Paulina DiFatta

Position:
Goalie
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Half Hollow Hills West
Hometown:
Dix Hills, NY
Prev School:
Fairfield / Elon

CAREER: Owns a 37-31 record in goals over four seasons of competition ... made 661 saves with a .493 save percentage ... allowed 10.67 goals per game over 68 career contests ... recorded 148 ground balls and 41 caused turnovers.

2022: Started all 19 games of Pitt's inaugural season ... named Inside Lacrosse All-American Honorable Mention ... earned spot on IWLCA All-Region Second Team ... All-ACC Second Team performer ... set ACC Championship records for saves in a tournament and saves in a single game ... named ACC Defensive Player of the Week after leading Pitt to first ACC win over Louisville ... finished the season with 198 saves (4th in the country, 1st in the ACC) ... led the ACC in ground balls with 51 ... recorded career high of 19 saves in ACC Championship win over Louisville ... had double digit saves in 10 of 19 games ... tied for the team lead in caused turnovers with 18.

AT ELON (2021): Started 11 of 12 games, leading the team to a 9-3 record ... named USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention ... recorded 92 saves with a .529 save percentage ... added 23 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers ... had 10 or more saves in a game five times, including each of the final four games of the season ... stopped a season-high 13 shots and five ground balls in a road win over William & Mary ... also had 12 stops in a home win over the Tribe ... added 11 saves in CAA Championship game against Towson ... allowed five or fewer goals in a game six times ... held Longwood scoreless in 30 minutes of action ... allowed just two goals in wins over Radford and VCU

AT ELON (2019): Named to the CAA All-Tournament Team ... started 17 of the team’s 18 games on the season … set the program record for most saves in a season with 160 … closed with a .480 save percentage … made double-digit saves on 12 occasions … also was second on the team in ground balls with 29 … had a season-best 16 stops in a key CAA win over Delaware … also made 15 stops in the season opener at Campbell ... posted 14 saves and six ground balls at Liberty … finished with four ground balls against No. 14 Virginia and Davidson.

AT FAIRFIELD (2018): Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team and the MAAC All-Championship Team ... selected as MAAC Defensive Player of the Week three times and MAAC Rookie of the Week twice ... starting all 20 games ... set a Fairfield program record and ranked second in Division I with 211 saves … .512 save percentage was sixth in the nation and the seventh-best mark in program history ... set the program record for most wins by a first-year goalie in with 13 … had 10 games with 10 saves or more, making a season-high 18 stops in a win over Hofstra.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had a very productive career as the goalkeeper for Half Hollow Hills West ... compiled more than 500 saves during her three seasons as a starter and led the team to the playoffs each year, reaching the Suffolk County Division 1 Quarterfinals twice … named All-Suffolk County, Suffolk County All-Tournament, Most Valuable Player, and received the Fox Strong Award as a senior …garnered All-Suffolk County, Suffolk County All-Tournament, and Most Valuable Player as a junior ... during her sophomore year, was named Suffolk County All-Division… two-time team captain ... played for the Long Island Yellow Jackets Curcio and is a part of the Team Italy National Player Pool … also captained the varsity basketball team, leading her team to the playoffs for the first time since 2008 … named a Scholar-Athlete for both lacrosse and basketball.

PERSONAL: Born January 23, 1998 ... daughter of Nichole and Gary DiFatta … has two siblings, Gabriella and Gary ... graduated from Elon with a finance degree ... likes listening to Billy Joel and Taylor Swift ... enjoys traveling, creating Spotify playlists and collecting vinyls.