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2021 Field Hockey Roster

John Byrum

55 Ciriaca Petitto

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Tabb High School
  • Hometown Yorktown, Virginia

Biography

Honors: Fall 2021 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Fall 2021 Conference Statistical Champion, Fall 2021 First Team All-Conference Selection, 3x Conference Defensive Player of the Week Award Winner, Spring 2021 NFHCA Senior Team member, 4x NFHCA National Academic Squad member, 2021 NFHCA Division II Scholar of Distinction. 

Fall 2021 (Senior): Played in 12 games and made seven starts during her final season at Converse...played a total of 541 minutes and allowed just 1.33 goals per game...made 27 total saves and recorded a .771 save percentage, recorded three total shutouts and faced just 76 shots. Petitto was a three-time conference defensive player of the week during her senior season...Petitto became the first Valkyrie to earn the Conference Defensive Player of the Year award and was the Conference Statistical Champion in goals against average (0.99)...Also took home First Team All-Conference honors during her senior season. 

Spring 2021 (Senior): Played in five games and notched one start during her COVID shortened senior season...played a total of 302 minutes and allowed just 2.09 goals per game....made 31 saves, while posting a .775 save percentage and faced a total of 70 shots. 

2019 (Junior): Played in 11 games and made six starts in goal...played 510 minutes and allowed 4.64 goals per game...registered 108 saves, posted a .761 save percentage and faced 168 total shots.

2018 (Sophomore): Played in 15 games and made nine start in goal...played a total of 634 minutes and allowed 4.74 goals per game...recorded 78 saves, posted a .645 save percentage and faced 172 total shots. 

2017 (Freshman): Played a total of 16 games and made two starts in net for the Valkyries...recorded 1,137 minutes of playing time and allowed 3.08 goals per game...made 113 saves her freshman season, posted a .693 save percentage and faced 233 shots.

Prep: Petitto attended Tabb High School and won high school state field hockey championship two years in a row. Petitto the obtained highest honors all four years of high school. At age seven, Petitto became a third world champion in taekwondo while injured. In high school, Petitto also played ice hockey and softball.

Personal: Petitto was born April 2nd, 1999, and is the daughter of Wayne and Sandy Petitto. Petitto is currently majoring in Biochemistry with a focus in Pre-Vet.

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Historical Player Information

  • 55

    2020-21Senior

    GK
    5'5"
    55
  • 55

    2021Graduate Student

    GK
    5'5"
    55