Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete	2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Career: Ends her career tied for first in Villanova history for games played (233) … Ranks top 20 in school history for hit by pitch (eighth), games started (tie-eighth), runs scored (tie-12th), stolen bases (13th), stolen base attempts (15th) and triples (tie-19th) … Tremendous defensive outfielder with outstanding range and speed as well as a strong, accurate throwing arm … Had 23 career outfield assists and threw out 14 runners at the plate … Started in 211 games as a Wildcat and amassed a 117 consecutive games played streak prior to Feb. 24 and was the longest active streak on the team at the time … Career totals include 106 runs scored, 88 hits, 13 doubles, five triples, seven home runs and 41 runs batted in … Drew 41 walks, been hit by a pitch 20 times and struck out 111 times … Stole 30 bases while being caught just five times … Had eight career sacrifice bunts … Owned a career fielding percentage of .949 with 258 putouts and 15 errors in 296 total chances … Three-time Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete, five-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and seven-time member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2023: Appeared in 55 games and started 39 as a veteran outfielder for the Wildcats … Started 17 games in left field, 16 in center and four in right … Made ten pinch-running appearances on the year and six defensive substitutions … Totaled 13 hits in her 61 at bats, scoring 17 runs and driving in nine … Accumulated a .306 on-base percentage with seven walks and two hit-by-pitches on the year … Hit one double and two triples in her fifth year on the Main Line … Stole seven bases and was never caught swiping a bag … Made a career-high 68 putouts with five outfield assists for a .961 fielding percentage … Scored her first run of the year as a pinch runner against Wichita State on Feb. 11 … Registered a season-high five putouts while playing against her sister's Stanford team … Put forth a triple and a walk with a run and RBI at Georgetown on March 12 … Crossed the plate twice as the starting right fielder in the series finale against the Hoyas … Racked up two outfield assists by throwing out a pair of runners at third base to help Villanova to an extra-inning win over Towson … Scored twice with two RBI and a single against Lehigh on April 19 … Crossed the plate twice with a double, walk and a stolen base in the series opener vs. Providence … Totaled her first two-hit game of the season with a pair of singles in a BIG EAST Championship elimination game against DePaul, scoring Ryan Henry to give the 'Cats a 2-1 advantage … Singled in the BIG EAST Championship title game vs. Seton Hall.
 
2022: One of three players on the team who started all 56 games during the season and one of 29 players in school history to have started 56 or more games in a single year … Her season totals included 20 hits, 19 runs scored and five runs batted in … Had four doubles, one home run, seven walks and was hit by a pitch four times … Stole four bases in six tries and had a team-high three sacrifice bunts … Helped power a win over DePaul when she was 2-for-4 with a season-high two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI … In the season opener against Marshall was 1-for-2 with a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in a Villanova win … Hit a solo home run in the home opener against Butler … Displayed her strong and accurate throwing arm in center field with six outfield assists on the year … Her six assists came in a span of just 18 games midway through the season … She threw out four runners at the plate and one each at second base and third base … Recorded 63 putouts and had a .972 fielding percentage … In a game against Charlotte had a season-high four putouts and threw out two runners on the bases, starting an 8-2 double play and also throwing out a runner at second trying to stretch a single into a double.
 
2021: Started all 51 of the games she played in, with all but one of those starts coming in center field … Led the team with 12 stolen bases in 13 tries and compiled a .367 on-base percentage across 111 plate appearances … Batted .242 (22-for-91) with 15 walks and three hit by pitch … Scored 29 runs and finished the season with three doubles, one triple and six runs batted in … Struck out 23 times … Had two sacrifice bunts … Recorded six multi-hit games, including back-to-back contests against Drexel and Providence … In the second game of a doubleheader versus Drexel on April 14 went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and an RBI … Had a career-high three stolen bases against Princeton when she was 1-for-1 with a walk, hit by pitch and two runs scored in a 3-2 victory … Went 1-for-2 with a run scored against Ole Miss on May 21 in the first NCAA Tournament game in program history … Played outstanding defense with great range in center field … Had 56 putouts, three assists and two errors in 61 total chances for a .967 fielding percentage … Two of her assists started double plays with throws to home plate … Pinch ran seven times when starting the game in the flex position.
 
2020: One of six players on the team who started all 27 games during the season … Started 25 games in center field and two in right field … Batted .275 (14-for-51) with a .393 on-base percentage and a .510 slugging percentage while hitting three home runs to go along with a double and a triple … Totaled 12 runs scored, eight runs batted in and four stolen bases without being caught … Drew eight walks and was hit by a pitch twice … Only player on the team to record a four-hit game during the year, as she went 4-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBI in a March 4 win over San Diego State … That contest came in the middle of a six-game hitting streak during which she was 9-for-17 (.529) with five runs scored, six RBI and two home runs … Homered and drove in three runs in a win over No. 9 Florida State … Had a season-high two stolen bases against Penn State … Recorded 34 putouts, four assists and five errors in the outfield.
 
2019: Played in 44 games with 38 starts as a freshman … Made 19 starts in right field, 13 in center field and six in left as one of the team’s strongest defensive outfielders … Batted .196 (19-for-97) and was second on the team with nine times being hit by a pitch to post a .291 on-base percentage … Third on the team with 29 runs scored and finished the year with four doubles, one triple, three home runs and a .351 slugging percentage … Drew four walks and struck out 18 times in 111 plate appearances … Had three stolen bases in five tries … Earned her first start of the season against Detroit Mercy on March 3 and went 2-for-3 with two singles, a hit by pitch and a run batted in … Also had two hits, including her first collegiate home run, scored two runs and stole a base against Holy Cross … Homered and matched a season-high with three RBI in the final game of a three-game series against Seton Hall … Doubled and drove in three runs in the last of a three-game set with Providence … Had 37 putouts, six assists and three errors in 46 chances in the field.
 
Club Softball: Played for the PA Strikers Fastpitch team which won a Boulder IDT 18u championship in 2018.
 
Daniel Boone High School: Earned a total of 11 varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four each in softball and basketball in addition to three in field hockey … Played center field in softball, midfield in field hockey and was a guard on the basketball team … As a softball player hit 22 career home runs, was a four-time first team all-state honoree, a four-time all-county selection and an all-division performer … Chosen as a top five finalist for Reading Eagle Athlete of the Year and was her school’s Outstanding Athlete of the Year as a senior … Also earned field hockey all-division accolades … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years and was a member of the Basketball All-Academic Team as a senior.
 
Personal: Born 4/7/00 in Paoli, Pa. … One of three children of Thomas and Camille Hayes … Has an older brother, Brady and a younger sister, Dani … Father played college football at Kutztown and was a tight end, sister plays softball at Stanford … Hobbies include spending time outside, adventuring, cliff jumping and spending time with friends … Dreamed of attending Villanova as she grew up and attended basketball games, and knew that the atmosphere on campus had everything she wanted … Communication major.