Impressive recovery from last season's ACL injury... Team’s top third baseman... Adds a dependable glove, good foot speed, solid arm and smart aggressiveness at the hot corner... Has shown knack for coming through in RBI situations... Excellent perspective should allow for a great senior campaign.
2008 [Junior]: Missed part of the season with a knee injury, playing in 29 contests and penciled in as a starter 27 times... Hit .234 (18-for-77) while driving in nine runs and hitting five doubles... Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against FDU (3/29)... Went 2-for-3 with a run in a victory against Sacred Heart (3/30)... Hit 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run against Mount St. Mary’s (4/5)... Hit 1-for-3 with two RBI and a run in a triumph vs. Rider (4/6)... Drove in a run with a 1-for-3 effort at the dish against Manhattan (4/8)... Scored a run and hit in a run while going 1-for-3 against CCSU (4/26).
2007 [Sophomore]: Appeared in 45 games at third base for the Hawks, starting in each of those appearances... Ranked second on the team in assists with 53... Logged a .230 batting average, registering 31 hits in 135 at bats... Recorded a .333 slugging percentage, while connecting for nine doubles, one triple, and one home run on the season... Knocked in 17 runs for the Blue and White, while scoring 15... Went 2-for-3 with four RBI’s and two doubles in a 10-2 win over Seton Hall (3/28)... Collected two hits, including a double, triple and an RBI against Lehigh (4/18).
2006 [Freshman]: Transferred mid-year after spending freshman fall with Florida Community College in Jacksonville... Made 22 appearances for the Hawks, including 10 starts... Recorded five hits in 29 at bats and scored six runs... Went 2-for-4 and scored a run in win over St. Peter’s (4/12)... Hit 1-for-2 and drew a walk in win against St. Francis [N.Y.] (4/29).
High School: Led the Raiders to three county championships, and an overall record of 74-20, and state runner-up her senior season... Four-year letterwinner... Named first team all-conference and all-county all four years... Two-time first team all-group... Four-time first team all-area... Hold single season record for home runs... Led the team in stolen bases all four years.
Personal: Daughter of Augie and Coni Palumbo... Born on June 26, 1986... Majoring in business.
