- "I made VWU my top choice because after visiting I felt it was a great fit for me"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over New York University, the College of New Jersey, and the University of Pittsburgh
Career Highs
Goals: 1 – (6x, Bridgewater - 10/18/17)
Assists: 1 – (6x, most recent, at Sweet Briar - 10/11/17)
Points: 3 - (at Hollins - 9/19/15)
INDIVIDUAL ACCOLADES
2017 Second Team Scholar All-America
2017 Second Team VaSID All-State
2017 All-South Atlantic Region First Team
2017 All-ODAC First Team
2017 All-ODAC Tournament Team
2016 NSCAA Scholar All-East Region Third Team
2016 All-South Atlantic Region Second Team
ODAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
2016-17 ODAC All-Academic Team
2016 All-ODAC First Team
2016 All-ODAC Tournament Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 All-South Atlantic Region Third Team
2015 All-State First Team
2015 All-ODAC First Team
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
Senior (2017): Started all 23 matches in the central midfield for the Marlins... Scored the game winner against Bridgewater on October 18... Assisted on scores against Methodist, Lynchburg, and Sweet Briar.
Junior (2016): Drew the start in all 21 matches for the Marlins… Served as the center midfielder for Virginia Wesleyan… Helped on both the offensive and defensive end and was instrumental in turning the field… Both goals on the year were game winners… Scored on a penalty kick at Randolph College on September 24… Posted an overtime goal at Bridgewater College on October 19.
Sophomore (2015): Started in all but one match for the Marlins on the year... Tallied two goals on the year, one against Hollins, as well as the game winner in a 1-0 victory over Randolph College... Traficante added two assists, coming against Hollins and Shenandoah, helping to hand the Hornets their lone loss in ODAC play... She posted six points on the year while helping run the Marlin offense from a central midfield position.
Freshman (2014): Appeared in 21 matches, starting 20 of them for the Marlins… Lone goal on the season was the game-winner against Eastern Mennonite University on October 21… Assisted on a score at Randolph-Macon College on October 28.
Academic Accomplishments: Batten Scholar
Before VWU: All-Southeastern Pennsylvania First Team honoree as a senior… Named a Doylestown Intelligence First Team honoree as a senior… Helped guide Central Bucks West to an 8-1-5 finish… Team captain… Selected as CB West's Most Valuable Player as a senior… Two-time Suburban One All-League honoree, First Team as a senior… Scholars Diploma recipient… National Honor Society… Member of Key Club and Bringing Animals Relief Club.
Personal: Daughter of Linda and Gustavo Traficante… Has two sisters, Tori and Keri, and a brother, Tom... Business minor.
Get to Know Zoe
- Enjoys ice cream and alternative music
- Has visited Florence, Italy
- A fan of football star Lawrence Taylor, the New York Giants, and actress Emma Stone
- Favorites include the classic "Pride and Prejudice," the movie "The Untouchables," and the TV series "How I Met Your Mother"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "easygoing, positive, empathetic, hardworking"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being a part of a team with one common goal"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Quentin Tarantino. I love his movies"
- People might be surprised to know: "I wear a different Giants (New York) T-shirt every day"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I have my own apartment in New York City and doing something I love"
