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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Year:
- Jr
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- Hometown:
- Schenectady, N.Y.
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- High School:
- Guilderland Central
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- Position:
- M
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- gp
- 17
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- p
- 28
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- g
- 15
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- a
- 13
Bio
As a junior: Appeared in 17 games and made 11 starts as a junior ... Tallied 28 points on 15 goals and 13 assists while adding 11 draw controls and 12 ground balls ... Registered first career hat trick against Sacred Heart on May 1 ... Produced nine multiple-point outings.
As a sophomore: Appeared in four games in 2015.
As a freshman: Appeared in nine games for the Black and Gold as a rookie midfielder ... Scored her first collegiate goal against Saint Francis U. on April 13 ... Added another tally against Sacred Heart April 27 to finish with two points on the year ... Added two ground balls and a draw control with three shots.
Before Bryant: Three-year varsity letterwinner and starter at midfield for the Dutchmen … Helped lead her team to the sectional finals as a sophomore and junior and to the top seed in sectionals as a senior … Named an all-conference honorable mention pick in 2012 … Senior captain … Also played two years of varsity soccer, helping her team to sectional and regional titles, as well as a state semifinal appearance in 2012 … Four year honor roll student … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Daughter of Linda and Jeffrey Cardinal, Ali Cardinal was born October 3, 1995 … Has two younger brothers, Alec and Nick … Cousin, Patrick Kivlehan, played four years of football and a year of baseball at Rutgers and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2012 MLB Draft.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Sacred Heart (5/1/16)
Assists: 2 vs. Saint Francis U. (4/15/16)
Points: 4 vs. Sacred Heart (5/1/16)
Ground balls: 3, three times (last vs. Sacred Heart, 5/8/16)
Draw controls: 3, three times (last at Presbyterian, 3/15/16)
Caused turnovers: 2, twice (last vs. Sacred Heart, 5/8/16)
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 | ||
| Points | 28 | 14 | ||
| Goals | 15 | 7 | ||
| Assists | 13 | 7 | ||
| Shots | 21 | 10 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 71.4 | 70.0 | ||
| Shots on goal | 20 | 10 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 95.2 | 100.0 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 1-2 | 0-0 | ||
| Ground balls | 12 | 3 | ||
| Draw controls | 11 | 4 | ||
| Turnovers | 27 | 11 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 7 | 2 | ||
| Fouls | 15 | 6 | ||
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | at Vermont | W, 11-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 19 | UC Davis | L, 12-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | at Holy Cross | W, 8-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | #11/8 Stony Brook | L, 18-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | Brown | L, 11-10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Winthrop | W, 13-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | at Presbyterian | W, 18-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | at Siena | W, 13-12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | UMass Lowell | W, 11-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Mount St. Mary's | W, 17-7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | at Wagner | W, 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Saint Francis U | W, 17-12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | Robert Morris | L, 10-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Central Connecticut | W, 13-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29 | at Long Island | W, 13-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | Sacred Heart | W, 16-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 6 | #4 Sacred Heart | W, 13-12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 8 | #2 Wagner | L, 11-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 8 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 1-2 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 71.4 | 20 | 95.2 | 15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 27 | 2-8 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 44 | 52.3 | 32 | 72.7 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 23 | 40 | 17 | 57 | 3-10 | 24 | 22 | 50 | 11 | 68 | 58.8 | 55 | 80.9 | 26 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 1-2 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 21 | 71.4 | 20 | 95.2 | 15 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 70.0 | 10 | 100.0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1-1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0-1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 53.8 | 12 | 92.3 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 12 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 0-1 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 18 | 66.7 | 17 | 94.4 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | February | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| March | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 75.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 57.1 | 7 | 100.0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| May | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
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