Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week	2025 (Sept. 22)

High School: Gambardella played with Connecticut Rush Select ECRL for 12 years and Connecticut Rush UWS for four years. She helped the team to a runner-up standing in the DPL National Championships and played on Rush national team from grades fifth-ninth. She was a dual-sport athlete at Guilford High School playing soccer and lacrosse. On the pitch, she was a three-time All-SCC selection and named an All-State athlete twice. She scored 65 goals, 24 of those coming in her junior season alone. Academically, she was a four-year honors student and member of the Latin Honors Society.

Personal: Native of Guilford, Conn. born January 29, 2007 … One of two children to Kathleen and Joseph Gambardella … Has a brother, Santino … Dad, Joseph, was a four-year linebacker on the football team at Southern Connecticut State University and brother, Santino, plays football and lacrosse at Middlebury College as a linebacker and defensive middy … Intends to study Exploratory Arts/Communications … “I chose to attend Villanova because it felt like home the minute I stepped on campus. More importantly because of its high academic and athletic prestige, team culture, and welcoming community.