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Freshman (2010): All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team honoree… Ranked second in the team in points (13) and tied for second-most goals scored (5)… Starter in all 21 games… Assisted game-winning goal in double overtime at Florida Gulf Coast (8/26) for team’s first win of season… Scored first goal of career in win over Robert Morris (9/5)… Netted consecutive goals versus UALR (9/24) within 19 seconds to shatter a 10-year-old school record for the shortest time to score two goals by an individual. The time is three seconds short of ranking among the top eight fastest times in NCAA history… Assisted insurance goal with 39 seconds left in win versus WKU (10/8)… Scored in 5-0 win over ULM (10/21)… Helped deliver FIU’s first post-season win since 2004 with the game-tying goal in a 2-1 decision over Troy (11/3) in the quarterfinals of the Sun Belt Tournament.

Prior to FIU: A forward/midfielder of the three-time Cape Coast Conference champion, four-time district champion, three-time regional champion and two-time state champion Melbourne soccer team... Captained the Bulldogs to a national No. 1 ranking according to ESPNRise’s Fab 50 poll her senior year... In her final two seasons, Melbourne failed to lose a game, going 49-0-1... Named offensive MVP in 2007-08... A member of student government all four years... Played for Space Coast United for four years, including squads ranked No. 1 in Florida for two years and within the top 20 in America in the two major national club soccer polls... Also recruited by UNF, Troy, Florida Gulf Coast and Georgia Southern.

Personal: Born August 17, 1992... Daughter of Dominic and Debbie DiPerna... Has two older brothers, Brian and Don... Intends to major in civil engineering.