Before Fordham: A graduate of Dwight Englewood School in Englewood, New Jersey, where she lettered in softball and soccer... Named Second Team All-League (BCSL Olympic) from 2007-09 in softball...served as the 2009 softball captain and named team MVP... 2008 Elizabeth Carson Award recipient for excellence in one sport (softball)... 2006 Honorable Mention All-League (BCSL Olympic) in softball... Led softball team to state finals for first time in school history... Holds school records for wins, shutouts,, strikeouts, no-hitters and perfect games... Also played softball for the North Jersey Panthers and named 2008 and 2009 team MVP... 2009 captains and team MVP with the soccer program... Member of Cum Laude Society... Named to the honor roll for three years... 2009 Excellence in Spanish Award winner... 2008 St. Michael[apos]s Award recipient (community service). Personal: Daughter of Alexandra and Julio Balmaseda... Has two brothers (Pablo and Christopher)... Majoring in biology.