Borzillo
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Monica Borzillo Season 2017

PositionA
Height5-5
ClassFreshman
HometownDevon, Pa.
HONORS & AWARDS
American Athletic Conference Postseason All-Conference First Team • 2019 (unan.)
American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Conference Team • 2019
BIG EAST All-Conference Second Team • 2017 & 2018
American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team • 2019
American Athletic Conference Attacker of the Week (3x) • 2/12/19, 2/26/19, 3/26/19
BIG EAST Conference Attacker of the Week (3x) • 2/20/18, 2/27/18, 3/6/18
American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (4x) • 4/2/19, 4/16/19, 4/23/19, 4/30/19
BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week (5x) • 2/21/17, 2/28/17, 3/14/17, 4/4/17, 4/25/17

 
CINCINNATI PROGRAM RANKINGS
Career
#1 – 108 Assists
#1 – 250 Points
#1 – 6 Woman-Up Goals
#1 – 7 Game-Winning Goals

#2 – 142 Goals
#2 – 25 Hat Tricks
#2 – 34 Free-Position Goals
#5 – 110 Ground Balls
#5 – 62 Caused Turnovers
 
Single-Season (best entry on the list)
#1 – 61 Goals (2019)
#1 – 12 Hat Tricks (2019)
#1 – 47 Assists (2019)
#1 – 108 Points (2019)
#1 – 4 Game-Winning Goals (2019)
#1 – 14 Free-Position Goals (2019)

#3 – 3 Woman-Up Goals (2017 & 2018)
#3 – 33 Caused Turnovers (2019)
#4 – 51 Ground Balls (2019)
 
QUICK NOTES: Has rewritten the record books at Cincinnati in her three years with the program, holding four career records, six single-season records and four single-game records... a three-time all-conference selection, holds career records for points (250), assists (108), woman-up goals (6) and game-winning goals (7)... single-season records include goals (61), hat tricks (12), assists (47), points (108), game-winning goals (4) and free-position goals (14), all of which came in 2019... led the Bearcats to their best season in program history in 2019 that also included the team’s first-ever postseason appearance as she ranked among the Top 50 in the NCAA in eight categories, including #2 in points per game (5.68)... heads into her senior season with several other career records that could fall as well.
 
2019 (JR): Started in all 19 games in 2019... led the team to its best season in program history as she tallied 108 points on 61 goals and 47 assists... ranked #7 in the NCAA for points and her 5.68 points per game average was #2 nationally... her 47 helpers ranked her #10 in the NCAA as well... set six single-season records, including goals (61), hat tricks (12), assists (47), points (108), game-winning goals (4) and free-position goals (14)... also posted 33 caused turnovers and 51 ground balls, the #4 and #4 totals in UC single-season history, respectively... scored six or more goals in a single game four times, including a season-high seven goals against both Kent State (2/10/19) and Stetson (4/25/19)... added four assists in both of those games for 11 points, a UC single-game record... tallied at least one point in every game on the year to extend her streak to a school-record 36 games in a row... also currently on a 20 game streak with at least one assist, doubling her own previous record (10)... for all her efforts, was unanimously selected for the American Athletic All-Conference First Team... also named to the inaugural AAC All-Tournament Team... three-times named the AAC Attacker of the Week and added five weekly Honor Roll selections...  earned IWLCA Zag Sports Division I Academic Honor Roll recognition as well as AAC All-Academic honors.
 
2018 (SO): Selected to the All-BIG EAST Conference Second Team for the second year in a row… three times named the BIG EAST Attacker of the Week, earning the honor in back-to-back-to-back weeks (2/20, 2/27, 3/6)… held Top 10 rankings in the BIG EAST in four offensive categories, including ranking fifth in the league in both goals per game (1.59) and points per game (4.06) while ranking seventh in shots per game (6.06) and 10th in goals per game (2.47)… started all 17 games, scoring a team-leading 42 goals and adding a team-leading 27 assists for 69 points… her goal total is a single-season UC record while her assists and points are second all-time behind her own record totals from the 2017 season… recorded at least one point in all 17 games with at least one goal in 16 games and one assist in 14 games… scored three or more goals in five games, including a school-record eight against Central Michigan… added two assists against the Chippewa (3/2) to tie her own single game points record as well… scored 21 goals and added 15 helpers in UC’s six-game winning streak at the start of the season… third on the team with 37 ground balls… added 17 caused turnovers as well.
 
2017 (FR): Named All-BIG EAST Second Team… five-time BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week (2/21, 2/28, 3/14, 4/4, 4/25) and one-time Honor Roll (3/28) recipient… broke single-season program records for points (73), points per game (4.29), assists (34), assists per game (2.00), shots (108), shots per game (6.35), shots on goal (81) and shots on goal per game (4.76)… broke single-game program records for points (10) and assists (6)… ranked second in the BIG EAST with 73 points and 6.35 shots per game… fourth in the conference with 2.00 assists per game… opened her collegiate career with a hat trick and three assists for six points at Ohio State (2/19)… had three goals and five assists at Detroit (3/26)… re-wrote the record book against Butler (4/1) with single-game highs of 10 points and six assists while also breaking the single-season record for points and assists… had two goals and three assists against BIG EAST rival UConn (4/15).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Conestoga High School (Devon, Pa.)… three-year letter winner at CHS in both lacrosse and soccer… lacrosse All-American in 2016… four-time All-Central League selection, including twice in lacrosse (First Team in 2016 & Second Team in 2015 & Honorable Mention in 2014) and soccer (Second Team in 2016)… Daily Local, Philadelphia and Public School Player of the Year (2016)… set CHS career record for assists… won three Central League titles, including the 2015 and 2016 lacrosse and 2015 soccer crowns… is the second member of her family to play collegiate lacrosse after her sister Jackie played at Marquette.
 
Single Game Highs
Points: 11, 2x (last: at Stetson, 4/25/19) • UC RECORD
Goals: 8 vs. Central Michigan, 3/2/18 • UC RECORD
Free-Po Goals: 3, 2x (last: vs. Detroit Mercy, 2/24/19) • UC RECORD (tie w/8 others)
Assists: 6, 3x (last: at #20 Michigan, 3/4/19) • UC RECORD
Ground Balls: 6, 3x (last: vs. UConn, 3/30/19)
Draw Controls: 3, 3x (last: at Stetson, 4/25/19)
Caused TOs: 5, 2x (last: vs. UConn, 3/30/19) • UC #5 (tie w/5 others)
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Senior
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Senior
2020

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Junior
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Sophomore
2018

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