In The News
- 3/29/2024: Aliya Polisky's Uncommon Patch From Tennessee to Stanford Stardom - Charlotte Varnes (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
- 3/05/2025: Ain't No Mountain High Enough: Tennessee Kid Aliya Polisky Carves New Path at Stanfrord - Emily Considine (ILWomen.com)
- 5/07/2026: Polisky Aims to Engineer Historic May for Stanford - Justin Feil (USA Lacrosse Magazine)
Career Accolades
- Two-time IWLCA All-American (Second Team: 2025, 2026)
- Three-time Inside Lacrosse/Nike Lacrosse Media All-American (Second Team: 2026; Third Team: 2025; Honorable Mention: 2024)
- Three-time USA Lacrosse All-American (Third Team: 2025, 2026; Honorable Mention: 2024)
- Three-time IWLCA All-West/Midwest Selection (First Team: 2025, 2026; Second Team: 2024)
- Tewaaraton Award Top 25 (2026)
- Two-time Tewaaraton Watch List (2025, 2026)
- USA Lacrosse Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- Two-time All-ACC First Team Selection (2025, 2026)
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 24, 2026)
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2024)
- All-Pac-12 First Team (2024)
- Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (March 12, 2024; March 19, 2024)
- IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2026)
- Two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025, 2026)
- ACC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year (2026)
- Two-time All-ACC Academic Team (2025, 2026)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2024)
- Holds single-season records in goals (65) and shots (150)
- Became fourth Cardinal to accumulate 200+ points in program history during the 2026 season
As a Redshirt Junior (2026) •
- Three-time All-American (IWLCA Second Team; ILWomen/Nike Lacrosse Media Second Team; USA Lacrosse Third Team)
- IWLCA All-West/Midwest First Team
- Tewaaraton Top 25
- Tewaaraton Watch List
- All-ACC First Team
- All-ACC Tournament Team
- ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 24, 2026)
- Ranked No. 10 on ILWomen.com Top 50 Players
- ACC Co-Scholar Athlete of the Year
- All-ACC Academic Team
- IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Started all 21 games for the Cardinal
- Led the team in goals (51) and points (78) with her third-straight 70+ point campaign
- Posted a career-high 27 assists
- Tied her career-high and second-most goals in a game in program history with seven in the 18-6 win at Vanderbilt (2/16)
- Tied the record for fifth-most assists in a single game with a career-high six in the 18-4 win over USC (2/22) while posting a season-high nine points
- Her 51 goals in 2026 ranks 10th all-time for a single season while her 78 points ranks tied-sixth in a single season
- Posted the second-most shots in a single season with 121 during the campaign
- Scored or assisted in 20 of her 22 appearances
- Accumulated 14 ground balls and two caused turnovers
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2025)
- IWLCA Second Team All-American
- Inside Lacrosse/Nike Lacrosse Women's DI Media Third Team All-American
- IWLCA All-West/Midwest First Team
- USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American
- All-ACC First Team Selection
- Named to 2025 Tewaaraton Watch List
- USA Lacrosse Preseason Third Team All-American
- Inside Lacrosse/Nike Lacrosse Preseason Women's DI Media Second Team All-American
- USA Lacrosse Player of the Week (Feb. 11, 2025)
- All-ACC Academic
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
- Started and appeared in all 21 games
- Led the team with a career-high in points (82) and goals (65) while adding 17 assists and accruing a career-high 17 hat tricks
- Also led the team in shots (150), free position shots (31), shots on goal (102) and free-position goals (20) all of which were career-high's
- Broke the single-season goal record with 65 on the campaign with a hat trick against Florida (5/11)
- Broke single-season shot record with 150 on the season
- Her 82 points ranks fourth all-time in single-season program history
- Her 31 free position shots rank second-most all-time in a single season in program history
- Earned season-high eight points and seven goals against USC (2/8) with her seven goals tying the record for second-most goals in a game in program history
- Tied career, single-game high with three assists against Cal (4/17)
- Also earned 16 ground balls, two caused turnovers and six draw controls
As a Redshirt Freshman (2024) • Pac-12 Champions, Pac-12 Tournament Champions
- USA Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention
- ILWomen All-American Honorable Mention
- IWLCA All-West/Midwest Second Team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (March 12, March 19)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Competed in 17 games while leading team in goals (53), points (71) and shots (120)
- Ranked third on team with 18 assists
- Added three game-winning goals, 15 ground balls and three caused turnovers
As a Freshman (2023)
- Did not compete
Prior to Stanford
- Captain of the varsity lacrosse team at Franklin High School (2021-22)
- Two-time state champions (2021-22)
- Three-time All-Region selection (2020-22)
- Two-time All-State selection (2021-22)
- Two-time US Lacrosse All-America (2021-22)
- Competed with Eagle Stix Lacrosse Club, ranked the No. 1 team in the south and No. 8 team in the nation according to US Club Lacrosse
- Voted the MVP at the Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy (2022)
- Won the Committed Academy Championship against Duke and UNC
- Selected for the USA U18 National Select Development Team
- Competed at the Brogden Cup in Sparks, Md.
Personal
- Parents are Will and Joelle Polisky
- Has two siblings, Zach and Mickayla
- Interested in studying economics
- Hobbies include fitness and working for a local jewelry business
- Part of the first group of female student-athletes in Stanford history to be in the Early Enrollment Program
- Competed in track and field in high school
- Own's Franklin's high school records in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 4x100, and was voted sprinter MVP