2025-26 Softball Roster

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Kyle Ross

13 Lilly St. Jean

  • Class Senior
  • Position 2B
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Marlton, N.J.
  • High School Paul VI
  • INFLCR lilly-st-jean

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous) 2024
NFCA Mideast All-Region Second Team 2024
BIG EAST Player of the Week 2024: February 12
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2023: February 27, March 13
2024: April 15
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area 2023-24
Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete 2022-23, 2024-25
CSC Academic All-District 2023-24
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 and strong hitting middle infielder who earned a unanimous First Team All-BIG EAST selection as a sophomore in 2024 … Has started over 100 games for the Wildcats with 79 hits, 26 doubles and nine homers … Starting shortstop for the Wildcats as a freshman before turning to second base in her sophomore season … Picked up CSC Academic All-District and PhillySIDA Academic All-Area nods after her sophomore year … Accomplished student with BIG EAST All-Academic Team and Athletic Director's Honor Roll each time eligible.

2025: Played in 36 games with 15 starts for the Wildcats … Doubled twice, drove home four runs and walked six times in her junior campaign … Totaled a hit and scored in each game on Feb. 22 against Elon and Marshall … Had two base knocks and a pair of RBI versus Pennsylvania on Apr. 2 … Notched an RBI single to deliver walkoff run-rule win over Providence in regular season finale on May 4.

2024: One of four league selections as unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team after a dominant conference campaign … Named to the NFCA Mideast All-Region Second Team in her sophomore campaign … Top statistical hitter for the Wildcats in 22 conference games, batting .400 with a team-high 11 doubles and 27 runs batted in against BIG EAST opposition … Finished the season batting .302 with 42 hits and a team-high 15 doubles … Belted five home runs including a game-winning three-run shot against Seton Hall … Contributed 11 two-hit efforts with one three-hit day versus St. John's … Drove home multiple runners a team-high 12 times with a game each of four and five RBI … Totaled two extra-base hits in the win at Georgia Tech … Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week on February 12 after a five-hit, four-RBI weekend … Returned to the lineup with a five-RBI pinch-hit performance in the opener versus Seton Hall … BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on April 15 after a six-RBI, five-run series against St. John's … Strung together three straight two-hit games at DePaul from April 19-21.

2023: Played in 53 games as Villanova's starting shortstop as a freshman … Totaled 31 hits, nine doubles and four home runs in her first collegiate season … Made 43 putouts and 76 assists in her inaugural year at VU … Drew 18 walks and was hit by a pitch seven times to tie for the team lead and 15th highest single season total … Contributed first collegiate hit with a double in the season opener against Wichita State … Hit a three-run home run to induce the run-rule against Kent State on Feb. 12 … Totaled first multi-hit game with a pair of doubles against North Carolina … Registered a second straight two-hit contest with a double and single vs. Florida Atlantic … Drove in two runs with a home run against Miami (OH) on March 3 … Put forth two hits, three RBI and two runs with a home run and a walk in the series finale against Georgetown … Made a season-high six infield assists in the win over Saint Joseph's … Contributed a hit in the first two games of the BIG EAST Tournament.

Paul VI High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball as a shortstop … Was named 2022 South Jersey Softball Player of the Year … Selected to First Team All-Conference and 2nd Team All-NJ Non-Public … Finished senior year with a .642 batting average, .700 on-base percentage and .910 slugging percentage … Earned selection to the academic honor roll and finished 8th in graduating class … Is a member of French Honor Society as well as National Honor Society.

Club Softball: Played for Newtown Rock Gold Garvey … Ranked #67 in Extra Inning Softball player rankings … Named Honorable Mention for 2022 18U Summer All-Tournament Team.

Personal: Born 4/6/04 in Manassas, Va. … Third child of Jim and Amy St. Jean … Younger sister of Ally and Belle, older sister of Elise … Dad played Goucher men's soccer, sister Ally was catcher for Ursinus, sister Belle is a defender on Goucher women's soccer and sister Elise is committed to play softball at NC State … Enjoys spending time with family and working out … Majoring in management … Chose to attend Villanova because it "puts high expectations on athletic programs, which made me confident that I am going to get the best experience possible with the softball program. The competitive nature of the team really sold me on the school because of the opportunities to play at a very high level."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2023Freshman

    SS
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2024Sophomore

    2B
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2025Junior

    2B
    5'9"
    13
  • 13

    2025-26Senior

    2B
    5'9"
    13