Monmouth University Athletics

Improved hitter with above average speed?showed better defensive foot- and glove-work in the fall as well? If healthy, could add pop and pace to the Hawks? bottom third of the lineup? Will challenge for time there and in the outfield if she rehabilitates a shoulder injury successfully.

2005 [Freshman]: Appeared in 41 games for the Blue and White, starting 28 of those contests?.Registered 17 hits in 78 at-bats?.Second among freshman with a .218 batting average?Scored 13 runs while driving in six?Stole five bases in just nine attempts?Went 1-for-3 with an RBI in 3-2 win over LaSalle (3/8)?Went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI in doubleheader sweep of St. Francis (Pa.) (4/4)?Went 1-for-2 with a run batted in and a run scored in 10-5 victory over Manhattan (4/6)?Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in 4-0 defeat of St. Francis (N.Y.) (4/16)

High School: Four-year softball starter at St. John Villa Academy in Staten Island, N.Y. for coach John Curatola? Played first base and centerfield, aiding the Bears to CHSAA Arch Diocesan and New York City Championships as a junior in 2003? Played in 73 games during her career, batting .354 with nine home runs, 50 RBI and 36 stolen bases as Bears went 45-28? Named team co-MVP in 2001 and 2002? Honored as a Staten Island Advance All-Star in 2002 and 2003? New York Daily News Staten Island All?Star in 2002? Also ran track for two years.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Kathleen Slattery? Born September 18, 1986? Majoring in communications.