Big Ten Presents Field Hockey Players to Watch List
ROSEMONT, lll. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2024 Field Hockey Players to Watch List on Wednesday. Preseason honors were bestowed upon 13 student-athletes who earned All-Big Ten honors last season.
The Watch List also features four award winners from last season in Penn State’s Sophia Gladieux (Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year), Puck Winter of Rutgers (Defensive Player of the Year), Northwestern’s Annabel Skubisz (Goalkeeper of the Year) and Iowa’s Dionne van Aalsum (Freshman of the Year).
In addition, the Watch List is highlighted by five Olympians who represented Team USA at the Paris Games last month: Maryland’s Emma Deberdine, Michigan’s Abby Tamer, Ashley Sessa and Maddie Zimmer of Northwestern and Penn State’s Sophia Gladieux.
The 2024 field hockey season begins Friday with all nine schools playing this weekend.
BIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
|
NAME |
SCHOOL |
YR |
POSITION(S) |
HOMETOWN |
|
Inés Garcia Prado ^ |
Indiana |
So. |
Midfielder |
Madrid, Spain |
|
Sydney Keld ^# |
Indiana |
Gr. |
Back |
Middletown, Del. |
|
Yip van Wonderen # |
Indiana |
Sr. |
Back |
Heemstede, Netherlands |
|
Mia Magnotta #* |
Iowa |
Jr. |
Goalkeeper |
Forty-Fort, Pa. |
|
Milly Short # |
Iowa |
Jr. |
Midfielder/Back |
Worcester, England |
|
Dionne van Aalsum + |
Iowa |
So. |
Midfielder |
Castricum, Netherlands |
|
Emma Deberdine |
Maryland |
Gr. |
Midfielder |
Lancaster, Pa. |
|
Josie Hollamon |
Maryland |
So. |
Back |
Delmar, Delaware |
|
Hope Rose + |
Maryland |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Dauphin, Pa. |
|
Abby Burnett ^ |
Michigan |
So. |
Back |
Zionsville, Pa. |
|
Lora Clarke +# |
Michigan |
Gr. |
Forward/Midfielder |
Shaker Heights, Ohio |
|
Abby Tamer |
Michigan |
Jr. |
Forward/Midfielder |
Whitmore Lake, Mich. |
|
Maddie Lawlor # |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Shamong, N.J. |
|
Carmen Pucheta |
Michigan State |
Fr. |
Midfielder |
Cordoba, Argentina |
|
Ellie Rutherford ^# |
Michigan State |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
|
Ashley Sessa |
Northwestern |
So. |
Forward |
Schwenksville, Pa. |
|
Annabel Skubisz +#* |
Northwestern |
Gr. |
Goalkeeper |
Houston, Texas |
|
Maddie Zimmer # |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Hershey, Pa. |
|
Katie Fichtner # |
Ohio State |
Jr. |
Back |
Harwood, Md. |
|
Anne Marie Krebs |
Ohio State |
So. |
Midfielder |
Louisville, Ky. |
|
Makenna Webster +# |
Ohio State |
Gr. |
Forward |
St. Louis, Mo. |
|
Sophia Gladieux +#* |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Forward |
Boyertown, Pa. |
|
Sophia Mannino |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Doylestown, Pa. |
|
Drew Taylor |
Penn State |
Sr. |
Forward/Midfielder |
Coatesville, Pa. |
|
Guillermina Causarano +#* |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Salta, Argentina |
|
Paulina Niklaus ^ |
Rutgers |
Sr. |
Midfielder |
Mannheim, Germany |
|
Puck Winter +#* |
Rutgers |
Jr. |
Back |
Deventer, Netherlands |
+2023 All-Big Ten First Team
^2023 All-Big Ten Second Team
#2023 Academic All-Big Ten
*2023 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar