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ASUN Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
ASUN Freshman of the Year (2022)
ASUN All-Conference First Team (2022)
ASUN All-Freshman Team (2022)
ASUN Tournament MVP (2022)
ASUN All-Tournament Team (2022)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (2025 - Week 2)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 4)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (2025 - Week 5)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (2025 - Week 6)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week (2025 - Week 7)
AAC Goalkeeper of the Week Honorable Mention (2025 - Week 8)

A transfer goalkeeper who comes to USF having played in 50 games with 27 starts in goal for Jacksonville University where she earned her bachelor’s degree...brings 242 career saves, a .498 save percentage and 17-7 career record in goal to USF.

PAGANO'S GAME-BY-GAME 
2025 Stats (Saves-Goals Allowed-Decision)
vs. KSU (7-6-W); at Mercer (17-8-W); vs. Lehigh (6-7-W); vs. Florida (9-18-L); vs. Towson (10-13-L); vs. St. Bonaventure (8-4-W); vs. Xavier (8-3-W); vs. Bucknell (12-8-W); vs. Temple (9-6-W); at ECU (4-5-W); vs. Vanderbilt (9-7-W); at Charlotte (4-17-L); at Liberty (3-12-W); vs. Old Dominion (6-1-ND); at JMU (12-19-L); vs. Stetson (3-4-W); vs. ECU (6-12-W)

2025: Started in net for the inaugural game vs. Kennesaw State, saved seven shots, and allowed six goals while picking up the win for the Bulls... Started in the net vs. Mercer, tied a careeer-high with 17 saves, and allowed eight goals while picking up the win...Started in net vs. Lehigh, saved six shots to pick up the win... Started in net vs. Florida, saved nine shots against the No. 2 ranked scoring offense in the nation... Started in net vs. Towson and saved 10 shots... Started in net vs. St. Bonaventure and saved eight shots, earning her an AAC Goalkeeper of the Week Honorable Mention... Started in net vs. Xavier, saved eight shots, and surpassed the 300 career saves milestone to earn AAC Goalkeeper of the Week honors... Started in net vs. Bucknell, saving 12 shots... Started in net vs. Temple and saved six shots ... Started in net at East Carolina, made five saves to earn her thrid-consecutive AAC Goalkeeper of the Week Award... Started in net vs. Vanderbilt, made seven saves to earn AAC Goalkeeper of the Week Honorable Mention for the second time on the season... Started in net at Charlotte and saved four shots... Started in net at Liberty and saved three shots... Started in net vs. Old Dominion and saved one shot in nearly 12 minutes of action... Started in net at James Madison and saved 12 shots in 56 minutes of action... Started in net vs. Stetson and saved three shots in over 37 minutes of action... Started in net for the AAC Semifinal vs. East Carolina and made six saves in 57 minutes of action.

2024 (JACKSONVILLE): Played in 18 games and made 16 starts as Jacksonville went 9-9 overall and 6-0 in the ASUN...she made 82 saves with a .421 save percentage, going 4-4...picked up 17 ground balls...had a season-high 11 saves vs. Princeton (3/16) and 10 saves vs. Marquette (2/24)...had seven outings with five or more saves...earned Academic All-ASUN.

2023 (JACKSONVILLE): Made 15 appearances in goal…made her season debut against Army (2/16) and made five saves…had a 10-save outing against Florida (4/26)…made 58 saves and had a .504 save percentage for the year…posted five outings with at least five saves.

2022 (JACKSONVILLE): A stellar breakout season that saw her go 11-2 in goal and culminated in seven different conference awards including most notably ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and ASUN Tournament MVP...appeared in 17 games while grabbing the start in 11...claimed her first statistical win when she made six saves in relief to help the Dolphins secure a 24-5 victory over ECU (3/5)...given her first start in net against Furman on (3/25) and started in every game but one the rest of the season...had three games with 10 or more saves, including an incredible 17-save performance in a 6-12 loss to Florida (4/27)...ASUN Defensive Player of the Week (4/27)...finished the season with a save percentage of .580 and a GAA of 7.15 

2021 (JACKSONVILLE): Redshirt season...did not see action during her freshman campaign. 

BEFORE COLLEGE: Won a silver medal with Team Canada U19 Lacrosse in the 2019 World Cup of Lacrosse...named to the Team Ontario All-Star Team in 2018...a Nike Elite 120 All-Star... Cascade Elite 80 All-Star...off the field, a recipient of the 2018 Bal Family Spanish Award ...two-time recipient of the Colours Award for academic, athletic, and extracurricular success...Head Ambassador for The Bishop Strachan School...competed for Toronto Beaches Women’s Lacrosse Club and Team Ontario...also competed in basketball, softball and hockey.

PERSONAL: Born on August 5...daughter of Matthew and Gillian Pagano...has a brother, Logan, who is a lacrosse goalie at University of Guelph in Canada...speaks fluent Spanish, plays guitar and played ice hockey for 10 years...Canadian...earned her bachelor’s degree at Jacksonville University...plans to pursue a master’s degree in criminology...member of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, and Pi Gamma Mu International Social Sciences Honor Society... honored for outstanding research in literature at Jacksonville University (2023)...first place in the Jacksonville University Walter Writing Awards for Poetry (2021)...Honorary Distinction in the Jacksonville University Walter Writing Awards for Scholarly Writing (2021)...plans to pursue a master’s degree in criminology at USF...chose USF because of the incredible coaching staff, family environment, top-tier facilities, and the shared desire between players and coaches to win conference and national championships.

PAGANO'S CAREER HIGHS:
Saves: 17, (2x), last vs. Lehigh 2/14/25
Shots Faced: 39, (2x), last vs. Mercer 2/11/25