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Jersey Number 25
Ava Mariani
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Forward
- High School:
- Wilson Area High School
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
PHOTO GALLERY
As a Senior in 2022
As a Junior in 2021
As a Sophomore in Spring 2021
As a Freshman in 2019
Before UNH
As a Senior in 2022
- Started all 20 games
- Recorded one goal and three assists for five points
- Played 1,047 minutes of a possible 1,256 (83%); 1 of 6 field players with 1,000+ minutes played
- Recorded her first assist and point of the season vs. Boston University (8/28)
- Scored a goal vs. UMass Lowell (9/25)
- Recorded an assist in back-to-back games vs. Merrimack (10/16) and vs. UAlbany (10/21)
- Recorded 20 shots with seven on goal
As a Junior in 2021
- Started all 19 games
- Recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points
- Tied for second on the team in goals
- Third in points and fourth in assists
- Second in both shots (28) and shots on goal (17)
- Matched her career highs in both goals (two) and points (four) vs. Merrimack on Oct. 17
- Recorded a point in four of the last six games, including a goal in the America East quarterfinal vs. Cal (Nov. 3)
As a Sophomore in Spring 2021
- Started all 11 games played
- Recorded six goals and an assist for 13 points
- Led the team in both goals and points
- Ranked third in shots (17) and second in shots on goal (12)
- Scored on 6 of 17 shots for a team-high .353 shooting percentage
- Matched her career highs in goals (two) and points (four) against both Merrimack (03/03) and at Maine (03/28)
- Also scored a goal in wins against UMass (02/26) and UC Davis (03/21)
- Tallied an assist in the season finale vs. Cal (03/17 at Vermont)
- Season-high four shots in that game against Cal
- Total of 552 minutes played (83.3% of a possible 664 minutes)
- DNP the April 11 game vs. Monmouth
As a Freshman in 2019
- Played in 17 of 18 games with 12 starts
- Recorded four goals and an assist for a total of nine points
- Scored her four goals on 17 shots for a .235 shooting percentage
- 12 of 17 shots were on goal (70.6%)
- Career-high two goals, including the game-winning tally in overtime, for a personal best of four points vs. UAlbany (10/11)
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener at American (08/30)
- Recorded her first career goal and points in her first career start: Sept. 13 vs. Stanford
- First career assist vs. Vermont (10/25)
Before UNH
- 2019 graduate of Wilson Area High School, where she lettered in field hockey, basketball, and track & field
- School record holder for career goals
- All-League First Team as a senior, when she was the league's top scorer with 34 goals and 12 assists
- As a junior, All-League Second Team and All-Area Honorable Mention
- As a freshman and sophomore, All-League Honorable Mention and All-Area Honorable Mention
- Two-time NIT pool champions for the XCalibur Field Hockey Club
- Also played for the Mystic Field Hockey Club
My Favorite…
Pro sports team: Philadelphia Eagles
Pro athlete: Joe Burrow
Sport other than field hockey: football
Music genre: country
Musical artist: Morgan Wallen
Pump-up song: Going Bad by Meek Mill
Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
TV show: Gossip Girl
Phone app: Tik Tok
Food: chicken fingers
Snack: watermelon
Dessert: chocolate covered fruit
Pizza topping: honey
Dunkin’ drink: strawberry refresher
Dunkin’ food: plain bagel
This or That…
Cats or dogs: dogs
Coffee or tea: tea
Iced or hot coffee/tea: hot tea
Cook at home or takeout: take out
Share food or don’t share food: share food
Plan or spontaneous: plan
Morning or night: night
UNH Athletics Introduces Sarah Mansfield‑Lahl as New Field Hockey Head Coach
Monday, March 16
UNH Field Hockey vs UAlbany Semifinal Highlights 11-4-25
Tuesday, November 04
UNH Field Hockey vs. UC Davis Highlights (9.26.21)
Sunday, September 26
UNH Field Hockey vs. California Highlights (9.19.21)
Friday, September 24
