New Jersey City University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
- CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
- Honorable Mention Academic All-NJAC (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24)

2023: Appeared in all 38 games, making 37 starts in the infield and behind the plate ... hit .277 with 13 walks (first), eight doubles (second) and 17 RBI (third) ... 2-for-2 with a RBI against Gwynedd Mercy (3/7) ... 3-for-5 with two RBI and a double in the sweep of Baruch (3/18) ... 4-for-6 with three RBI, three runs and a double in the sweep of Brooklyn (3/21) ... 3-for-6 with a RBI in the split with Rutgers-Newark (4/4) ... 3-for-8 with two RBI, two runs and a double in the split with Centenary (4/13) ... 3-for-7 with two runs, a double and a RBI in the DH against Stockton (4/16) ... 3-for-7 with three doubles, three runs and two RBI in the sweep of Hunter (4/20).

2022: Played in 31 of 37 games as a sophomore, including 29 starts primarily behind the plate and at third, missing the final few games of the season due to injury … led the team in walks (13), on-base percentage (.342) and runners caught stealing (9) and was third in RBI (10) … went 1-for-1 with a run and a pair of walks against RIT (3/8) … finished 1-for-2 with a RBI, two walks and a run in the first win of the season over Immaculata (3/11) … went on an eight-game on-base streak from 3/19 to 4/2 … went 2-for-6 with two RBI and a double in the sweep of Baruch (3/19) … was 2-for-4 with three RBI, a double and a run in game two of the sweep at Brooklyn (3/23) … went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a double and a run in game two of the sweep over Hunter (3/26) … threw out two runners twice at Rutgers-Newark (4/5) and at TCNJ (4/9).

2021: Played and started in all 19 games as a freshman between catcher and shortstop … notched her first-career hit, going 1-for-1 with a walk at Kean (4/6) … went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run in the doubleheader against Rowan (4/10) … was 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run at William Paterson (4/13) … also notched hits at Montclair State (4/20), vs. Ramapo (4/27) and at Rutgers-Camden (5/4) … also made two appearances in the pitching circle.

High School: A 2020 graduate of McNair Academic High School ... four-year softball team member ... three-year team captain ... Player of the Year as a junior .. honorable mention selection as a freshman and sophomore ... team MVP as a sophomore and junior ... qualified for the state tournament in all three eligible seasons (senior year cut short due to COVID) ... division champions junior year.

Personal: Daughter of Karyn and Gabriel Villanueva ... has a younger sister, Mya, who is also a member of the NJCU softball program ... pursuing a career in physical therapy ... loves fashion and collects sneakers.