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HONORS & AWARDS:

IN THE RECORD BOOKS (AS OF JUNE 2025):

Ranks third all-time in career strikeouts (317, 2023-pres.)
Ranks third (27, 2024) and tied for sixth (24, 2025) all-time in single-season starts
Tied for sixth all-time in career shutouts (6, 2023-pres.)
Ranks sixth all-time in career starts (72, 2023-pres.)
Ranks sixth (124, 2023) and tied for eighth (120, 2024) all-time in single-season strikeouts
Ranks eighth all-time in career complete games (29, 2023-pres.)
Tied for ninth in career wins (17, 2023-pres.)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2025:

Started 24 games and made 30 appearances overall
Pitched to a 4.91 ERA in 127 IP, accumulating nine complete games
Opened season with seven-inning, six-strikeout performance against Morehead State (Feb. 21)
Pitched 2.2 shutout innings against Brown (Mar. 16)
Struck out seven in as many innings against UMass-Lowell (Apr. 9)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024:

Made 37 appearances in the circle including 27 starts for the Crusaders
Went 7-18 with a 3.62 ERA, 120 strikeouts in 160.1 innings holding opponents to a .268 batting average while recording three saves
Tied for the Patriot League lead in saves, ranked fourth in innings pitched, fourth in strikeouts, tied for sixth in opposing batting average, ninth in ERA and tied for ninth in wins
Recorded 15 complete games and four shutouts
Earned a win and struck out 12 batters in 5.2 innings at UMES (Mar. 4)
Picked up a save tossing an inning in relief during a win against NIU (Mar. 8)
Tossed a complete game shutout striking out five batters in a win against Iona (Mar. 16)
Closed out the victory versus Iona (Mar. 17) getting the last out for a save
Punched out seven batters allowing two hits and an earned run in the win against Merrimack (Apr. 10)
Hurled a complete game shutout with five strikeouts in a win at Siena (Apr. 16)
Needed two pitches to secure a save in a win against Colgate (Apr. 20)
Hurled a complete game in a victory over Maine (Apr. 25) striking out five batters and allowing three unearned runs
Tossed a complete game, one-hit shutout punching out five in the win against Lafayette (May 4)
Pitched another complete game shutout scattering four hits with three strikeouts in a win versus Lafayette (May 5)
Has seven or more strikeouts four times
CSC Academic All-District
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023:

Appeared in 40 games for the Crusaders starting in the circle in 21 contests
Tossed 148.2 innings and recorded a 6-20 record with a 4.80 ERA, five complete games, one shutout, one save and 124 strikeouts
Paced the team in innings pitched and strikeouts
Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in strikeouts (124), tied for fourth in saves (1), sixth in innings pitched (148.2), eighth in opposing batting average (.275), and tied for eighth in wins (6)
Punched out a career-high 18 batters in 10 innings versus Hartford (Apr. 6). The 18 strikeouts were tied for the sixth most during a single game in the NCAA for 2023
Made her collegiate debut versus Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 17) and tossed 3.0 innings picking up her first career win and notching her first career strikeout
Recorded her first career save tossing 2.0 innings while punching out two batters in a game two victory against George Mason (Feb. 26)
Hurled her first complete game versus Southern Indiana (Mar. 4)
Tossed a complete game shutout with seven strikeouts in a one-hitter at Merrimack (Apr. 12)
Followed that up with a complete game shutout 10 strikeout performance at Lafayette (Apr. 15)
Had two double-digit strikeout games
NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

Played four years of varsity softball under head coach Libby Gaisor
2022 team captain during her senior season
2020 Team MVP
2019 Team Defensive Player of the Year
2021 First Team All-Section
2021 Big 56 member
2021 Second Team All-State
2021 Pittsburgh Post Gazette WPIAL 5A Player of the Year
2021 WPIAL 5A Champions
2021 PIAA 5A Semifinalist
Was 10-5, 7-2 in section play with 123 strikeouts and a 3.76 ERA across 93 innings
Elevated her play in the postseason going 6-2 with a 2.10 ERA and 52 punch outs in 44 innings
Played for Richele Hall and Kara Sroka and Team Pennsylvania
Two-time Highest Honors Student and one-time High Honor Student
Member of the National Honor Society, Hands For Service and Student Council