| CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
| Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete |
2019-20, 2020-21 |
| BIG EAST All-Academic Team |
2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 |
| Athletic Director's Honor Roll |
Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020 |
| Patriot League Winter/Spring Honor Roll (Colgate) |
2018 |
Career: Member of the Wildcats roster in 2019 and 2020 after playing her freshman season at Colgate in 2018 … Graduated from Villanova in December 2020 prior to the start of the 2021 season … Earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors in her first year at Villanova in 2019 and again in 2020-21 ... Two-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and four-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... Previously was a Patriot League Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection at Colgate ... In three collegiate seasons split between the Raiders and the Wildcats played in 76 games with 47 starts ... Had 18 runs scored and 16 hits, including three doubles, one triple and one home run to go along with six runs batted in, nine walks and 27 strikeouts ... Had three stolen bases in four tries ... Owned a career .971 fielding percentage with 49 putouts, 52 assists and just three errors in 104 total chances.
2021: Graduated from Villanova in December 2020 and did not play during the 2021 spring season.
2020: Appeared in 13 games with three starts and was 3-for-13 (.231) with a double at the plate … Started twice at third base and once as the designated player … Pinch hit and doubled in a win over Penn State on February 16 … Started at third and was 1-for-3 against Troy … Also earned starts versus Jacksonville and Stetson … Handled eight chances at third base with two putouts and six assists.
2019: Played in 35 games with 32 starts on the season … Batted .200 (13-for-65) with a .293 on-base percentage and a .308 slugging percentage … Scored 12 runs and tallied two doubles, one triple and a home run … Drove in five runs, walked eight times and struck out 18 times … Stole two bases in three tries … Recorded three multi-hit games, including a season-best 3-for-3 day with three runs scored and an RBI against Delaware … Had back-to-back multi-hit outings against Bethune-Cookman and Eastern Illinois … Tripled, homered and scored three runs in the Bethune-Cookman contest … Singled twice and scored twice in the Eastern Illinois game … Started 29 games at third base and three as the designated player … Had 35 putouts, 46 assists, three errors and a .964 fielding percentage on the year.
Colgate: Saw playing time in 30 games with 12 starts as a freshman during the 2018 season … Scored six runs, had one run batted in and drew one walk in 27 plate appearances.
Club Softball: Three-year starting shortstop for the SoCal Breakers 18 Gold team … Batted .520 in 2016 and .533 in 2017 at the IDT Boulder 18 Gold … Helped her team post three PGF Nationals top 20 finishes (third, seventh, 17
th) … Led team in batting average (.390) and hits … Her team was the 2017 Schutt Cup champions a PGF West Coast qualifier and the Sure City fall champions.
Cathedral Catholic High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball and three in equestrian … Two-time all-state infielder as a junior and a senior … Three-time first team All-Western League at shortstop from her sophomore through senior seasons … Winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman award as a junior and a senior … Named her team’s Best Offensive Player as a senior and the Best Defensive Player as a junior … Helped her team win the California CIF softball title as a senior and recorded the game-winning hit in the championship game … Team was ranked as high as 10
th in the nation and won three straight Western League titles … Team also won Best of the West championships in Las Vegas in 2015 and 2016 … Batted .406 with 34 runs scored, 43 hits and a .467 on-bae percentage as a senior … Hit over .400 for her scholastic career … Two-time Equestrian Perpetual Trophy So-Cal champion … Inducted to the National Honor Society … Selected to the California Scholarship Federation President’s Student Advisory Board.
Personal: Born 7/13/98 in La Jolla, Calif. … Oldest of three children of Scott and Stephanie LaQua … Siblings are Nico and Belle … Has a relative, David LaQua, who was a McDonald’s All-American in basketball … Enjoys açai, sunsets and spending time with her dog … Chose to attend Villanova for the leadership of the coaching staff, the school’s academic reputation and the spirit on campus … Psychology major and Business minor.
