University of Scranton

• Earn a letter in each season she was in the program, starting 83 straight contests
• Finished her career scoring nine goals, while adding an assists for 19 total points
• One of the most decorated student-athletes in program history, earning All-Landmark Conference First Team honors three times, USC All-American accolades once, USC All-Region honors three times and CoSIDA Academic All-American honors once
• Was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection three times, a USC Scholar All-American once and a Scholar All-Region selection three times; also earned the 2019 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar Athlete award

Senior Year (2019)

• Match-by-Match Statistics
• Finished off her stellar career leading Scranton to another Landmark Conference title after starting all 21 games the Royals played in
• Went on to earn All-Landmark Conference First Team and USC All-Region accolades for the third straight year after contributing on defense and offense
• On the offensive end, she scored a career-best four goals and added her first career assist during the season to post nine total points
• Her first goal of the season came in a big spot, as her tally in the second OT period vs. Catholic lifted the Royals to a 1-0 win at Weiss Field on Sept. 28; game-winner was just her second of her career
• Added goals against Moravian (Oct. 12), Drew (Oct. 22) and Susquehanna (Nov. 9) in the Landmark title match; Scranton won all four matches Russo scored a goal in
• Nailed her penalty kick to ignite Scranton past Centre, 5-4, on PK's in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament at Ohio Northern (Nov. 16)
• Recorded her first career assist in a 1-0 victory at Goucher on Oct. 5
• Also helped the Royals defense record nine shutouts and post a goals-against-average of 0.85 in 21 matches

Junior Year (2018)

• Match-by-Match Statistics
• Started all 21 games during a sensational season in which she earned All-American, All-Region, All-Conference, and Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year awards
• Scored three goals for six points, finding the back of the net in three consecutive games in September
• Converted a penalty kick for her first goal of the season in a 7-0 win at Marywood on Sept. 11
• Also scored Scranton's only goal in a 1-1 draw with Farmingdale State on Sept. 14 before adding another key goal in a 2-1 win over NYU on Sept. 18
• Anchored a defensive unit that allowed just 10 goals in 21 games while recording 12 shutouts
• Led Scranton's backline to an impressive 0.46 goals against average for the year
• Credited with 18 shots on the season including 13 shots on goal

Sophomore Year (2017)

• Match-by-Match Statistics
• Started all 21 matches on defense in her second season at Scranton, earning USC All-Region and All-Landmark Conference honors
• Was named the Landmark Conference Championship MVP after leading the Royals to a 2-0 win over Susquehanna in the title game, scoring the game-winning goal while anchoring a backline that shut out the River Hawks at Fitzpatrick Field on November 4
• Finished the season with two goals after also adding a tally in a win at Goucher on October 21
• Recorded eight shots on the season including three shots on goal
• Led a Royals' defense that yielded just 14 goals in 21 games while posting 14 shutouts and a 0.64 goals against average

Freshman Year (2016)

• Match-by-Match Statistics
• Started all 20 games at right back in her first collegiate season
• Helped the Royals post 14 shutouts, tied for the fourth most in program history
• Played a big role on a defense that allowed just 11 goals, the third-fewest in a single season in program history
• Took three shots, including two on goal

Awards & Honors

• United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Region First Team (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second Team (2017, 2019)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American First Team (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region First Team (2018)
• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region Second Team (2019)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
• All-Landmark Conference First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team (2019)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Landmark Conference Championship MVP (2017)
• Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24, 2018; Oct. 7, 2019)
• Landmark Conference Senior Scholar Athlete (2019)
• Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018, 2019)

High School/Personal

• Earned four varsity letters each in girls soccer and girls 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
• In lacrosse, 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
• Was named academic all-American in lacrosse
• Also earned all-academic honors in both soccer and lacrosse
• Daughter of Anthony & 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 swimming & diving and women's lacrosse teams at Assumption College