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2025-26 Women's Hockey Roster

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29 Sophia Bellina

  • Position Goalie
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • S/C L
  • Hometown Cleveland, OH
  • Previous Team Culver Academy (Ind.)
  • Major School of Individualized Study

Biography

2024-25:
  • Played in nine games
  • Finished with a 4-3-2 record
  • Posted a 2.41 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage
  • AHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 28)
  • Made a season-high 42 saves at Mercyhurst (Nov. 23)
  • Recorded first career shutout against Assumption (Sept. 27)

2023-24:
  • Second Team All-CHA selection
  • Played in a career-high 23 games
  • Finished second in the CHA with a 2.07 GAA and a .936 save percentage
  • Recorded fourth-most saves in program history (626)
  • Tied for eighth-highest save percentage in a season (.936)
  • Recorded 30 or more saves 11 times
  • Made a career-high 44 saves three times
  • Made 19 saves to record her first career shut out against Syracuse (Feb. 9)
  • CHA Goaltender of the Month (November)
  • Two-time CHA Goaltender of the Week (Oct. 16; Nov. 7)

2022-23:
  • Played in six games
  • Made two saves in collegiate debut at Vermont (Sept. 30)
  • Made a season-best 31 saves at St. Lawrence (Nov. 5)
  • Finished with a 3.04 GAA and .900 save percentage
  • CHA All-Academic Team selection

Before RIT:
  • Bellina played at Culver Academy in 2021-22
  • Named Team MVP at Culver Academy two straight seasons
  • Named Culver Academy Athlete of the Month honors
  • Posted a 2-0 record in March, allowing one goal and finishing the month with a .985 save percentage
  • Helped Culver Academy to a spot in the USA Hockey National Tournament
 
Personal:
  • SOIS major
  • Daughter of Judith Mende and Edward Bellina
  • Has two siblings, Spencer and Yuri
  • Brother Spencer plays hockey at Plattsburgh
  • Born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Hobbies include walking, hiking and being with friends and family
  • Favorite Athletic Moment: Winning MVP and helping team to a championship her senior year
  • Sites Shannon Szabados as her biggest influence because she inspires her to be the best she can be
  • Best Advice Received: Never let anyone tell you that you can’t because you can.
  • Started playing hockey at 4
  • Favorite Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Favorite Player: Mark Andre Fleury

Statistics

Season:
2025-26

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2022-23First Year

    Goalie
    5'6"
    29
  • 29

    2023-24Sophomore

    Goalie
    5'7"
    29
  • 29

    2024-25Junior

    Goalie
    5'7"
    29
  • 29

    2025-26Senior

    Goalie
    5'7"
    29