University of Denver Athletics

Honors and Awards:
: Big East Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 19, 2024) … Tewaaraton Watch List … IL Women Midseason All-American … All Big East First Team … Big East All-Tournament Team … USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American ... IWLCA Academic Honor Roll

2024:
Started in all 20 games for Denver … finished second with 35 caused turnovers and added 23 ground balls and a draw control … caused a career-high five turnovers against Michigan (2/17) … recorded a CTO in all but three games … picked up a career-best five ground balls against Villanova (4/20) … caused two turnovers and grabbed a loose ball in the BIG EAST Championship game against UConn (5/04) … earned a caused turnover in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament against Stanford and Northwestern

2023:
Started all 23 games on defense and recorded 30 ground balls, 22 caused turnovers and 11 draw controls … Finished fifth on the team in both caused turnovers and draws and was sixth in ground balls … Recorded a ground ball in 17-of-23 games … Had a career best four ground balls on March 1 vs. Michigan and also had a free-position attempt in the game … Matched career bests with three caused turnovers on March 22 at Jacksonville and three draw controls on April 16 at Xavier … Also had three ground balls on March 22 at JU … Picked up two ground balls and one draw control in Big East Championship at Connecticut on May 5 … Recorded one ground ball in both the NCAA First and Second Rounds vs. USC and Albany on May 12-14 and added two caused turnovers vs. Albany … Totaled two ground balls, two caused turnovers and draw control in the NCAA Quarterfinals at North Carolina on May 18 … Forced a turnover in the NCAA Semifinals vs. Northwestern.

2022:
Started all 21 games and had 18 ground balls, 16 caused turnovers and eight draw controls for the Pioneers … Tied her personal best with three ground balls on Feb. 20 at California … Recorded three-straight games with two caused turnovers from Feb. 20-March 4 … Had a career-high three caused turnovers on March 15 vs. Fairfield … Won six combined draw controls in the final three games of the season, including a career-high three vs. Georgetown in the Big East Championship Game on May 7 … Had two draw controls vs. Vermont in Round 1 and one vs. Boston College in Round 2 of the NCAA Tournament on May 13-15.

2021:
Played in 18 games, starting 17 for the Pioneers … Picked up 20 ground balls and forced 11 caused turnovers … Season-high three ground balls in the NCAA Second Round at Northwestern on May 16, one of six multi-ground ball games … Two caused turnovers against Butler on March 19, at Marquette on April 18 and against UConn in the BIG EAST Final on May 8.

Before Denver:
2020 IL Indoor National Champion … 2018 Florida State Champion and letterwinner at American Heritage School Boca/Delray … Tabbed 2019 Palm Beach County All-District … Named to the Orlando National team and South Florida National team … Honored as a 2019 Under Armour All-American … Plays club for Florida Select.

Personal:
Daughter of Lisa and Jason Palmisano…Twin sister Sara is also on the team … Chose DU because she fell in love with the campus, athletics and academics … Member of National Honor Society and English Honors Society club … Volunteers for Habitat of Humanity… Also lettered in cross country … Majoring in Business … Enjoys playing spikeball and going for runs … also enjoys coaching lacrosse to younger children .... Mom Lisa swam and dove for Auburn … Dad Jason wrestled at Miami (Ohio).