Biography
AWARDS
• 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
• 2x NFCA All-Region First Team (2022, 23)
• 2021 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2019 NFCA All-Region Third Team
• 2022 All-ECAC Team
• 4x All-Patriot League First Team (2019, 21, 22, 23)
• 2x Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2019, 21)
• 3x CoSIDA Academic All-District Team (2021, 22, 23)
• 3x Patriot League All-Academic Team (2021, 22, 23)
• 2023 Gretchen Schuyler Award (top female BU scholar-athlete)
• Patriot League Player of the Week (3/29/22)
• 2x Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (4/23/19, 4/27/21)
• Patriot League Rookie of the Week (2/12/19)
• 5x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2019, 20, 21, 22, 23)
• 4x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2019, 21, 22, 23)
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023
Started 60 of the 60 games played, primarily at the designated player position, to help the Terriers five-peat as Patriot League regular season champions for the first time and set both a program and conference record with 52 wins, the most by a Northeast school since 2002 ... BU entered both the PL tournament and NCAA tournament in back-to-back weeks ranked No. 25 in the NFCA poll for the first time since 1996 ... Finished fourth on the team batting .324 with 38 RBIs, 38 runs scored, 21 walks, 14 stolen bases, eight doubles, four triples and two homers with a .390 on-base percentage ... Finished No. 6 all-time at BU with 122 RBIs and No. 10 at 12 triples ... Claimed fourth NFCA All-Region and All-PL First Team honor for her efforts along with a third Academic All-PL and CoSIDA Academic All-District award ... Accumulated 13 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances ... Went perfect 4-for-4 with three RBIs at Merrimack ... Had single in 2-0 win over then-No. 12 Baylor and run scored in 2-0 victory against Georgia Tech ... Collected a RBI in first two PL tournament wins to help BU reach the PL final, in which she earned a walk and stolen base that allowed Caitlin Coker to score insurance run for 2-0 victory over Army ... Had single and run scored in 8-0 (6) NCAA victory over MEAC champion NC Central ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and the NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list.
AS A SENIOR IN 2022
Had a standout performance both on the field and in the classroom to earn BU's fourth overall CoSIDA Academic All-America honor and first since 2014 ... Ranked 86th nationally with a .387 batting average and 103rd in RBIs per game (0.87) while boasting a 4.00 GPA for the semester ... Started 49 of the 53 games played with two starts in the circle to help the Terriers four-peat as conference regular season champions for the first time in program history while also reaching 40 wins for the third time ... Started primarily in the outfield, only pitching eight total innings with six strikeouts, as she earned her third NFCA All-Region and All-PL awards ... First time she claimed All-Region First Team accolades ... Finished second in the PL in both batting average and RBIs (46) while tabulating 55 hits, 40 runs, 11 walks, six homers, six doubles, four triples and four stolen bases ... Tabulated 19 multi-hit performances and 10 multi-RBI games ... Batted a stellar 15-for-23 (.652) alongside 13 RBIs and 11 runs in seven combined wins over Merrimack (2x), UMass Lowell (2x) and Lafayette (3x) to become the fourth-ever Terrier and first since 2003 to earn both a Player and Pitcher of the Week award from a conference ... Tied a school record with seven RBIs at Colgate, highlighted by a grand slam ... Tabulated three RBIs in win at UConn and went combined 4-for-7 in DH sweep at Harvard with three RBIs ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll a fourth time for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Had a standout junior season, as she ranked 10th nationally in ERA (1.18 ERA) and in the top-125 in batting average (.391) ... Started 29 of 37 games played with eight starts in the circle to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League tournament and regular season champions ... Collected her second All-PL First Team and All-Tournament Team awards while also moving up to NFCA All-Region Second Team recognition after being placed on the third team in 2019 ... Posted a 5-2 record in the circle with three solo shutouts (plus two combined), two saves and four complete-game performances ... Tallied 45 strikeouts against 13 walks in 47.1 innings with opponents batting .178 ... Batted .391 with 31 runs scored, 23 RBIs, seven doubles, six stolen bases, three triples and two homers ... Added six walks to increase her on-base percentage to .434 ... Posted nine multi-hit games and six multi-RBI performances ... Tallied six strikeouts in four innings in relief for her first win of the season against Colgate (April 3) ... Pitched a one-hitter against Army (April 10) with three strikeouts in an 8-0(5) victory ... Tallied nine strikeouts at Bucknell (April 18) in a 3-2 win ... Earned her second career PL Pitcher of the Week honor on April 27 after collecting a pair of shutout wins and a save against Holy Cross ... Tallied 11 strikeouts against two hits in a 7-0 win and then five strikeouts in a 4-0 victory ... Collected a one-inning save against Army in the opening round of the PL tournament ... Hit a solo homer at Providence in the season opener ... Collected two RBIs in three straight games at Merrimack (March 10-11) ... Tallied two hits apiece over three games at Boston College (March 23) and at Lehigh (March 27 DH) ... Went a combined 4-of-6 with three runs in the DH vs. Lehigh ... Went 2-of-2 with two doubles and personal-best four RBIs vs. Lafayette in game one of May 2 DH ... Followed up with a 4-of-4 performance with three RBIs and three runs scored ... Went a combined 4-of-10 in the PL tourney with a double, two RBIs and five runs scored ... Went a perfect 2-of-2 against Mississippi State (May 21) with two singles in the opening round of the NCAA regionals ... Excelled in the classroom as well, earning both CoSIDA Academic All-District and PL All-Academic Team honors ... Named to the PL Academic Honor Roll a third time for posting a 3.20+ GPA.