2023 (Senior): CSC At Large Academic All-District... Academic All-Ivy League... NFHCA National Academic Squad selection for fourth time... Earned team's Dawg Award, formerly the Coaches' Award, given to the player who exemplifies grit, resilience, and a pack mentality both on and off the pitch... Started all 16 games, finishing career with a streak of 50 straight starts... Totaled 79 saves with a .705 save percentage.
2022 (Junior): NFHCA National Academic Squad selection for third time... Started all 17 games, playing all of team's minutes in goal (1044:31) for the season... Posted .693 save percentage and 1.78 goals-against average... Set career high with 14 saves in 2-1 win vs. Drexel Sept. 11.
2021 (Sophomore): NFHCA National Academic Squad selection for second time... Honorable mention All-Ivy League... Posted .759 save percentage in Ivy games, second-best in league... Led league with 41 saves in league games... Ranked second in league in saves (95) and third in save percentage (.748) and goals-against average (1.85)... Was part of three shutouts -- two solo and one combined... Set career high (since broken) with 13 saves Oct. 1 at then-No. 17 Princeton... Started all 17 games; first career start was Sept. 3 in 6-0 win vs. Merrimack.
2020: No competition due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (First Year): NFHCA National Academic Squad selection... Earned Yale field hockey's Senior Award, awarded by the senior class to a first-year team member who reflects positive contribution to the team's philosophy and whose individual character encourages the future direction and excellence of Yale Field Hockey... Appeared in two games... Made Yale debut Sept. 20 at Wagner, playing second half of combined shutout... Finished the season with five saves on six shots (an .833 save percentage) in 60 minutes of action.
John Burroughs School: Named to St. Louis Post-Dispatch first team all-decade team... Field hockey captain senior year… Metro League co-player of the year field hockey 2017… Second team All-Metro field hockey 2017… NFHCA All-Region 2016 and 2017… NFHCA National Academic Squad 2016 and 2017… Second team MAX Field Hockey all-region 2017… First team all-conference field hockey 2015 and 2016… First team All-Metro field hockey 2015… Second team All-Metro field hockey 2014… Started all four years on varsity field hockey team… Lacrosse captain senior year... US Lacrosse Academic All-American 2018… All-state lacrosse 2017 and 2018… First team All-Metro lacrosse 2017 and 2018… First team all-conference lacrosse 2017 and 2018… Second team all-conference lacrosse 2016… Honorable mention all-conference lacrosse 2015… Started all four years on varsity lacrosse team… Honorable mention all-conference swimming and diving 2015… Skippy Keefer award nominee (senior female athlete within the MWAA who exemplifies the qualities of athletic participation and excellence in sportsmanship)… 2018 St. Louis Post Dispatch scholar athlete for John Burroughs School… Participated in school community service club, Montgomery Plan, 9th-12th grade.
Gateway Field Hockey: Qualified for National Club Championships 2015.
Notes: Played goalie for lacrosse team at Yale... Refugio: helped take care of kids on weeknights at a local church during adult programs… Coached at her club team (Gateway) from 9th-12th grade… Coached and played field hockey for the Wimbledon hockey club 2018-19… Participated in Science Olympiad 9th-12th grade… Hobbies include baking, reading, playing guitar and playing all different kinds of sports with friends... Appeared on "Stuck with the Tkachuks" in 2020, taking on NHL players Brady and Matthew Tkachuk in field hockey.
Why Yale? “The exceptional academics and competitive athletics at Yale paired with my love of learning and passion for field hockey made Yale a very appealing college for me. After visiting the campus and meeting the team I knew it was where I wanted to be for the next four years.”
