Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2022

Career: Member of the Villanova roster for the 2022 season and made two relief appearances in the circle earlier in the year … Logged three innings pitched and had three strikeouts while allowing four earned runs and seven hits … Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for the 2021-22 academic year and earned a spot on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Spring semester.
 
2022: Made two appearances during the opening weekend of the season when she logged relief outings against Georgia Tech and Saint Joseph’s … Pitched two innings and had two strikeouts on the first day of the season at Georgia Tech … Pitched an inning in a win over Saint Joseph’s on the final day of the opening weekend.
 
Cosby High School: Earned four varsity letters in softball and was also an outside hitter on the volleyball team during her scholastic career … Was a four-year starter and three-time MVP of the softball team … Named the Richmond Times Dispatch Player of the Year as a senior and was previously selected to the newspaper’s first team All-Metro squad as a sophomore … Garnered all-conference and all-region accolades her freshman and sophomore seasons in addition to being named an all-state pick as a sophomore … During her career posted a record of 57-6 with 518 strikeouts spanning 387 innings pitched … As a senior tallied a 17-0 record with 181 strikeouts and a 0.40 ERA while leading her team to an undefeated season and a Virginia 6A state title … Pitched a perfect game with 15 strikeouts in the state semifinals her senior year … As a sophomore pitched the second-longest game in Virginia state championship history when her team finished as the state runner-up in a 17-inning marathon … Earned academic honors all four years of high school.
 
Personal: Born 4/27/03 in Richmond, Va. … Younger of two daughters of Steve and Cristy Norton … Has an older sister, Brooke … Father played college baseball at Christopher Newport … Chose to attend Villanova for the softball program and the school’s academic reputation.