Malone University Athletics

2017: Played in 16 matches during her senior season, including 13 starts…Finished third on the team with 1364 minutes played…Tallied 15 shot attempts, including eight shots on goal…Collected eight points on the season…Netted two goals and led Malone with four assists…Scored both goals on free kicks in Malone’s 4-3 win at Lake Erie (9/30/17)…Registered two assists against Kentucky Wesleyan (9/21/17)…Added assists at Ursuline (9/28/17) and in Malone’s Senior Day draw with Davis & Elkins (10/21/17)

2016: Kovanda started all 20 games for the Pioneers, finishing second on the team in total minutes (1615)…Recorded four assists (the second-most in school history) in Malone’s 5-1 win over Ohio Valley (10/13/16)…Added  assists in the regular-season finale and the G-MAC Semifinals against Ursuline (10/25 & 11/3/16)…Scored the game-winning goal in the 97th minute of Malone’s overtime victory over Cedarville in the G-MAC Quarterfinals (10/29/16)

G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/17/16)

2015: Kovanda played in 18 games while starting 17 as a defender for the Pioneers… Tallied two goals and one assist (five points)… Collected her first career game-winning goal against Walsh, drilling a shot from 30-yards out to help Malone clinch their first-ever GLIAC Tournament berth… Tallied an assist in Malone’s 2-1 road victory at Davis & Elkins University on 9/5/15.

2014: Kovanda played in 16 games while starting 15 for the Pioneers as a defender… Finished the season with four points (one goal, two assists)… Tallied her first college goal at Walsh University (9/21/14)… Finished fifth on the team in minutes played (1,292).

Prior To Malone: Kovanda was a four-year letter winner for Marysville High School, where she earned First Team All-Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) accolades, as well as All-District and Super 12 recognition. Kovanda was also a team captain, two-time MVP, Scholar-Athlete, and Merit Award winner for the Monarchs. She will study Pre-Vet at Malone.