Passion and Pride – Texas A&M Athletics

Pante is accompanied at A&M by fellow Canadians in Williams and Bella Lister all who also played in the Vancouver Whitecaps REX Elite program. Williams was the first Canadian to come to Texas A&M and despite being injured the past two seasons, she has played in over half the games this year and is expected to continue to help the attack. Lister is the most recent addition for the the Maroon & White arriving in Aggieland ahead of 2022 fall camp.

“I’m close to everyone on the team,” Pante said, “but there’s a closer sense of family with the Canadians on the team. We’ve known each other for so long and played together. It also helps that we all are going through the same things as far as playing so far from home.”

Pante played a crucial role in Canada qualifying for the World Cup. She competed in all seven matches at the 2022 CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship as Canada earned a spot with a bronze medal match victory over Puerto Rico, 2-0. Pante started on the backline that allowed just one goal in 630 minutes at the tournament, as they outscored opponents 32-1 and posted six shutouts. She also scored a goal in Canada’s victory over Cayman Islands.

“It is always an honor to represent your country at an international level,” Pante said. “To be amongst the best in Canada, I am challenged every day and get better every day.  To play against the best from the other countries is such a cool experience where Canada is tested with different strengths other countries bring. Right now, it is such a cool time to be a part of Canada Soccer’s national team program. We are on the rise, there is so much growth happening throughout the program. The women’s senior national team just won gold at the Olympics and the men’s senior national team just qualified for the World Cup, which is a huge accomplishment.”

Playing in the U20 World Cup caused Pante to miss the Aggies’ opening match of the season, but she has not missed a beat since. She has started all 14 matches since returning and has logged five points on one goal and three assists. Most recently, her free kick in the 87th minute was a perfect setup for Karlina Sample and Maile Hayes, as they connected on the game-winning goal at Ole Miss.