Rutgers University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS

• Signed with the Texas Monarchs
• First Team NFCA All-Region (2022, 2023)
• Second Team NFCA All-Region (2024)
• First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2024)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Honorable Mention All-ECAC (2022)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 20, 2023, Feb. 13, 2023, Mar. 21, 2002)

SCARLET KNIGHT RECORD BOOK

• CAREER BATTING AVERAGE LEADER (.396)
• CAREER RUNS SCORED LEADER (165)
• SINGLE SEASON RUNS SCORED LEADER (62) 
• Third - Career Hits (216)
• Third - Career Stolen Bases (63)
• Fifth - Career Walks (86)
• Eighth - Career Triples (8)
• Tenth - Career Doubles (34)
• Fourth - Season Batting Average (.418) - 2024
• Fourth - Season Runs Scored (54) - 2023
• Fourth - Season Walks (33) - 2022, 2024
• Fifth - Season Stolen Bases (26) - 2023
• Sixth - Season Stolen Bases (23) -2022
• Seventh - Season Runs Scored (49) - 2022
• Eighth - Season Batting Average (.393) - 2022

• First Team All-Big Ten marking third selection to All-Big Ten team in career and most by a Scarlet Knight since joining the league
• Led Rutgers with a .418 batting average becoming only one of seven Scarlet Knights to hit over .400 in a season.
• Also led RU with a school-record 62 runs scored while adding nine doubles and a team-leading four triples and 24 RBIs
• Scored a pair of runs in the 9-3 series-finale victory over Penn State surpassing Karen Pelky (1996-99) at Rutgers career runs leader. Finished the game 3-for-4 helping to give RU its school-record sixth Big Ten series win and secure the highest Big Ten Tournament seed in program history since joining the conference in 2015.
• Scored three runs to become RU's season runs leader surpassing the former record of 58 set by Jackie Bates in 2015 in a 9-4 win at Michigan State going 2-for-4 on the day including her second home run of the season for the most Big Ten victories in program history (Apr. 27) 
• Batted .636 (7-for-11) across the three-game Minnesota series with three runs and two RBIs (Apr. 19-21)
• Finished 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs in a 6-1 series finale win for the first-ever series victory over Minnesota (Apr. 21) 
• Became the fifth Scarlet Knight in history to post 200 career hits in a 9-6 setback at Minnesota (Apr. 20)
• Captured two runs in a 10-2 run-rule win at LIU (Apr. 16)
• Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 7-8 extra-inning setback to Nebraska (Apr. 14)
• Hit 2-for-3 with three runs scored in a 9-3 series-opening victory versus Nebraska (Apr. 12)
• Totaled four runs upping her total to 45 on the season during the Maryland series (Apr. 10)
• Scored twice in a game two 9-0 run-rule win at Maryland marking a series win over the Terps for the second-consecutive season (Apr. 10)
• Notched her fourth triple of the season in a 4-1 win over Wisconsin in the series finale for the first-ever series victory over the Badgers (Apr. 7) 
• Collected an RBI with a sac fly in a 5-3 series finale setback at Purdue (Mar. 30)
• Batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in a 5-1 series-opening victory at Purdue (Mar. 29)
• Was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in an extra-innings setback versus Ohio State (Mar. 22) 
• Scored a run in 5-3 win at San Diego in the series finale (Mar. 16)
• Posted two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored in a 13-2 run-rule victory at San Diego (Mar. 15)
• Registered an RBI in a 5-0 shutout at Cal Baptist (Mar. 13)
• Added a pair of runs in a 10-1 victory over host Fresno State at the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 11)
• Finished the Bulldog Invitational hitting .467 (7-for-16) with five runs scored, a double, two triples and two RBIs (Mar. 9-11)
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and run scored in an extra innings set back against Nevada at the Bulldog Invitational with the triple placing her eighth on Rutgers' career triples list (Mar. 10)
• Hit 4-for-4 with two runs and pushed across the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a double in a 7-4 extra-inning victory over CSUN to open the Bulldog Invitational (Mar. 9)
• Went 3-for-5 with five runs, the most for a Scarlet Knights since records dating back to 2004 and three RBIs in a 14-5 win over Indiana State at Houston Invitational (Feb. 9)
• Collected a triple, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases in a 9-0 victory over Army West Point at the Panther Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Stole base against Hawaii to open Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic to move into third all-time in the record book in a 14-7 win (Feb. 22)
• Went 2-for-4 at the plate, scoring a pair of runs in a setback against LMU at Mary Nutter (Feb. 23) 
• Followed by going 3-for-4 and knocking in a team-high three RBIs in an 8-7 win over Cal Poly at Mary Nutter (Feb. 23)
• Batted 2-for-2 with an RBI in a 7-1 victory over Lafayette at the Mizuno Invitational (Mar. 1)
•  Hit 2-for-3 scoring the game’s opening run in a 4-0 shutout of host UNC at the Mizuno Invitational (Mar. 2)
• Finished a 10-2 win over Rider going 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored at the Mizuno Invitational (Mar. 3) 

• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Led RU hitting .374 on the season with a team-leading 54 runs scored
• Team-high tying three doubles and third on the team with 13 doubles
• Stole 26 bases on 31 attempts
• Collected a double, RBI and run scored in a first-round Big Ten Tournament loss to sixth-seeded Ohio State (May 10)
• Went 2-for-4 putting up a pair of doubles and scoring a pair of runs in a 7-3 upset of No. 18/19 Northwester for RU's first top 25 win since 2012 (May 6)
• Batted.400 for the weekend going 4-for-10 with three runs and a stolen base during the Indiana series (Apr. 21-23)
• Was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run in a 5-3 victory over Iowa to give RU its 31st victory of the season and most since 1994 (Apr. 28)
• Batted 2-for-4 with a pair of runs, including one off a stolen base, in a series-opening loss versus Indiana (Apr. 21)
• Hit 2-for-4 in an extra-innings loss in the series finale at Ohio State (Apr. 9)
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-2 victory over Maryland (Apr. 5)
• Finished the sweep of Illinois batting.417 (5-for-12) with two doubles and a home run and scored four runs.(Mar. 24-26)
• Was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and a run scored in a 9-1 six-inning win over UMass-Lowell at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 18)
• Had a pair of hits including a triple on a 2-for-2 outing in an 8-1 victory over Saint Peter's during the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17)
• Had a 58-game on-base streak halted in a 3-2 set back to Mercer during the Bubly Invitational, one game shy of tying the Big Ten record of 59 set by Adrienne Monka of Northwestern in 2011-12. Last failed to reach on back on March 6, 2022 against Notre Dame in a 4-3 nine-inning loss (Mar. 11)
• Scored the game-winning run in a 3-2 victory in extra innings against Seton Hall on the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic. Captured a hit in the eighth inning to improve her on-base streak to 56 games (Mar. 5)
• Went 2-for-2 scoring three of RU's five runs in a 6-5 setback to Texas Tech at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic while moving into a tie for sixth all-time in stolen bases and a tie for eighth on the single-season leaders list (Mar. 4)
• Posted two of RU's 11 hits along with two runs scored in an 11-1 win against North Dakota in five innings at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic (Mar. 4)
• Batted 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs in a 12-4 win over North Dakota in five innings at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic. Also moved into a tie for ninth on the single-season stolen base list. (Mar. 3)
• Hit 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI and moved into a tie for seventh in stolen bases at Rutgers while extending her on-base streak to 51 in a 7-2 victory over Syracuse in the finale of the Low Country Classic (Feb. 26)
• Moved into eighth all-time at Rutgers with her stolen base and extended her on-base streak to 50 in a 9-4 win over the College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 25)
• Went 2-for-4 with her 15th stolen base of the year in a 2-1 extra innings setback to Syracuse at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 25)
• Had her hit streak end at 19 games while continuing her on-base streak to 48 in a 3-0 win at the College of Charleston at the Low Country Classic (Feb. 24)
• Extended her hit streak to 19 going 2-for-3 with two runs in her eighth multiple-hit contest in a 10-1 victory over Robert Morris in the opening game of the Low Country Classic (Feb. 24)
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and third time in her career hitting .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored and two RBIs along with cracking the Rutgers all-time stolen bases leaders list and extending her hit streak to 18 games at a 3-2 weekend at the Mardi Gras Classic (Feb. 20)
• Named to the Mardi Gras Classic All-Tournament Team hitting .500 (8-for-16) with six runs scored and two RBIs along with seven stolen bases and 11 putouts (Feb. 19)
• Hit 2-for-4 at the plate with her first triple of the year in a loss to South Alabama (Feb. 19)
• Was 2-for-3 with a stolen base in setback to host South Alabama (Feb. 18)
• Batted 2-for-4 in the second game against Devilettes with an RBI and three stolen bases, including one at home plate, in a 7-1 victory extending RU's win streak to eight straight (Feb. 18)
• Added a pair of runs in a 16-1 run-rule win over Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 17)
• Helped RU an 8-1 win over Missouri State giving the Scarlet Knights its best start since 1980 behind two runs and two stolen bases that landed her on the all-time list at Rutgers (Feb. 17)
• Named Big Ten Player of the Week following the NorCal Kickoff helping Rutgers to 5-0 for the first time since 1993 and the only undefeated Big Ten team opening weekend hitting .611 (11-for-18) with eight runs, 3 RBIs and seven stolen bases (Feb. 13)
• Hit 2-for-3 with a run scored over host Sacramento State in the NorCal Kickoff finale breaking a scoreless stalemate in the top of the sixth in a 2-1 win (Feb. 12) 
• Captured a 3-of-4 performance with a double in an 8-5 win versus Seattle adding a run and an RBI and two more stolen bases (Feb. 11)
• Opened year 2-for-4 with two runs in 8-0 win vs. Utah Valley at NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 10)
• Went 3-for-3 with two runs, an RBI and four stolen bases in 8-2 victory vs. Santa Clara at NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 10)
• Stole four bases vs. Santa Clara marking the most by a Scarlet Knight in records dating back to 2004. Sand's four thefts were the most since fellow teammate Taylor Lane's three against Texas A&M Corpus Christi back on March 1, 2020. 
• Hit 3-for-4, including a double, with two runs scored and an RBI in a 8-5 win versus Seattle at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 11)
• Was 1-for-4 with a run, RBI and stolen base in an 8-5 victory at UC Davis at the NorCal Kickoff (Feb. 11)

