Tessa Galipeau

Gabby Lantier

/ Softball

Tessa Galipeau hits a line drive against Louisville

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Keller
Hometown:
Keller, Texas
Club Team:
L/L

Senior Year (2025): Galipeau started 43 of the 46 games she played in … She hit a career-best .310 at the plate with 17 runs batted in ... Galipeau scored 1 run in a win against LEMOYNE (2/7)... The Orange gained victory over UNCW (2/8), thanks to Galipeau's 1 run, 1 hit, and 1 RBI...Galipeau took over second on the program's career putout list after posting seven against UTAH VALLEY (2/21) … She tallied a personal-best four hits in one game, including a solo home run, in a win against MORGAN STATE (3/1) … Galipeau batted in the lone run in loss against CLEMSON (3/21) … She totaled two doubles against LE MOYNE (3/26), marking her 22^nd career game with at least two hits ... She finished playing career with two-hit game against CAL (5/3) ... She was named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better semester grade-point-average).

Junior Year (2024): She appeared in 40 games, making 32 starts ... Galipeau recorded a career-low two errors ... She had seven-or-more putouts in 12 contests ... Gailipeau tallied 10 putouts versus BUCKNELL (2/9) ... Shew drew a career-best three walks at COASTAL CAROLINA (2/9) ... Galipeau homered against MARYLAND (2/17) and COLGATE (4/10) ... Galipeau was named to the 2024 Softball All-ACC Academic Team (3.0 g.p.a. in the most recent semester, 3.0 cumulative g.p.a.) ... She was named to the 2023-24 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the full academic year) ... Galipeau earned Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2023): Galipeau was Syracuse's primary starter at first base … She started 42 times and saw action in 46 contests … Galipeau set career highs in batting average (.277) and slugging percentage (.411) … She logged a double and a walk against NORTH FLORIDA in a 10-4 victory (2/10) … She contributed a double, a run, and an RBI in a 3-2 win against ROBERT MORRIS … She posted her third extra base hit of the season against FLORIDA STATE (3/18) … She homered in a win against NOTRE DAME (3/25) … She two singles against LOUISVILLE (4/1) … Galipeau drove in the final run of the game with a single against NC STATE (4/8) … Her three hits contributed to a triumph at NORTH CAROLINA (4/15) … She opened the LAFAYETTE series with three hits and two RBI (4/22) … Galipeau produced a season-high four RBI on three hits and one home run against LAFAYETTE in game two of the series (4/22) … She knocked two hits across three games in Syracuse’s sweep of Virginia (4/28 – 4/29) … She scored a run in the Orange’s 8-2 win against Virginia in the first round of the 2023 ACC Tournament ... She was named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Team ... She was selected to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Galipeau earned Spring 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Freshman Year (2022): Galipeau was in the starting lineup in each of the 47 games she played, primarily at first base ... She led the team with 320 putouts ... Galipeau was third on the squad in runs scored (23) ... She ranked fourth in hits (30), doubles (six), and home runs (three) ... Galipeau hit her first career home run in the first inning of the season opener against MOREHEAD STATE (2/11), a game won by the Orange, 12-4 ... She also contributed a double, two runs scored and two RBI ... In the win against SOUTHERN (2/11), she scored three runs, had two hits, and stole a base ... Galipeau scored one run, drove home one run and recorded a double in the first competition of the Tarleton Softball Invitational against TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI (2/18) ... The following day, she tallied a career high of four runs batted in, and stole a base against PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (2/19) in the same event... Galipeau added a second home run to her career total in the victory against ALABAMA STATE (2/20) ... She followed that with her third round-tripper while playing in the Plainsman Invite against DELAWARE STATE (2/26) ... During the same contest against the HORNETS (2/26), Galipeau also had two hits, two runs scored, and four runs batted in that supported the Orange in the 9-0 win ... Her two hits, including a double, and two runs batted in were not enough to help Syracuse overcome NC STATE (3/6) in a 5-4 loss ... She helped defeat MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE (3/15) in the 5-1 win by adding a career high of three hits, scoring one run and driving in one run ... Galipeau ahd two runs and two RBI in a 6-0 victory against HOFSTRA (3/18) in game one of a doubleheader ... She doubled in the second game of a three-contest set with GEORGIA TECH (3/26) ... She plated a runner in the first meeting with NOTRE DAME (4/8) ... Galipeau crossed the plate twice in the opening match up of a doubleheader with CANISIUS (4/13) ... When the Orange defeated NIAGARA (4/28), 6-2, Galipeau scored and drove in a run ... She drove home the first run of a 9-1 triumph against NORTH CAROLINA (5/8) ... Galipeau was named to the 2022 All-ACC Academic Team ... She was named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Galipeau earned Spring of 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School: Galipeau was a four-year varsity member of the team at Keller High School in Keller, Texas … She served as a captain during her senior year … Galipeau had a .454 batting average, 19 home runs, and a .545 on-base-percentage in her scholastic career … In 2018, Keller High reached the Class 6A Texas State Quarterfinals ... The following year, Galipeau and her team finished in second place at the 2019 National Junior Olympic Cup ... She is a four-time National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete ... Galipeau made the NFHCA All-Region team twice ... Galipeau received Academic All District recognition four times.

Personal: Tessa Danielle Galipeau was born September 2002 in Keller, Texas … She is the daughter of William and Theresa Galipeau … She has two sisters, Tegan and Tori … Galipeau is majoring in biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.