2014-15 Dressed in 25 of the 27 games played during her senior season … Scored three goals and finished with four assists … Also had 18 blocked shots, which ranked her in the top-5 on the team … Scored her first goal of the year in the 4-1 win over William Smith College on October 31 … Would then score her second and third goals of the year in back-to-back games on November 7 and 8 in the wins over New England College and Plymouth State University … Tallied three assists in the 12-1 win over New England College on January 16 … Earned an assist in the 3-2 win over Manhattanville College on February 28 in the first round of the ECAC East Tournament … Tallied three blocked shots in the 5-4 loss to Manhattanville College on January 30 … Recorded at-least two blocked shots in three straight contests … Totaled two blocked shots against Norwich University in the semi-final round of the ECAC East Tournament on March 7 … Is ranked in the top-10 in program history in game-winning goals with four and penalty minutes with 88 … Her 104 career games played is second most all-time … Her streak of 84 consecutive games played ranks eighth all-time in program history … Sits in the top-10 in career power-play goals with seven.
2013-14 One of only eight players to skate in all 27 games for the Beacons … Scored two goals and had four assists to lead UMass Boston to one of their best finishes under head coach Colleen Harris … Both goals scored were on the power-play and were game-winners … Recorded her first point, an assist, on November 26 against Bowdoin College … Tallied her second assist in the 4-3 win over Stevenson University on January 2 in the first round of the Codfish Bowl Tournament … Earned perhaps her biggest goal of her career in the 1-0 victory over St. Anselm College on January 11 … Netted her second score on January 31 at Nichols College.
2012-13 Emerged as one of the top offensive threats in the Beacons lineup with a strong sophomore season ... Appeared in all 27 games for the Beacons … Ended the year with 11 goals, two assists and 13 points for the year … Led the team with 11 goals … Finished second on the team with a .147 shooting percentage … Tallied points in each of the final three games of the season and seven of the final 10 contests ... Recorded her first goal of the season against Salve Regina University on November 10 … Recorded one goal and one assist and a +2 +/- rating again Franklin Pierce University in a 4-2 win … Scored the game-winning goal against ECAC East foe and nationally ranked Manhattanville College January 26 in a 5-3 win.
2011-12 A physical skater who earned playing time along the second and third lines … One of five freshman to appear in all 25 games … Collected two goals and one assist … Tallied 35 shots and 28 penalty minutes … Finished tied for second on the team with one game-winning goal … Scored the game-winning goal October 29 on her first career shot in a 4-2 win at Buffalo State … Knotched a power-play goal February 7 to put UMB ahead in a 4-3 loss to Connecticut College … Recorded her only assist of the year January 3 in the Codfish Bowl Championship against Bowdoin.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Kingswood-Oxford School in 2011 ... Member of the field hockey, cross-country, ice hockey, and softball teams ... Named team MVP for ice hockey in 2011 ... Named Most Improved Player in 2010 on the field hockey team ... Received the Frosty Francis Award ... Named assistant captain in her sophomore year ... Named team captain as a junior and senior ... Daughter of Douglas and Teresa Howard ... Has two brothers, Matthew and Derek, and one sister, Tara ... Currently majoring in English.
