University of Scranton

• Has excelled on defense in her first three seasons, earning All-Region and All-Conference honors all three seasons as well as All-American honors as a junior
• Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors as a junior
• Has started 52 of the 53 games in which she has played in during her career at Scranton
• Has totaled 179 ground balls, 160 draw controls, and 89 caused turnovers
• Led team in ground balls in each of her first three seasons
• Ranks fourth in program history in draw controls, tied for fourth in caused turnovers and fifth in ground balls 

Junior Year (2019)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Started all 17 games she appeared in and earned Second Team All-American honors as well as First Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference recognition
• Led team with 74 ground balls and 79 draw controls, added three assists and 41 caused turnovers
• Ranked fourth in program history in single season draw controls and tied for fifth in ground balls
• Registered an assist, five ground balls, four draw controls and four caused turnovers in season-opening win versus Messiah on February 16
• Totaled five ground balls, four draw controls and five caused turnovers in victory over Marywood on March 20
• Recorded a career-high eight draw controls in 16-2 win versus Susquehanna on March 23
• Picked up a season-high seven ground balls in 11-10 win at Rowan on April 2
• Tallied five ground balls, three draw controls and four draw controls in Landmark Conference Championship Game at Catholic on May 4

Sophomore Year (2018)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in all 19 contests and made 18 starts on defense, earning First Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference accolades
• Led team with 54 ground balls while adding 30 caused turnovers and 45 draw controls
• Attempted four shots on the season and placed three shots on goal
• Helped Royals post a 10.16 goals against average for the season
• Also scored one goal, netting first collegiate marker in an 18-9 victory over Cabrini on April 24 at Fitzpatrick Field
• Ranked 11th in program history for caused turnovers in a season, tied for 12th for draw controls in a season, and tied for 16th for ground balls in a season
• Tied for the fifth most caused turnovers in a game in progam history with a career-high six in a 16-14 loss at Haverford on March 4
• Totaled a carer-high seven draw controls in a 16-9 win at Susquehanna on April 21 to tied for the 21st most in a single game in Scranton history
• Scooped up six ground balls against Haverford on March 4 and at Moravian on April 7

Freshman Year (2017)

• Game-by-Game Statistics
  
• Started all 17 games during her rookie season and earned Second Team All-Region and First Team All-Conference accolades
• Led team with 51 groundballs on season while also contributing 36 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers
• Also dished out two assists, both off which came in a win over Lebanon Valley on March 5 at Fitzpatrick Field
• Had a season-high seven groundballs in a victory over Marywood on March 23 at Fitzpatrick Field
• Collected a season-best five draw controls in a win over Elizabethtown in the Landmark Conference semifinals on May 3
• Had three caused turnovers against Shenandoah (February 26) and Drew (April 19)

Honors/Awards

• IWLCA Second Team All-American (2019)
• IWLCA All-Boardwalk Region First Team (2018, 2019)
• IWLCA/US Lacrosse Metro/Boardwalk All-Region Second Team (2017)
• All-Landmark Conference First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2019)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week (Feb. 18, 2019, Apr. 22, 2019)
• University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (April 30, 2018)
• Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019)

High School/Personal

• Is also a member of the women's soccer team
• Earned eight varsity letters at South Windsor - four each in girls lacrosse and girls soccer
• Was all-state as a senior, all-conference as a junior and senior, a Super Juniors participant in 2015 and a Lower New England nominee in 2014
• Had an impressive 122 draw controls in her senior season
• Was named academic all-American in lacrosse
• Also earned all-academic honors in both soccer and lacrosse
• In soccer, was chosen all-state as a junior and senior
• Was also all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior, all-Courant Team as a junior and senior, and all-area as a senior
• Daughter of Anthony and Evelyn Russo
• Has two sisters, Samantha and Victoria. Samantha was on the women's swimming & diving team at the University of Vermont, and Victoria is a member of the women's lacrosse team at Assumption College