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Ariana Branchini
 20  Ariana Branchini
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Old Lyme, CT

High School:
Choate Rosemary Hall

Height:
5-7

Position:
Mid.

2010: Started all 18 games and finished second on the team with nine goals and 18 points • also went 3-of-4 on penalty strokes • nine goals are a career-high • co-captain • named First Team All-Centennial Conference and NFHCA All-South • scored on a penalty stroke in overtime loss to St. Mary's • made a defensive save in loss at #6 Lebanon Valley • scored in shutout of Washington & Lee • scored on a stroke in wins over Swarthmore and Haverford • scored in win over Haverford • scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in upset of #7 Christopher Newport • scored in win at Bryn Mawr • named to Centennial Conference and womensfieldhockey.com Honor Rolll (10-25) • scored in win at McDaniel.

2009: Named Third Team All-American by both the NFHCA and womensfieldhockye.com • earned Second Team All-Centennial and First Team NFHCA All-Region honors • started all 19 games and led the team in goals (7) • finished with career-highs in goals and points (19) • went 2-of-2 on penalty strokes • tallied a pair of assists in shutout of Kenyon • scored in loss at #2 Salisbury • scored penalty stroke in strokeoff win over #13 Gettysburg • scored both of JHU's goals, including one on a penalty stroke, in overtime win at #8 TCNJ • notched second career multi-goal game and first career overtime winner against the Lions • scored in come-from-behind win at Franklin & Marshall • assisted on game-winner against McDaniel • scored and tallied an assist in loss at #3 Ursinus • notched a career-high five points (2g, 1a) in Centennial Conference semifinal win over #14 Gettysburg.

2008: Started all 21 games • finished with then career-highs of five goals and five assists for 15 points • also scored two game-winning goals • had first career multi-goal game in win over #10 Christopher Newport • notched assists in back-to-back games versus Delaware Valley and Roanoke • scored the game-winner in shutout of Swarthmore • scored a goal and added two assists in win over Virginia Wesleyan • assisted on game-winner against Franklin & Marshall • scored in loss to #3 Ursinus • named to NFHCA All-Academic Squad.

2007: Played all 20 games and started one • made collegiate debut in upset win over #4 Cortland • tallied first career point, an assist, in loss at #13 Juniata in NCAA First Round.

Personal: Ariana Z. Branchini • born June 15, 1989 • daughter of Bruce and Ann Branchini • father, Bruce, earned his Ph.D from Johns Hopkins in 1975 • captained team as a senior • also played lacrosse • Dean's List student majoring in international relations and romance languages.