University of Delaware Athletics
2017 Field Hockey Roster
Kayla Devlin
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Annapolis HS
- Hometown:
- Annapolis, Md.
- Major:
- Mathematics & Economics
AT DELAWARE
· Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens that graduated in December 2017 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and economics
· Calm player under pressure
· Possesses a defensive skill set that provides her with great opportunities to become a solid member of the team's backfield
· Smart defensive player
· Helped lead the Blue Hens to five CAA Tournament trophies, three CAA regular season titles and the 2016 NCAA Division I Championship
· Finished career ranked seventh in program history with 25 assists
2017 SEASON
· Team captain alongside goalie Emmeline Oltmans
· CAA All-Second Team
· ECAC Academic Honor Roll
· Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· Started all 20 games for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
· Ranked 16th nationally and fourth in UD single-season history with 0.6 assists per game
· Ranked 25th nationally with three defensive saves
· Tied for fourth in Delaware single-season history with 12 assists
· Registered two goals against Columbia (Oct. 15) and Hofstra (Oct. 27) along with 12 assists for 16 points on the season
· Tallied defensive saves against No. 8 Princeton (Sept. 3), No. 1UConn (Sept. 24) and No. 6 Penn State (Nov. 11)
· Tied for third at Delaware with three assists versus No. 8 Princeton (Sept. 3)
2016 SEASON
· Appeared in all 25 games while helping guide the Blue Hens to the program's first-ever NCAA Division I while registering a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage
· Ranked 28th nationally with three defensive saves
· Third in the CAA with seven assists
· Posted a career-high four points and two goals in 7-2 win at Hofstra (Oct. 9)
· Seventh in Delaware single game history for fastest goal to start a game by putting a tally on the scoreboard at 1:28 at Temple (Sept. 9)
· Scored first-career game-winning goal in 5-2 victory over Ohio State in the season opener on Aug. 27
· ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Selected for a second time to participate in the World Maccabiah Games
2015 SEASON
· Registered a breakout season as a redshirt sophomore
· Appeared in all 22 games while starting 20 for the three-time CAA Champion Hens
· Finished tied for fourth on the team with six assists
· Added three goals for a total of 12 points
· Scored first career points with a goal and assist in win over Temple (Sept. 11)
· Followed with another three point performance on a goal and assist in victory against No. 20 Princeton (Sept. 13)
· Set program CAA Tournament record with a career-best three assists in team's 8-1 decision over Hofstra in the CAA semifinals (Nov. 6)
· Also picked up a defensive save against the Pride
· Served as team's inserter on 68 penalty corners
· ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEASON
· Saw time in five games for the CAA Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Blue Hens
· Appeared in first career game at Lafayette (Nov. 2)
· Also saw time during the CAA Championships (Nov. 7-9) and NCAA Tournament game against Kent State (Nov. 12)
· Did not record any statistics
2013 SEASON
· Did not compete and retained freshman eligibility
HIGH SCHOOL
· Four-year varsity starter and letterwinner in field hockey and lacrosse at Annapolis Senior High School under coaches Angela Carpita (field hockey), Lisa Moylan (field hockey) and Dave Gehrdes (lacrosse)
· Team captain for both squads as a senior
· Two-time All-County Capital Gazette and Coaches Poll First Team selection
· Also earned First Team honors for lacrosse
· Represented Annapolis in the Maryland State Senior game
· Collected 10 goals and six defensive saves as a senior
· Played seven seasons with the SPark Travel Club, where she was a Junior Olympian Bronze Medalist
· Competed in the USA Field Hockey National Futures Championship in 2011 and 2012
· Helped lead Spark to the National Indoor Championship in 2011 and 2013 in addition to the Disney Showcase U16 Silver Flight Championship in 2010
· Participated in the University of Delaware Futures Elite Academy
· Honored as a lacrosse Academic All-American in 2012 and 2013
· Excelled academically as a member of the National Honors Society, National Spanish Honors Society and the International Baccalaureate Program
· Named all four years to the Principal's Honor Roll (straight A's) while earning Outstanding Scholar Athlete and Academic Achievement awards
· Picked twice as a Superintendent's Honor Roll awardee
· Selected as a US Army Scholar Athlete her senior year in addition to earning the Jean Boyd and Paula Rusko Award for Athletic Achievement, Integrity and Exemplary Sportsmanship
· Participated in Minds in Motion
PERSONAL
· Kayla Maris Devlin
· Born March 16, 1995 in Annapolis, Md.
· Daughter of Beth and Joseph Devlin
· Has an older brother, Conor, and an older sister, Becca
· Comes from an athletic family as mother played tennis and squash at Johns Hopkins, brother played lacrosse at UMBC and sister was a member of the field hockey team at Radford
· Father was a two-sport athlete at Johns Hopkins as a member of the football and lacrosse teams while helping the lacrosse squad to the 1978 NCAA Championship
· Father also was an assistant coach from 1984-90 at JHU when the Blue Jays won three NCAA Championships
· Majoring in mathematics and economics
· Chose the University of Delaware because she really liked the field hockey staff and what the school had to offer
· Represented the United States and earned a bronze medal at the 19th and 20th World Maccabiah Games, held in Israel, in summer 2013 and 2017, respectively
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 4 vs. Hofstra (10/9/16)
Goals: 2 vs. Hofstra (10/9/16)
Assists: 3 – 2x, last vs. Indiana (8/26/17)
Shots: 2 – 5x, last at Columbia (10/15/17)
SOG: 2 – 4x, last at Columbia (10/15/17)
| CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PS-Att. | DSv | Cnr |
| 2013 | DNP | |||||||||
| 2014 | 5/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22/20 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 68 |
| 2016 | 25/24 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 109 |
| 2017 | 20/20 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 134 |
| TOTAL | 72/64 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 0-0 | 10 | 311 |
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