BEFORE PENN STATE
One of the most dominant defensive performers in the Ivy League over the past three seasons, Fontenot transferred to Happy Valley after earning her degree from the University of Pennsylvania… A two-time All-Ivy League selection while at Penn, Fontenot appeared and started in all 44 of her matches played in Philadelphia… Tasked as Penn’s primary lockdown defender, Fontenot was a First Team All-Ivy choice in the 2023 campaign after playing the sixth-most minutes on the roster while leading a defense that limited opponents to one-or-fewer goals in 14-of-16 matches… Fontenot was a Second Team All-Ivy choice in 2022, playing the fourth-most minutes on the squad, and was one of just four players to start and play all 16 matches during the 2021 season, booking three points via a goal and assist that year… Arriving on the Penn campus in the fall of 2020, Fontenot picked up an extra year of eligibility due to the Ivy League canceling all athletic events in the 2020-21 academic year.
HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB
Three-time letter winner in soccer, captain as a senior… Helped team to CIF state championship in 2016-17… Coastal Canyon League MVP and First Team All-County… Also ran track & field, winning the Ventura County long jump title in 2019 and earning the team’s Most Valuable Sprinter twice… Three-time Principal’s Award recipient… Scholar Athlete recipient… Wrote for her school paper.
PERSONAL
Born in the fall of 2002, Fontenot hails from Ventura, California and is the daughter of Angela and Patrick Fontenot… She has two sisters, named Azelina and Teresa, with the latter also playing collegiate soccer at the University of South Dakota from 2018 to 2022… Fontenot plans to study Cinema and Media Studies at Penn State University in addition to picking up her Business Management Certificate from the prestigious PSU Smeal College of Business… She hopes to further her career in professional soccer, and ultimately begin a career in the film industry when her playing days come to a close.
WHY PENN STATE
“I chose Penn State because there’s no better place to be an athlete at the highest level of college athletics. I love this coaching staff. Each of them brings a wealth of experience, and they have welcomed me with such open arms that it wasn’t difficult to see how Penn State could be my new family and home. They care about their players’ well-being and dedicate themselves to bringing out the best in everyone each day. I was drawn in by the competitive nature of the school, where excellence is the standard, not the exception. I can’t wait to push my limits at Penn State and let it mold me into a player and person beyond my expectations.”