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2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster

31 Sophia Mellis

31 Sophia Mellis

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School:
    Oakland Catholic
  • Position:
    M
  • Major:
    Neuroscience

Summary

Biography

Two-time member of the AD Honor Roll
2026 Track & Field: Competed in seven meets across both the indoor and outdoor seasons in lone year on team … Contributed to Wooster’s top relay finish of sixth place in the 4x400 at the NCAC Outdoor Championships (May 1-2) with a time of 4:08.33 … Placed eighth in the 800 at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) with an indoor-season best time of 2:24.97 … Posted an 800 collegiate best of 2:22.99 for fifth place at the home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 3-4) … Also part of the winning 4x400 relay at home meet that crossed the finish line in 4:12.14 … Won the 800 on home track at Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 24) in 2:31.05 … 800 runner-up in season-opening indoor Wooster Invitational (Jan. 17) in 2:29.48 … Took third in lone 1k event of the season at Muskingum Invitational (Jan. 31) in 3:11.44.

2026 Lacrosse: Crucial part of Wooster’s offensive success as the team broke the single-season scoring record with 346 goals and ranked third nationally with 17.30 goals per game … Tied for second in program history with 60 goals this season herself, good for second in the NCAC behind only teammate Brynne Snaguski … Third in conference with 3.10 goals per game … One of four Scots to reach the 70-point mark on the season, finishing third on the team with 71 points … Also recorded 11 assists, 19 groundballs, and 16 caused turnovers … Netted the biggest goal of the Scots’ season, sinking a Scot-up free position shot as time expired in the NCAC semifinals vs. Kenyon (April 29) and sending the Scots to the NCAC championship game … Team’s leading scorer with seven goals in NCAC semifinals … Previous scoring high for the season was six goals and seven points at Transylvania (March 7) … Had a hat trick in 10 other games on the year … All-around effort came against UMass.-Boston (March 19) with two goals, one assist, two groundballs, and three caused turnovers … Named to the NCAC All-Tournament Team.

2025 Lacrosse: One of Wooster’s top scorers, which resulted in a first-time All-NCAC honor making an appearance on the third team … One of five Scots to score at least 30 goals on the year, finishing the campaign with 38 … Added seven assists, 20 groundballs, seven caused turnovers, and one draw control … Was all over the field at Oberlin (April 5) with career-bests of six goals and four groundballs … Matched Bella Woodbury with five goals to lead Wooster in NCAC Semifinal victory over DePauw (April 30) … Had three additional hat tricks against Albright (March 19), Illinois Wesleyan (March 29), and Kenyon (April 16) … Served up two assists against both Otterbein (March 26) and in NCAA Tournament first round win over Hope (May 9) … Scooped three ground balls against NCAA Division II Rockhurst (March 12) and Ohio Wesleyan (April 8).

2024 Lacrosse: A key reserve in first season with the Scots, appearing in 13 games … Scored two goals and grabbed one ground ball … Made Wooster debut in season opener against Baldwin Wallace (Feb. 24) … Scored first collegiate goal in win at John Carroll (Feb. 27), also adding a ground ball … Netted other goal at Washington & Jefferson (March 7).

Prior to Wooster: Attended Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania) … Appeared in 15 games in 2022 and credited with five draw controls, three groundballs, one caused turnover, and one assist … In high school, a first-team all-section and all-conference selection as a senior … Helped team to conference championship … Lettered in cross country and lacrosse.

Personal: Parents are George and Veronica Mellis … Sister Alexa ’21 was a one-time all-region and two-time all-conference player, and the NCAC Newcomer of the Year as a first-year … Neuroscience major.

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    2024Sophomore

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    2025Junior

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    2026Senior

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