Joanna Melita
12 Joanna Melita
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fredericksburg, Va
  • High School:
    Massaponax
  • Position:
    A
  • gp
    17
  • p
    15
  • g
    6
  • a
    9

Bio

As a junior (2022)(Game-by-Game Statistics): 

  • Started all 17 games for the Bison 
  • Scored 7 goals and had 12 assists 
  • Had a season-high four points with two goals and two assists against Waynesburg
  • Finished with 41 groundballs and nine caused turnovers 

As a sophomore (2021) (Game-by-Game Statistics):

  • PAC Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in four games
  • Finished the season with one goal and two assists
  • Scooped up seven groundballs and caused one turnover
  • Registered her first career assist against Franciscan
  • Scored her first career goal against Waynesburg

As a freshman (2020):

  • Appeared in three games before the season was canceled due to COVID-19

BEFORE BETHANY | PERSONAL:

  • Attended Massaponax High School
  • Played lacrosse for Mary Pietro
  • Three-Year Letterman | All-Conference Champions (2015) |
  • DECA Historian and State Competition Winner | Interact Club President | Student Rotary Club | Relay for Life | Red Cross Club | National Spanish Honor Society
  • Sports Management Major
  • Spanish Minor
  • Has two brothers; Brother Nick was a member of the men’s lacrosse team
  • Daughter of Paul and Kim  

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 12 at Allegheny L, 19-3
Apr 15 at Waynesburg W, 21-12
Apr 18 St. Vincent L, 16-8
Apr 23 Westminster (Pa.) L, 9-5
Apr 25 at Grove City L, 16-4
Apr 29 at Thiel L, 19-7
  Overall Conf
Games 17 9
Points 15 4
Goals 6 2
Assists 9 2
Shots 31 14
Shooting percentage 19.4 14.3
Shots on goal 16 8
Shots on goal percentage 51.6 57.1
Free position goals-shots 0-5 0-3
Ground balls 45 18
Draw controls 3 3
Turnovers 29 13
Caused turnovers 10 2
Fouls 7 1
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 1 1
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 22 at La Roche W, 15-6 0 3 3 0-0 0 0 3 1 3 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Feb 25 East. Mennonite W, 12-4 0 1 1 0-0 10 0 1 3 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Feb 26 Anderson (IN) W, 9-8 2 2 4 0-0 6 0 2 3 3 66.7 3 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 4 at Marietta L, 18-8 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 7 at Averett L, 21-5 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 1 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 12-5 0 1 1 0-0 6 0 1 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 2 - 0 0
Mar 22 at Muskingum L, 13-8 1 0 1 0-0 3 0 4 1 2 50.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 25 at Wittenberg L, 11-10 0 0 0 0-2 1 0 2 0 3 0.0 1 33.3 1 - 0 0
Mar 29 Wash. & Jeff. L, 19-2 0 0 0 0-1 5 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 1 at Franciscan L, 15-8 0 0 0 0-2 1 0 2 1 5 0.0 4 80.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 5 Chatham L, 21-7 0 0 0 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 12 at Allegheny L, 19-3 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 15 at Waynesburg W, 21-12 0 0 0 0-0 1 2 1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 18 St. Vincent L, 16-8 1 0 1 0-0 3 0 3 0 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 23 Westminster (Pa.) L, 9-5 0 1 1 0-0 3 0 4 1 2 0.0 1 50.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 25 at Grove City L, 16-4 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 29 at Thiel L, 19-7 1 1 2 0-0 1 1 1 0 3 33.3 2 66.7 0 - 0 1
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2019-20 3 3 0 0 0 0-1 6 0 7 3 4 0.0 3 75.0 1 - 0 0
2020-21 4 4 1 2 3 1-1 7 0 8 1 3 33.3 2 66.7 5 - 0 0
2021-22 17 17 7 12 19 1-3 41 1 36 9 20 35.0 18 90.0 13 - 0 0
2022-23 17 14 6 9 15 0-5 45 3 29 10 31 19.4 16 51.6 7 - 0 1
Total 41 38 14 23 37 2-10 99 4 80 23 58 24.1 39 67.2 26 - 0 1
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 17 14 6 9 15 0-5 45 3 29 10 31 19.4 16 51.6 7 - 0 1
Conference 9 8 2 2 4 0-3 18 3 13 2 14 14.3 8 57.1 1 - 0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 7 3 5 8 0-1 36 0 13 7 12 25.0 5 41.7 4 - 0 0
Away 10 7 3 4 7 0-4 9 3 16 3 19 15.8 11 57.9 3 - 0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 5 2 7 9 0-0 23 2 8 7 11 18.2 3 27.3 3 - 0 0
Losses 12 9 4 2 6 0-5 22 1 21 3 20 20.0 13 65.0 4 - 0 1
Month February 3 3 2 6 8 0-0 16 0 6 7 8 25.0 3 37.5 1 - 0 0
March 6 4 2 1 3 0-3 16 0 10 1 11 18.2 5 45.5 6 - 0 0
April 8 7 2 2 4 0-2 13 3 13 2 12 16.7 8 66.7 0 - 0 1

Photos

Joanna Melita action photo 1
  • East. Mennonite vs. Bethany
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  • East. Mennonite vs. Bethany
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  • East. Mennonite vs. Bethany
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  • East. Mennonite vs. Bethany
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  • Anderson (IN) vs. Bethany
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  • Anderson (IN) vs. Bethany
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  • Mt. St. Joseph vs. Bethany
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  • Westminster (Pa.) vs. Bethany
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  • Westminster (Pa.) vs. Bethany
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  • Westminster (Pa.) vs. Bethany
Joanna Melita action photo 11
  • Westminster (Pa.) vs. Bethany