University of Albany

UAlbany: Named to the IWLCA All-America third team, the first UAlbany player to be selected at the Division I level ... picked by womenslacrosse.com as Division I Defender of the Year ... IWLCA North Region first team ... America East Conference Player of the Year ... selected to All-America East Conference first team for the third consecutive year ... 2009-10 UAlbany Female Athlete of the Year ... first in draw controls and second in caused turnovers on UAlbany's career charts ... recipient of SUNY Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete Award ... member of America East All-Academic Team for second year in a row ... 2010: Led program to first-ever America East regular-season title ... first-team all-conference selection ranked among the NCAA national leaders in draw controls (third, 4.93 pg), ground balls (sixth, 3.27 pg) and caused turnovers (ninth, 2.07 pg) ... added 10 goals and three assists ... matched career-high with three goals at Hofstra ... America East defensive player of the week on April 18 ... career-best 14 draw controls against Binghamton, plus had one goal and two assists ... caused four turnovers vs. Colgate and Lehigh ... second-team District I Academic All-America Women's At-Large squad ... 2009: Named to IWLCA/U.S. Lacrosse All-Northeast Region second team as a sophomore ... voted America East Conference Fans Choice Player of the Year ... first-team all-league defender ranked seventh among the NCAA national leaders in draw controls at 3.82 per game ... fifth in the America East in ground balls (2.47 pg) ... netted four goals and led the team in caused turnovers (18) ... season-high nine draw controls vs. Binghamton ... four-plus DCs seven times ... career-best seven ground balls against Vermont ... four or more GBs vs. six opponents ... America East defensive player of the week on April 27 ... 2008: One of two freshmen on the all-conference first team ... America East all-rookie squad ... ranked third among the conference leaders in draw controls (2.65 pg) and fifth in ground balls (2.59 pg) ... added nine goals and two assists ... voted to America East all-championship squad for her performance in the semifinals at Boston University ... career-high three goals and caused three turnovers in 16-11 victory over Longwood ... season-best eight draw controls vs. Siena ... scored twice and had seven DCs at No. 4 North Carolina ... five ground balls versus three opponents ... High School: Chosen to 2007 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-America first team ... Albany Times Union Area Defensive Player of the Year ... first-team All-Area by Troy Record and Albany Times Union on two occasions ... totaled 37 goals and 19 assists as senior ... led a defensive unit that allowed 6.2 goals per game ... helped Guilderland capture the 2007 Section II and Suburban Council championships ... Suburban Council first-team all-star twice ... tough one-on-one defender who had five goals and 10 assists as a junior after not playing lacrosse since eighth grade ... lettered four years in basketball and field hockey ... team MVP in both sports ... served as team captain in three sports as a senior ... U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American in consecutive years ... 2006-07 Guilderland High School Female Athlete of the Year ... National Honor Society ... Personal: Major is history with a minor in education ... plans to attend law school ... Presidential Honor Society member ... born 6-23-89 ... parents are Robert and Teri Branchini ... mother earned master's degree from UAlbany ... has two sisters, Lauren and Amy ... Amy is a sophomore defender on Manhattan College's lacrosse team.