Honors & Awards
- MVC Defensive Player of the Week (08-30-10)
- Hotels at Grand Prairie All-Tournament Team
- Maryland Invitational All-Tournament Team
- Bradley AD Honor Roll four of five semesters
Career Notes: The first Bradley recruit from power Mother McAuley High School since Patti Culloton (1989-90), Gardner has seen time at libero and defensive specialist ... Will compete for playing time at the libero position in addition to providing an experienced back row player for the Braves ... Ranks as the Braves active career leader in digs with 573 entering her senior season.
2011 Season (Junior): Started five matches and appeared in all but two matches ... Ranked fifth on the team in digs (131) and was sixth in digs per set (1.72) ... Had two matches with 10 or more digs, including a season-best 15 digs against Iona ... Collected 12 digs in the home match against Wichita State.
2010 Season (Sophomore): Opened the year as the Braves starting libero before moving into a defensive specialist role ... Played in 26 matches ... Ranked second on the team with 267 digs and a 2.75 digs-per-set average ... Averaged 2.11 digs per set in Missouri Valley Conference play ... Earned Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors after averaging 5.83 digs per set and earning a spot on the all-tournament team at the Hotels at Grand Prairie Invitational ... Also named to the all-tournament team at the Maryland Invitational ... Had three matches with 20 or more digs and reached double figures 11 times ... Led the team in digs 10 times ... Collected a career-best 29 digs against USC Upstate.
2009 Season (Freshman): Started 12 of the 30 matches she appeared and ranked fifth on the team in digs (175) and digs per set (1.67) ... Reached double figures in digs five times, highlighted by a season-best 13 digs against Montana State ... Ranked among the team leaders in serve receive percentage.
Mother McAuley High School: A three-time varsity letterwinner ... Helped the Mighty Macs to two trips to the IHSA Final Four ... Her team finished second in the state in 2007 and also had third-place finish her senior year ... Mother McAuley posted a 108-18 (.857) record during her three varsity seasons.
Club: Played with fellow juniors Jessica McNellis and Alise Tupuritis for 1st Alliance Volleyball Club.
Personal: The daughter of Ron and Laura Gardner, Allie was born in Chicago ... Has four siblings: Amanda, Colleen, Mike and Kevin ... Majoring in graphic design ... Named to the Bradley AD Honor Roll four of her five semesters.
Career Stats
| Year |
MP-SP |
K |
E |
Att. |
A% |
A |
SA |
Digs |
BS |
BA |
Total Blocks |
Points |
KPS |
DPS |
BPS |
| 2011 |
26-76 |
0 |
5 |
17 |
-.294 |
17 |
0 |
131 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
1.72 |
0.00 |
| 2010 |
26-97 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
.100 |
20 |
3 |
267 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
0.02 |
2.75 |
0.00 |
| 2009 |
30-105 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
-.308 |
19 |
0 |
175 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
0.01 |
1.67 |
0.00 |
| Totals |
82-278 |
3 |
10 |
40 |
-.175 |
56 |
3 |
573 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
0.01 |
2.06 |
0.00 |
