Keene State College

Senior who will be the voice of the backfield thisfall…excels at bringing the ball up field and creatingscoring opportunities with strong crossing balls. 

2013: Started all 24 games for theOwls...Registered seven goals and two assists for 16 points on theseason...scored the game-winning goal 10/9 in a 2-0 win over SalemSt...All-Little East Second team.

2012: Appeared in 23 games, making 11starts...recorded four goals and two assists for 10 points on theseason...scored her first career goal 9/9 in a 3-1 loss toAmherst.

2011: Registered her first career assist 10/15in a 4-0 win over Eastern Connecticut State.

Before KSC:  Talented two-sport athletewho played and served as senior captain of Belmont (Mass.)High’s field hockey and lacrosse teams…played twoseasons on varsity field hockey squad, earning second-teamAll-Middlesex league honors and receiving Shea leadership award asa senior…underdog Marauder lacrosse team upset perennialpower Winchers 12-9…also played two seasons onschool’s basketball team.

Personal:  Melissa lived in three statesand moved four times…Father Joe played football andbasketball at Belmont High while mother Eileen was a field hockeygoalie at Syracuse University…a scholar-athlete award winnerand honor roll student at Belmont, Melissa will major in specialeducation at KSC.