2022-23 Women's Rowing Roster

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Sofia Lopez

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Academy of Holy Angels
  • Hometown Little Ferry, N.J.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
CRCA Scholar Athlete 2022-23
CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Career: Has seen action in 17 regattas with both the 3V8 and the V4 … Tabbed a CRCA Scholar Athlete ... Earned a spot on both the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll and the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in all eight semesters of her collegiate career.
 
2022-23: Appeared in seven events on the year, mostly with the V4 … Helped the JV8 to an 11th -place showing at the Navy Day Regatta, crossing in 14:13.80 … Part of the Club Championship 8s group that was 29th at the Head of the Schuylkill with a time of 14:18.018 …Turned in a fifth-place showing with the 3V8 at the Doc Hosea in 7:42.18 … Finished third in the Petite Finals at the Knecht Cup with the V4 in 8:25.05 … Helped the V4 shell to a fifth-place Grand Final showing at the Mason Invite (8:25.5) … Finished second in head-to-head races with the V4 against UConn (7:10.85) and Bucknell (7:19.37) … Was sixth at the CAA Championships with the V4 that finished in 7:15.77.

2021-22: Appeared in four races, all but one of those with the Third Varsity Eight boat … Part of the crew that turned in a fourth-place finish of 7:23.48 at the CAA Championships …  Landed a spot isn’t he Grand Final of the Mason Invitational, crossing second in 7:21.5 …  Posted a 7:453.53 time to win a head-to-head with Eastern Michigan …  Sat stroke for the 4V8 that finished behind Drexel in a spring-opening dual with a time of 9:08.9.
 
2020-21: Competed four times during the season and was a member of the Wildcats third varsity eight lineup … The 3V8 squad opened the season with a third place finish and a time of 7:45.6 in a dual competition versus Delaware … At the Kerr Cup the Wildcats posted a time of 7:04.2 and won the third varsity eight race by one-tenth of a second over Drexel, Jefferson and Cabrini … Raced in both the third varsity eight and the third varsity four boats at George Mason … Both teams defeated Delaware and Jacksonville to win their races … The 3V8 squad posted a winning time of 7:04.8 and a margin of victory of 4.1 seconds … Rowed in the bow seat of the 3V4 boat which posted a winning time of 7:49.9 and had a 7.7-second margin of victory … Helped the 3V8 team post a time of 7:19.2 at the Kelly Cup and Villanova was awarded a first place finish when Temple was disqualified from the race.
 
2019-20: Competed in the novice eight boat (3-seat) which finished 15th against experienced competition at the Head of the Schuylkill and tallied a third place finish in competition against UCF, Duquesne and Rollins at the Metro Cup Regatta.
 
Academy of Holy Angels: Earned four varsity letters in lacrosse … Named an AP Scholar as a junior and a senior … Achieved Principal’s List and Honor Roll status all four years … Four-year recipient of a Mother Caroline Scholarship.
 
Personal: Born 7/30/01 in Hackensack, N.J. … Younger of two children of Victor Lopez, Jr. and Fanny Lopez … Has an older brother, Victor … Enjoys community service, going to concerns and spending time with family and friends in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for the feeling of home she experienced upon visiting campus during Early Candidates’ Weekend … Felt that Villanova was the right place for her when she heard the energetic screams and cheers from students … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior