Marjelle Scheffers

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Stedelijk Gymnasium Johan van Oldenbarneveld
Hometown:
Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Major:
Biomedical Engineering

AT DELAWARE
Four-time letter winner who graduated from the University of Delaware in May 2017 with a Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering degree • wrapped career second in program history with 90 games played • missed just one career game due to illness • led the Blue Hens to four CAA Tournament trophies, two CAA regular season titles and the 2016 NCAA Division I Championship.

2016 SEASON
Helped guide the Blue Hens to the program's first-ever NCAA Division I Championship while registering a team-record and nation-best 23 victories and 90.2 winning percentage • started all 24 games played • missed lone game of career with illness on Oct. 30 • tied career-high with seven assists, a mark good for eighth in the CAA • registered first career defensive save in NCAA quarterfinals contest in win at No. 1 Duke (Nov. 13) • CAA All-Academic Team • ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad • Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society).

2015 SEASON
One of three team captains alongside Allie Mikelson and Jacki Coveleski • appeared in all 22 games while starting 17 for the three-time CAA Champion Hens • finished season with eight points on three goals and two assists • posted three points (1g, 1a) in season-opening 10-3 victory at Central Michigan (Aug. 28) • served as inserter on 21 penalty corners • set new program NCAA Tournament record alongside Esmée Peet and Jacki Coveleski with four shots at No. 4 Virginia (Nov. 14) • registered goals in CAA semifinals win against Hofstra (Nov. 6) and NCAA Tournament contest against the Cavs • ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad • CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll • member of Chi Alpha Sigma (National College Athlete Honor Society).

2014 SEASON
Started all 22 games for the back-to-back CAA Champion and NCAA Tournament participant Blue Hens • finished season second on the team and tied for ninth in the league with seven assists • added four goals for a total of 15 points on the year • registered first career goal against Cornell (Sept. 14) • posted game-winning goal in team's 2-1 victory over Towson on Oct. 12 • tallied a career-high three points at James Madison (Oct. 3) with a goal and assist • team's primary penalty corner inserter with 140 for the season • dished out an assist to Esmée Peet on a penalty corner in Delaware's 2-1 win against James Madison (Nov. 9) in the CAA Championship • added an assist to Maddie O'Beirne with the team's lone goal against Kent State (Nov. 12) in the NCAA Play-In Game at Rullo Stadium • Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA National Academic Squad • CAA Academic Honor Roll.

2013 SEASON
Appeared in all 22 games with 20 starts to help the Blue Hens to a program-record 17 victories in addition to earning both the CAA regular season and tournament championships en route to the fifth NCAA Tournament berth in school history • dished out first career assist in 6-1 victory over Villanova on Nov. 3 • tallied two shots (one on goal) against James Madison on Oct. 6 • NFHCA National Academic Squad.

CLUB
Played nine years with Hockeyclub Amersfoort (AMHC) from 2002-10 • as a member of Hockeyclub Kampong (Utrecht) in 2011 and 2012, helped lead the team to third and fourth place finishes at the National Championships.

PERSONAL
Marjelle (“mary – ell”) Fredie Scheffers • born June 7, 1995 • daughter of Marten Jan Scheffers and Riet van der Gaag • has two younger siblings, Liska and Janno • nickname is “MJ” • enjoys playing the piano • majoring in Biomedical Engineering • worked in research at the Delaware STAR campus and Move to Learn Innovation Lab • hopes to work in the medical field upon graduation • has played field hockey since she was six years old • enjoys watching ice hockey since her arrival in the United States.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 3 – 2x, last at Central Michigan (8/18/15)
Goals: 1 – 7x, last at No. 4 Virginia (11/14/15 – NCAA Tournament First Round)
Assists: 2 – 3x, last at Towson (10/21/16)
Shots: 4 – 2x, last at No. 4 Virginia (11/14/15 – NCAA Tournament First Round)
SOG: 4 vs. California (9/1/14)

CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	Goals	Assists	Points	Shots	SOG	GW	PS-Att.	Cnr	DSv
2013	22/20	0	1	1	21	0	0	0-0	0	0
2014	22/22	4	7	15	15	12	1	0-0	140	0
2015	22/17	3	2	8	8	7	0	0-0	21	0
2016	24/24	1	7	9	11	9	0	0-0	35	1
TOTAL	90/83	8	17	33	36	29	1	0-0	196	1