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Grand Valley State University Athletics

2017 Women's Soccer Roster

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20 Gabriella Mencotti

20 Gabriella Mencotti

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Novi, Mich.
  • Club Team:
    Michigan Rush

Summary

Biography

As a Junior (2016)
Named D2CCA Player of the Year...named D2CCA and NSCAA All-American...honored as NSCAA Scholar All-American...selected as CoSIDA Academic All-American...named HERO Sports All-American...selected to D2CCA and NSCAA All-Midwest Region teams...voted to NCAA All-Tournament and GLIAC All-Tournament Team...chosen to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence team...led the nation in goals (29) and Division II in points (70)...had eight multi-goal games, and registered at least one point in 21 of 26 games... leading scorer on an offense that got to within three goals of the program record for team goals in a season, with 102...helped the Lakers to a fourth straight NCAA Division II Championship game appearance, and aided the team in capturing a fourth straight Midwest Regional Championship, a 12th straight GLIAC regular season title and tenth straight GLIAC Tournament Title...started all 26 games, notching 29 goals and 13 assists...scored a brace of goals and added an assist against Minnesota State (9/11)...scored twice in victory over Northern Michigan (9/23)...score four times and added an assist in win over Tiffin (9/30)...scored a pair of goals and dished out an assist against Ashland (10/2)...set a new program record for points and goals in a single game with five goals (10 points) against Findlay (10/16)...scored twice against Northern Michigan (11/1)...notched two goals against Michigan Tech in GLIAC Tournament title game (11/6)...doled out assists in NCAA Semifinal (12/1) and National Championship title game (12/3).
 
As a Sophomore (2015)
Named to All-GLIAC first team… All-GLIAC Tournament team selection… D2CCA All-Midwest Region first team...named to GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…appeared in all 25 games for the Lakers, 24 of which were starts… Scored 10 goals and added 9 assists… tied for third in goals scored on team… primary starter on an offensive unit that set a program records for team goals in a season with 104… helped the Lakers win their third consecutive NCAA Division II National Championship, ninth straight GLIAC Tournament Title and eleventh straight regular season title…scored two goals vs. Michigan Tech (10/16)…recorded a goal and two assists against Ashland in the GLIAC Tournament Championship game (11/8)…tallied an assist in NCAA Division II Semifinal Game vs. Western Washington (12/3).

As a Freshman (2014)
Became just the second freshman in school history to garner Daktronics All-America honors with her second-team selection ... named NSCAA All-Midwest Region Second Team ... voted All-GLIAC First Team ... chosen to the All-NCAA Tournament Team ... garnered a Daktronics All-Midwest Region First Team laurel ... was the only Division II player ranked tied for 13th or higher nationally in goals (16), assists (11), points (43) and game-winning goals (six) ... led all Division II freshmen in points ... tied for fifth nationally in points ... tied for ninth nationally in game-winning goals ... tied for 12th nationally in goals ...tied for 13th nationally in assists ... recorded the most assists, second-most points and third-most goals by a Laker freshman in school history ... set new single-season school records with three converted penalty kicks and three attempted penalty kicks ... her six game-winning tallies were tied for the seventh-most by a GVSU player in a single campaign ... started all 26 matches ... led the team in goals points, game-winning goals and shots on goal (45) ... rode a six-match goal streak from Sep. 26-Oct. 10 and an eight-match point streak from Sep. 26-Oct. 15 ... helped the Lakers win the program's fourth NCAA Division II national championship, 10th consecutive GLIAC regular season title and eighth straight GLIAC Tournament crown ... named GLIAC Player of the Week once (Sep. 30) ... scored one goal and handed out two assists in her collegiate debut against No. 13 Quincy (Sep. 5) ... drove home her first collegiate game-winning goal versus Southwest Minnesota State (Sep. 12) ... played all 90 minutes at Ferris State (Sep. 20) ... tallied two goals, including the game-winner, at Lake Erie (Sep. 26) ... finished with a goal and an assist at Findlay (Sep. 28) ... put in a goal versus Indianapolis (Oct. 1) ... recorded three points (1 G, 1 A) against Malone (Oct. 3) ... scored a goal and attempted a season-high seven shots at Tiffin (Oct. 5) ... posted the game-winning goal at Northwood (Oct. 10) ... dished out an assist versus No. 18 Saginaw Valley State (Oct. 12) ... notched a hat trick and an assist, totaling a career-high seven points against Ferris State (Oct. 15) ... had an assist versus Ashland (Oct. 19) ... broke a scoring drought with a goal in the GLIAC Quarterfinals against Ferris State (Nov. 4) ... came up with an assist in the GLIAC Semifinals versus Michigan Tech (Nov. 7) ... scored both goals in a 2-0 victory over Bellarmine in the NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinals (Nov. 16) ... assisted on the game-winning goal of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship match at No. 3 Wisconsin-Parkside (Nov. 21) ... notched the game-winning goal and an assist in an NCAA Quarterfinal win over No. 10 Central Missouri (Nov. 23) ... played a season-high 104 minutes and converted the shootout-ending penalty kick versus No. 6 Saint Rose (Dec. 4) ... assisted on the game-winning goal of the NCAA Championship win over No. 8 Rollins (Dec. 6).

High School
Prepped under head coach Eric Brucker at Northville High School ... named to the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association (MIHSSCA) Division 1 All-State First Team as a senior (2014) ... led the Mustangs to the 2014 MHSAA Division 1 state championship ... earned All-Kensington Lakes Activities Association Central Division, All-District and team MVP honors in 2013 ... also earned MVP and All-KLAA Central honors playing on the varsity women's basketball team.

Club
Played for Michigan Rush, formerly Northville Premier, from 2005-14 under head coaches Angel Calzadilla and Marle Zathey ... member of the Michigan Rush Select national team from 2011-12 ... helped Michigan Rush win the Michigan State Cup in 2013 and garner runner-up honors in 2012.

Personal
Daughter of Anthony and Lisa Mencotti ... enjoys outdoor activities ... intends to major in accounting.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2014Freshman

    Forward
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2015Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    20
  • 20

    2016Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    20
  • 20

    2017Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    20