Melissa Gonzalez

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mohegan Lake, New York

Career Highlights

Member of the 2012 US Olympic Team
2010 NFHCA All-America First Team
2010 NFHCA Mideast Region Player of the Year
2010 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2010 All-BIG EAST First Team
2010 NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team
2010 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
Finalist for the 2010 Honda Sports Award
Member of U-21 U.S. National Team
2009 NFHCA All-America First Team
2009 NFHCA All-Mideast First Team
2009 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2009 All-BIG EAST First Team
2009 U.S. Junior World Cup Team
2008 U.S. Junior National Camp
2008 All-BIG EAST First Team
2008 NFHCA All-America Third Team
2008 NFHCA All-Mideast First Team
2007 NFHCA All-Mideast Second Team
2007 NCAA All-Final Four Team
2007 All-BIG EAST Second Team
2007 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team

2010
Started in all 22 games for the Huskies, scoring two goals and dishing-out four assists ... Anchored a UConn backline that finished third nationally in goals against average ... Scored a goal in UConn[apos]s 3-0 victory over Maine on August 29 and added a score in the 4-0 victory at Drexel on September 19 ... Honored as the National Field Hockey Coaches Association First Team All-American as the NFHCA Mideast Region Player of the Year ... Voted as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season.

2009
Named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-America Team...starting forward in all 22 games...recorded 14 points on the season (six goals, two assists)...tallied a goal in the second game of the season against Fairfield (8/30)...recorded three goals in four games against Yale (10/11), Northeastern (10/14) and Boston University (10/21).

2008
Enters season as UConn[apos]s top returning scorer after ranking third on the team in points as a sophomore with 24 and second in goals scored with 10...a member of the U.S. U-21 National Team...started 20 games in 2008...led the 2008 U.S. Pan American Games Team to a gold medal...also represented the U.S. on the 2009 Junior World Cup Team this past summer...tallied 10 goals, four assists and 24 points as a sophomore...was featured in Sports Illustrated[apos]s 'Faces In The Crowd' section in October...was named All-BIG EAST First Team for the first time in her career...also was selected to the All-Mideast Region First Team...was a third-team NFHCA All-America choice...scored a career-high three goals vs. Rutgers (10/25)...other multiple goal game featured two goals at Quinnipiac (10/1)...scored game-winning goal in 1-0 victory against then-No. 1 Syracuse (10/18)...named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career on Oct. 19.

2007
Enjoyed a tremendous freshman season as she established herself as one of the top offensive players in the BIG EAST...named second team All-BIG EAST and second team All-Mideast Region...also selected to the 2007 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... tallied nine goals and four assists over 25 starts...was the only freshman and one of only eight players on the squad to open each of the team[apos]s 25 games as a starter... ranked fourth on the squad with 22 points... tallied three game-winning goals...ranked 10th among BIG EAST Conference leaders in goals (10)...tallied a goal in NCAA first round win over UMass (11/10)...registered back-to-back game-winning goals against Boston College (10/24) and Providence (10/27)...handed out two assists in win at Syracuse (10/21)...tallied a goal and an assist in win over Michigan State (9/14)... recorded first multi-goal game of her career with two scores, including the game-winner at Michigan (9/9).

High School
Guided Lakeland (N.Y) High School to a four-year record of 82-5-2, including two state championships...during her senior campaign, Gonzalez guided the Hornets to a perfect 24-0 mark and the state championship while breaking the school[apos]s career marks for most goals, assists and points in a career...was a national All-America choice following both her junior and senior seasons...was a member of four consecutive league championship squads...was named a regional All-America selection as a sophomore...four-time All-State choice...also lettered in soccer and lacrosse during her prep career.

Personal
Melissa Ann Gonzalez...daughter of Felix and Yolanda Gonzalez...anticipates a career in medicine...exploratory major...born Jan. 24, 1989 in Cortlandt, N.Y.