2023 SEASON: Named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team ... Saw time in 18 games, starting 17 of them...Scored 13 goals and added 6 assists for 19 points on the season...Collected 15 ground balls and caused 9 turnovers.
2022 SEASON: Named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Division III Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team ... Saw time in eight games, making eight starts ... Scored 10 goals and added two assists for 12 total points ... Scored her first collegiate goal in the Lyons match up against Babson College on April 13 ... Collected eight ground balls, 18 draw controls and caused eight turnovers.
2021 SEASON: Started in all six games during shortened season due to COVID-19 ... Registered six draw controls while causing four turnovers ... Totaled seven ground balls.
2020 SEASON: Played in five games, starting all five of them ... Collected 12 ground balls and nine draw controls before the season was canceled.
HONORS: Named to the Deans' List for the Fall of 2019 and 2020, the Spring and Fall of 2021 and the Spring of 2022 at Wheaton ... Member of the Tri-Beta Biological Honors Society and has been a May Fellow Scholar during her time at Wheaton.
BEFORE WHEATON: Graduated from Merrimack High School in 2019 ... Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse in addition to earning three letters in soccer for the Tomahawks ... Named Second Team All-State for the MHS lacrosse team following her senior campaign ... Chosen a two-year Captain for the Merrimack High School soccer team and was chosen a Captain for the lacrosse squad as well ... Tabbed Defensive Most Valuable Player for the MHS lacrosse team ... Member of the National Honors Society and was elected Student Body President at Merrimack High School ... Played lacrosse for the NH Tomahawks.
PERSONAL: Born November 16, 2000 ... Majoring in Environmental Science at Wheaton ... Daughter of Christopher and Kathleen Ortega ... Has three siblings Caitlin, Meghan, and Kimberly ... Chose to play lacrosse at Wheaton because she loved the ability to study the natural world, travel abroad and play a sport at the division three level.
