St. John's University Athletics
2015 Women's Soccer Roster
Christina Bellero
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Half Hollow Hills East
- Hometown:
- Melville, N.Y.
As a Senior (2018): One of four Red Storm captains during the 2018 campaign … Saw action in all 19 matches for the Red Storm and earned a starting nod in 17 … Scored six goals on 38 shots, 26 of which were on goal … Registered three game-winning goals … Recorded a career-best four assists … Finished second on the team in goals (6), assists (4), points (16), shots on goal (26) and game-winning goals (3), as well as tied for second in overall shots (38) … Made the All-BIG EAST Second Team and the BIG EAST Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top-20 Conference Rankings … Earned a spot on the United Soccer Coaches Division I Women's Scholar All-East Region Second Team … Tied for a career-most 1,272 minutes played … Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors after netting two goals and an assist against Villanova (Oct. 18) and the only goal against Xavier (Oct. 21) … Recorded a team-high five shots on goal against Delaware (Sept. 14) and Villanova (Oct. 18)
As a Junior (2017): Named to All-BIG EAST Second Team … Played in all 18 games for the Red Storm with 17 starts … Tallied a team-best 17 points to rank sixth in the conference … Led the squad in goals with career-high seven including three game winners to rank fifth in the BIG EAST… Dished out three assists over the season … Opened up the 2017 campaign with a goal in the first four contests … Was named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll four times over the regular season … Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST for shots per game (2.67) … Had seven multi-point outings … Opened up the season with a goal 3-3 draw with La Salle (Aug. 18) ... Recorded one goal and one assist in a 2-1 victory over Marist (Aug. 22) … Recorded her third straight goal in the team’s 2-0 shutout against Fairfield (Aug. 27) … Recorded the game winning goal in a 1-0 shutout against UConn (Sept. 1) … In the teams BIG EAST home opener against Creighton, Bellero recorded her fifth goal of the 2017 campaign (Sept. 28) … Four games later, Bellero recorded back-to-back goals against Seton Hall (Oct. 14) and Villanova (Oct. 19).
As a Sophomore (2016): Made appearances in all 20 games, including eight starts … Scored three goals and added three assists to finish third on the team with nine points … Scored her first goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Albany (Aug. 21) … Added a goal on two shots in a 1-1 draw with Towson (Aug. 26) … Picked up her first assist of the season in a 2-0 victory at Yale (Sept. 2) … Scored the deciding goal in the Red Storm’s 2-1 win over Providence in the team’s regular-season finale (Oct. 28).
As a Freshman (2015): Made 17 appearances, including three starts as a rookie for the Red Storm… Finished second on the team in scoring with four goals on the season… Recorded two game-winning goals… Named the BIG EAST Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Sept. 7… Registered an assist in her first collegiate game on Rachel Daly’s game-winner at Stony Brook (Aug. 21)… Made her first career start against Towson (Aug. 23)… Placed two of her three shots on goal and notched the first tally of her collegiate tenure with the game winner against Colgate (Aug. 30)… Scored for the second-straight game at Brown (Sept. 4)… Found the back of the net for the third-consecutive game, registering an overtime game-winner at Boston College (Sept. 6)… Picked up her fourth goal of the season against Creighton (Oct. 11).
At Half Hollow Hills East: A two-year captain... Led the Thunderbirds in scoring in each of her last three seasons, tallying seven goals as a sophomore, 11 as a junior and an astounding 20 goals as a senior... The school's career leader in goals... Named NYSSWA All-State, All-Suffolk County and Second Team All-Long Island in 2015... Took her team's MVP honors as both a junior and a senior... Played club ball for the East Meadow Soccer Club, leading a team that qualified for the North American National Finals in both 2013 and 2014.Off the Pitch: Majoring in communication arts