Gannon University Athletics

High School:Attended Williamsville North High School, where she was a multi-sport standout in soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse. A four-year starter in soccer under head coach Michael Chrites, she totaled 34 goals and 18 assists for 52 career points while earning First Team ECIC honors four times, First Team All-Bee honors twice, and Large School All-Western New York recognition twice. She also served as team captain. A five-year starter in ice hockey under head coach Richard Hopkins, she recorded 18 goals and seven assists and was a two-time All-Federation Honorable Mention selection and team captain. She also started five years in lacrosse under head coach Jillian Cusenz, finishing with 316 career points on 220 goals and 96 assists. She earned First Team ECIC honors four times, Second Team All-Western New York honors once, Third Team All-Western New York recognition twice, and served as team captain. In the classroom, she was an AP Scholar with Distinction, an AP Scholar, received the AP Biology Mastery Award, and was recognized as both an individual Scholar-Athlete and four-time Team Scholar-Athlete. She was also the recipient of the Christopher Callan Memorial Scholarship.

Personal: Physician Assistant major ... Daughter of Jennifer and Brett Besancon ... Has a brother (Aiden).