NJIT

Class: Junior
Height: 5-4
Position: GK
Hometown: Rio Rancho, NM
High School: Rio Rancho

2009: GWC Defensive Player of the Year in the East Division. ... Mele backstopped NJIT to a first-place finish in the East Division in the inaugural season of Great West Conference play. ... she had a 1.34 goals against average, with three shutouts and a save percentage of .771 for the Highlanders, who were 4-1-1 in Great West play and 7-9-2 overall.

2008: Played every minute in the net with a 2.58 goals against average. ... in 19 games, recorded two shutouts and collected 140 saves.

2007: United Soccer Conference 3rd team ...  played every minute in goal, chalking up a 1.90 goals against average, with a .769 save percentage. In 19 games, she had three shutouts, seven one-goal games and two two-goal games. … USC Goalie of the Week three times … competed in swimming for NJIT and was part of school record-setting relay teams and broke the school record in the 100 backstroke at the Metropolitan championships in February.

Prior to NJIT: District I Player of the Year and second team all-state after ranking third in New Mexico Class AAAAA (largest schools) with a 0.55 goals against average as a senior in 2006 … Mele made 104 saves and allowed 8 goals … played club soccer for Rio Vista Futbol Club, coached by Chris Brennan … in addition to soccer, she was a record-setting high school swimmer and she finished in the top 25 in the New Mexico state high school golf championships.

Personal: Sadie Josephine Mele … daughter of Debbie and Dave Mele … majoring in biology … born 4/26/89 in Johnson City, TN.