2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Biography
2022
- CSC Academic All-District selection
- 2023 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar selection on the First Team
- MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Played in all 18 matches and made 12 starts, logging 1,101 minutes
- Attempted three shots, including one on-goal
2021 (FALL)
- 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar selection on the First Team
- MAAC All-Academic Team and MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
- Played in 19 matches, making 17 starts and totaling 1343 minutes
- Recorded her first collegiate goal against Lehigh on August 29
- Attempted three shots, including one on-goal
2021 (SPRING)
- MAAC Academic Honor Roll selection achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA her freshman year
- Appeared in eight matches in a reserve role at outside back for the MAAC Champion Saints
- Logged 29 minutes or more in seven of eight appearances
BEFORE SIENA
- Two-time First Team All-State and a four-time First Team All-IAC selection at Waverly
- Totaled 63 goals and 49 assists over a five-year varsity career
- Named the 2019 Region Player of the Year after tallying 31 points for the Wolverines, which she led to a pair of IAC Championships
- Played eight years of club soccer for BC United 01 Select, which was ranked No. 1 nationally in 2018, and won five New York State Cup Championships, three Region I Championships, and made two appearances in the US Soccer National Championships
- Three-time ODP state qualifier
PERSONAL
- Born on October 3
- Daughter of Daniel and Linda Ortiz
- Has two older brothers, Avery and Julian
- Majoring in political science, with plans to become a lawyer
- Chose Siena because of the community feel
KARBOWSKI ON ORTIZ
“Melina has great speed and is a top defender in 1v1 situations. She has the ability to help cover the backline and win a lot of 50/50 balls. She has focused on her technique and improved her service as she gets forward.”
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