CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS |
All-BIG EAST First Team |
2025 |
All-BIG EAST Second Team |
2023 |
BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week |
2023: February 13
2025: March 17 |
BIG EAST Rookie of the Week |
2023: Febuary 27, April 17, April 24 |
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll |
2023: March 20
2025: April 7, May 5 |
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area |
2025 |
CSC Academic All-District |
2025 |
Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete |
2022-23, 2024-25 |
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: Talented right-handed pitcher with 366 innings and 258 strikeouts across her first three seasons as a collegian … Emerged as Villanova's ace in her junior campaign as part of an All-BIG EAST First Team season … One of the best in the country in walks per seven and strikeout-to-walk ratio, ranking in Villanova's top five for fewest walks per seven innings … Selected to All-BIG EAST Second Team as a freshman after compiling a 15-6 record in her opening season … Accomplished student with AD's Honor Roll each time eligible and a pair of BIG EAST All-Academic Team nods.
2025: Picked up an All-BIG EAST First Team nod as the ace of the Wildcat staff in her junior season … Led the league with a 1.84 ERA in conference games, coming in third for wins (eight) and fewest walks allowed (13) during the BIG EAST slate … Paced Villanova's staff in nearly every category, tossing 147 innings with a 3.43 ERA, 15 complete games, 101 strikeouts and a .294 batting average against … Started the year with a complete game victory over Utah State … Pitched a complete game win over No. 15 Virginia Tech on Feb. 28 … Struck out seven against Penn State … Named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 17 after 13 innings versus Creighton … Pitched eight innings twice on the year, both extra-inning victories … Struck out a career-best 12 against Army on Apr. 4 … Selected to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (Apr. 7, May 5) … Shutout Providence on May 2 … Pitched in both BIG EAST Tournament games for the Wildcats.
2024: Threw 91 total frames for the second-highest innings pitched on the staff … Started 16 games with nine relief appearances for the Wildcats … Totaled six wins with one complete game … Struck out 65 and walked just 15 batters … Recorded her lone save of the season with two shutout innings against Longwood in the opening weekend … Struck out a career-high eight in a complete game effort against Central Michigan … Tossed 10 total innings in three appearances at the NCAA Tournament … Struck out four to earn the victory against host #11 seed Arkansas … Pitched twice with multi-inning stints against No. 17 Arizona.
2023: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team after making 30 appearances in the circle and started 23 games for the Wildcats … Tossed 127.2 innings to lead Villanova, allowing just 52 earned runs on the year … Recorded a 15-6 record to pace the Wildcats … Struck out 92 in her freshman year and compiled an 0.88 walks per seven for fifth in VU history for a single season … Had no walks in 18 of her 30 appearances … Compiled six complete games and three shutouts as the Friday starter on the Villanova staff … Registered a complete game in her collegiate debut, throwing 131 pitches and allowing just six hits against Texas State … Threw a complete game, two-hitter against Boston College where she went six innings of perfect softball … Tossed a season-high 7.1 innings in a win against Delaware on March 26 … Contributed her first career save against Towson by earning one out to close out the contest … Struck out a career-high eight batters at St. John's on April 14.
Masuk High School: Earned three varsity letters in softball under Leigh Barone … Was named state's Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior … Two-time all-state and all-conference selection … Chosen as Conference Player of the Year as a senior and Pitcher of the Year in junior season … Named a National Merit Scholar as a junior … Also participated in the band at Masuk High School.
Personal: Born 9/9/04 in Milford, Conn. … Only child of Gail and Kathryn Gallant … Enjoys music, art and animals … Majoring in psychology … Chose to attend Villanova because of the alumni network, academic support and athletic reputation.