UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A FRESHMAN (2024): Made 17 appearances and started in four … finished with a 1-5 record in 32.1 innings pitched with a 6.93 ERA … struck out 17 batters and surrendered 32 earned runs … recorded first strikeout vs. Texas Southern (2.10) and first complete game vs. St. John’s (2.17) … earned first career win against Maine (4.27).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Played softball at Troy High School … named the 2023 Times Union Large School Softball Player of the Year and Suburban Council Player of the Year … 2023 Section 2 Suburban Council MVP … 2022 Times Union Athlete of the Year … 2022 NYS Sportswriters and Coaches All State Team Award … 2022 Suburban Council Pitcher of the Year … ranks 10th in the NYS record book for most strikeouts in a game … totaled 758 career strikeouts … logged 10 home runs as a senior … helped lead her team to the Suburban Council Class A Sectional Championship and Section 2 Regional Championship as a junior … also a member of the bowling team.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Stephanie LaMora and Chuck DeCitise … hobbies include going to Lake George and spending time with close friends … favorite TV show is Shameless … fan of the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Eagles … lists Kelly Maxwell and Derek Jeter as her favorite sports figures … greatest memory was winning Player of the Year in 2023 … chose UMass Lowell for the great people and “being able to be myself around my teammates and my coaches.”