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CAREER: 69 appearances with 65 starts … .283 batting average with 54 hits, including 4 home runs … 32 RBI and 23 runs scored … 267 putouts and 23 assists with a .980 field percentage … two-time America East/Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection.
 
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021): Started 28 of the 29 games she played in … set career highs in hits, runs, doubles, RBI, home runs, and batting average … had one error all year, leading to a field percentage of .980 … had a season high in hits, RBI and doubles against UAlbany (3.28). 

AS A SENIOR (2020):
**Season shortened due to COVID-19**  Started in all 13 appearances…hit .211 with one double and one homerun…scored five runs and tied for third on the team with seven RBI…slugged .370 with an career-high on-base percentage of .362…recorded 51 putouts and three assists for a .947 fielding percentage… America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll selection. 

AS A JUNIOR (2019): Started 24 of 25 games played … batted .274 with 17 hits, including three doubles … scored four runs and added nine RBI … finished second on the team with a .357 on-base percentage … season-high four hits and two RBI at UConn (3.27) … logged her first career home run against UAlbany (5.3).

AT ADELPHI (2017-18): Played two seasons with the Panthers … started all 54 games either at catcher or DP, hitting .256, as a sophomore … tied for fourth on the team in RBI with 27 and was second with 10 doubles … led the Northeast 10 in hit-by-pitches with 13 and also stole eight bases … named 2018 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete ... named to the 2017 NE10 All-Rookie Team … appeared in 34 games while starting six of them at catcher as a freshman … batted .444 on the year … four-time NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity team member at Eastport South Manor … two-time All-County and All-Long Island … three-time team captain … named All-State as a senior with First-Team NFCA All-Region accolades, as well … All-Division as a sophomore … four-year Honor Roll member.  
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Chris and Marie Rizzi … has two siblings (Marissa and Nick) … twin sister Marissa plays softball at St. John's … enjoys playing the guitar and reading in her free time … names the New York Rangers and Yankees as her favorite professional sports teams … Henrik Lundqvist is her favorite sports figure … chose UMass Lowell because of the coaches and competitiveness of the softball team … majoring in economics.