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GENERAL CAPSULE - A proven goal scorer expected to be a consumate offensive threat this season... dynamic speed with an incredible ability to penetrate defenses. AT BOSTON COLLEGE 2004 - Turned in strong junior campaign... ranked second on the Eagles in goals (7) and points (18), helping her squad to the Sweet-16 of 2004 NCAA Tournament... converted on .241 of her 29 shot attempts... earned Second Team All-Big East honors... completed her Boston College career with 19 goals and 48 points. AT BOSTON COLLEGE 2003 - Tied for third on the team in goals (5) and was fifth in points (13) ... notched five points - two goals and one assist - in a 10-1 pasting of Holy Cross (9/17) ... scored the game-winner, in BC's 1-0 win over Seton Hall (10/21) ... earned College Sports Television Player of the Game honors in BC's 2-1 win over Notre Dame in the Big East semifinals. AT BOSTON COLLEGE 2002 - Shared the team lead in goals (7) and ranked second on the team in points (17)... earned Big East Rookie of the Week honors (9/2) and was named to the Soccer America Team of the Week (9/2) ... registered at least one point in five of the first seven games ... notched a career-high six points - two goals and two assists - in a 5-0 victory over Holy Cross (9/1) ... scored game-winner in a pair of 1-0 wins against UMass (8/30) and Syracuse (10/6). AT BOSTON COLLEGE 2001 - Injured. Did not play. PREP CAREER - 2000 NSCAA/Adidas Massachusetts High School Player of the Year ... two-time NSCAA All-American, all-New England choice, Division II All-State and Middlesex League Player of the Year following junior and senior campaigns... earned 2000 Boston Globe Division II Player of the Year honors... a two-time Boston Herald all-scholastic choice ... became Belmont High School's all-time leading scorer in 2000 with 136 points... led the Middlesex League in scoring as a junior and senior... played club soccer with the Boston Bolts, a Region 1 finalist in 1999 ... also participated in track and field at Belmont ... holds the school record in the 300-meter event ... member of Belmont's National Honor Society. PERSONAL - Laina Ceddia... goal for the season is to lift USF to the NCAA Tournament and continue deep into the postseason... chose USF for the combination of a challenging soccer program with a great team and staff along with the reputation of the business school in such a thriving city... favorite quote is "It's not the size of the dog; it's the size of the fight in the dog"... parents are Maryellen and Michael Ceddia... born August 27, 1983. |
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