Northern Illinois University Athletics

2024: Made 21 appearances for the Huskies in the circle….8 starts….1 complete game….1 shutout win….record of 2-8…..ERA of 4.82…..WHIP 2.05….56.2 innings pitched…..23 strikeouts to 42 walks….1 putout….14 assists....Academic All-MAC....Easton/NFCA Scholar All-America

2023: Was the third-most active arm on the pitching staff with 59.1 innings pitched … Accumulated a 4.25 ERA, the second-best mark on the team … Pitched a complete game win against Valparaiso on April 11 … Allowed just five hits and one run, plus a season-high six Ks, in that game … Ended the year with a 5-3 record in 25 circle appearances … Fanned 23 batters through the year.

2022: Logged 26 appearances in the circle and started 16 games ... Owned a 7-9 record ... Had the lowest ERA on the team at 4.49 ... Allowed just 71 earned runs through 110.2 innings and 459 at-bats ... Rang up a career-high five batters and walked no one in the team's 10-7 wins over Ohio on April 23 ... Academic All-MAC honoree ... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.      

2021: Made 21 appearances, primarily as a reliever…Posted a 1-4 record in five starts in the circle…Recorded her first collegiate win, allowing one run on four hits in four innings against Florida Gulf Coast (2/19) in NIU’s first win of the season…Allowed 62 runs, 48 earned in 47.1 innings pitched for a 7.10 earned run average. 

High School: Four-time varsity letterwinner and two-time team captain at Munster High School… Awarded MVP junior year and Scholar Athlete in 2018 and 2019… Garnered first team All-Conference, All-Area first team, and All-State in 2019… Helped lead team to Conference Championships in 2016-17 and 2018-19…Member of New Lenox Lightning (18u Gold).
 
Personal: Daughter of Lisa and Joe Dato