Biography
Earned her undergraduate degree in marketing in May, 2022…Working towards her master’s degree in secondary special education generalist.
Member of the inaugural class of the Colonel E. David Woycik, Jr. (Ret) Esq. Pride Leadership Academy
Women’s lacrosse team representative on Hofstra’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
Ranked third all-time at Hofstra with 529 career saves.
Team Captain.
AT HOFSTRA
2022: Started all 17 games and totaled 1018:20 in net…Amassed 163 saves, 41 ground balls, and five caused turnovers…Led Hofstra in saves and ground balls…Had 10 or more saves in 10 games…Posted 14 saves at Connecticut, 13 at Marist, and 12 at Brown…Allowed eight or fewer goals in six games, including a season-low five at Long Island and versus Fairfield…Had three or more ground balls nine times…Tallied six ground balls at Marist and four at William & Mary…In CAA rankings was second in ground balls per game (2.41), fourth in goals against average (10.84), third in save percentage (.470), and third in saves per game (9.59)...Ranked 24th nationally in goals against average, 23rd in save percentage, 24th in saves per game, and 48th in ground balls per game…CAA Defensive Player of the Week on February 28 and March 14…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2021: Started all 13 games and totaled 775:39 in net...Made 102 saves and also added 21 ground balls and four caused turnovers...In CAA rankings was ranked fifth in saves per game (7.85) and sixth in goals against average (12.53) and save percentage (.386)...Had 10 saves at Stony Brook and at Drexel...Posted eight or more saves nine times...Tallied two or more ground balls seven times, including four versus Drexel and three versus Towson and Loyola Maryland...Had two caused turnovers at Saint Joseph’s...CAA Defensive Player of the Week on March 30...Dean’s List student...Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2020: Started all seven games in goal, for a total of 412:31...Made 76 saves and posted 11 ground balls...Led the team in saves and was second on the team in ground balls...Ranked first in the CAA in saves per game (10.86), fourth in save percentage (.475), and fifth in goals against average (12.22)...Was 10th nationally in saves per game...Had 10 or more saves five times...Notched 15 saves versus Maryland...Posted 14 saves against Southern California and Wagner...Had multiple ground balls four times, including four against Wagner...CAA Defensive Player of the Week on February 11...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.
2019: All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team...CAA All-Rookie Team...Started all 19 games in net, for a total of 1104:30...Made 188 saves and added 38 ground balls and eight caused turnovers...Ranked first on the team in saves and ground balls...Season saves total ranked 10th in program history for a single season...Had 10 or more saves 11 times...Posted 13 saves versus Quinnipiac and against Towson in CAA semifinals...Tallied 12 saves against Johns Hopkins, William & Mary and Elon...Had two or more ground balls 12 times...Notched four ground balls at Southern California, versus Johns Hopkins and against James Madison in regular season meeting...Posted two caused turnovers against Bucknell and James Madison in regular season...Ranked fifth nationally in save percentage, eighth in saves and 17th in saves per game (9.89)...Ranked second in the CAA in goals against average, second in save percentage and first in saves per game.
High School: Played four years of lacrosse, including three years at West Babylon High School in West Babylon, New York...Also played three years of field hockey...Totaled 407 saves over the last three seasons in high school...Named All-County three straight years in lacrosse...Also earned all-tournament honors...Team finished as county runner-up in both her senior and sophomore seasons.
Personal: Enjoys listening to music in her spare time...Lists Luke Bryan as her favorite artist...Named Eli Manning as her favorite athlete and Adam Sandler as her favorite actor...Mentioned The Great Gatsby as her favorite book and Grey’s Anatomy as her favorite television show...Her father, Edward, played lacrosse at Kutztown (PA) from 1982-87...She is a cousin of Hofstra Head Coach Shannon Smith...Started playing lacrosse at the age of 10...Secondary special education generalist major.
CAREER-HIGHS
SAVES: 15 at #10 Maryland, 3/7/20
GB: 6 at Marist, 3/11/22
CT: 2, three times, most recently at Saint Joseph’s, 2/17/21
