Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-Atlantic 10 (Second Team)	2023

Career: Played a key role in leading the Wildcats’ back line as a graduate senior … Played in 56 games with 45 starts over four years at Richmond … Posted six goals and 10 assists with the Spiders … 2023 Atlantic 10 Conference Second Team
 
2024 (Villanova): Started and played in all 17 games … Scored two goals … Logged five assists … One of two Wildcats to record a defensive save (at Saint Joseph’s, Sept. 13) … Averaged 49.8 minutes per game, second most among Villanova position players … Played a season-high 64 minutes at William & Mary (Sept. 22)
 
2023 (Richmond): As a senior, started all 18 games at midfield and was a vital part of both penalty corner units … Finished second on Richmond with 15 points on four goals and seven assists, averaged an Atlantic 10 leading 0.39 assists per game … Scored against James Madison, Davidson, Queens and Saint Louis, including a penalty stroke to put the Spiders on the scoreboard and assisted the overtime game-winner over Davidson … Tallied at least one point in seven-straight games (Sept. 3-29).
 
2022 (Richmond): As a junior, played in 15 games with 14 starts … Scored the game-tying goal against Wake Forest (Sept. 16) … Tallied a defensive save in the 23rd minute against No. 20 UMass (Oct. 21)
 
2021 (Richmond): As a sophomore, played in 17 games with eight starts … Posted four points on the season, including two assists and a goal … Notched a goal and an assist against Old Dominion (Oct. 3).
 
2020* (Richmond): As a freshman, played in six games with five starts … Started first career game at VCU (Mar. 13) … Tallied her first career point with an assist in a 9-0 win over Saint Louis (Mar. 26)
 
* The 2020 season was contested during Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Club Field Hockey: Played club field hockey for the WC Eagles … Won three NIT Championship titles … Won the Disney Showcase Silver Medal in 2020 and Bronze Medal in 2016 … Won the Shooting Stars Championship in 2017 and 2018.
 
Merion Mercy Academy: Four-year varsity starter at Merion Mercy Academy (2016-2019) … As a senior, named Merion Mercy Academy Athlete of the Year, first-team All-Main Line, first-team All-State, first-team MAX Preps Pennsylvania Region and second-team NFHCA Pennsylvania Region  … As a 2019 USA Field Hockey Level 1 Futures participant, selected from the Pennsylvania region for the National Futures Championship
 
Personal: Born on 5/21/2002 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … One of three daughters of Robin and James (Jimmy) Lavelle … Has two sisters: Arianna and Sienna Lavelle … Father, Jimmy, played football at the University of Delaware … Sister, Arianna, played lacrosse at Fairfield University from 2018 to 2022 … Chose to attend Villanova because of its strong nursing and field hockey programs, and is excited to play close to home for Coach Joanie Milhous.