UMass Boston

2013 Made a huge impact in her first and onlyseason with the Beacon, serving as a leader on and off the field… Rewarded for her stellar play with a spot as the thirdbaseman on the Little East Conference Second Team … Startedand played in 41 of 42 contests … Paced the Beacons with ateam-high 47 hits and 26 runs scored … Finished third inschool history with 131 at-bats in a single-season and tied forfourth with her 47 hits … Totaled four doubles, one triple,one home run and twelve runs batted in … Ended the yearsecond on the team with 56 total bases … Led the Beaconswith seven stolen bases in eight attempts … Finished secondon the team with a .359 batting average and third on the squad witha .387 on-base percentage and .427 slugging percentage …Played terrific defense at third base by recording the second mostassists in a single-season with 105 … Ended the year with 59putouts and a .896 fielding percentage … Posted the longesthitting streak of the season for any Beacon with 10 straight fromApril 13-24 … Shrugged off the rust quickly to record theBeacons’ first hit and first run of 2013 in a 13-0 win overThomas College March 16 … Went 5-for-8 with three runsscored and a walk against Eastern Connecticut State University onMarch 30 … Belted her first collegiate home run and endedthe day 3-for-7 with two runs and four RBI in a sweep of UMassDartmouth on April 13 … Drove in the game-winning run April24 in a 3-2 walk-off win over the University of Southern Maine… Finished 2-for-3 and scored the game-winning run April 27in UMB’s playoff-clinching victory over Rhode Island College…Recorded one of UMass Boston’s six hits May 2 againstRhode Island College in the Little East Conference Tournament. 

2008 Served as the everyday shortstop for RhodeIsland College as they reached the College World Series for thesecond straight season … Led the Anchorwomen to Little EastConference Regular Season and Tournament Championships …Named a Second Team All Little East Conference All Star …Appeared and started in 44 of the team’s 45 contests …Finished sixth on the team with a .370 batting average …Tallied 40 hits, 32 runs and 21 RBI in 108 at-bats …Recorded four doubles and eight stolen bases … DominatedLittle East pitching in the Little East Conference tournament,going 6-for-9 with three runs scored and five RBI … Scored the only run in the NCAA Regional Championship Game May 11,in a 1-0 win over St. Joseph’s College (LongIsland). 

2007 Helped her team reach the College WorldSeries, by serving as a shortstop and pinch runner … Spurredthe team to Little East Conference Regular Season and TournamentChampionships … Played in 32 games as a freshman at RhodeIsland College, starting 27 of the them … Batted .303 with13 runs scored, 20 hits and 10 RBI … Recorded one triple andone stolen base … Finished the year with a .329 on-basepercentage, .333 slugging percentage and an .878 fieldingpercentage … Belted a game-winning RBI single March 11 forher first career hit in a 2-1 win over Ramapo College.

PERSONAL/ HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from BraintreeHigh School in 2006 … Three-sport (Soccer, Ice Hockey,Softball) athlete at Braintree High School …  EarnedAll-State Honors in softball as a junior and senior … Namedthe Team MVP and was awarded the Leadership award in softball heresenior season … Led her team to a state championship insoccer in 2006 … Daughter ofRosemarie and Paul Souza … Has three siblings, Michael,Lindsey and Paul Jr. … Currently majoring in Exercise HealthScience.