Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST First Team	2023
All-BIG EAST Second Team	2024
BIG EAST Player of the Week	2023: March 20, May 1, May 8 2025: April 14
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll	2024: April 1, April 22, May 6 2025: February 17, March 24
NFCA Top Performances of the Week	2025: April 15
BIG EAST All-Tournament Team	2023, 2025
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24
CSC Academic All-District	2025
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete	2022-23, 2024-25
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: One of the top players in the BIG EAST during her career … Two-time All-BIG EAST honoree with a pair of All-Tournament nods … Accumulated a .322 average with 32 home runs and 180 hits in her career … Ranks in the Villanova top 10 for home runs, slugging, OPS, walks and runs batted in … Four-time BIG EAST Player of the Week, including twice in a row to end the 2023 season … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and Athletic Director's Honor Roll every time eligible.

2025: Started all 54 games at shortstop in her senior campaign … Led the team in hits (62) and runs (45) … Totaled 19 multiple-hit games with a team-best seven three-hit performances … Reached base in 25 straight appearances to pace the squad … Contributed first three-hit game versus Robert Morris on Mar. 1 … Drove in four runs in separate BIG EAST games one week apart … Totaled five straight multiple hit games from Apr. 6-13, including a trio of three-hit affairs … Hit safely in 12 straight games from Apr. 6-25 … Picked up BIG EAST Player of the Week and NFCA Top Performance honors after 10 hits in four games vs. Drexel and DePaul … Selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Feb. 17 and Mar. 24 … Earned All-Tournament nods with five hits at the BIG EAST Championship, including three hits and a trio of runs in the elimination game vs. Butler.

2024: Picked up an All-BIG EAST Second Team after pacing the team in runs batted in (44), slugging percentage (.586) and total bases (102) … Ranked second on the team in batting average (.316), runs scored (34), hits (55) and doubles (13) with the third-best OPS (.983) … Amassed the most multi-hit games on the team with 19 two-knock games … Drove in multiple runs in 11 different contests, including a team-high three four-RBI matchups … Three-time member of the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll … Blasted the second-most home runs on the team with 10, including a game-winning grand slam against Seton Hall and two-run bombs against No. 8 Duke and RV Virginia … Tallied three singles against George Mason on Feb. 18 … Strung together three straight two-hit games from Feb. 24-March 1 … Drove in four runs three separate times on the year … Contributed a hit in each of the four NCAA Tournament games, including a two-hit, two-run, two-RBI effort against SEMO.

2023: First Team All-BIG EAST selection who led the Wildcats in slugging percentage (.658) and doubles (16) … Earned selection to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team after leading the VU lineup in batting average … Ranked second on the team in home runs (eight) and third with 52 hits, 29 walks and 32 runs batted in … Hit two triples and worked a .467 on-base percentage for the 'Cats … Recorded 16 multi-hit games for the second-highest team total … Belted seven of her eight home runs in the last month and recorded hits in 15 of the last 18 games, including nine multi-hit games … Contributed 85 assists and 56 putouts at second base … Worked a team-high four walks against Texas State on Feb. 11 … Put forth first multi-hit game with a double and triple against Kent State on Feb. 12 … Notched game-winning hit in series opener vs. Creighton … Recorded two hits, three RBI and a run scored in the series finale against Creighton … Reached base four times against Lehigh with three bases on balls and a single … Went three-for-three with two RBI against DePaul on April 22 … Hit a home run in every other game from April 23 up until BIG EAST Semifinals on May 12 … Had a bases-clearing double in series opener at Seton Hall … Totaled first career four-hit game with two runs and two RBI in the regular season finale against Providence … Had three straight two-hit games in the BIG EAST Tournament with four doubles in two days … Recorded a walk and two hits with a double in the BIG EAST Championship loss.
 
2022: Played in 42 games with 16 starts as a versatile infielder during her first collegiate season … Started eight times at second base, seven times at third base and once at shortstop … Batted .159 (11-for-69) on the season with 10 runs scored, four home runs and nine runs batted in … Had a .227 on-base percentage and a .333 slugging percentage while walking six times and striking out 25 times … Stole three bases and was caught once … Her highlight of the season came in the opener of a three-game series sweep versus St. John’s when she hit two home runs and drove in three in a 6-2 win … Hit safely in all three games of the series, going 4-for-9 with four runs scored, two stolen bases and the two homers … Earlier in the year hit her first collegiate home run against Maryland as the Wildcats rallied from deficits of 4-0 and 7-4 to post an 8-7 victory … Her home run was a go-ahead three-run shot with two outs in the top of the sixth inning which accounted for the final runs of the game … Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored and a walk in the game … Started the season opener against Marshall at third base and was 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI … Delivered her first collegiate hit in a pinch-hitting appearance in a win over Fairleigh Dickinson … Played steady defense at three infield positions and had a .950 fielding percentage with 17 putouts, 40 assists and three errors.
 
Club Softball: Played for PA Chaos for six years … Was part of a team which ranked No. 10 in the nation in 2019 and was on teams that were ranked in the Top 25 in 2018, 2020 and 2021.
 
Chichester High School: Earned a total of 10 varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four in softball and three each in soccer and basketball … Played shortstop on the softball team and was the team MVP while earning first team All-Delco honors in each of her three varsity seasons … Was a three-year starter on offense in soccer and garnered All-Delco honorable mention accolades each year … Played point guard on the basketball team and was a three-time team MVP … Named All-Delco honorable mention her freshman and sophomore years in addition to being a second team All-Delco selection as a junior … Inducted to the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Born 5/4/03 in Chester, Pa. … Only child of Michael and Elizabeth Franz … Chose to attend Villanova because it has always been close to home and she recalled watching and attending basketball games with her family from a young age … Noted that the campus reminded her of home when she visited and she loved the feeling of being on a beautiful campus with friendly people ... Majoring in communications.