Gianna Perrone

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Eastern Regional
Hometown:
Berlin, N.J.

As a senior (2016): Played in all 21 games with 17 starts... Helped Louisville’s defense post seven shutouts and limit opponents to 26 goals in 21 games.

As a junior (2015): Started all 20 games... Recorded defensive saves against UC Davis and Virginia... Helped the Cards to an ACC-best nine shutouts… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll.

As a sophomore (2014): Played in 13 games with one start… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall

As a freshman (2013): Played in all 20 games with eight starts.. Scored her first career goal in the 3-2 loss at No. 7 Virginia… Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad… Named to the Athletic Director’s honor roll in the fall.

High School/Club: Played field hockey for three years for Coach Danyle Heilig… Helped lead her team to the top ranking in the nation in 2011 and 2012… Her team won four Group 4 State titles… Named team captain and earned All-Group 4 third team honors in 2012... Member of USA Field Hockey’s Under 17 squad… Competed in the Junior National Camp and AAU Junior Olympics in 2011… Participated in the National Futures Championships from 2010-12… Played in the 2012 USFHA Futures Elite Championship… Three-year letterwinner in lacrosse.

Personal: Full name is Gianna Renee Perrone…Nickname is ‘G’… Daughter of Frank and Dawn Perrone… Birthdate is March 14, 1995… Has a brother, Frankie, and a sister, Olivia…Major is exercise science… Post college ambition is to attend grad school and study to be a physician’s assistant… Her brother played football for Delaware Valley College… Best moment of her athletic career was beating No. 1 North Carolina at home… Biggest challenge she’s had to overcome was being 10 hours away from her family… Most people don’t know she is growing her hair long so she can donate it to Locks of Love… She is inspired by her parents.