Career Highlights:
• 2025-26 President's Award recipient, given to a male and female graduating senior who, during his/her tenure at Detroit Mercy, has shown academic and athletic excellence. These individuals are leaders on and off the field and represent the true essence of being a Titan student-athlete.
• Three-time #HLWSOC All-League First Team selection (2023, 2024, 2025).
• 2025 Valeo #HLWSOC All-Academic Team selection.
• Named Horizon League Freshman of the Year (2022)
• Earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team honors (2022)
• Four-time Detroit Mercy Athletic Director Honor Roll selection (2022-26).
• Three-time Horizon League Fall and Spring Honor Roll selection (2023-26).
2025:
• Named to the #HLWSOC All-League First Team for the third consecutive season
• 2025 Valeo #HLWSOC All-Academic Team selection.
• Led the team in points (22 – T-2nd HL), goals (8 – T-2nd HL), assists (6 – T-3rd HL), and game-winning goals (2 – T-3rd HL).
• Posted sixth assist on corner kick feed on
Leila Lanier's equalizer in UDM's 2-2 draw against arch-rival Oakland (10/29).
• Recorded fifth assist in 2-1 setback against #HLWSOC leader Milwaukee (10/9).
• Scored two goals in a game three times this season vs CSU (9/18), Madonna (9/11), and Valpo (8/14).
• Posted five points in a game for the second time in her career with two goals and an assist on Senior Night in 8-0 win vs Madonna (9/11).
• Added third assist vs CSU (9/18).
• Recorded first assist of the season at WMU (9/7).
• Posted third goal off a free kick against BGSU (8/28).
• Scored a pair of goals off a free kick, followed by a penalty kick, propelling Detroit Mercy to a 2-1 win over former Horizon League foe Valparaiso (8/14) in the season-opener.
PK Specialist:
• Lodato scored five of her seven goals on penalty kicks.
• Recorded fifth PK goal at PFW (10/25).
• Added her third and fourth penalty kick goals in a 3-3 draw vs CSU (9/18).
• Posted second PK goal in 8-0 win over Madonna (9/11).
• Scored first penalty kick goal in 2-1 win over former Horizon League foe Valparaiso (8/14).
2024:
• All-Horizon League First Team selection
• Started in 18 of 19 games played
• Tied for the team lead in goals (8 – T-3rd HL), ranked second in points (18 – 4th HL), and tied in game-winning goals (3 – T-3rd HL).
• Recorded second assist helping No. 3 seed UDM to a 2-1 win over No. 6 seed PFW in 2024 #HLWSOC quarterfinal action (11/3), giving the Titans their 10th victory for the first time since the 2016 season.
• Netted two goals, including the game-winner, to lead Detroit Mercy to a 2-1 win at Cleveland State (10/13).
• Scored second game-winning goal in the 65th minute, marking UDM’s first #HLWSOC win over IU Indy (10/5) to remain undefeated in league play.
• Posted four points with two consecutive goals, leading Detroit Mercy to a pair of 1-1 draws to remain undefeated in #HLMSOC play.
• Scored the equalizer in the 81st minute to secure a draw at Green Bay (9/26).
• Put UDM on the board against Milwaukee (9/29) with her team-best fifth goal of the season, giving the Titans their first points in HL play against the Panthers since the 2007 season.
• Racked up five points off two goals and an assist in the Titans’ 5-0 dominating win over Chicago State (9/5).
• Scored first goal of the season off a penalty kick against Utah Valley (8/18).
2023:
• #HLWSOC All-League First Team selection
• Started in all 19 games
• Led the team in points (14), goals (6), shots (44) and shots on goal (21) while tying for fourth in assists (2).
• Tallies came against Chicago State (9/8), Concordia (9/10), Green Bay (game-winner) (9/24), PFW (10/8), Cleveland State (10/15) and Wright State (10/21).
• Recorded two assists with one against YSU (9/14) and the second against CSU (10/5).
2022:
• Named Horizon League Freshman of the Year
• Earned Horizon League All-Freshman team honors
• Started in all 17 games
• Led the team in points (9) and tied for the team lead in assists (5)
• Added fifth assist in Detroit Mercy's 3-2 epic win over Wright State (10/6) and fourth on the game-winning goal in the 2-0 win over Green Bay (10/1).
• Three assists in league play are tied for 10th in HL stats only.
• Scored her second goal of the season and recorded her third assist on the game-winning goal in Detroit Mercy's 2-0 league-opening win over Northern Kentucky (9/15).
• Notched her first career goal as she headed in the equalizer off a header in the Titans' 1-1 draw against WMU (8/25).
• Posted her first career assist on Gabby Ketola's game-winning goal at FGCU and added her second assist in the Titan's 2-1 win over Canisius (8/28).
High School:
• Four-year letter winner in soccer, basketball, cross country and track and field
• Recorded 68 and 34 assists in current high school career
• Voted 2020 MAC conference most valuable player for basketball and soccer
• 2020 and 2019 All-State Honorable Mention for soccer and basketball
• Helped lead Royal Oak to 2021 Fall MSPSP Premier League Championship scoring 16 goals in eight games
• National Honor Society member
• Also qualified for the state championships for cross country three consecutive years
Personal:
Full Name: Abigail Lodato
Parents: Carl and Danielle Lodato
Siblings: Ryan
Major: Nursing
Reasons for choosing Detroit Mercy:
Opportunity to play at the highest level
Quality education
