University of Delaware Athletics
Field Hockey Welcomes Incoming Class of 2021
8/6/2021 1:00:00 PM | Field Hockey
NEWARK, Del. – University of Delaware field hockey head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof announced Friday the addition of eight incoming student-athletes for the 2021 season.Â
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"As a program we are very excited in welcoming our new student-athletes; Ella, Genevieve, Emerie, Grace, Sian and Kirsten. We are also thrilled to welcome back our grey-shirts Morgan and Valentina," said head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. "All of them are hard workers, strong players, excellent students, great teammates, proven winners and most importantly amazing young women. Our returning players and the staff are looking forward to assisting them with their transition so that they can become the best Blue Hen Field Hockey Student-Athletes they can be every day!"
Incoming student-athletes include Kiki Oudshoorn (Ede, The Netherlands/Marnix College Ede/Syracuse), Sian Emslie (Canterbury Kent, England/Repton), Genevieve Johnson (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School), Ella Kaufman (Queenstown, Md./Kent Island High School), Grace Franden (Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall School), Morgan Bradford (Delmar, Del./Delmar High School), Valentina Martorell (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. Anthony's College), Emerie Loftis (Glen Allen, Va./Trinity Episcopal School).
"The coaching staff believes that this year's incoming freshmen and transfer players will be in the position to contribute to our on-field performance and success their first year at the University of Delaware. The team's goal is to compete for CAA Championships and advance deeper into the NCAA Tournament, this group of new Hens should be able to join forces with our returning players and for our 2021 DEHO team to enjoy their season's journey this fall."
The Blue Hens host Lafayette in a scrimmage on Aug.19, before kicking off the 2021 campaign with a pair of road matches at Old Dominion (Aug. 27) and Virginia (Aug. 29).
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"As a program we are very excited in welcoming our new student-athletes; Ella, Genevieve, Emerie, Grace, Sian and Kirsten. We are also thrilled to welcome back our grey-shirts Morgan and Valentina," said head coach Rolf van de Kerkhof. "All of them are hard workers, strong players, excellent students, great teammates, proven winners and most importantly amazing young women. Our returning players and the staff are looking forward to assisting them with their transition so that they can become the best Blue Hen Field Hockey Student-Athletes they can be every day!"
Incoming student-athletes include Kiki Oudshoorn (Ede, The Netherlands/Marnix College Ede/Syracuse), Sian Emslie (Canterbury Kent, England/Repton), Genevieve Johnson (Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal School), Ella Kaufman (Queenstown, Md./Kent Island High School), Grace Franden (Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall School), Morgan Bradford (Delmar, Del./Delmar High School), Valentina Martorell (Buenos Aires, Argentina/St. Anthony's College), Emerie Loftis (Glen Allen, Va./Trinity Episcopal School).
"The coaching staff believes that this year's incoming freshmen and transfer players will be in the position to contribute to our on-field performance and success their first year at the University of Delaware. The team's goal is to compete for CAA Championships and advance deeper into the NCAA Tournament, this group of new Hens should be able to join forces with our returning players and for our 2021 DEHO team to enjoy their season's journey this fall."
The Blue Hens host Lafayette in a scrimmage on Aug.19, before kicking off the 2021 campaign with a pair of road matches at Old Dominion (Aug. 27) and Virginia (Aug. 29).
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