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24 - Becca Russo
Height: | 5-11 |
Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | South Windsor, Conn. |
High School: | South Windsor |
Position: | D |
Major: | Nursing |
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- Three-year letter-winner who has started all 62 games over the past three seasons
- Has scored five goals for 10 points while leading the Royals' defense to 40 shutouts during her career
- Enjoyed a stellar junior year, earning USC Second Team All-American, USC First Team Scholar All-American, USC First Team All-Region, USC First Team Scholar All-Region, Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and First Team All-Landmark Conference honors
- Also earned First Team All-Region and First Team All-Landmark Conference honors as a sophomore
- Was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team in sophomore and junior years
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)
- United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region First Team (2018)
- Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
- All-Landmark Conference First Team (2017, 2018)
- 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 Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)
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
Recent Games | ||
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Oct 30 | Misericordia | W, 2-1 |
Nov 2 | at Juniata | W, 4-1 |
Nov 6 | at Elizabethtown | W, 3-2 |
Nov 9 | at Susquehanna | W, 3-0 |
Nov 16 | vs. Centre | T, 2-2 |
Nov 17 | vs. Ohio Northern | T, 0-0 |
Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 21 | 7 | ||
Games started | 21 | 7 | ||
Goals | 4 | 3 | ||
Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
Points | 9 | 7 | ||
Shots | 19 | 11 | ||
Shot Pct | .211 | .273 | ||
Penalty kicks | 2-2 | 1-1 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
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Aug 31 | vs. Montclair St. | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 1 | at Haverford | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 7 | Vassar | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 11 | Marywood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sep 14 | at Farmingdale State | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 18 | at New York U. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 21 | Stevens | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 24 | at Wilkes | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Sep 28 | Catholic | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 1 |
Oct 2 | at Penn St.-Harrisburg | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 5 | at Goucher | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 9 | at Penn St.-Berks | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 12 | Moravian | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 19 | at Elizabethtown | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 22 | at Drew | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 1-1 | 0 |
Oct 26 | Susquehanna | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Oct 30 | Misericordia | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 2 | at Juniata | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 6 | at Elizabethtown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 9 | at Susquehanna | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1-1 | 0 |
Nov 16 | vs. Centre | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Nov 17 | vs. Ohio Northern | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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2016-17 | 20 | 20 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .15 | .000 | .10 | .667 |
2017-18 | 21 | 21 | .10 | .00 | .19 | .38 | .250 | .14 | .375 |
2018-19 | 21 | 21 | .14 | .00 | .29 | .86 | .167 | .62 | .722 |
2019-20 | 21 | 21 | .19 | .05 | .43 | .90 | .211 | .48 | .526 |
Total | 83 | 83 | .11 | .01 | .23 | .58 | .188 | .34 | .583 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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2016-17 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
2017-18 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | .250 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
2018-19 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .167 | 13 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
2019-20 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .211 | 10 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
Total | 83 | 83 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 48 | .188 | 28 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 2 |
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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Total | 21 | 21 | .19 | .05 | .43 | .90 | .211 | .48 | .526 |
Conference | 7 | 7 | .43 | .14 | 1.00 | 1.57 | .273 | .86 | .545 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Home | 6 | 6 | .33 | .00 | .67 | 1.17 | .286 | .67 | .571 |
Away | 12 | 12 | .17 | .08 | .42 | .67 | .250 | .25 | .375 |
Neutral | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.33 | .000 | 1.00 | .750 |
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Wins | 11 | 11 | .36 | .09 | .82 | 1.09 | .333 | .55 | .500 |
Losses | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .40 | .000 | .20 | .500 |
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August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
September | 7 | 7 | .14 | .00 | .29 | .71 | .200 | .14 | .200 |
October | 8 | 8 | .25 | .13 | .63 | 1.13 | .222 | .63 | .556 |
November | 5 | 5 | .20 | .00 | .40 | .80 | .250 | .80 | 1.000 |
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
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Total | 21 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 | .211 | 10 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
Conference | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | .273 | 6 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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Home | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
Away | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .250 | 3 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 |
Neutral | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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Wins | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 12 | .333 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 |
Losses | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
September | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .200 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
October | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .222 | 5 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
November | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 4 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |