2018: Tied her season-high with eight blocks along with getting eight kills in a win over Rutgers (11/10) ...Contributed eight kills and a team-leading seven blocks in a win over Ohio State (11/4)…. Posted 10 kills and a team-leading five blocks versus Maryland (11/2) ... Led the Wildcats with a .571 hitting percentage and ten kills in a three-set win vs. Ohio State (10/28) … Hit a career-high 15 kills while contributing three blocks in a win against Iowa (10/24) ... Had six kills and a team-high five blocks vs. Michigan (10/20) … Hit .450 and led team with 10 kills against Minnesota (10/13) … Recorded four kills on 13 total attacks and a block against Minnesota (10/3) ... Helped on six blocks and tallied five kills against Iowa (9/30) ... Also contributed six kills and four blocks against Nebraska (9/28) ... Registered 10 kills and two blocks against Indiana (9/21) ... Logged a team-high .650 hitting percentage with 13 kills on 20 attempts along with four blocks against DePaul (9/15) ... Earned tournament MVP honors with her performance at the Chicago Cup (9/14-15) ... Posted six kills and four blocks against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Hit a season-high .900 (nine kills, no errors, 10 attempts) against Colgate (8/31) … The mark was the second-best in program history and is tied for the best in the NCAA this season (min. 10 TAs) ... Added seven kills and seven blocks against Milwaukee (8/25) … Recorded eight kills and six blocks against New Hampshire (8/24) … Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Panther Invitational (8/24-8/25).
2017: Appeared in all 32 matches ... Finished the season with the highest hitting percentage by a first-year in program history ... Her .297 hitting percentage was seventh among Big Ten first-years ... Hit .500 with six kills, while adding a team high two blocks against Maryland (11/24) ... Her .58 blocks per set were the 11th most among conference fist-years ... Shattered her season-high with six blocks in NU's five-set win over Michigan (11/10), also tallied 10 kills ... Hit .353 with eight kills, two errors, and 17 attacks at Iowa (10/21) ... Led the team with three blocks against Ohio State (10/14) ... Also posted a .316 hitting percentage on 19 attacks ... Notched a .308 hitting percentage in Northwestern’s match against No. 18 Purdue (10/8) ... Hit .500 (seven kills, two errors, 10 attacks) in NU’s three-set sweep over Rutgers (9/29) ... Again named to the All-Tournament Team, this time after VCU’s Invitational ... Posted a .412 hitting percentage with nine kills in NU’s three-set sweep of Seton Hall (9/15) ... Named to the All-Tournament Team for the DePaul Invitational after Northwestern’s 3-0 performance ... Committed only one error en route to a .500 hitting percentage (18 TAs) in NU’s win over Army (9/9) ... Played in every set during the Wildcats' weekend tournament in Durham, setting career highs with 11 kills and a .588 hitting percentage in the Wildcats' three set sweep over UNCW (9/2) ... Mounted a hitting percentage above .250 in all three of her first collegiate matches, highlighted by a .500 performance against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/26) ... She earned 10 kills on 16 attacks with only two errors.
High School: Played four years and was named team captain under head coach Jamie Walters … Helped lead Dolphins to a city, conference, and regional championship … PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace … JVA Watch List … 2016 Illinois All-Star Team Captain … Played with fellow recruit Danyelle Williams … Beverly Review MVP … Named Captain of Illinois High School All-Star Team … Played for 1st Alliance club team for three years … Qualified for nationals … Honor Roll … National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Alana M. Walker … Daughter of Donna Grant and former NBA All-Star and Chicago native Antoine Walker … Father won a NCAA Championship at Kentucky and an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat … Anticipated major is communications.
2017: Appeared in all 32 matches ... Finished the season with the highest hitting percentage by a first-year in program history ... Her .297 hitting percentage was seventh among Big Ten first-years ... Hit .500 with six kills, while adding a team high two blocks against Maryland (11/24) ... Her .58 blocks per set were the 11th most among conference fist-years ... Shattered her season-high with six blocks in NU's five-set win over Michigan (11/10), also tallied 10 kills ... Hit .353 with eight kills, two errors, and 17 attacks at Iowa (10/21) ... Led the team with three blocks against Ohio State (10/14) ... Also posted a .316 hitting percentage on 19 attacks ... Notched a .308 hitting percentage in Northwestern’s match against No. 18 Purdue (10/8) ... Hit .500 (seven kills, two errors, 10 attacks) in NU’s three-set sweep over Rutgers (9/29) ... Again named to the All-Tournament Team, this time after VCU’s Invitational ... Posted a .412 hitting percentage with nine kills in NU’s three-set sweep of Seton Hall (9/15) ... Named to the All-Tournament Team for the DePaul Invitational after Northwestern’s 3-0 performance ... Committed only one error en route to a .500 hitting percentage (18 TAs) in NU’s win over Army (9/9) ... Played in every set during the Wildcats' weekend tournament in Durham, setting career highs with 11 kills and a .588 hitting percentage in the Wildcats' three set sweep over UNCW (9/2) ... Mounted a hitting percentage above .250 in all three of her first collegiate matches, highlighted by a .500 performance against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8/26) ... She earned 10 kills on 16 attacks with only two errors.
High School: Played four years and was named team captain under head coach Jamie Walters … Helped lead Dolphins to a city, conference, and regional championship … PrepVolleyball.com Senior Ace … JVA Watch List … 2016 Illinois All-Star Team Captain … Played with fellow recruit Danyelle Williams … Beverly Review MVP … Named Captain of Illinois High School All-Star Team … Played for 1st Alliance club team for three years … Qualified for nationals … Honor Roll … National Honor Society.
Personal: Born Alana M. Walker … Daughter of Donna Grant and former NBA All-Star and Chicago native Antoine Walker … Father won a NCAA Championship at Kentucky and an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat … Anticipated major is communications.