Bio

As a senior (2017): Played in 13 games in her final season at Bryant ... Notched 27 points on a career-high 23 goals and four assists, adding 10 ground balls and 10 daw controls ... Scored a career-high six goals vs. Siena on March 22 ... Caused three turnovers at Saint Francis University on April 21, a career-high.

As a junior (2016): 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 (2015): Appeared in four games in 2015.

As a freshman (2014): 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: 6 vs. Siena, 3/22/17
Assists: 2 vs. Saint Francis U., 4/15/16
Points: 6 vs. Siena, 3/22/17
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: 3 at Saint Francis U., 4/21/17