University of North Dakota Athletics

2017 (Junior): Earned All-Big Sky Conference Honorable Mention accolades … Also named to the Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team … Named UND's Defensive MVP after anchoring a defensive unit that yielded just 16 goals in 18 matches, tied for the fewest in the conference … Appeared in all 18 games and started 16 of them … Scored her first career goal in UND’s season-opening 1-0 win at North Dakota State (Aug. 18) … Played 90-plus minutes in 15 of her 18 games, including a season-high 110 minutes on three occasions … Ranked sixth on the team in shots on goal (6) and tied for seventh in shots (7) … Earned third letter.

2016 (Sophomore): Started one game and earned second letter.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared and started in 15 games … Earned one assist on the season … Logged 1,299 minutes of playing time … Played all 90-plus minutes in 11 games … Earned first letter.

Before UND: Two-year letterwinner at Pine Creek High School in Colorado Springs, Colo., and a six-year member of the Pride Predators club soccer team … Received all-state honorable mention honors as a prep in 2011-12 and 2013-14 … Named defensive player of the year in 2013-14 … Also ran track at Pine Creek High School.

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice … Daughter of Nicholas Contino and Lorraine Souza.