2017 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Christina Esposito
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- West Babylon
- Hometown:
- West Babylon, N.Y.
2017: Redshirt senior … Started all 21 games on attack … All-Big Ten Selection … Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection … Named to the IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region Second Team for the second-straight season … Finished with a career-high 45 goals and 64 points, while adding 19 assists … Led Northwestern in goals, points, shots (123), shots on goal (83) and was second on the team with 14 free-position goals … Scored at least one goal in 19 of 21 contests and had at least one point in 20 of 21 … Opened the season with five-straight multi-goal games and finished the year with 10 total … Scored a career-high six goals and added an assist for a career-high seven points in a win over Marquette on March 11 … Dished out at least two assists in four games, including a career-high five in the first round of the NCAA Tournament versus Albany on May 12 … Picked up at least two ground balls four times, including a season-high four in a season-opening win over Canisius … Also had a season-high three caused turnovers in the win over the Golden Griffins … Ended her career 10th in program history with 25 career free-position goals.
2016: Starting attacker ... IWLCA Second-Team All West/Midwest Region ... Tied for the lead on the team in assists with 22, was third in goals with 34 and points with 56 ... Second on the team in caused turnovers with 20 as an attacker ... Averaged 2.67 points per game ... Posted a 10 game stretch where she scored a goal in every game ... Recorded multi-point games in 17 out of 21 outings ... Ended the season on a 17-game point streak ... Notched two assists, a ground ball, a caused turnover and two draw controls in season opening win over Duke ... Scored a hat trick and caused a turnover at Syracuse (2/28) ... Scored two goals and assisted two more in win over Marquette (3/8) ... Posted three straight five point performances that all included at least three goals against Penn (4/3), Michigan (4/7), and Notre Dame (4/10) ... Scored four goals for the third time in the season against Penn State (4/23) .... Scored her sixth hat trick of the season in Big Ten Tournament final against Maryland (5/8).
2015: Reserve attacker that returned to the lineup after missing the final 16 games of last season due to injury ... Scored in the season opener at USC on Feb. 7 ... Scored in three-straight games from April 5 to April 12 ... Finished the season with nine goals, including eight in the final 13 games of the season ... Scored a season-high two goals in the Wildcats' 10-7 NCAA Tournament win over Louisville ... Scored a goal and had an assist in a NCAA Tournament Second Round win over Notre Dame ... Also had a season-high two ground balls in the win over the Cardinals ... Dished out a season-high two assists versus Penn State on April 19.
2014: Returned to the lineup and played five games in 2014 after recovering from a torn ACL in her freshman season ... Recorded her first career hat trick in win over Marquette ... One goal, one assist and three ground balls at Ohio State ... Did not play after March 9 due to injury, however, and plans to seek a medical redshirt.
2013: Regular contributor and starter in Northwestern attack before suffering a season-ending injury eight games into the season ... Still finished fourth on the team with eight assists ... In her collegiate debut vs. UMass, notched two ground balls and one caused turnover ... Made first career start and had one ground ball at North Carolina ... Scored her first career goal against Vanderbilt and finished with two for the game ... Three points vs. Boston College, including the first and second assists of her career ... Matched that effort with one goal and two assists at Johns Hopkins ... Named ALC Freshman of the Week for week of March 12 ... Against Navy, set career highs with three assists and four points in a 15-12 NU win ... Scored two goals with one helper vs. Harvard.
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Two-time All-County selection and two-time All-American ... Named first-team All-Metro Long Island as a senior ... All- Long Island selection in 2012 ... Earned Player of the Year award in 2012 ... Named one of 15 College Rookies to Watch by Lacrosse Magazine... Recipient of Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award ... Three-time participant in the Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Classic ... Played in the All-American Showcase in 2012 ... Three-time participant in the United States Lacrosse National Tournament ... Led team to a 13-1 record as a captain her senior season ... Won the National Draw Championship in 2011 with club team Long Island Yellow Jackets ... Also a four-year letterwinner and captain in basketball and soccer ... Honor Roll student ... Academic All-American and Recipient of Army Scholar Athlete Award.
Personal: Born Christina Yolanda Esposito ... Daughter of John and Christine Esposito ... Attended same high school that produced NU great Shannon Smith and played against many current Wildcats while in high school ... Earned a degree in communications studies and is currently pursuing a master's degree in sport administration.
