AWARDS
• 2018 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
• 2x Patriot League All-Conference First Team (2016, 2018)
• 2x Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2016, 2018)
• 2014 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 2014 Patriot League All-Conference Second Team
• 3x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2015, 17, 18)
• 1x PL Player of the Week (3/16/15)
• 2x PL Rookie of the Week (3/24/14, 3/10/14)
AS A SENIOR IN 2018
Named one of three captains alongside Diana Parker and Alex Heinen ... One of six Terriers to start all 59 games, helping BU capture both the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for her third NCAA appearance (2014, 16, 18) ... Earned her second All-PL First Team award (third overall All-PL honor) ... Also collected her second major PL award and first Defensive Player of the Year honor after being named Rookie of the Year in 2014 ... Batted .315 with NCAA-high 10 triples, seven doubles, a homer, 22 RBIs, 51 runs scored and 21 stolen bases ... Posted a .966 fielding percentage at short ... Younan's 10 triples ranked No. 2 all-time at BU and set a new PL record ... Her 245 career hits finished No. 4 all-time at BU and No. 7 in the PL ... Her 151 career runs rank No. 4 all-time at BU and No. 5 in the PL ... The 18 career triples are tied-for-third at BU and tied-for-sixth in the PL ... Went 2-of-5 with two runs for the 7-4 win over Duke (Feb. 10) ... Had a single and six assists, including one on the final out, for the 4-3 upset victory against then-No. 1 Oklahoma ... Went a combined 5-of-7 with three RBIs and seven runs scored in a doubleheader sweep at Hartford (March 23) ... Went 4-of-4 in the second game, finishing just a double shy of the cycle ... Tied school record with two triples at Central Connecticut State (March 25) ... Went combined 5-of-8 with six runs scored to earn All-PL tournament honors ... Went 2-of-2 with two runs scored in the 8-0 PL title win vs. Lehigh (May 12) ... Collected a hit, RBI and run scored against Missouri (May 19) in the NCAA tournament ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the third time after posting a GPA above 3.20.
AS A SENIOR IN 2017
Received a medical redshirt after missing the season due to injury ... Served as team captain alongside Moriah Connolly ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second time after posting a GPA above 3.20.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2016
Batted team-high .379 in 52 starts at short and a stellar .409 in conference play to earn unanimous Patriot League All-Conference First Team accolades ... Added team-high 31 RBIs, 32 runs scored, seven stolen bases, five doubles, two triples and a pair of homers to help the Terriers win their second Patriot League title in three years and return to the NCAAs ... Collected 21 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI performances ... At one point, successfully reached base in 26 straight games and also had a 14-game hitting streak ... Went 4-of-5 at Colgate on May 7 with two RBIs ... Went 2-of-4 with five RBIs and two runs scored against Binghamton (March 20) with an inside-the-park homer ... Hit a conventional homer with a lead-off at-bat against Bucknell on April 16 ... Went combined 5-of-12 during the PL tourney with three RBIs, three runs scored and a double ... Two of the RBIs came in the title win against Army (May 15) ... Collected a pair of hits and a run scored at Louisiana Lafayette (May 20) in the opening game of the NCAA tournament.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015
Played in 40 games, mostly at short with several games at third … Finished third on the team and 13th in the Patriot League with a .341 batting average ... Finished tied for fourth in the PL with 23 stolen bases behind five two stolen base performances ... Earned 23 RBIs and 14 multi-hit games … Batted 3-of-4 with three runs scored and RBI against Quinnipiac (March 11) ... Tallied three RBIs at UMass Lowell (April 7) and vs. UMass (April 22) … Finished the season on a five-game hitting streak, totaling a .381 on base percentage and a .395 slugging percentage ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014
Earned Patriot League Rookie of the Year and All-PL Second Team honors after finishing fifth in the conference at .379 ... Started all 57 games and moved from second to third on March 7 ... Both her 67 hits and five triples tied for fifth all-time in a season at BU ... Finished tied for first in the PL in sacrifice bunts (16), second in runs scored (43) and t-fifth in stolen bases (19-of-20) ... Tallied 22 multiple-hit games, including five with three hits apiece ... Posted three RBIs four times ... Had a season-high hitting streak of eight games ... Went a perfect 3-of-3 vs. Seattle (Feb. 28), vs. Maine (March 14) and at Holy Cross (April 13) ... Added three RBIs and three runs against the Black Bears ... Hit lone homer against Bryant on March 22 ... Went 2-of-4 with a run scored in the PL title game vs. Bucknell (May 10) ... Went 1-of-3 with two runs scored in the 8-3 NCAA tournament win over Louisville (May 17).
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
A contact hitter with quickness at Fossil Ridge H.S. ... Earned All-League First Team honors as a freshman ... Received All-Conference and All-State First Team accolades as a junior ... Received same honors this past season as a team captain ... Also played basketball her freshman and sophomore years ... A two-time Academic All-State and four-time Academic All-Conference honoree.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 2, 1995 in Chico, Calif. ... Daughter of Mary and Zoo Younan ... Has two older siblings, Erica and Brian ... Sister played four years of softball at the University of North Dakota ... Graduated from the Questrom School of Business with a degree in business administration and management ... Currrently pursuing a master's degree in project management from Metropolitan College.
