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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Year:
- Junior
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- Hometown:
- Salem, Conn.
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- High School:
- East Lyme
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- Position:
- Attack
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- gp
- 18
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- g
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- 33
Bio
Voted NECC Rookie of the Year...As a freshman, Vurno set the program record for points in a season with 79, tallying 46 goals, third-most in program history, and 33 assists, a new program record. Vanessa was named NECC Rookie of the Week six times, and led the NECC in points, while ranking second in assists and seventh in goals...
Why did you choose to attend Elms College?
I chose to attend Elms College for the nursing program.
What has been your favorite moment as an athlete so far?
Being so close with my team that I can call them my family.
What is your favorite food?
Pasta
Where is your favorite place to travel and why?
What are your future plans?
To become a nurse and travel the world.
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 18 | 7 | ||
| Points | 87 | 47 | ||
| Goals | 54 | 32 | ||
| Assists | 33 | 15 | ||
| Shots | 88 | 44 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 61.4 | 72.7 | ||
| Shots on goal | 79 | 41 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 89.8 | 93.2 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 9-17 | 7-9 | ||
| Ground balls | 24 | 13 | ||
| Draw controls | 4 | 1 | ||
| Turnovers | 65 | 23 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 9 | 4 | ||
| Fouls | 3 | 3 | ||
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | at Gordon | L, 20-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 75.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | Maine-Farmington | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 17 | at Manhattanville | L, 23-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | Sage | L, 14-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | at Regis (Mass.) | L, 20-8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 24 | Fitchburg State | L, 16-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | Coast Guard | L, 17-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Rhode Island College | W, 6-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | at Dean | W, 18-4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 83.3 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | Lasell | L, 20-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | Bay Path | W, 25-8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 85.7 | 7 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | Nichols | L, 17-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | at Mitchell | W, 18-8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 83.3 | 6 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 21 | Newbury | W, 19-5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 62.5 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24 | Becker | W, 19-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | at Southern Vermont | W, 18-6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 71.4 | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | at Wheelock | W, 17-14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 3 | Bay Path | W, 23-3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 66.7 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | Wheelock | W, 15-9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 66.7 | 9 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 12 | vs. Springfield | L, 24-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 33 | 79 | 3-7 | 33 | 18 | 42 | 4 | 89 | 51.7 | 70 | 78.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 16 | 14 | 39 | 35 | 74 | 7-13 | 26 | 7 | 41 | 9 | 73 | 53.4 | 54 | 74.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 15 | 54 | 33 | 87 | 9-17 | 24 | 4 | 65 | 9 | 88 | 61.4 | 79 | 89.8 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 44 | 105 | 10-19 | 28 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 109 | 56.0 | 88 | 80.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 63 | 200 | 145 | 345 | 29-56 | 111 | 30 | 219 | 35 | 359 | 55.7 | 291 | 81.1 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 18 | 15 | 54 | 33 | 87 | 9-17 | 24 | 4 | 65 | 9 | 88 | 61.4 | 79 | 89.8 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 5 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 7-9 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 44 | 72.7 | 41 | 93.2 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 11 | 8 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 5-9 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 51 | 58.8 | 47 | 92.2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 4-7 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 34 | 64.7 | 30 | 88.2 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Result | Wins | 10 | 8 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 7-10 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 63 | 71.4 | 60 | 95.2 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2-7 | 9 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 25 | 36.0 | 19 | 76.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | March | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 53.8 | 11 | 84.6 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| April | 9 | 7 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 8-12 | 14 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 54 | 61.1 | 48 | 88.9 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| May | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 66.7 | 20 | 95.2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Blazers Fall To Springfield In NCAA Tournament Debut, 24-3
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team lost in its NCAA Tournament debut on Saturday, falling 24-3 to Springfield College at Trinity College...
May 12, 2018
Richard Tabbed NECC Player Of The Year To Highlight 7 Elms Women's Lacrosse Honorees
Blazer attack Haley Richard picked up NECC Player of the Year honors while skipper Rosamaria Riccobono was voted as the league?s Coach of the...
May 8, 2018
Elms Wins NECC Championship With 15-9 Win Over Wheelock
The Blazers will learn their NCAA Tournament fate during the NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Selection Show which airs live at 10:00 p.m....
May 5, 2018
Blazers Cruise To NECC Title Game After 23-3 Win Over Bay Path
The top-seeded Blazers will face No. 2 seed Wheelock College at Leary field on May 5 at 1:00 p.m. with the NECC title and a berth into the NCAA...
May 3, 2018
Blazers Spoil Wheelock Senior Day With 17-14 Win To Secure Top Seed
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team completed an undefeated New England Collegiate Conference campaign with a 17-14 victory at Wheelock...
April 28, 2018
Richard Scores 100th Goal As Blazers Knock Off SVC On The Road
Elms never trailed after scoring the first three goals and eventually went on top 12-5 by halftime. The Blazers then held SVC scoreless through...
April 26, 2018
Vurno Reaches 200 Point Milestone As Lacrosse Extends Win Streak To Three
Vurno scored three goals and added two assists to boost her career points total to a program-record 204.
April 24, 2018
Blazers Surge To Senior Day Win Over Newbury
A first-half surge fueled the Elms College lacrosse team to a 19-5 Senior Day win over Newbury on Saturday afternoon at Leary Field.
April 21, 2018
Soucia Reaches 100-Goal Milestone As Blazers Remain Unbeaten In NECC Play
Elms College remained unbeaten in New England Collegiate Conference women’s lacrosse play with an 18-8 victory at Mitchell College on...
April 14, 2018
Lacrosse Can't Overcome Slow Start In Loss To Nichols
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team fell to Nichols 17-6 in non-conference action at Leary Field on Thursday night.
April 12, 2018
Vurno's 100th Goal Helps Propel Blazers To Third Win In Four Games
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team improved to 2-0 in New England Collegiate Conference play with a 25-8 win over rival Bay Path at...
April 7, 2018
Elms Shot Down By Lasell
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team was unable to pick up a third consecutive win, falling 20-3 to Lasell in non-conference action at...
April 5, 2018
Blazers Tame Bulldogs In 18-4 Win To Open NECC Play
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team got New England Collegiate Conference play started with a bang on Wednesday, picking up an 18-4...
April 4, 2018
Richard's Game-Winner In Final Two Minutes Leads Elms Lacrosse To Victory
Haley Richard scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes to play and the Elms College lacrosse team fended off a furious attack by...
March 29, 2018
Lacrosse Falls To Fitchburg State
The Elms lacrosse team fell behind 4-0 in the first half against Fitchburg State and couldn’t bounce back in a 16-3 loss at Leary...
March 24, 2018
Blazers Come Up Short Against Sage
Jackie Soucia led the Elms women’s lacrosse team with two goals and two assists but the Blazers fell 14-8 to Sage at Leary Field on Tuesday...
March 20, 2018
Blazers Can't Keep Up With Manhattanville
The Elms lacrosse team suffered a 23-3 loss at Manhattanville on Saturday afternoon.
March 17, 2018
Lacrosse Drops 2018 Opener At Gordon
Vanessa Vurno scored tallied three goals and an assist for the Blazers but the Elms Colelge lacrosse team couldn’t bounce back from a 14-0...
March 3, 2018