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Appeared in all 22 games, making 21 starts with seven in the circle, to help the Terriers open their season 8-0 for the first time in program history ... Posted a 5-2 overall record and 3.05 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 41.1 innings while holding opponents to a .242 average ... Earned a solo shutout and combined for another ... At the plate, tallied 11 hits with nine RBIs, seven runs scored, two doubles, two stolen bases and a homer ... Earned a 10-0 CG shutout win at Stetson with two strikeouts (Feb. 8) ... Limited defending Southland Conference champion Sam Houston State to four hits in 4.0 IP en route to a 2-1 victory (Feb. 9) ... Tallied five strikeouts in back-to-back games against Towson (Feb. 14) and Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 15) ... Posted seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings against Marist (Feb. 21) ... Held No. 16 Michigan to two runs in 5.2 IP (March 6) ... Earned start at No. 1 UCLA (March 7) ... Went 3-for-5 at the plate in 9-3 season-opening win over Sam Houston State with a double and two runs scored ... Hit a two-RBI double at Stetson (Feb. 8) and two-run homer vs. Towson (Feb. 14) .... Collected RBI in 2-0 win over Virginia (Feb. 16) ... Tallied two hits versus Cal Poly (March 6) and added an RBI in rematch (March 8) ... Posted an RBI and scored a run to help BU earn first-ever win against Long Beach State (March 9) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for posting 3.20+ GPA.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Appeared in 43 games, making 36 starts with 17 in the circle, to help the Terriers repeat as Patriot League regular-season and conference tournament champions ... Also helped BU finish with fourth most wins in program history (37) and finish with a perfect home record for the second time ever (18-0) ... Posted a 13-7 overall record and a 1.70 ERA with 149 strikeouts in 136.0 innings while holding opponents to a .160 average ... Claimed both All-PL First Team and All-Region Third Team honors for her efforts ... Recorded four shutouts while combining for two others with a save ... Also batted .212 with 21 hits, 15 runs scored, six RBIs, three doubles, one triple, one stolen base and one homer ... Named to the PL All-Tournament Team after batting 3-of-3 with two RBIs and one run scored in the 14-7 come-from-behind win over Lehigh (May 11) ... Also pitched 3.2 innings in relief with four strikeouts ... Posted an 8-0 record with a 0.43 ERA in conference play, holding opponents to a .160 batting average with 56 strikeouts in 49.1 innings ... Tallied a season-high 15 strikeouts against Iona (March 24), 14 strikeouts versus Holy Cross (March 30) and 11 strikeouts against UMass Lowell (April 17) ... Held Rider to one hit in an 8-0(5) win over Rider (Feb. 8) ... Held Omaha (March 1) to one unearned run in 6-1 victory ... Tallied nine strikeouts against Omaha and then-No. 14 Arkansas (March 2) in back-to-back games ... Struck out four against eventual champion UCLA (March 10) in six innings ... Held Iowa State (March 16) to one earned run in seven innings and pitched eight shutout innings against both Holy Cross (March 31) and UMass Lowell (April 17) ... Pitched one scoreless inning at No. 5 national seed Florida (May 17) and pitched 0.2 innings versus Stanford on May 18 ... Tallied two hits against UConn (Feb. 15) and Holy Cross (March 31) ... Scored three runs at Lafayette (April 20) ... Hit lone homer against UMass (March 20) ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for owning a GPA above 3.20.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Earned NFCA Second Team All-America honors as a senior at Central Crossing High School ... Batted .488 while posting a 0.52 ERA with 316 strikeouts (2.3 strikeouts per inning) to claim All-State, All-District, All-League and All-Metro First Team honors ... Named District, League and Metro MVP as well ... Set a state high school record with 30 strikeouts in 10 innings ... Named ThisWeekNews Athlete of the Year for softball as a senior and as a junior ... Batted .588 while posting a 0.24 ERA and 287 strikeouts her junior season to earn All-State, All-District, All-League and All-Metro First Team honors ... Claimed All-League Second Team honors as a sophomore and freshman along with All-District Second Team accolades her sophomore year ... Finished with a 4.46 GPA and had all A's all four years.
PERSONAL
Born on Aug. 8, 2000 ... Daughter of Kelly and Sam Gant ... Has one older brother, Eric ... Graduated from Sargent College with a degree in health science ... Pursuing a master's in public health.
