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Siena University Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

Dawson Herbert
Dawson Herbert

2 Ella Milante

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Francis High School (Chapman)
  • Hometown San Mateo, CA

Biography

2026 (SENIOR):
  • Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
  • MAAC All-Academic Team
  • Appeared in 45 games and made a career-high 40 starts
  • Set career highs with 113 at-bats, eight doubles, and 16 RBI
  • Tied a career high with 24 hits and one triple
  • Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage behind the plate, becoming one of eight MAAC players with a flawless mark
  • Threw out 12 of 23 attempted base stealers
  • Ranked 45th nationally with 12 runners caught stealing
  • Recorded three multi-RBI games
  • Drove in two runs in three contests: at UAlbany (Mar. 11), vs. Iona (Mar. 20), and at Le Moyne (Apr. 28)
2025 (JUNIOR):
  • MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection
  • Eastern Athletic Communications Association (EAST-COMM) Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 46 games, making 36 starts behind the plate
  • Ranked fifth on the team hitting .270, going 24-89 at the plate
  • Also ranked fifth on the team with a .377 on-base percentage, sixth with a .703 OPS, and seventh slugging .326
  • Had four extra-base hits, recording three doubles and one triple
  • Drove in 15 runs and scored 10
  • Notched three multi-hit games, including a three-hit game vs. Canisius on Apr. 27
  • Led the team with an 11-game hitting streak, which went from Apr. 22 through May 7
  • Had four multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI game vs. Canisius on Apr. 25
  • Posted a .991 fielding percentage behind the plate with 216 putouts and nine assists over 227 chances
  • Threw out seven of 21 runners attempting to steal
BEFORE SIENA:
  • Played for NCAA Division III Chapman University from 2023-24
  • Appeared in and started in 26 games in 2024 to help lead her Panthers squad to the NCAA Division III Tournament Regionals
  • Was a .275 hitter over her career that saw 56 games played, while posting 15 extra-base hits and 19 RBI
  • While at St. Francis High School, her team captured back-to-back Central Coast Section titles from 2021-22, as well as a NorCal Championship in 2022
 PERSONAL:
  • Born on September 23
  • Daughter of Rudy and Tara Milante
  • Has two sisters - Sofia & Andrea
  • Majoring in Psychology
  • Chose Siena because of the softball program. Wanted to go somewhere to feel challenged mentally and physically in athletics and academics. Intrigued with traveling and seeing other parts of the U.S and thought going to school across the country might be an interesting way of exploring that.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2025Junior

    C
    5'5"
    2
  • 2

    2026Senior

    C
    5'5"
    2