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

Senior (2017):

Played in 14 games, making seven starts as a senior…Registered one goal for two points…Made her first start of the season on September 23rd, playing 39 minutes against Agnes Scott College…Scored her lone tally of the year in the Eagles’ 3-0 win over #22 Brandeis University on October 15th…Finished the year with 20 shot attempts including 12 on target.

Junior (2016):

Ardizzone played in all 17 games as junior including 16 in a starting role at the midfield position…Registered a career-high six points on the strength of two goals and two assists…Recorded the gamer-winner, converting a PK in Emory’s 7-0 win over Averett University on September 1st…Added a goal in the Eagles’ 3-0 win over the University of Redlands on September 5th…Assisted on the game-winning goal in the team’s 4-0 win at Birmingham-Southern on September 16th…Added an assist in Emory’s 4-0 win over Case Western Reserve on October 14th…Finished with 24 shots with eight on goal…Logged a season-high 110 minutes at University of Rochester in the season finale on November 5th.

Sophomore (2015):

Ardizzone had a breakout season as a sophomore 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
2016 17 16 2 2 6
2017 14 7 1 0 2
Totals 63 41 4 6 14 

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...Daughter of John and Lisa Ardizzone.

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 21 Roanoke W, 2-0
Oct 23 at Covenant
Oct 27 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1
Oct 29 at Case Western Reserve L, 5-2
Nov 2 at Piedmont L, 1-0
Nov 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 2-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 14 7
Games started 7 5
Goals 1 1
Assists 0 0
Points 2 2
Shots 20 6
Shot Pct .050 .167
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 Georgia Gwinnett W, 2-1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 4 at Pfeiffer W, 4-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Johns Hopkins L, 1-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Meredith W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Chris. Newport L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 17 Birmingham Southern W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Sewanee W, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 23 Agnes Scott W, 7-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 26 at Berry   - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Washington (Mo.) L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 3 Huntingdon W, 2-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Chicago L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 13 New York U. T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 15 Brandeis W, 3-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 21 Roanoke W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Covenant   - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Carnegie Mellon L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 29 at Case Western Reserve L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 2 at Piedmont L, 1-0 - 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Nov 4 Rochester (N.Y.) W, 2-0 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 14 7 .07 .00 .14 1.43 .050 .86 .600
Conference 7 5 .14 .00 .29 .86 .167 .57 .667
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 9 5 .11 .00 .22 1.44 .077 1.00 .692
Away 5 2 .00 .00 .00 1.40 .000 .60 .429
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 7 4 .14 .00 .29 1.57 .091 1.29 .818
Losses 6 2 .00 .00 .00 1.50 .000 .50 .333
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September 5 1 .00 .00 .00 1.60 .000 .80 .500
October 7 5 .14 .00 .29 1.29 .111 1.14 .889
November 2 1 .00 .00 .00 1.50 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 14 7 1 0 2 20 .050 12 .600 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 5 1 0 2 6 .167 4 .667 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 9 5 1 0 2 13 .077 9 .692 0 0 0-0 0
Away 5 2 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Wins 7 4 1 0 2 11 .091 9 .818 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 6 2 0 0 0 9 .000 3 .333 0 0 0-0 0
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September 5 1 0 0 0 8 .000 4 .500 0 0 0-0 0
October 7 5 1 0 2 9 .111 8 .889 0 0 0-0 0
November 2 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0