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Cece Colombo
6 Cece Colombo
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Waxhaw, N.C.
  • High School:
    Charlotte Latin School
  • Position:
    Mid.
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • Instagram:
    cece001
  • Instagram:
    cece001
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Bio

Honors and Awards

  • 2024 IWLCA First Team.
  • 2024 USA Lacrosse Magazine Third Team.
  • 2024 SSC Midfield Player of the Year.
  • 2024 First Team All-SSC.
  • Member of Chi Alpha Sigma National Honor Society.
  • 2024 SSC All-Tournament Team. 
  • 2023 IWLCA Second Team.
  • 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Honorable Mention.
  • 2023 SSC All-Tournament Team.
  • 2023 First Team All-SSC.
  • 2022 Second Team All-SSC.
  • 2022 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
  • 2022 SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
  • 2021 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.
  • 2021 IWLCA First Team All-Region.
  • 2021 SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
  • 2021 First Team All-SSC.
  • 2020 SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

As a Senior (2023)

  • Appeared in all 21 games while starting in 20.
  • Collected 32 points (21 G, 11 A).
  • Scooped 41 groundballs.
  • Won 86 draw controls.
  • Caused 19 turnovers.
  • Took 50 shots with 31 of them on goal.

As a Junior (2022)

  • Appeared in 19 games while starting in 18.
  • Had 47 points (26 G, 21 A).
  • Won 77 draw controls.
  • Scored a season-high four goals in a matchup against Lee (March 11)
  • Secured a season-high six points (3G,3A) in a close game against #12 Regis (March 1).
  • Recovered 16 groundballs and caused 13 turnovers.
  • 15th in SSC for avg. of 1.11 assists per game.

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • Started all 10 games.
  • Had 35 points (13G, 22A) to lead the team.
  • Picked up 12 ground balls.
  • Won 35 draw controls, best on the team.
  • Had 17 caused turnovers (first on the team).
  • Tallied 36 shots on the season.
  • Her 22 assists led the squad and was second in the SSC
  • Her 13 goals were good for third on the team.

As a Freshman (2020)

  • Started all seven games for Tampa in midfield.
  • Contributed to 20 goals scoring 12 times and assisting eight.
  • Had an 85.7% shot percentage on 14 total shots (12 on goal all for goals).
  • High of four goals and five points at Lenoir-Rhyne (February 22).
  • Ranked 10th in the SSC in assists per game and 10th in assists.

High School

  • Graduated from Charlotte Latin School, where she played under Nikki Williams.
  • Earned USL High School All-American senior year.
  • Made the All-State Team sophomore and senior year.
  • Program leader in both goals and draw control.
  • Played club lacrosse for AC Gold.

Personal

  • 5-time Dean's List.
  • Member of Beta Alpha Psi.
  • Daughter of Juliann Colombo and Thomas Colombo.
  • Has three siblings, Gianna, Gabriella, and Armond.
  • Accounting major.
  • Earned A/B Honor Roll (headmasters list).
  • Birthdate: 10/24/2000.

Tampa Career Statistics

NCAA Career Statistics

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 10 at #13 Lynn W, 10-9
Apr 13 at #17 Rollins W, 17-11
Apr 17 #15 Embry-Riddle W, 15-10
Apr 25 #13 Saint Leo W, 17-12
Apr 28 at Florida Southern W, 10-9
May 16 vs. #3 Lynn W, 11-10
  Total Conference
Games 19 7
Points 59 19
Goals 27 10
Assists 32 9
Shots 56 26
Shooting percentage 48.2 38.5
Shots on goal 41 18
Shots on goal percentage 73.2 69.2
Free position goals-shots 5-7 3-5
Ground balls 37 13
Draw controls 130 44
Turnovers 32 10
Caused turnovers 23 8
Fouls 25 7
Yellow cards 3 1
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 15 3

