Position: First Base
Height: 5-6
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Levittown, N.Y.
Previous School: Island Trees

2016: Appeared in 41 games (34 starts) … collected 24 hits in 96 at-bats (.250) for the Pioneers … was third on the team in home runs (3) … had the fourth-best slugging percentage on the team (.365) … added 18 RBIs to the Pioneer lineup … recorded a .991 fielding percentage … went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in a 5-2 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas (Mar. 28) … batted 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs in a 6-4 win against Southern New Hampshire (Apr. 10) … added a 2-for-3 game with a homer, two RBIs and a run scored against NYIT (Apr. 29).

Prior to LIU Post: Four-year varsity softball player at Island Trees High School ... three-time All-County selection ... 2014 All-Long Island First Team ... helped the Bulldogs to a Nassau County title in her sophomore season.

Personal: Has two sisters, Samantha and Jaylyn ... daughter of Heriberto and Sandra Melendez ... enjoys volleyball ... her favorite athlete is Derek Jeter ... the person she admires most is her father ... aspires to be an assistant softball coach or a radiologist ... can speak two languages ... majoring in radiology.