Giovanna Kolofer

Position:
Utility
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Notre Dame HS
Hometown:
Salinas, Calif.
Major:
Health Behavior Science

AT DELAWARE
Ended her career ranked fifth in UD history with 39 stolen bases, tied for fifth with 99 runs scored, eighth with 83 RBI, 12th with 189 games played, 14th with 153 hits, 16 with a .304 batting average, and 17th with 503 at bats

2018 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Started all 49 games, all but three in left field
• Ranked fourth on the team with a .272 batting average, 37 hits and 16 RBI
• Was third with 22 runs scored
• Her nine stolen bases were second on the Blue Hens
• Hit safely in seven consecutive games from Apr. 8-21
• Went 3 for 3 vs. Hofstra
• Posted seven two-hit games on the year
• Named to CAA Academic Honor Roll

2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Served as team captain for second straight year
• Appeared in and started 45 games, all but four at third base (missed eight games with a knee injury)
• Ranked second on the team with 30 runs scored, and was third with a .324 batting average, 46 hits, 23 RBI and six steals
• Posted 13 multi-hit games
• Had a 10-game hitting streak from Mar. 5 through Mar. 25
• Tied the school record for hits in a game by going 5 for 5 vs. Coppin State on Mar. 30
• Went 4 for 4 with four RBI and two runs scored at Drexel on Apr. 2
• Named CAA Player of the Week on Apr. 3
• Finished with five hits, four RBI, two doubles and two runs scored in a doubleheader sweep of Villanova
• Drilled home runs vs. Campbell and Rider
• Earned the UD Team Sportsmanship Award

2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Served as team captain
• Appeared in the first 15 games of the season while making 14 starts before missing the rest of the year with an elbow injury
• Redshirted the year and maintained junior eligibility
• Made 12 of her 14 starts at third base
• Batted .341 with 14 hits, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored
• Went 4 for 4 with a triple, three RBI and two runs scored vs. Siena
• Had two hits against Holy Cross and FIU

2015 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATISTICS)
• Played in 42 games while making 37 starts, all but two at second base
• Batted .259 on the year with 21 hits and 10 RBI
• Ranked third on the team with 10 stolen bases and fifth with 21 runs scored
• Led the squad with 17 walks
• Went 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI against Western Carolina
• Added two hits during the final game vs. James Madison
• Hit safely in 10 of 12 games from Apr. 19 through May 1
• Belted a two-run homer against Marist
• Recorded doubles vs. Rider, Coppin State and Towson

2014 SEASON
• Second Team All-CAA selection
• Named to CAA All-Rookie Team
• Tabbed UD Alumni Association Team MVP
• Led the Blue Hens and ranked seventh in the CAA with a .340 batting average
• Tied for second in the league with four triples
• Ranked second on the team with 22 RBI and was third with 35 hits, 16 runs scored and 10 stolen bases
• Appeared in 38 games while starting 35, all but two at third base • recorded an eight-game hitting streak from Mar. 16 through Apr. 2, the longest by a Blue Hen on the season
• Went 10 for 14 during a four-game stretch vs. Penn, UNCW and UMES
• Was 3 for 5 with five RBI, two runs scored, a triple and a home run during the 12-4 win at Rider, and added three hits during the nightcap victory over the Broncs
• Tied the school single game record by scoring four runs against UMES
• Named CAA Rookie of the Week on Mar. 31

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year starter on the Notre Dame High School softball team
• First team All-Tri County Athletic League selection
• Named All-Monterey County by the Salinas Californian and Monterey County Herald
• Selected softball team MVP
• Batted over .500 as a senior, when she led the county in stolen bases and walks
• First honor roll student

PERSONAL
• Giovanna “Jo” Marie Kolofer
• Born May 5, 1995
• Daughter of Eddie Kolofer, who is an assistant coach on the UD women's track and field team, and Rhonda Violini
• Has an older sister, Natalee, and an older brother, Scott
• Father ran track at Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo and helped the team to the NCAA Division II national championship
• Brother competed for the Cal Poly triathlon team
• Graduated from Delaware with a degree in health behavior science

CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR	AVG.	GP/GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	GDP	OB%	SF	SH	SB-ATT	PO	A	E	FLD%
2014	.340	38/35	103	16	35	3	4	1	22	49	.476	10	1	13	0	.404	0	2	10-11	42	61	6	.945
2015	.259	42/37	81	21	21	3	0	1	10	27	.333	17	0	13	0	.388	0	1	10-13	48	52	7	.935
2016	.341	15/14	41	10	14	2	1	0	12	18	.439	2	0	4	0	.372	0	3	4-4	10	15	2	.926
2017	.324	45/45	142	30	46	5	2	2	23	61	.430	15	1	15	0	.392	0	1	6-7	43	67	15	.880
2018	.272	49/49	136	22	37	6	1	0	16	45	.331	27	0	9	0	.388	2	3	9-10	82	7	5	.947
TOTALS	.304	189/180	503	99	153	19	8	4	83	200	.398	71	2	54	0	.391	2	10	39-45	225	202	35	.924