New Jersey City University Athletics

Honors and Awards:
- Honorable Mention Academic All-NJAC (2023-24, 2024-25)

2024: One of three players to play in all 35 games, making 34 starts as a junior as the team's primary third base ... hit .281 with 27 hits (third on the team), scoring 15 runs (fourth) with five doubles (t-fourth). 11 RBI (fifth) and eight walks (fourth) ... 2-for-4 with a RBI in the season-opening 6-4 win over Albion (3/3) ... was also 2-for-4 with a run and a RBI that same day in the 12-11 loss to Wilson (3/3) ... 1-for-3 with a run and a RBI in the 4-3 loss to King's (3/5) ... 2-for-2 with a run, a double and a RBI in the top-half of the doubleheader split with Baruch (3/16) ... combined 3-for-5 with three runs, a double and a RBI in the sweep of UMSV (3/27) ... combined 2-for-4 against Rowan (4/6) ... combined 2-for=-5 with a run in the split with John Jay (4/11) ... 3-for-3 with a run, a double and two RBI in the bottom half of the doubleheader sweep at Rutgers-Newark (4/13) ... combined 2-for-5 with a run in the doubleheader at Stockton (4/27) ... combined 4-for-6 with four runs, two doubles and four RBI in the season-ending sweep over Lehamn (4/30).

2023: Appeared and started in 37 of 38 games as a sophomore, primarily as the team's mainstay at third base ... 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple in the win over Dean (3/5) ... 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles and a RBI against Medaille (3/5) ... 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBi and a run in the win over Baruch (3/18) ... 2-for-3 with a run in the win over Rutgers-Newark (4/4) ... 4-for-8 with three RBI, a double and a run in the split with Centenary (4/13).

2022: Played and started in 33 of 37 games as a freshman, primarily at third base and designated player … led the team in batting (.268) and was fourth in RBI (9) … went 1-for3 with a RBI and a walk in her collegiate debut, starting the season-opener against Martin Luther (3/7) … was 2-for-4 in the win over Immaculata (3/11) … finished 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs in game two of the sweep at Brooklyn (3/23) … helped the squad to a huge NJAC victory over Rutgers-Camden (4/2), going 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run … was 2-for-5 with a run, a RBI and two doubles in the doubleheader at Rutgers-Newark (4/5) … finished the season on a six-game hitting streak from 4/26 to 5/3.

High School: A 2021 graduate of McNair Academic High School ... four-year softball team member ... two-year team captain ... Third Team All-State as a sophomore ... two-time First Team All-County as a sophomore and senior ... also competed in the RBI World Series in Vero Beach, Fla.

Personal: Daughter of Karyn and Gabriel Villanueva ... has an older sister, Mariah, who is also a member of the NJCU softball program ... pursuing a career in athletic training or physical therapy ... Dean's List (Spring '25).