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 10 England   - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 26-3 4 2 6 2-2 5 80.0 5 100.0
Feb 24 at North Greenville W, 28-1 3 3 6 0-0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Feb 28 #4 Adelphi L, 13-6 0 2 2 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 4 at #1 Pace L, 11-5 1 2 3 0-0 5 20.0 2 40.0
Mar 7 at #17 Mercy W, 13-11 1 3 4 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Mar 9 at #19 Kutztown W, 9-7 0 1 1 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 11 Lee W, 22-11 2 1 3 0-0 4 50.0 4 100.0
Mar 14 Alabama-Huntsville W, 25-2 1 4 5 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 17 at #13 Indianapolis W, 13-9 3 1 4 0-0 3 100.0 3 100.0
Mar 23 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 24-10 3 3 6 0-0 7 42.9 5 71.4
Mar 29 at #7 Florida Southern L, 11-10 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 3 #18 Saint Leo W, 19-8 1 2 3 0-0 3 33.3 2 66.7
Apr 6 #20 Florida Tech W, 18-3 1 1 2 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 10 at #13 Lynn W, 10-9 2 2 4 1-2 5 40.0 4 80.0
Apr 13 at #17 Rollins W, 17-11 2 1 3 1-2 5 40.0 3 60.0
Apr 17 #15 Embry-Riddle W, 15-10 1 0 1 1-1 4 25.0 3 75.0
Apr 25 #13 Saint Leo W, 17-12 1 1 2 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 28 at Florida Southern W, 10-9 1 1 2 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
May 16 vs. #3 Lynn W, 11-10 0 2 2 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0
May 18 at #1 Florida Southern   - - - - - - - -
May 23 vs. NCAA Semifinals   - - - - - - - -
May 25 vs. NCAA Championship   - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Feb 10 England   - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 26-3 3 8 3 3 0 0 0 1
Feb 24 at North Greenville W, 28-1 1 9 2 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 28 #4 Adelphi L, 13-6 2 3 2 5 2 0 0 2
Mar 4 at #1 Pace L, 11-5 2 5 3 0 3 0 0 3
Mar 7 at #17 Mercy W, 13-11 2 13 6 1 3 0 0 2
Mar 9 at #19 Kutztown W, 9-7 1 2 2 1 6 0 0 0
Mar 11 Lee W, 22-11 2 9 0 0 0 1 0 1
Mar 14 Alabama-Huntsville W, 25-2 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mar 17 at #13 Indianapolis W, 13-9 2 6 0 1 0 1 0 1
Mar 23 Palm Beach Atlantic W, 24-10 2 10 0 1 0 1 0 0
Mar 29 at #7 Florida Southern L, 11-10 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 3 #18 Saint Leo W, 19-8 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 1
Apr 6 #20 Florida Tech W, 18-3 3 4 2 3 2 0 0 0
Apr 10 at #13 Lynn W, 10-9 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 13 at #17 Rollins W, 17-11 1 8 2 1 3 0 0 0
Apr 17 #15 Embry-Riddle W, 15-10 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1
Apr 25 #13 Saint Leo W, 17-12 3 11 1 2 0 0 0 1
Apr 28 at Florida Southern W, 10-9 3 5 2 0 3 0 0 0
May 16 vs. #3 Lynn W, 11-10 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0
May 18 at #1 Florida Southern   - - - - - - - -
May 23 vs. NCAA Semifinals   - - - - - - - -
May 25 vs. NCAA Championship   - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 7 7 12 8 20 3-4 14 85.7 12 85.7
2020-21 10 10 13 22 35 1-9 36 36.1 23 63.9
2021-22 19 18 26 22 48 7-14 49 53.1 34 69.4
2022-23 21 20 21 11 32 7-14 50 42.0 31 62.0
2023-24 19 19 27 32 59 5-7 56 48.2 41 73.2
Total 76 74 99 95 194 23-48 205 48.3 141 68.8

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2019-20 7 7 8 22 8 4 6 1 0 0
2020-21 10 10 12 35 16 17 14 3 0 1
2021-22 19 18 16 77 23 13 9 3 0 0
2022-23 21 20 41 86 24 19 13 3 0 0
2023-24 19 19 37 130 32 23 25 3 0 15
Total 76 74 114 350 103 76 67 13 0 16

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event                    
Total 19 19 27 32 59 5-7 56 48.2 41 73.2
Conference 7 7 10 9 19 3-5 26 38.5 18 69.2
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 8 8 10 14 24 1-1 24 41.7 18 75.0
Away 10 10 17 16 33 4-6 30 56.7 23 76.7
Neutral 1 1 0 2 2 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0
Result                    
Wins 16 16 26 28 54 5-7 50 52.0 38 76.0
Losses 3 3 1 4 5 0-0 6 16.7 3 50.0
Month                    
February 3 3 7 7 14 2-2 9 77.8 9 100.0
March 8 8 11 15 26 0-0 23 47.8 17 73.9
April 7 7 9 8 17 3-5 22 40.9 15 68.2
May 1 1 0 2 2 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 19 19 37 130 32 23 25 3 0 15
Conference 7 7 13 44 10 8 7 1 0 3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 8 8 19 55 7 15 6 2 0 6
Away 10 10 17 67 24 7 18 1 0 9
Neutral 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0
Result                    
Wins 16 16 32 118 24 18 20 3 0 10
Losses 3 3 5 12 8 5 5 0 0 5
Month                    
February 3 3 6 20 7 8 2 0 0 4
March 8 8 14 56 14 5 12 3 0 7
April 7 7 16 46 10 9 10 0 0 4
May 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 0 0 0

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