• First Team All-Great Lakes Region
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Started all 55 games at shortstop
• Led Rutgers hitting .398 for highest batting average since 2011
• Also led RU in runs (49), hits (68), doubles (12), on-base percentage (.495) and stolen bases (23)
• Among Rutgers single season leaders, finished the year ranked second in hits (68), third in runs (49), fourth in walks (33), tied for fifth in stolen bases (23) and sixth in batting average (.398)
• Ranked in the top 10 of six Big Ten statistical categories including third in hits (68), fourth in stolen bases (23), fifth in batting average (.398), sixth in runs (49) & on-base % (.495) and 10^th in doubles (12)
• Named the Big Ten Softball Co-Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 20 guiding the Scarlet Knights to a 5-1 record in their first home weekend of the season at the Rutgers Tournament hitting .619 (13-for-21) with 10 runs and eight RBIs and perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases.
• Captured three walk-offs including a two-RBI single in an 8-0 win over Fairfield in five innings, an RBI single in a 4-3 extra-inning win over Drexel and an RBI single in an 11-3 win over Monmouth in five innings.
• Batted .375 with six hits, including a double and triple, and collected eight runs and three RBIs at the Pirate Clash (Feb. 18-20)
• Hit .313 with five hits, three runs and five RBIs at the ASU/GCU Classic (Mar. 11-13)
• Registered .619 with 13 hits, including a home run, 10 runs and eight RBIs at the Rutgers Tournament (Mar. 17-20)
• Tallied five hits, a double and five runs in a three-game series against Minnesota (Mar. 25-27)
• Collected four hits, a run and walked three times in a three-game series against Nebraska (Apr. 1-3)
• Had five hits, three doubles and a run in a three-game series against Illinois (Apr. 15-17)
• Totaled three hits and a double in a three-game series against Penn State (Apr. 22-24)

• Appeared in 13 games with one start
• Batted .286 with two hits in seven at-bats
• Collected three runs

• Played shortstop for both Norco and Ayala High Schools
• As a junior held a .352 batting average in helping leading the team to the CIF Division 1 championship
• Prior to joining Norco, posted a .375 average or higher in over 80 plate appearances both seasons at Ayala HS
• Shortened senior season was highlighted by being named Extra Innings Softball National Player of the Week following a 9-for-14 showing with a double, three runs scored and seven RBI the week of Feb. 24-March 1
• Member of the Corona Angels Howard 16U club team which placed third at the Louisville Slugger Independence Day Tournament
• Also a member of Corona Angels Marty Tyson 14U 

• Daughter of Melissa and Damien
• Has one brother, Tyler
• Plans to major in communication

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