Biography
Career Notes
• Concluded career fifth in goals (149), goals per game (2.04), points per game (2.53), points (185) and assists (36) in school history.
• Also second in program history in free-position goals (48), seventh in caused turnovers (61), 10th in draw controls (81) and 11th in ground balls (107) following conclusion of career.
• Finished second in school history in games played (73) and third in games started (72).
• Posted 27 hat tricks in her career, along with four-straight 30-goal seasons for the Titans.
2019
• Named team co-captain.
• Earned the Father Norbert Huetter Award, which is presented to a male and female student-athlete who has demonstrated leadership, dedication, cooperation with teammates and coaches, pride in team achievements, determination to excel, and graciousness in victory or defeat.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic All-League honors.
• Received 2019 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• Played in all 18 games, making 17 starts.
• Reached 30-goal plateau for the fourth-straight season, tallying 30 goals for the Titans.
• Ranked third on the team in points (41), assists (11) and tied-for-fourth in goals (30).
• Was second on the squad in caused turnovers (18) and fifth in ground balls (27), adding six draw controls.
• Tallied 10 multiple-goal games during the season, including three hat tricks and notched three five-point contests, also scoring at least one goal in 16 of 18 contests.
• Opener season with a season-best three caused turnovers, three ground balls and two goals at Ohio State (2/10).
• Notched five points (four goals, one assist) in home opener victory over Butler (2/19).
• Began a stretch of four games of multiple goals with two goals at Duquesne (3/2).
• Posted a big game at Saint Francis (3/23), tallying three goals and two assists for five points and recording a career-high seven ground balls, adding two caused turnovers in a victory.
• Another five-point game came with a season-high four assists and one goal at Howard (4/5), as she also had two caused turnovers.
• Scored a hat trick, notching four points at Delaware State (4/7), before adding three more points (two goals, one assist) in 14-12 victory over Furman (4/12) at home.
• Tallied two more goals in Senior Day win over Wofford (4/14), adding three GB and two CT.
• Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in 10-9 road win over Central Michigan (4/27) to help give Detroit Mercy its second-straight share of the SoCon regular-season championship.
• Became 13th player in school history to surpass 100 career GB during the season and was one CT off her career-high with her 18 caused turnovers during the season.
• Received SoCon Preseason All-Conference laurels.
• Earned Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).
2018
• Voted First Team All-Southern Conference.
• Earned Co-MVP honors at team banquet.
• Earned SoCon Academic All-Conference accolades (3.3 GPA+).
• Received 2018 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• One of three players to start all 18 games.
• Ranked second on the team with 45 goals, third with 57 points.
• Tied-for-first with 11 free-position goals, was third on the team in both ground balls (35) and caused turnovers (19) and ranked fourth with 24 draw controls.
• Ranked 74th in the NCAA in shots per game (5.89), while ranking 96th in goals per game (2.50) and 99th in total goals (45).
• Among SoCon players, she ranked second in shots per game, third in goals and goals per game, tied-for-third in free-position goals per game (0.61), fifth in points per game (3.17) and fifth in caused turnovers per game (1.06).
• Posted back-to-back five-point games, scoring four goals in each at American (2/25) and at Butler (3/3).
• Began a late-season tear in which she tallied a hat trick in nine of the final 10 games vs. Kennesaw State (3/29), scoring three goals, including the game-winner.
• Tallied four goals, five points, three ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls in SoCon opener vs. Mercer (3/31).
• Followed it up with two more five-points efforts against Delaware State (4/6) and Howard (4/8), adding a season-high five draw controls and three GB and three CT against DSU.
• Scored four goals at Furman (4/14), while recording season-bests with 11 shots, nine shots on goal and five ground balls.
• Collected four points (3g, 1a) in regular-season finale vs. Central Michigan (4/28).
• Recorded a season-high six points on four goals and two assists, scoring on her only free-position chance in the semifinals of SoCon Championship against Mercer (5/3).
