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Mel Josephson
Goalkeeper
Position
5'6''
Height
Junior
Class
Sea Bright, N.J.
Hometown
The Lawrenceville School
High School
Mel Josephson Pronunciation
2025
- For the second-straight year was the starting goalkeeper for the season-opener
- Made seven saves while only allowing three goals in the opener against Liberty (2/7)
- Logged nine saves in the road win at Princeton (2/15)
- Had seven saves and a career-high seven ground balls against Stanford (2/22)
- Career-high 13 saves at North Carolina (3/8)
- Recorded eight saves at Syracuse (3/29), marking her fifth game of the season with eight or more stops
2024
- Started all 20 games for UVA in goal
- IL Women Mid-Season All-Americans Honorable Mention
- IWICLA Defensive Player of the Week (4/16)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Week (4/16)
- Recorded a save percentage of .446 with 161 saves and a win-loss record of 15-5 on the season
- Recorded 10 double digit save games in the regular season
- Gave up just two goals against No. 23 Richmond
- Made 10 saves with a percentage of .490 in a win over No. 4 Notre Dame (3/9)
- Had four ground balls against Boston College (4/13)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2023
- Did not appear in a game
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Four Year Varsity Lacrosse
- Team Captain Senior Year
- Four-year Mid-Atlantic Prep League and Mercer County Tournament Champions
- US Lacrosse 2022 All-American
- 2021 All Mid-Atlantic Prep Team Honorable Mention
- 2022 Trentonian Goalie of the Year
- Varsity letter in Fencing
PERSONAL
- Parents are Jodi Bouer and Paul Josephson
- Has one brother, Ethan
- Public Policy & Leadership major