2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Jersey Number 21
Giana Romano
- Position:
- F/M
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Xaverian
- Major:
- Sport Management
Career Stats
Awards & Honors
As a freshman (2020-21): Saw action in all 16 games...registered her first career assist on the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Iowa (March 18)...made her Scarlet Knight debut in 3-2 win over Penn State (Feb. 19).
Prior to Rutgers: A 2019 ECNL National Champion with PDA…captain and current all-time leader in goals and assists for Xaverian Girls Soccer, including 63 varsity goals in only three years…two-time Brooklyn/Queens Champion and City Champion with Xaverian…two-time High School State Finalist... Mayors Cup MVP...Two-time all-league selection...3 time letterwinner for soccer...a letterwinner for lacrosse…honor roll student with high honors…Principal’s List honoree…member of Italian Club…volunteers as a soccer coach and at the Staten Island Zoo.
Personal: Daughter of Roy and Christine…has a brother, Matthew.
Awards & Honors
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2021-22)
- Played in 18 matches with seven starts, contributing to 10 team shutouts on defense with three points on offense on a goal and an assist
- Started on defense and played 77 minutes in 1-0 shutout of Purdue (9/24)
- Recorded an assist in a 3-2 loss to Indiana (9/17)
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Providence (9/7)
- Appeared in all 20 matches with six starts, contributing two assists
- Assisted the equalizing goal in the 3-2 defeat of LSU (9/11)
- Collected her first point of the season with an assist in the 7-0 victory over Temple (9/1)
- Played in and started all four matches, averaging 71 minutes in the midfield during Rutgers' 4-0-0 start to the season.
As a freshman (2020-21): Saw action in all 16 games...registered her first career assist on the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Iowa (March 18)...made her Scarlet Knight debut in 3-2 win over Penn State (Feb. 19).
Prior to Rutgers: A 2019 ECNL National Champion with PDA…captain and current all-time leader in goals and assists for Xaverian Girls Soccer, including 63 varsity goals in only three years…two-time Brooklyn/Queens Champion and City Champion with Xaverian…two-time High School State Finalist... Mayors Cup MVP...Two-time all-league selection...3 time letterwinner for soccer...a letterwinner for lacrosse…honor roll student with high honors…Principal’s List honoree…member of Italian Club…volunteers as a soccer coach and at the Staten Island Zoo.
Personal: Daughter of Roy and Christine…has a brother, Matthew.
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