Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
OPA Winning Teams/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction	2022, 2023
OPA Winning Teams/NFHCA National Academic Squad	2022, 2023
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad and was named a Scholar of Distinction two years in a row (2022, 2023) … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll four consecutive semesters.
 
2025: Appeared in four games for the 'Cats and started vs Penn (Oct.12).

2024: Appeared in three games … Played a career-high 19 minutes vs. Mercyhurst (Sept. 9)
 
2023: Did not appear in any games due to injury.
 
2022: Appeared in three games on the season in the Wildcats offense.
 
Central Bucks South High School: Earned four varsity letters in field hockey and three in lacrosse … As a senior was an honorable mention Pennsylvania All-State performer and garnered first team all-league honors … Previously a two-time Suburban One League Colonial Division second team honoree as a sophomore and a junior … Team captain and MVP her senior year … Was a Univest Featured Athlete in September 2021 … Graduated summa cum laude … Winner of the Presidential Award as a senior and was a three-year member of the National Honor Society.
 
Club Field Hockey: Played for FSC Field Hockey Club for eight years … Part of teams that were NIT pool champions in both 2021 and 2022.
 
Personal: Born 4/5/04 in Doylestown, Pa. … One of three children of Robert and Rachel Shirley … Has an older sister, Elizabeth (20), and a younger brother, Jack (16) … Sister plays collegiate volleyball at Jefferson … Enjoys playing lacrosse in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova because she was drawn to the University’s high level field hockey and academic programs … Felt that the team culture and overall Villanova community made the school a great fit for her … Plans to major in Mathematics.