United States women's national field hockey team

The United States women's national field hockey team,[2][3] coached by Anthony Farry,[4] since 2021 made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the eighth International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup.[5][6]

United States
AssociationUSA Field Hockey
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachGreg Drake
CaptainAmanda Magadan
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 15 (2 May 2022)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances6 (first in 1984)
Best result3rd (1984)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983)
Best result3rd (1994)
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1987)
Best result1st (2011, 2015)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2001)
Best result2nd (2001, 2004, 2009, 2013)

Olympics

Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Holland-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide the bronze medal. The US won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey.[7]

Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. They lost to Germany (4–2) and finished in eighth place.[8]

London 2012 Olympics

The USWNT qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Argentina 4–2 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. had high hopes of finishing their rocky 2012 Olympic campaign on a high note. Unfortunately, that did not happen for Team USA as the final match at Riverbank Arena in London's Olympic Park ended with a disappointing 2–1 loss to Belgium, leaving the U.S. with a last place finish in the tournament.

Rio 2016 Olympics
The team in 2016

In similar fashion to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, the USWNT defeated Argentina at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada to punch their ticket to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In pool play the USWNT toppled both global hockey powerhouses Argentina (2nd FIH World Ranked) and Australia (3rd FIH World Ranked) with the same score of 2–1. Continuing in their preliminary schedule, the US pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarter-final play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT, 2–1. They placed fifth.

Tournament history
World Cup[9]
Year Host city Position
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina DNP
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th
1990 Sydney, Australia 12th
1994 Dublin, Ireland 3rd
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 8th
2002 Perth, Australia 9th
2006 Madrid, Spain 6th
2010 Rosario, Argentina DNP
2014 The Hague, Netherlands 4th
2018 London, England 14th
Pan American Cup[10]
Year Host city Position
2001 Kingston, Jamaica 2nd
2004 Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd
2009 Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd
2013 Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2017 Lancaster, United States 3rd
2021 Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago Qualified
Pan American Games[11]
Year Host city Position
1987 Indianapolis, United States 2nd
1991 Havana, Cuba 3rd
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd
1999 Winnipeg, Canada 2nd
2003 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd
2007 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2015 Toronto, Canada 1st
2019 Lima, Peru 3rd
Olympic Games[12]
Year Host city Position
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Los Angeles, United States 3rd
1988 Seoul, South Korea 8th
1992 Barcelona, Spain DNP
1996 Atlanta, United States 5th
2000 Sydney, Australia DNP
2004 Athens, Greece DNP
2008 Beijing, China 8th
2012 London, United Kingdom 12th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2020 Tokyo, Japan DNP
Champions Trophy[13]
Year Host city Position
1987–1993 Did not participate
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1997 Berlin, Germany 6th
1999–2014 Did not participate
2016 London, United Kingdom 3rd
World League[14]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 2 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
Semi-finals London, England 5th
2014–15 Semi-finals Valencia, Spain 5th
2016–17 Semi-final Johannesburg, South Africa 1st
Final Auckland, New Zealand 7th
Pro League[15]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 9th
2020–21 N/A 9th

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players represented the United States at the Pan American Cup in Santiago.[16]

Caps are current as of 23 January 2022 after the match against Peru.

Head coach: Anthony Farry

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
30 GK Kealsie Robles (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 21 0 Focus Field Hockey Club
31 GK Kelsey Bing (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 31 0 Texas Pride
7 DF Jillian Wolgemuth (1998-04-28) 28 April 1998 8 0 Nook Hockey
21 DF Alexandra Hammel (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 10 0 HTC Field Hockey
22 DF Jacqueline Sumfest (1998-10-12) 12 October 1998 5 0 WC Eagles
28 DF Sofía Southam (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 3 2 Gimnasia y Esgrima Buenos Aires
1 MF Erin Matson (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 65 25 WC Eagles
2 MF Lauren Moyer (1995-05-13) 13 May 1995 86 13 Nook Hockey
3 MF Ashley Sessa (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 5 3 WC Eagles
12 MF Amanda Magadan (C) (1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 91 9 Rapid Fire Elite
17 MF Elizabeth Yeager (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 7 5 WC Eagles
18 MF Alia Marshall (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 3 1 Oranje-Gotta Love it!
24 MF Kelee LePage (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 9 0 X-Calibur
25 MF Karlie Kisha (1995-09-25) 25 September 1995 13 1 Highstyx
4 FW Danielle Grega (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 42 17 KaPow & PA Elite FHC
11 FW Julianna Tornetta (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 6 0 Princeton FHC
26 FW Hope Rose (2003-02-28) 28 February 2003 3 6 WC Eagles
37 FW Madeleine Zimmer (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 4 1 Alley Cats

The following 17 players make up the remainder of the United States national squad.[17]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
– GK Jennifer Rizzo (1997-09-22) 22 September 1997 1 0 Alley Cats
19 DF Rachel Robinson (1998-10-03) 3 October 1998 0 0 X-Calibur
33 DF Caroline Hanks (1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 6 0 ADK
35 DF Madeleine Bacskai (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 2 0 WC Eagles
– DF Adele Iacobucci (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 0 0 WC Eagles
– DF Madison Orobono (2001-04-19) 19 April 2001 0 0 WC Eagles
13 MF Ashley Hoffman (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 73 7 X-Calibur
16 MF Linnea Gonzales (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 37 3 H2O Field Hockey
28 MF Haley Randall (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998 6 0 Saints
– MF Brooke DeBerdine (1999-05-19) 19 May 1999 2 0 Nook Hockey
– MF Fusine Govaert (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 0 0 Hudson Valley
37 FW Kelsey Briddell (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 6 1 ADK
– FW Leah Crouse (2000-02-22) 22 February 2000 0 0 TCOYO
– FW Kelsey Farkas (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 1 0 Mystx
– FW Charlotte de Vries (2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 0 0 WC Eagles
– FW Megan Rodgers (1999-05-03) 3 May 1999 2 0 RUSH
– FW Paityn Wirth (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 2 0 WC Eagles

Notable players

Results

FIH Pro League
19 February 2022 Away 1 Australia  v  United States TBD
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20 February 2022 Away 2 Australia  v  United States TBD
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26 February 2022 Away 3 China  v  United States TBD
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27 February 2022 Away 4 China  v  United States TBD
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12 March 2022 Home 1 United States  v  Argentina TBD
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13 March 2022 Home 2 United States  v  Argentina TBD
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26 March 2022 Away 5 Germany  v  United States TBD
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27 March 2022 Away 6 Germany  v  United States TBD
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2 April 2022 Away 7 Netherlands  v  United States TBD
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3 April 2022 Away 8 Netherlands  v  United States TBD
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9 April 2022 Home 3 United States  v  New Zealand TBD
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10 April 2022 Home 4 United States  v  New Zealand TBD
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23 April 2022 Home 5 United States  v  England TBD
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24 April 2022 Home 6 United States  v  England TBD
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14 May 2022 Home 7 United States  v  Belgium TBD
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15 May 2022 Home 8 United States  v  Belgium TBD
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See also

References
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