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2025 Women's Lacrosse Roster

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3 Erin Balbontin

3 Erin Balbontin

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Celebration
  • Hometown:
    Kissimmee, Fla.

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2023, 2024)
  • MAC Honor Roll (2025)
  • MAC Commissioner's Award (2025)
  • MAC All-Academic Team (2025)

2025:
  • Played in 12 games, making seven starts, and had two goals, three points, six draws, and two caused turnovers
  • Registered her first career point on an assist against Canisius
  • Had her first career goal with a ground ball and a caused turnover at Kennesaw State
  • Had two draws at Presbyterian
  • Found the back of the net at Marquette

2024:
  • Played in nine games with three starts and had six draw controls and a ground ball
  • Made her collegiate debut at Canisius and had a draw control
  • Pulled down a draw at Xavier and against Arizona State
  • Collected two draws against Robert Morris in the MAC Championship game

High School:
  • Earned varsity letters in lacrosse and track and field
  • Tallied 239 points on 174 goals and 65 assists, along with 127 draw controls, 96 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers
  • The Celebration Storm 2021-2022 Spring Sports Female Athlete of the Year
  • Tabbed the team MVP last season after leading her team with 72 goals with 16 assists
  • Helped her team to back-to-back Conference 2A District 7 titles
  • Played for the Orlando National Team at the 2021 US Lacrosse Women's National Tournament
  • Played club with M&D Orlando, M&D Black, Storm Select and Nation United, winning the 2022 National Cup District South tournament and the 2022 Mid-Atlantic Summer Club Championship
  • In track and field, she was a top-six finisher in the triple jump and 4x100-meter relay at the FHSAA 4A District 5 Finals and regionals
  • A member of the National Honor Society

Personal:
  • Daughter of Jane Hortillo and Petric Balbontin
  • Has an older brother
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because it offered her the opportunity to play DI lacrosse, while pursuing the accelerated mechanical engineering program 
  • Majoring in Mechanical Engineering 
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Defensive Stats
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Stat Snapshot (Career)

Offensive Stats
Goals
Shots
Assists
Points
Defensive Stats
Faceoffs Won
Ground Balls
Draw Controls
Caused Turnovers

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2024Freshman

    Midfield
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2025Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    3