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25 Maria Funiciello

  • Year Senior
  • Position Forward/Midfielder
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Wayne, N.J.
  • High School Wayne Valley

Biography

CAREER
Statistics
  • Has started 41 of 54 appearances, registering one goal and two assists
 
2025 SEASON
Statistics
  • Started all 18 matches played, registering two assists
Match Highlights
  • Recorded her first career assist Sept. 23 in a 4-0 home win versus Lehman
  • Assisted on the game-tying goal during a 1-1 draw at Kean (10/18/25)
 
2024 SEASON
Statistics
  • Started all 19 contests
 
2023 SEASON
Statistics
  • Started four of 17 matches, posting one goal
Match Highlights
  • Scored her first collegiate goal during a 3-1 win over CCNY (10/4/23)
  • Made her collegiate debut Sept. 1 in a season-opening 0-0 draw against Centenary (9/1/23)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A four-year letterwinner at Wayne Valley H.S.
  • Named second-team all-Passaic County and first-team all-Big North Independence Conference as a senior captain, recording four goals and one assist on a team that finished 14-4-1
  • Helped lead her team to a 22-3 overall record and Group 3, State Sectional, Passaic County and Big North Independence Conference titles during her junior campaign
  • Received second-team all-conference and honorable-mention all-county laurels in 2021
  • Played a key role on the 2019 and 2020 Big North Independence Conference championship teams
  • Played for Pasco Soccer Club for two years, winning the EDP Spring Classic and EDP Tournament
  • Also lettered three years in winter and spring track
  • A two-time first-team all-conference and second-team all-county (2021-22, 2022-23) selection in winter track
  • A three-time second-team all-county (2021-23) and one-time first-team all-conference (2023) honoree in spring track
  • Member of the National Honor Society
 
PERSONAL/ACADEMICS
  • Her parents, Frank and Cristina, both graduated from WP
  • Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
  • A Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Dean’s List student
  • Earned a spot on the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team
  • Named to the 2024-25 and 2025-26 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
  • Majoring in physical education

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    25
  • 25

    2024Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    25
  • 25

    2025Junior

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'3"
    25
  • 25

    2026Senior

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'3"
    25