Melissa Montefusco Class: Senior Hometown: Chatham, N.J. High School: Chatham Position: Midfielder Experience: 3 year letterwinner Team Role: Captain

2001: Made her second-straight appearance on the All-Patriot League Second Team... Became Bucknell’s all-time assist leader with 23 helpers for a school record 46 by the end of her junior year (old record was 42)... Ended the year tied for 10th in the nation in assists per game with 1.53... Led the squad with her 23 helpers, which is also second on the Bucknell all-time single season charts... Totaled 31 points with eight goals and 23 assists, third best on the team... Was the team leader in ground balls, collecting 39 for a 2.60 gbpg average... Started all 15 contests... Named Subway Athlete of the Month for Women’s Lacrosse in March. 2000: Voted to the All-Patriot League Second Team... Started in all 13 games for the Orange and Blue... Tied for the team high in ground balls with 42... Led the team with 18 handouts on the season, the third best season total all time ... Earned women’s lacrosse Subway Athlete of the Month honors for the month of May. 1999: Started in four of the 12 games that she played... Showed her scoring prowess by recording four goals and five assists on the season... First collegiate point came on a goal against Villanova on 3/25/99 ... Tabbed Subway Athlete of the Month for April.

At Chatham HS: Was the recipient of 12 varsity letters for her involvement with the soccer, basketball, and lacrosse teams... Won the Independent Press Athlete of the Year her senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Fred and Patti Montefusco... Member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Enrolled as a Civil Engineering major... Graduated from Chatham High School... Member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority... Spent the fall semester of her junior year abroad to study in Australia.

	Season	GP/GS	Goals	Assists	Points
	2001	15/15	8	23	31
	2000	13/13	13	18	31
	1999	12/4	4	5	9
	Career	40/32	25	46	71