Columbia University Athletics

Honors and Awards
NFCA Third Team All-Northeast Region - 2025
First Team All-Ivy League - 2024 | 2025
Second Team All-Ivy League - 2023
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention - 2022
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete - 2022 | 2023 | 2024
Ivy League Player of the Week - 4/1/24 | 4/8/24 | 4/21/25 | 4/29/25

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2025
Played in 39 games making 39 starts … hit .391 on the year which was third best in the Ivy League and third best in a single season at Columbia … tallied 45 hits - notched her 100th career base hit with a home run in the win over Pitt on Feb. 21 … of her 45 hits, 16 were for extra bases clubbing 10 doubles, a triple and five home runs … drove in 32 to lead the team … hit .450 with runners on base … had 15 multi-hit games (12 2-hit games, three, 3-hit games) … hit .488 (21-for-43) with runners in scoring position ... named to the NFCA Third Team All-Northeast Region team ... named to the All-Ivy League First Team - her fourth career All-Ivy honor. 

2024
Was a unanimous First Team All-Ivy League selection at second base as she led the league in slugging (.892) and home runs (9) during conference play. Neal ranked second in the league in OPS (1.385)... Led the team with a .364 average, recording 44 hits in 121 at bats… Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2023
Stepped up in a huge way to help power the Columbia offense in 2023 … Started all 41 games as a sophomore and led the team in batting as she went 38-for-117 at the plate for a .325 average … Recorded nine doubles, two triples, and four home runs to go along with a team-high 26 RBI … Named Second Team All-Ivy … Named to the Ivy League All-Tournament Team for her performance in the inaugural Ivy League Softball Tournament … Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2022
Appeared in 30 games and earned 25 starts … Went 17-73 at the dish, finishing with a .233 average … Recorded three doubles and seven RBI … Posted a hit and an RBI in her first game as a Lion against Florida Atlantic (2/25) … Recognized as an Easton-NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete … Named Honorable Mention All-Ivy.
 
Prior to Columbia
Four-year letterwinner in both softball and soccer ... Captained Gilbert as a senior on her way to First Team All-Region honors ... Hit .483 with a .557 on-base percentage and .971 fielding percentage as a senior ... Hit .373 as a freshman and .397 as a sophomore, also earning All-Region honors each of those seasons ... Helped Gilbert to second place at the Pennsbury Tournament in 2019 ... A starting striker for the Gilbert soccer team for three seasons ... Academically, graduated salutatorian of her class and Tiger Crew with Honors - a club at Gilbert devoted to creating a welcoming environment on campus ... Played AAU for AZ Hotshots Downes/Davis 18U Gold.

Personal
Mother, Shelly, played softball for Cypress Junior College...Aunt, Stephanie Matson, played softball at Golden West Community College and Concordia Irvine...Enrolled in Columbia College studying economics and political science.