Ali began playing rugby in 2008 during her Freshman year at Tulane University.  In the spring of 2009, she transferred to the University of New Hampshire, where she played second row, a position she would play predominantly throughout her career.  After graduating, Ali captained Seacoast Rugby Club, then a Division II senior women's side in Portsmouth, NH, during the 2012 fall 15s season.  In 2013, Ali began grad school at the University of Exeter in Devon, England, where she walked onto the first team of the defending British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) 1st division national championship team.  After graduating from Exeter, Ali moved to California where she played for the Berkeley All Blues.  Beginning in 2017, while in law school in Boston, Ali played for Charles River Rugby Club for 2 years, before moving back to Portsmouth, where she helped refound Seacoast Rugby Club and served as captain for the 2019 inaugural season.

 

Ali began her coaching career in 2021.  After receiving her World Rugby Level 1 Coaching certification, Ali coached Seacoast Rugby Club for two seasons as they rebuilt after rugby competition was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.  In 2022, Ali accepted the head coaching position at the University of New Hampshire.  She will be World Rugby Referee Level 1 certified in July 2023 and is working toward getting her World Rugby Level 2 Coaching certification.