UMass Lowell Athletics

CAREER: Has started 151 of 152 career games played with a .259 career batting average … totals 109 hits, 74 runs, 21 doubles, 18 home runs and 61 RBI … three-time America East All-Conference selection … America East Winter/Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection throughout her career…America East All-Academic Team recipient.

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19** Started in all 16 games…  recorded seven hits with a .146 batting average ... drove in one and scored 10 times ... registered one extra-base hits, highlighted by a double versus Northwestern State (2.8)…slugged .208 along with a .226 on-base percentage ...had 25 putouts for a 1.000 fielding percentage… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll recipient…Named to America East All-Academic Team.
 

AS A REDSHIRT-JUNIOR (2019): Started all 48 games, batting .248 with 35 hits … co-captain … finished second on the team with 29 runs scored, and third with eight home runs and 27 RBI … added four doubles … boasted a .447 slugging percentage and a .341 on-base percentage … career-high four RBI against UAlbany (5.4) … matched a personal best with three hits against Norther Kentucky (3.12) … named to the America East All-Conference Second Team and All-Academic Team … … named to the America East Winter/Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
AS A REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE (2018): Started all 49 games … batted a personal-best .294, while tallying career-best marks for hits (40), runs (25) and doubles (11) … matched a career high with a team-best five home runs … finished the season ranked second the team with 20 RBI … turned in a .500 slugging percentage and a .405 on-base percentage … season-high three runs scored at UMBC (3.31) … season-high three RBI vs. Alcorn State (2.23) … named to the America East All-Conference Second Team … earned AE Player of the Week honors on (2.27) … named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2017): Started 38 of 39 games played … paced the team with 18 walks logged 27 hits, including five doubles … her five home runs and 20 runs scored ranked third on the team … added 13 RBI … set season highs for runs (3) and RBI (3) against UAlbany (4.9) … season-high three hits at Binghamton (4.15) … totaled six multi-hit games … put together a six-game hit streak … named to the America East All-Rookie Team ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Received a redshirt due to injury in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at Cheshire … named All-Housatonic Division and All-Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Player of the Year as a senior … 2015 New Haven Register All-Area and All-State … participated in the 2015 Scholar-Athlete Game and the Connecticut Senior All-Star Game … named the Offensive MVP for her school in 2015, as well as the Cheshire Ram Award winner … earned her team’s Coaches and Most Improved Player Awards as a junior … received Cheshire’s Most Valuable Defensive Player Award as a freshman … also played freshman basketball … four-year member of the High Honor Roll … received Distinguished Honors in 2015 … four-time All-SCC Academic Scholar-Athlete.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert Harding and Robin Harding ... has an older sister, Cailynn, and an older brother, Colin ... mother (Robin) was on the track and field team at Southern Connecticut State ... father (Robert) played football at Northern Michigan and was a member of the 1979 Saginaw Bolter's Men's Fastpitch World Championship team ... sister (Cailynn) plays soccer at Central Connecticut State ... favorite professional sports figure is Abby Wambach ... favorite TV show is One Tree Hill ... chose UMass Lowell for its proximity to home, the location of the school and the great engineering program ... graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil and environmental engineering ... pursing her master's degree in geoenvironmental engineering.