• In league play, led all players with nine caused turnovers and 1.80 caused turnovers per contest, while ranking second in goals (17) and goals per game (3.40).
• Posted 11 hat tricks in all on the season and had at least one ground ball in every game but one.
• Named Preseason All-SoCon Team.
• Received SoCon Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.0 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).
2017
• Started all 17 contests.
• Voted to the ASUN All-Academic Team.
• Tied for the team lead with 43 goals.
• Added seven assists for 50 points, which ranked second on the squad.
• Led the ASUN Conference and ranked 10th in the NCAA in free-position goals per game (1.06), tallying 18 FPG on the year, just one off the school record.
• Ranked second on squad with 33 draw controls, tied-for-third with 23 ground balls and tied-for-fourth with 13 caused turnovers.
• Also led team in shots (106) and shots on goal (80).
• Had 12 free-position goals in 10 league games.
• Was 46th in the NCAA in shots on goal per game (4.71) and 79th in goals per game (2.53).
• Had eight hat tricks on the season and at least one draw control in every contest.
• Scored three goals at Notre Dame (2/11).
• Tallied six points (5g, 1a) vs. Butler (2/18).
• Corralled season-best six DC, while scoring three goals vs. Cincinnati (3/10).
• Posted four goals at Michigan (3/15).
• Notched five points (3g, 2a) vs. Kennesaw State (3/24).
• Found the back of the net four times at Stetson (4/9).
• Tallied four more points (2g, 2a) vs. Old Dominion (4/15).
• Had a career-day at Delaware State (4/23), tallying seven points, including six goals, converting on 4-of-5 free-position shots and causing three turnovers.
• Scored four goals and added three DC at Central Michigan (4/29).
• Named to the Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2016
• Voted to Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team.
• Started all 20 games during her first season as a Titan.
• Finished third on the team with 37 points on 31 goals and six assists.
• Tallied 10 free-position goals, 22 ground balls, 18 draw controls and 11 caused turnovers.
• Had 67 total shots, 47 shots on goal.
• Ranked 52nd in the NCAA in free-position percentage (45.5), going 10-for-22 on free-position shots.
• Had five hat tricks and 10 games of multiple markers.
• Scored in 10 of her first 11 contests.
• Made collegiate debut at No. 18 Ohio State (2/13), scoring two goals -- both on free-position chances.
• Tied for the team lead with five points vs. Oregon (2/21), tallying four goals and one assist.
• Scored three of the five Titan goals at Cincinnati (3/4).
• Posted a hat trick and four points (3g, 1a) vs. VCU (3/11).
• Notched season-highs with four draw controls and two caused turnovers vs. Delaware State (3/13).
• Tallied four points on three goals and a helper vs. Central Michigan (3/30).
• Scored on both free-position shots at Furman (4/10).
• Tallied a hat trick and a season-high four ground balls at Kennesaw State (4/24).
• Added two more goals, two ground balls and two draw controls vs. Old Dominion (4/29).
• Scored on both of her shots, tallying two markers in the A-Sun Championship semifinal victory over No. 1 Jacksonville (5/6).
• Had three-game winning goals in Detroit Mercy's final six games.
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School
• A four-year varsity player and three-year soccer player for Watertown High School and coach Tim Burr.
• Helped Cyclones to undefeated 2013 season and Frontier League championship.
• Named First Team Frontier League and First Team All-North in 2014.
• Scored 32 goals and tallied 39 points as a junior.
• Selected Honorable Mention in 2013.
• Played club lacrosse for the Different Road Patriots.
Personal
• Daughter of Joseph & Kristin Girardi.
• Born in Fort Campbell, Ky.
• Has three younger siblings, Lauren, Jillian and Joseph.
• Her sister, Jillian, plays lacrosse at Northwestern, while Lauren is a collegiate lacrosse goalkeeper at Lock Haven.
• Majoring in Bio-Chem/Pre-Dental.
