All-America candidate. Naturally left-footed player capable of playing anywhere on the field. Became the first US-born player in program history to earn All-America honors two times and is the seventh player in program history overall to do so. Also just the third player in Northeast-10 Conference history to earn Conference Player of the Year honors two times and the second to earn the award in back-to-back seasons. Ranks seventh in program history with 128 career points, sixth with 54 career goals and second with 21 career match-winning tallies, all of which are records at the College for US-born players. Played for the Boston Renegades of the W-League over the summer.

2003: Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year also earned first team NSCAA All-America, All-New England, NEWISA All-Star and All-Conference honors. Appeared in the "Faces in the Crowd" section of the December 15th issue of Sports Illustrated. Started all 24 matches played. Ranked second on the team with 27 goals and 63 points to go with nine assists, which was good for third on the team. Surpassed her own single-season goal and point records for US-born players. Netted a team-high ten match-winning goals, which ranks second in program history. Also totaled eight first goals and two hat tricks. Totaled a team-best 19 goals to go with three assists for 41 points in Conference play. Recorded five goals and six assists for 16 points in postseason play, including a goal and assist for three points in NCAA Tournament matches to earn NCAA All-Tournament team honors for the second-straight year. Registered seven goals and an assist for 15 points in seven matches against nationally-ranked opponents. Recorded a hat trick, including the match-winning goal, in 5-1 win over No. 18 Southern Connecticut State (9/10). Netted two goals, including the match-winner, in 4-2 win over Assumption (9/17). Totaled five points with a goal and three assists in 7-0 victory over Saint Rose (9/20). Scored two of the Ravens three goals, including the match-winner in 3-0 win over Le Moyne (10/18). Tallied five points with a goal and three helpers in 6-0 win over eighth-seeded Pace in quarterfinal round of the NE-10 Tournament (11/2). Led the Ravens to their fourth-straight NE-10 Tournament title with three goals and an assist for seven points in 4-3 win over second-seeded and No. 11 Merrimack in the championship match. Netted the match-winning goal in 2-1 win over No. 4 Adelphi University in the NCAA Quarterfinal round. Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week on two occasions.

2002: Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year also earned first team NSCAA All-America, All New England NEWISA All-Star and All-Conference honors. Started all 21 matches. Led the NE-10 and ranked 20th in Division II with 46 points. She netted a Conference-best 20 goals (eight match-winners) and dished six assists (fourth on the team). Broke the school’s single-season scoring record for US-born players, surpassing the record of 41 points set by Beth Ondrick in 1990. Converted both of her penalty kick attempts. Registered a goal and assist in win over UMass Lowell (9/2). Netted two of the Ravens goals in 3-0 win over Saint Michael’s (9/14). Tallied a goal and assist in 4-0 win at Saint Rose (9/21). Led Ravens comeback in 3-1 win at Stonehill (9/25) with two second-half markers. Registered a career-best ten points (two shy of the school record) with four goals (one shy of program record) and two assists in 10-0 win over American International (9/30). Netted the match-winning goal in 2-1 victory at Bentley (10/17). Tallied three goals in 5-0 win over Saint Anselm (10/22). Scored match-winner in 4-1 win over Southern N.H. (10/27). Registered three postseason goals with one each in Northeast-10 Tournament wins over Pace (10/29) and Bentley (11/2) as well as the match-winner 8:09 into overtime to lead the Ravens past Merrimack (11/16) in the NCAA Division II New England Regional Championship for the second-straight year. Named Northeast-10 Player of the Week twice.

2001: Earned All-Northeast-10 honors. Also copped NE-10 Tournament MVP honors after leading a Ravens defense that didn’t yield a goal in three Tournament matches against three regionally-ranked and one nationally-ranked opponent. Finished fourth on the team with 21 points and eight goals to go along with five assists. Netted three match-winning markers, including a goal 6:21 into overtime to lead Ravens to a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Merrimack in the NCAA Division II New England Regional on a free kick from 35-yards. Registered her first career points with a goal and two assists in her collegiate debut, a 6-3 season-opening win over No. 13 Lock Haven (9/2). Registered her first career hat trick in 6-1 win over Stonehill (9/15). Netted a pair of markers, including the match-winner, in a 4-3 win at Bentley (9/27). Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week three times.

2000: Redshirt.

Before Franklin Pierce: 2000 graduate of Haverhill High School. A two-time Lawrence Eagle-Tribune All-Star also earned All-Conference and team MVP honors for four years. Her 52 career goals ranks fifth all-time in the State of Massachusetts. Also an All-Conference performer in basketball and softball.

Personal: Born April 3, 1982, in Haverhill, Mass. Daughter of Doug and Diane Welcome of Haverhill. Has three sisters, Amy (32), Elisa (30) and Katie (26), and a brother, Aaron (24). Majoring in American Studies with a minor in elementary education. Has also played on the Franklin Pierce softball team each of the last two seasons and was a member of the women’s lacrosse team as a freshman.