 USFHA Futures Tournament ... also played softball.

Personal:

Full name is Allison Leslie Nemeth … born April 25, 1985, in Bucks County, Pa. … daughter of Frank and Barb Nemeth … majoring in anthropology.