Fairfield University Athletics

2024-25: MAAC All-Academic Team…Led the MAAC and finished fourth in the nation with a 3.23 assist-turnover ratio…Finished second in the conference and in the top-35 in the country with 168 assists which was the eighth-most in program history…Had five or more assists in 18 games including a career-high 11 with no turnovers against Staten Island (12/3)…Scored 13 points against Power Four opponents Oklahoma State (11/16) and Wake Forest (11/27)…Tallied a season-high 15 points while going 3-for-5 from 3-point range against Canisius which also included her 300th career assist (1/18).

2023-24: MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished with a team-high 121 assists and 3.7 helpers per game which ranked fourth in the MAAC…Netted 14 points, dished out seven assists, and went 3-for-4 from 3-point range in the win at Niagara (1/4)…Had a perfect shooting night by going 6-for-6 from the floor and 4-for-4 from long-range while netting a season-high 18 points in the home win against Iona (1/11)…Led the team in assists in 18 games including a double-double with 18 points and a career-high 10 assists against the Gaels…Dished out five or more assists in seven contests including three-straight games with six dimes (2/1 – 2/8)…Recorded eight assists against SEC foe Vanderbilt (11/12)…Swiped five steals against Saint Peter’s (2/10).

2022-23: MAAC Player of the Week (12/12)…Appeared in 27 games while making 14 starts in her first season with the Stags…Averaged 8.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game…Ranked fifth in the MAAC in assist-turnover ratio (1.0) and 11th in assists…Had four-straight 20-point outings where she shot 58 percent (18-for-31) from 3-point range (11/30 – 12/11)…Notched her first career double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Sacred Heart (12/11)…Grabbed double-digit rebounds in three-straight games starting with a career-high 12 boards at Marist (1/14)…Hit a personal-best six 3-pointers in her 10 attempts at Binghamton while posting a career-high 24 points (12/3)…Hit the game-tying 3-pointer with six seconds left in the first overtime period and tallied a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Rider (1/21)…Connected on the game-winning free throws in the final seconds against Mount St. Mary’s (1/26).

BEFORE FAIRFIELD (AT FLORIDA STATE): Appeared in 21 games for the Seminoles after missing two years with an injury…Netted 20 points with 16 rebounds, 16 assists, and seven steals…Had a career-high six points and two steals in her second collegiate game against Virginia (12/13/20)…Three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
 
PERSONAL: Born August 9, 1999…Parents are Mariza Nicoletti and Walter Costa Leite…Rated the No. 16 overall player in the ESPNW Hoopgurlz rankings for the 2018 class…Became the first member of The Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) to be named a McDonald’s All-American in 2018…2018 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, the first in any sport from her high school…Averaged 19.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a senior at Neuse Baptist Christian Academy en route to a 22-5 record…Once led Brazil’s U16 team to a silver medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas by scoring 24 points against the United States.