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- Height:
- 5-4
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- Year:
- Senior
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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
- 17
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- 105
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- g
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- 44
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 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Points | 105 | 38 | ||
| Goals | 61 | 20 | ||
| Assists | 44 | 18 | ||
| Shots | 109 | 37 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 56.0 | 54.1 | ||
| Shots on goal | 88 | 32 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 80.7 | 86.5 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 10-19 | 5-10 | ||
| Ground balls | 28 | 10 | ||
| Draw controls | 1 | 1 | ||
| Turnovers | 71 | 22 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 13 | 3 | ||
| Fouls | 2 | 2 | ||
| Yellow cards | 2 | 0 | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | W, 14-4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | at MCLA | W, 18-7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 57.1 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | at Nichols | L, 17-15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Sage | W, 19-12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 50.0 | 10 | 83.3 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | Purchase | W, 11-10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 25 | Gordon | L, 20-11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 50.0 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | at Maine-Farmington | L, 14-13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 71.4 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | Dean | W, 20-4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | Bay Path | W, 23-3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | Rivier | W, 15-11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10 | at Rhode Island College | L, 16-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | Mitchell | W, 20-5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 60.0 | 8 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | Western New England | L, 19-9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 17 | Southern Vermont | W, 17-3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 66.7 | 6 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 23 | at Becker | L, 16-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | New England Col. | L, 24-10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 30 | Mitchell | W, 21-6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 87.5 | 7 | 87.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | at New England Col. | L, 25-10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 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 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 44 | 105 | 10-19 | 28 | 1 | 71 | 13 | 109 | 56.0 | 88 | 80.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 5-10 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 37 | 54.1 | 32 | 86.5 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 10 | 10 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 6-11 | 17 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 69 | 56.5 | 56 | 81.2 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 4-8 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 40 | 55.0 | 32 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 9 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 6-10 | 18 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 66 | 57.6 | 55 | 83.3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 4-9 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 43 | 53.5 | 33 | 76.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | February | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| March | 5 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 4-6 | 11 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 39 | 56.4 | 31 | 79.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| April | 10 | 10 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 5-11 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 8 | 64 | 54.7 | 53 | 82.8 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| May | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
News Mentions
Vurno Named NECC Senior Student-Athlete of the Year
MARSHFIELD, MA - The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) has announced Vanessa Vurno (Salem, CT) as the Female Senior Student-Athlete of the...
May 29, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Places Seven On NECC All-Conference Team
The New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) announced its 2019 Women's Lacrosse All-Conference teams and major award winners on Tuesday afternoon...
May 2, 2019
Lacrosse Falls To New England College In Conference Semi-Finals
The # 3 seeded Elms College Women’s lacrosse team traveled to New England College on Thursday night for a NECC semi-final game with the #2...
May 2, 2019
Blazers Breeze Past Mitchell And Into The NECC Semi-Finals
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team hosted Mitchell College on Tuesday night in the first round of the NECC playoffs. The Blazers would...
April 30, 2019
Lacrosse Drops Home Game To Pilgrims In NECC Action
The Elms College Women's Lacrosse Team hosted the New England College Pilgrims in their final NECC game of the year. The Blazers were unable to...
April 27, 2019
Big Second Half Pushes Hawks Past Blazers
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team was in action on Tuesday night at Becker College in a big NECC game. The Blazers couldn’t keep...
April 23, 2019
Blazers Handle Mountaineers
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team hosted the Southern Vermont Mountaineers on Wednesday night in NECC action.
April 17, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Cruises Past Mariners
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team led from start to finish in their game against Mitchell College on a beautiful Saturday morning. The...
April 13, 2019
Vurno Picks Up 300th Career Point
Vanessa Vurno (Salem, CT) reached a major milestone in the last night’s 15-11 win over Rivier College
April 9, 2019
Blazers Pick Up Home Win Over Raiders
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team picked up another win on Monday night, defeating the visiting Rivier University Raiders 15-11 in non...
April 8, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Comes Up Short At U. Maine Farmington
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse Team battled hard but came up short in a 14-13 loss at the University Of Maine Farmington.
March 31, 2019
Blazers Suffer Setback At Home Against Gordon
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team suffered a setback at home to the hands of the visiting Gordon College Fighting Scots 20-11.
March 25, 2019
Blazers Suffer Setback At Home Against Gordon
The Elms College Women’s Lacrosse team suffered a setback at home to the hands of the visiting Gordon College Fighting Scots 20-11.
March 25, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Downs Sage College
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team traveled to Sage College on Tuesday evening for a non – conference game with the Gators.
March 19, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Falls On The Road At Nichols
The Elms College women’s lacrosse team suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday at Nichols College 17-15.
March 12, 2019
Women’s Lacrosse Cruises Past MCLA
Elms’ Haley Richard (Monson, MA) netted 7 goals and added an assist in leading the women's lacrosse team past the MCLA Trailblazers 18-7...
March 9, 2019
Elms Captures Top Spot in 2019 NECC Preseason Coaches Poll
Defending New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) champions Elms College tallied 48 points, including six of the seven first place votes, to land...
February 12, 2019