2024 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Bianca Pizano
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Wyoming Area
- Hometown:
- Exeter, Pa.
2024 (Sophomore): NFHCA National Academic Squad honors … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten Selection … Appeared in all 18 games ... Shared the team lead in goals (5) and finished with 10 points ... Came off the bench to score twice in MSU’s season opener against UC-Davis (8/30) ...Potted her third goal in a tough OT loss to Ohio (9/7) ... Opened the scoring and had her second two-goal game of the season in a 5-0 victory at home over Colgate (9/15).
2023 (Freshman): NFHCA Scholar of Distinction … NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Played in 14 games, making three starts … Voted the team Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player … Had two goals scored… Registered her first career goal in a 3-0 victory over Central Michigan (9/24) … Made her first career start against Miami (OH) (10/22), had two shots, and played a season-high 36 minutes … Had a season-high three shots and a goal in a 4-0 victory over Ball State (10/29).
Prior to MSU: Four-year varsity starter at Wyoming Area High School … District runner-up as a freshman, sophomore and junior … State semi-finalist as a freshman … Named to MAX Field Hockey Watch List as a sophomore … Citizens Voice All-Star and first-team all-conference as a junior … Tabbed MAX Field Hockey Pre-Season Player to Watch in Pennsylvania in 2022 … Named team captain as a senior … Plays club field hockey for Electric Surge Field Hockey Club … Selected to play at USA Field Hockey Nexus Championship … Two-time National Indoor Tournament champion ... College Connection Regional Cup U-19 champion … Also a member of the Wyoming Area track & field team, a district medalist in the 4x100 and javelin as a sophomore and junior … Wyoming Area swim & dive district qualifier as a junior … Three-time All-Academic team and a member of National Honor Society at Wyoming Area … NFHCA Academic Scholar of Distinction.
Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Rhonda Pizano … Has a brother, Rocco, and sister, Talia … Father is an athletic director and teacher … Mother is a pharmacist ... Father played football at Pittsburgh … Brother is a current football player at East Stroudsburg University … Uncle, Jim Pizano, won a national championship in football at UMass … Models for Mercury Management … Enjoys traveling and hanging out with friends … Career aspirations include becoming a dentist or orthodontist … Plans on majoring in biochemistry at MSU.
