2012: Played in 35 games, making 28 starts behind the plate and four at designated player...Finished fifth on the team with 11 RBIs...Threw out 10 would-be base stealers...Smacked a two-run single to give in the season opener against Lehigh at the Rebel Spring Games (March 9)...Successfully reached base in all three plate appearances against Utah Valley at the Rebel Games on March 10, drawing a pair of walks to go along with an RBI single...Put together a four-game hitting streak from March 16-21...Singled home a run and later scored against Seton Hall on March 16...Drilled a three-run homer to center field in game two of a doubleheader at Rider on April 1...Ripped a double against Wagner on May 2...Went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in the second game of a twinbill at Saint Peter's on May 6.
2011: Appeared in 37 contests, starting 33 games at catcher...Had three hits, including her first career home run, and three RBIs against Hartford in game one of the season-opening doubleheader on March 9...Went 2-for-2 with an RBI against Lafayette on March 26...Lifted the game-winning sacrifice fly and scored a run in the first game of a twinbill at Wagner on March 31, a 9-7 Manhattan win...Delivered a pair of hits and scored a run in a 4-0 victory in the second game of a doubleheader at Monmouth on April 26...Ripped a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth in a 6-3 victory over Rider at Gaelic Park on April 30...Threw out 13 base runners attempting to steal.
2010: Played in 34 games, making 29 starts behind the plate...Made just one error in 147 defensive chances, posting a .993 fielding percentage...Started the season with a five-game hitting streak...Knocked in the only run of the game with a first-inning single in a 1-0 victory over Lafayette on March 15...Had three multi-hit games, belting a pair of hits against Hartford (March 19), Central Connecticut (April 3) and Monmouth (April 27)...Drove in Manhattan's first run in a 2-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader against Wagner on April 7...Ripped an RBI double in the Jaspers' 7-5 win over Fairfield in game one of a doubleheader on May 8.
2009: Saw time at catcher, first base and designated player, appearing in 35 games and making 32 starts...Tied for fourth on the team with four doubles and scored seven runs...Made the start at first base in the season-opening win at Maryland on March 7 and recorded the game-winning RBI with her first collegiate hit, a third inning single...Had first career multi-hit game with two singles against Gardner-Webb later that day...Belted first career home run and added a double against Akron in the Rebel Games on March 15...Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on April 6 after going 3-for-6 with an RBI and three runs scored in a doubleheader sweep at Niagara on April 5...Went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in the first game, then had an RBI single and scored a run in game two of the twinbill...Had two hits, including an RBI double, in game two of a doubleheader at Canisius on April 6...Delivered an RBI single against Canisius in the first round of the MAAC Tournament on May 7.
Before Manhattan: Earned First Team All-Dade County honors as a senior at Felix Varela Senior High School...Named team MVP and best offensive player following both her junior and senior campaigns...Led Felix Varela to the district championship in 2006.
Personal: Enjoys collecting Snapple tops...Daughter of Carlos and Ileana Velasquez...Has two brothers, Val Ruiz and Christopher Velasquez...Majoring in finance...Born on February 3, 1990.
