Villanova Univeristy Athletics

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete	2024-25
BIG EAST All-Academic Team	2022-23, 2023-24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll	Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Career: Athletic player with great speed on the bases and in the field … Ends her career in the Villanova top 20 for stolen bases, attempts and percentage … Led the Wildcats in stolen bases in two separate seasons as a valuable utility option off the bench … Played in 120 games with over 40 runs scored and 27 stolen bases … Selected to Athletic Director's Honor Roll four times and BIG EAST All-Academic Team twice.

2025: Appeared in 35 games as a senior with 10 runs scored … Served as Villanova's top pinch running option and scored eight runs in stints off the bench … Stole a base in five different appearances, not getting caught on any of her attempts … Contributed a base hit against Baylor … Totaled two hits in victory over No. 25 Florida Atlantic … Delivered the final hit of her VU career with a single against Lehigh on Apr. 30 … Earned the start in left field on Senior Day against Providence … Played in both BIG EAST Tournament games for the Wildcats.

2024: Played in 28 games with two starts as a corner outfielder … Made a team-high 25 pinch running appearances while scoring 13 runs … Led the team in stolen bases with seven in her redshirt sophomore season … Stole two bases twice in the preseason, first against Longwood then versus George Mason … Made her first plate appearances and putout of the year as the starting right fielder at Duke on Feb. 23 … Scored a run in the NCAA Tournament win over host #12 seed Arkansas.

2023: Played in 13 games as an outfielder and pinch runner before redshirting the rest of the season due to injury … Made five starts in left field and one in right … Totaled five hits and four runs in 16 at bats … Appeared four times as a pinch runner and stole four bases on the year … Had back-to-back multi-hit games in the first weekend of the year … Had first career two-hit game with a pair of singles against Wichita State … Singled twice and scored two runs in a run-rule victory over Kent State … Made seven putouts and one assist in the outfield.
 
2022: Key member of the team as a freshman who was a one of the team’s primary reserves off the bench … Led the team with 11 stolen bases and was caught only one time … Her stolen base success rate of 91.7 percent is tied for the 14^th best in a single season in school history … Appeared in 44 games overall and made 10 starts on the year … Started nine games in left field and one in right field … Had 13 pinch running assignments, pinch hit one time and entered 20 games as a defensive substitution … Scored 16 runs on the year while batting .240 (6-for-25) … Was hit by a pitch twice and struck out five times … Had one sacrifice bunt … Pinch ran, stole a base and scored a run in the season opener against Marshall … Earned her first collegiate start against Fairleigh Dickinson … Started in left field against Maryland and went 2-for-4 with a run scored in a game where Villanova overcame deficits of 4-0 and 7-4 to rally for an 8-7 win … Came off the bench in each of the first two games of a three-game sweep at Creighton … Had a hit in each game and went 2-for-3 with a run scored while seeing time in the outfield in both contests … Appeared in both games Villanova played in the Orlando Regional of the NCAA Tournament and had a stolen base against South Dakota State in the team’s season finale.
 
Club Softball: Played for NJ Pride for five years.
 
Mount St. Dominic Academy: Earned a total of eight varsity letters during her scholastic career, including four each in softball and indoor track & field … As a softball player was an NFCA All-American and the Essex County Player of the Year each season of her career … Garnered first team all-state and first team non-Public A honors each year … Winner of the New Balance Golden Shoe Award as a sophomore, and as a senior was the USA Today Network Softball Player of the Year … Compiled 174 hits, 154 runs scored and 132 stolen bases while batting .543 with a .611 on-base percentage over three seasons … High school teammate of former Villanova teammate Dani Dabroski … In track & field competed in the 55 meter hurdles and the 200 meter dash … Qualified for the Meet of Champions and broke three school records … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years of high school.
 
Personal: Born 11/27/02 in Livingston, N.J. … Youngest of three children of Clark and Lucia Raphael … Has an older sister, Taylor, and an older brother, Anthony … Enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as playing with her dog, Milo, in her spare time … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic reputation, the softball program and the beauty of the campus … Majoring in communications.