Villanova Univeristy Athletics

North Penn High School: Colonial Division Player of the Year as a senior … Named First Team All-Conference, Second Team All-State and Media All-Area Athlete of the Year in 2025 … Won her team's Silver Slugger award for highest batting average, holding a .483 career batting average through junior year …  Held an ERA below 1.50 with over 150 strikeouts as a pitcher … Team won state in 2024 and district in 2023 … On the 2025 All-American Watch List and ranked #24 pitcher by Line-Drive Softball … Also participated in JV basketball … Member of the National Honor Society … Maintained a 4.0 GPA while being named to the Distinguished Honor Roll with an AP Capstone diploma.

Personal: Born 9/2/08 … Daughter of Laura and Kevin … Mom played two years of volleyball at Gettysburg and one at Ursinus … Has two siblings, Ryan and Kaitlyn … Plans to major in chemistry … Chose to attend Villanova because of "the exceptional academic program and competitive softball team" … Noted the proximity to her home and strong educational foundation as factors in her commitment.

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