15 Melissa Ardizzone
15 - Melissa Ardizzone
Height: 5-3
Year: So.
Hometown: Chappaqua, NY
High School: Horace Greeley
Position: CM
Major: Biology
Parents: John & Lisa
g 1
a 2
pts 4
gw 0

Sophomore (2015):

Ardizzone had a terrific sophomore season for the Eagles, playing in all 18 games and making 17 starts. She helped the defensive limit the opposition to just 14 goals in 18 games from her center midfielder position. Ardizzone was named an All-UAA Honorable Mention for the first time in her career for her efforts. She posted one goal and two assists for four points. She had assists in wins over LaGrange College on September 16th and Brooklyn College on September 25th. She scored her first career goal on October 27th in Emory’s 1-1 tie with Division I Kennesaw State. She recorded 20 shots on the season with 13 being on goal.

Freshman (2014):

Ardizzone played in 14 games off the bench for Emory during her freshman season.  She finished the year with a pair of assists – one in a 2-0 win against Covenant College on October 7th and the other on the team’s only goal in a 1-1 double-overtime tie at Brandeis University on October 19th.  The midfielder logged a season-high 81 minutes during the team’s 1-0 double-overtime win at Centre College on September 28th.  Ardizzone took 13 shots during the season, five of which were on goal. 

Career Statistics:

  GP GS Goals Assists Points
2014 14 0 0 2 2
2015 18 18 1 2 4
Totals 32 18 1 4 6 

For complete career statistics, click here.

Honors:

2015 All-University Athletic Association Honorable Mention

Prior to Emory:

Played for four years at Horace Greeley High School, serving as the team captain from 2013-14... Was an all-state selection from 2012-13, in addition to earning all-league honors from 2011-12 and all-section recognition from 2013-14... Was coached by Erin Tracey in high school... Played club soccer for the NY Rush Patriots for six years, where she was coached by Steve Davis... Helped her club win the NPL National Championship in 2013, the NY Cup in 2014, and the Disney Showcase in 2012... Also played basketball in high school.

Personal:

Born August 3rd... Was a member of the student government and won the Class Advisor's Award in high school... Was a Nita Lowey Congressional Recognition Award winner.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because my education is important to me, and Emory provides great academics, as well as a really competitive soccer team."

Recent Games
Oct 16 at Case Western Reserve T, 0-0
Oct 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 1-0
Oct 27 at Kennesaw St. T, 1-1
Oct 30 Brandeis T, 0-0
Nov 1 New York U. T, 1-1
Nov 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 7
Games started 18 7
Goals 1 0
Assists 2 0
Points 4 0
Shots 20 6
Shot Pct .050 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 at Sewanee W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 4 vs. Puget Sound L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 5 vs. William Smith L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Wash. & Lee W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 13 vs. Bridgewater (Va.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 16 LaGrange W, 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 18 Birmingham Southern W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Berry W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 25 Brooklyn W, 9-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 27 Lynchburg L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Chicago L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 10 Washington (Mo.) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 16 at Case Western Reserve T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Carnegie Mellon L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Kennesaw St. T, 1-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Oct 30 Brandeis T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 1 New York U. T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 7 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2014-15 14 - .00 .14 .14 .93 .000 .36 .385
2015-16 18 18 .06 .11 .22 1.11 .050 .72 .650
2016-17 17 15 .12 .12 .35 1.41 .083 .47 .333
2017-18 14 7 .07 .00 .14 1.43 .050 .86 .600
Total 63 40 .06 .10 .22 1.22 .052 .60 .494
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2014-15 14 - 0 2 2 13 .000 5 .385 0 0 0-0 0
2015-16 18 18 1 2 4 20 .050 13 .650 1 0 0-0 0
2016-17 17 15 2 2 6 24 .083 8 .333 0 0 1-1 1
2017-18 14 7 1 0 2 20 .050 12 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Total 63 40 4 6 14 77 .052 38 .494 1 0 1-1 1
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 18 18 .06 .11 .22 1.11 .050 .72 .650
Conference 7 7 .00 .00 .00 .86 .000 .29 .333
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 .00 .25 .25 1.00 .000 .63 .625
Away 7 7 .14 .00 .29 1.57 .091 1.00 .636
Neutral 3 3 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .33 1.000
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Wins 8 8 .00 .25 .25 1.25 .000 .88 .700
Losses 6 6 .00 .00 .00 .83 .000 .50 .600
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September 10 10 .00 .20 .20 1.20 .000 .90 .750
October 6 6 .17 .00 .33 1.17 .143 .67 .571
November 2 2 .00 .00 .00 .50 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 18 18 1 2 4 20 .050 13 .650 1 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 7 0 0 0 6 .000 2 .333 1 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 0 2 2 8 .000 5 .625 0 0 0-0 0
Away 7 7 1 0 2 11 .091 7 .636 1 0 0-0 0
Neutral 3 3 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0-0 0
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Wins 8 8 0 2 2 10 .000 7 .700 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 6 6 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0 0-0 0
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September 10 10 0 2 2 12 .000 9 .750 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 6 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 1 0 0-0 0
November 2 2 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0