Temple University Athletics
2014 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Nina Falcone
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Collegeville, Pa.
?2014: Started in all 16 games in her final season at Temple...Was an anchor of the team's defense and a team co-captain for a second year in a row...Ranked fourth on the team with 20 ground balls and second on the team with 12 caused turnovers...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a fourth year in a row for having a GPA above 3.5.
2013: Started all 17 games on defense for the Owls...Was a team co-captain...Ranked sixth on the team with 17 ground balls and tied for second with 13 caused turnovers...Also recorded eight draw controls...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a third straight year for having a GPA above 3.5.
2012: Played and started in the first six games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury early in the Owls' game at Florida on March 10...Recorded five draw controls and four caused turnovers in those six contests...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for a second straight year for having a GPA above 3.5.
2011: Played in 14 games and started 12 for the Owls in her sophomore season...Tallied nine groundballs and seven caused turnovers...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA above a 3.5.
2010: Appeared in 12 games for the Cherry and White, starting in five…Recorded 10 groundballs and caused three turnovers…Named to Temple’s Director’s Honor Roll for academic achievement.
High School: Captained Perkiomen Valley during junior and senior seasons...Named All-League junior and senior seasons...Team MVP during junior year and senior years and Defensive Player of the Year during sophomore season...Named Citizen Athlete of the Pac 10 as a senior...Also played four years of field hockey and was captain as a junior and senior...Named All-Area for field hockey in 2007 and 2008, and earned the coaches award during sophomore, junior and senior seasons...Member of National Honor Society as a senior...Played on club team Sepa.
Personal: Majoring in speech, language and hearing and minoring in public health...Brother, Carmen, played football at Villinova...Sister, Maria, played lacrosse at La Salle...Has worked at a camp for children with disabilities for eight summers called the Variety Club, influencing her decision to attend Temple and receive a master's degree in speech pathology.
