United States women's national under-21 field hockey team

The United States women's national under-21 field hockey team represents the United States in international under-21 field hockey competitions.[1] The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in the United States, USA Field Hockey, which is a member of the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH).[2][3]

United States
AssociationUSA Field Hockey
ConfederationPAHF (Pan America)
Head CoachTracey Paul
Assistant coach(es)Allan Law
ManagerGeorgia Holland
CaptainAlia Marshall
Junior World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1989)
Best result7th (2005, 2013)

The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1988 Pan American Junior Championship, where the team finished in second place.

The team's last appearance was in 2021, during the Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.[4]

History edit

Tournament Records edit

FIH Junior World Cup
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1989   Ottawa, Canada 10th 7 1 0 6 5 22 –17 3
1993   Terrassa, Spain did not participate
1997   Seongnam, South Korea 12th 7 0 0 7 4 58 –54 0
2001   Buenos Aires, Argentina 14th 7 1 0 6 6 18 –12 3
2005   Santiago, Chile 7th 8 4 2 2 31 14 +17 14
2009   Boston, United States 8th 7 3 0 4 17 18 –1 9
2013   Mönchengladbach, Germany 7th 6 3 0 3 16 14 +2 9
2016   Santiago, Chile 8th 6 2 0 4 16 14 +2 6
2021   Potchefstroom, South Africa 8th 6 2 0 4 12 16 –4 6
2023   Santiago, Chile Qualified
Pan American Junior Championship
Year Location Position Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1988   Buenos Aires, Argentina 2nd
1992   Caracas, Venezuela 4th
1997   Santiago, Chile 3rd 6 4 0 2 40 6 +34 12
2000   Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd 5 4 0 1 21 8 +13 12
2005   San Juan, Puerto Rico 2nd 7 6 0 1 31 4 +27 18
2008   Mexico City, Mexico 1st 5 4 1 0 37 4 +33 13
2012   Guadalajara, Mexico 3rd 7 5 0 2 37 10 +27 15
2016   Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 6 5 0 1 40 7 +33 15
2021   Santiago, Chile 3rd 4 2 1 1 18 3 +15 7
2023   St. Michael, Barbados 1st 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 5

Team edit

Current squad edit

The following 18 players represented the USA at the 2021 Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.[5]

Caps and goals updated as of 28 August 2021 after the match against the United States.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
21 GK Gianna Glatz (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 24) 4 0   Rutgers University
30 GK Annabel Skubisz (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 22) 4 0   Texas Pride

3 DF Kathryn Peterson (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) 4 0   RUSH
5 DF Emma DeBerdine (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) 4 0   Maryland Terrapins
8 DF Sofía Southam (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 24) 4 3
12 DF Lauren Wadas (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22) 4 1   WC Eagles
15 DF Skyler Caron (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 24) 4 1   Boston College

2 MF Ashley Sessa (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 19) 4 3   WC Eagles
7 MF Lindsay Dickinson (2000-06-28) 28 June 2000 (age 23) 4 0   University of Connecticut
11 MF Kayla Blas (2000-11-04) 4 November 2000 (age 23) 4 0   Northwestern University
14 MF Gracyn Banks (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) 4 0   University of Pennsylvania
17 MF Alia Marshall (C) (2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 23) 4 0   Oranje-Gotta Love it!

4 FW Charlotte de Vries (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 23) 4 5   WC Eagles
6 FW Hope Rose (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 (age 21) 4 3   WC Eagles
9 FW Madeleine Zimmer (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 22) 6 2   Alley Cats
10 FW Leah Crouse (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 (age 24) 4 0   TCOYO
13 FW Abigail Tamer (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20) 4 1   University of Michigan
16 FW Riley Donnelly (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 24) 4 0   University of Maryland

References edit

  1. ^ "JUNIOR SQUAD". teamusa.org. USA Field Hockey. Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Members". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "USA". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Junior Pan American Championship 2021 (W)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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