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Villanova Career: Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honors three times … Played in all 18 matches for the Blue and White, totaling 1439 minutes played … Grabbed a pair of assists for two points … Landed two of her four shots on goal.

2024: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (August 19, Sept. 23 and Sept. 30) … Critical piece of Villanova’s Opening Xi throughout the year, starting in all 18 matches with 14389 minutes played … Helped on both ends of the pitch by creating numerous chances, including two assists against Temple (8/18) … Took for shots with two on goal … Totaled six 90-minute outings; BIG EAST: Started in all 10 league contests … Had a shot attempt against DePaul (10/3) … Played the full 90 in four conference games.

At Campbell: Neal comes to Villanova after a four-year career at Campbell, rejoining Azem who was her coach there in her first two seasons. She was an All-Big South Second Team selection as a junior in 2022 after missing her sophomore campaign due to injury. In three seasons on the pitch, she started in 38 of her 48 appearances, scoring 18 points on five goals and eight assists while landing 23 of her 39 shots on frame. In her senior season, she was second on the team with four assists and fourth in total minutes (1,237). She also logged a goal in the Big South Championship finals win against High Point during her freshman year.

High School: Prior to Campbell, Neal was a 4A All-State and All-Region player at Heritage High School. She won a state championship in 2019 and was a member of the Math Honors Society and a North Carolina Scholar. She played club soccer with NCFC ECNL.

Personal: Native of Wake Forest, N.C. born Sept. 11, 2002 … One of two children to Dana and Kawi Neal … Has a sibling, Shelby … Pursuing an MBA … “I choose Villanova because of the people and their drive to be excellent every day. The care everyone had for each other and their welcomeness made me want to be a part of their family. The connections and close-knit community were truly captivating.”