Alessia Knight Season 2010-11

ClassSophomore
HometownBologna, Italy
Previous SchoolArizona State

As A Sophomore (2010-11 Season)
Fall:
Played in all three tournaments, finishing as the team[apos]s top golfer at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown with a 9-over 225, including a fall-low 1-under 71 ... Carded a 77 in her first 18 holes as an Aztec at the Dick McGuire Invite ... SDSU[apos]s No. 4 golfer at the Windy City Collegiate, tying for 26th place.

At Arizona State: Attended Arizona State for one year, missing most of the campaign due to injury ... Competed at the PING/ASU Invitational, her only tournament as a Sun Devil.

High School: Attended Liceo Luigi Galvani in Bologna, Italy ... Did not compete at her high school ... Has been a member of the Italian national team since 2005 ... Represented Italy in five European team championships, as well as the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships in Australia ... Helped Italy win the Sherry Cup at the European Team Stroke Play Championships ... Won the 2007 Internationals Championship while competing as an individual ... Claimed another individual title at a 2008 tournament in Torino, Italy ... Bagged a 12th and sixth-place finish at the 2007-08 Doral Publix Junior Classics in Miami.

Personal: Born March 9, 1990, in Ravenna, Italy ... Daughter of Roberta Bustacchini and John Knight ... Her father played football at Arizona State and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers ... Hopes to play in LPGA ... Also recruited by Purdue, Michigan State and Florida ... Majoring in communications.