Christopher Newport University

2015 - Freshman - Key reserve as a versatile player seeing time on offense and defense while playing in 13 games with four starts during her first year with the Captains...Scored one goal and chipped in one assist, while taking 14 shots and putting eight on-frame...Scored first career goal against Houghton on September 11...Made first career start versus Carthage on September 4, playing a complete game to help secure a shutout...Posted an assist against Wesley on October 17.

At Bristow - Played forward all four years under head coach Kelly Payne...Helped lead team to a district championship as a senior...Also ran track her senior year...Member of VSA club team, finishing as National Runner-Up in 2014 and qualified for national tournament in 2015.

Personal - Arial Lynn Gardner was born in Indianapolis, Ind...Daughter of Michael and Jamie Gardner...Has two sisters, Abigail (twin) and Aurora...Abigail plays soccer for Radford University...Favorite sports personality is Ali Krieger...Dream vacation is a trip to Australia...Majoring in Computer Science.