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Mel Josephson Season 2025-26

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PositionGoalkeeper
Height5-6
ClassSenior
HometownSea Bright, N.J.

2025

  • Started all 19 games, recording 122 saves, a .409 save percentage, and a 12.096 goals against average
  • 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
  • Made 12 saves in the win against Maryland (4/9)
  • Had 11 saves in the ACC Tournament game against Boston College, her fourth double-digit save performance of the year (4/22)
  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
  • 2024-2025 ACC Academic Honor Roll

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
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Junior
2024-25

Goalkeeper
5-6 / -
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Sophomore
2023-24

Goalkeeper
5-6 / -
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Freshman
2022-23

Goalkeeper
5-6 / -