Valparaiso University

2025: Named MVC Freshman of the Year, Valpo's first-such honoree since joining the Valley ... also a Second Team All-MVC selection ... appeared in all 17 matches ... inserted into starting lineup prior to second match of the season and started final 16 matches ... played a total of 1,257 minutes, second-most among team's field players ... led team with seven goals and added an assist for 15 points ... seven goals are tied for third-most in program history by a freshman ... ranked third in the MVC in goals and tied for fifth in points ... tied for seventh nationally in goals by a freshman ... opened her collegiate goal-scoring account with a brace in Aug. 24 win over Purdue Fort Wayne, hitting the back of the net in the 13th and 90th minutes ... named MVC Freshman of the Week Aug. 26 ... made it three goals in two matches with a 35th-minute goal next time out Aug. 28 versus Eastern Illinois ... closed nonconference play with a five-point match in win at Western Illinois Sept. 11, assisting on Valpo's first goal and then hitting for goals in the eighth (match-winner) and 11th minutes ... named MVC Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 16, becoming Valpo's first freshman to earn one of the Valley's non-freshman weekly awards since the spring of 2021 ... scored in the fourth minute of eventual draw at UIC Sept. 28 ... closed season with a 78th-minute goal at Evansville Oct. 30.

Prep: Goal-scoring machine in her four years at Hanover Central ... tied state record with 83 goals as a senior ... scored 45 goals as a junior, 61 as a sophomore and 52 as a freshman ... 241 career goals is a school record and ranks second all-time in the state of Indiana ... helped lead team to a regional title and its first semistate appearance in program history in 2024 ... team captured sectional titles in each of her four seasons and a pair of conference championships ... a Third Team All-State selection as a senior ... three-time First Team All-District and four-time First Team All-Conference choice ... named area Player of the Year by both the NWI Times and the Post-Tribune as a senior ... played club for Chicago Fire Juniors (now known as ChicagoLand United), Eclipse and Indiana Elite.

Personal: Daughter of Alejandro and Angeles Desiderio ... majors are sociology and criminology.