2020 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards: Named an Academic All-Big Ten selection...Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors.
Season: Started all seven games…Collected nine goals, 10 groundballs, 16 draw controls and six caused turnovers…Had two multi-point games…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game-By-Game: at Towson (2/8): Tallied a hat trick, including two first-half goals…Won a career-high six draw controls…Added two groundballs and a draw control. Lehigh (2/15): Found the net once in the first half. Duquesne (2/19): Registered a goal to open the game…Added five draw controls and a caused turnover. Cornell (2/23): Scored on a free-position goal in the second half…Collected two draw controls, a groundball and a caused turnover. Loyola (2/29): Recorded a groundball, a draw control and a caused turnover. at James Madison (3/4): Secured a goal in the first half…Registered three groundballs, a draw control and a caused turnover. at Vanderbilt (3/8): Tallied two goals on free-position opportunities…Added three groundballs, a draw control and a caused turnover.
2019 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in all 17 games, making 16 starts at midfielder…Collected 19 goals, three assists, 17 ground balls, 34 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers…In Big Ten play, had four goals, three assists, six ground balls, 15 draw controls and three caused turnovers…Had seven multi-point games and five multi-goal performances…Scored the first goal in Panzer Stadium history in the first half against Lehigh (2/16).
Rankings: Ranked No. 7 in the Big Ten in free position goals per game with 0.65…Held seventh in the Big Ten in free-position percentage (.478).
Game-by-Game: Towson (2/9): Opened the season with a goal, five draw controls and four caused turnovers. Lehigh (2/16): Scored with 26:50 left in the first half, the first goal in Panzer Stadium history. at Cornell (2/23): Tallied two goals…Scooped up a ground ball and caused a turnover. James Madison (3/6): Scored twice on free-position opportunities…Added two ground balls and two draw controls. Albany (3/9): Secured a hat-trick, including two free-position goals…Collected a career-best three ground balls…Won four draws. at Michigan (3/16): Made two assists…Picked up two ground balls, won five draws and caused a turnover. at Northwestern (3/28): Found the net once and added a ground ball and a caused turnover. Ohio State (4/4): Scored once and won a career-high six draws…Scooped up a ground ball. Virginia (4/7): Sniped a goal in the second half. at Duquesne (4/16): Matched a career high with three goals, including two on free-position attempts…Added a ground ball, two draw controls and a caused turnover. Stony Brook (4/23): Picked up two ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers. Rutgers (4/27): Collected a goal, an assist, a ground ball and two draws. vs. Maryland (5/3): Recorded two goals, a ground ball, two draw controls and a caused turnover.
2018 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in 20 games, including five starts…Recorded 15 goals, two assists, 17 points, 15 ground balls, 13 draw controls and nine caused turnovers…Had four multi-goal games and five multi-point games.
Game-by-Game: at Lehigh (2/17): Tallied one goal. Duquesne (2/21): Made a start…Collected two goals, four ground balls and a caused turnover. Cornell (2/24): Found the net once in the second half. Albany (3/11): Collected a goal, two ground balls, three draw controls and a caused turnover. Drexel (3/14): Scored on a free-position shot in the second half. Johns Hopkins (3/22): Had one goal. at Ohio State (3/31): Recorded one goal. at Virginia (4/6): Registered a goal and an assist. at Stony Brook (4/24): Collected two goals, an assist and won two draws. Michigan (4/27): Tallied two goals. vs. Northwestern (5/4): Started and had two goals in the Big Ten semifinal…Added two draw controls and a caused turnover. vs. Penn (5/11): Made a start, recording four draw controls and a caused turnover in the NCAA First Round matchup.
2017 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in all 21 games with one start…Registered six goals with 15 ground balls, 10 draw controls and five caused turnovers.
Game-by-Game: Towson (2/11): Recorded her first career goal and added two ground balls in a victory. Lehigh (2/18): Scored a goal in a win. at Duquesne (2/22): Found the net one time. Rutgers (3/18): Registered a goal in the win. at Drexel (3/29): Sniped one goal in a victory. at Michigan (4/30): Tallied a goal.
HIGH SCHOOL
Was a four-year starter at Miller Place High School for head coach Thomas Carro…Served as team captain as a senior…Led her team to their first playoff win and a second-round playoff appearance...Named all-county in 2016...Selected to the all-tournament team in the 2016 state playoffs...Received the team’s Iron Man Award...Was the 2015 L.I.M.L.F. Fran McCall Unsung Hero Award Winner...Won the 2014 Suffolk County All-Division Award...Won the 2013 coaches award and outstanding midfield honor...Was a four-year member of the field hockey team...Served as a team captain her junior and senior seasons and led the team to a pair of league and county championships...Selected all-state two times in field hockey...Also competed in indoor track her junior and senior seasons.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kristin May Roberto…Daughter of Dina and Jeff Roberto...Has an older brother, Jeff, and a younger sister, Melaina...Father played Division III football at SUNY Cortland…Majoring in child and early adult education…Born on February 24, 1998 in Stony Brook, New York.
ROBERTO ON PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State not only for the lacrosse aspect, but for their academics as well. It has everything I always dreamed of in a school. From the school spirit, to the family atmosphere it offers, I knew it was a perfect fit for me.”
DOHERTY ON ROBERTO
“Kristen is a super-fast midfielder with great defensive ability. She works extremely hard, and we hope that she can contribute quickly.”