My Story: Nadia Mattivi (NESN)
AWARDS
• Best Defender at IIHF World Championship (Division I, Group B)
• Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2019-20)
• Hockey East Defender of the Week (10/25/21, 11/21/22, 10/23/23, 1/22/24)
• Hockey East All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023-24
Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team for the fifth straight season ... Appeared in 34 games … Earned a career-high and team-best 14 assists alongside three goals for 17 points … Led the team in blocks with 34 … Twice named Hockey East Defender of the Week (10/23, 1/22) ... Earned two points on back-to-back nights totaling one goal and three assists against Syracuse on Oct. 20 and 21 … Notched a goal and an assist against Providence on Dec. 2 … Tallied two assists in a 6-1 victory against Vermont on Jan. 19 ... Had a pair of assists in a win against Boston College on Feb. 3.
AS A SENIOR IN 2022-23
Appeared in 33 games ... Set career highs in goals (6), assists (11) and points (17) ... Finished second on team in blocked shots with 41 and had three power-play goals ... Scored game-winning goal in 3-2 victory over Holy Cross on Dec. 9 ... Recorded a goal against Union on Oct. 8 ... Tallied a goal against Boston College on Oct. 22 ... Scored a goal in 5-2 win over No. 12 UConn Nov. 19 ... Found the back of the net in 7-4 win over Harvard in Beanpot consolation game on Feb. 14 ... Scored a goal against No. 5 Northeastern on Feb. 17 ... Assisted on game-winner at No. 12 UConn on Nov. 18 ... Had an assist in 10 other games - UNH (10/15, 1/21), Providence (11/4, 1/17), Vermont (11/11, 11/12, 1/28), Holy Cross (1/6, 1/13) and Maine (1/20) ... Assisted in four straight games two times ... Had season-high five blocked shots against Northeastern in Beanpot semifinals on Feb. 7 ... Named a Hockey East Distinguished Scholar for having a GPA of 3.0 or above in each semester for four years.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2021-22
Appeared in 29 games ... Scored three goals and recorded a career-best nine assists for 12 points ... Named Best Defender at the IIHF World Championship (Division I, Group B) while leading Italy to a bronze medal ... Also skated for Italy at Olympic pre-qualification ... Tallied a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win at Vermont on Feb. 11 and followed that with another goal against the Catamounts on Feb. 12 ... Lit the lamp in a 5-4 triumph over No. 10 Boston College on Nov. 21 ... Secured an assist in both wins of a weekend sweep of Merrimack on Dec. 3-4 ... Recorded an assist and was a plus-3 in a 3-2 victory over Maine on Feb. 15 ... Notched an assist in a 4-3 win at Holy Cross on Jan. 28 ... Secured an assist in a 4-1 win at Union on Oct. 23 and in a 4-4 tie with Merrimack on Oct. 15.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020-21
Appeared in all 12 games ... Tallied four assists and blocked 14 shots ... Collected two assists, including a helper on the game-winning goal, in a 4-1 triumph over Vermont on Feb. 13 ... Secured an assist in a 3-2 win at No. 6 Boston College on Feb. 19 ... Had a helper in a 2-0 win at Merrimack on Feb. 7.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019-20
Appeared in 33 games ... Named to Hockey East All-Rookie Team ... Tallied five goals and eight assists for 13 points, which ranked fourth among the league's rookie defenders ... Finished second among Hockey East rookie defenders in plus/minus (+17), a mark that ranked second overall on the Terriers, and was a minus player in just three games all season ... Blocked 40 shots and generated 45 shots on goal ... Secured career-high two points thanks to two assists, including the primary helper on the game-winner, in 6-0 triumph over No. 8 Boston College on Dec. 6 ... Collected first collegiate goal in 3-2 win at Vermont on Nov. 23 ... Notched first collegiate point in 2-1 win at Providence on Nov. 9 ... Provided primary assist on overtime-winner in 3-2 victory over Maine on Jan. 4 ... Assisted on game-winner in 4-2 triumph over Vermont on Jan. 31 ... Lit the lamp in 3-3 tie with Maine on Jan. 5 ... Found the back of the net in 4-1 win over Providence (Jan. 11), 6-3 victory at Merrimack (Jan. 25) and 5-2 triumph at Holy Cross (Feb. 8) ... Made collegiate debut in 2-1 win at Union on Oct. 6.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Plays for Italian National Team ... Recorded goal and assist at 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship (Division I Group A) ... Competed on a men's team at U19 Italian National Championship ... Named Best Defenseman after she led Italy to gold at the 2018 IIHF Women's World Championship (Division I Group B), which earned her country promotion to Group A ... Captained Italy to bronze at the 2018 IIHF Women's Under-18 World Championship (Division I Group A), where she also earned Best Defenseman honors ... Played for Linköping HC in the SDHL during the 2017-18 season, notching nine points (3g, 6a) and finishing the year as a plus-17 ... Skated for Italy at the 2017 and 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship (Division I, Group B) ... Won Best Defenseman award at 2016 and 2017 IIHF Women's Under-18 World Championship (Division I Group B), helping Italy earn promotion to Group A in 2017 with a gold medal.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Fatiha and Luciano Mattivi ... Has one brother, Luca, who plays in the Italian Hockey League - Serie A, and also played for the U20 Italian National Team ... Graduated from the Questrom School of Business with a degree in business administration & management ... Currently pursuing a master's in financial management from Metropolitan College.
