University of Delaware Athletics
2020-2021 Field Hockey Roster
Lotte de Koning
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- RSG Broklede
- Hometown:
- Vreeland, The Netherlands
- Major:
- Neuroscience
COACH VAN DE KERKHOF SAYS
“Lotte is hockey smart with and without the ball. She will be able to organize the play and players around her thanks to her own development and the experience she gained playing at the highest level of her age group and exposure to training and competing at the major league senior level. I am excited for Lotte that she has chosen to become a UD Honors student in addition of a Blue Hen field hockey student-athlete.”
WHY DELAWARE?
“I chose the University of Delaware because of the welcoming atmosphere on campus and in the team, in addition to the philosophy of the program. The University has a very good academic program as well as an outstanding field hockey program. The team really gives me the impression of being a great family; I am very excited to become a part of that.”
AT DELAWARE
• Three-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
• One of seven international student-athletes for the Blue Hens in 2019-20
• Majoring in Neuroscience with a minor in biology; has aspirations of becoming a scientist
• Second-ever Delaware player to be named CAA Rookie of the Year (2017) and CAA Player of the Year (2018)
• Three career hat tricks
• Active career leader with eight game-winning goals and 165 shots
• Tied for 21st all-time with 71 career points (27g, 17a)
2019 SEASON
• Team captain alongside Sarah Horgan and Sophie Giezeman
• CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Performer
• Play Safe Turf & Track/NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 13)
• Preseason All-CAA
• NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
• Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
• Appeared in 10 games while starting seven; missed nearly a month and a half with an injury
• Finished third on the team with 20 points and eight goals; tied for third with four assists
• Registered a Delaware CAA Tournament record four goals (tied for second all-time) in semifinals win over James Madison (Nov. 8); mark is good to tie for second in Fred P. Rullo Stadium and UD single-season history
• Eight points against the Dukes ties for third all-time
• Collected 10 points on five goals with two game-winning goals in two CAA Tournament victories against JMU (Nov. 8) and Northeastern (Nov. 10)
2018 SEASON
• Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team
• CAA Player of the Year
• All-CAA First Team
• Preseason All-CAA
• First CAA player to become Player of the Year the season after winning Rookie of the Year since 1998
• Blue Hens third straight CAA Player of the Year (Greta Nauck; 2016, 2017)
• UD Alumni Association Team MVP
• Team Offensive Player of the Year
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 18 games played as a sophomore
• Second on the team with 25 points and 10 goals
• Tied for third for Delaware with five assists
• Ranked fifth in the CAA and 47th nationally with 1.39 points per game
• Finished sixth in the CAA and 51st nationally with 0.56 goals per game
• Led the Hens and was third in the conference with two defensive saves
• Averaged 2.94 shots per game, a mark good for fourth in the CAA
• Collected two game-winning goals (Penn (Oct. 14); Northeastern (Oct. 26))
• Registered second career hat trick in 7-2 win over Richmond (Sept. 13); three goals good to tie fourth in Fred P. Rullo Stadium history
• Posted defensive saves at No. 5 Princeton (Sept. 16) and at William & Mary (Oct. 21)
• Tallied two goals against both No. 5 Maryland (Sept. 8) and Penn (Oct. 14)
• Dished out a season-best two assists in win over Hofstra (Oct. 28)
2017 SEASON
• Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic First Team
• CAA Rookie of the Year
• CAA All-First Team
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• All-ECAC First Team
• Synapse Sports All-Rookie Team
• Team Rookie of the Year
• CAA Rookie of the Week (Sept. 12, Oct. 3, Oct. 10)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 20 games for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
• Ranked seventh in the CAA and 68th nationally with 1.3 points per game
• Ranked third in the CAA with four game-winning goals (Dartmouth (Sept. 1), Penn (Sept. 8), Drexel (Sept. 29) and Columbia (Oct. 15))
• Finished second in Delaware single-season history for freshmen with eight assists and fourth with 26 points
• Finished 10th in Delaware single-season history with 37 shots on goal
• Scored three goals in win over Dartmouth (Sept. 1), a mark good to tie for fourth in Fred P. Rullo Stadium history
• Dished out two assists against both Lafayette (Oct. 1) and James Madison (Oct. 8)
CLUB
• Guided Pinoké to a 2013-14 national championship under coach Bjorn van der Dussen
• Also collected a silver medal, bronze medal and fourth place finish in indoor and outdoor play with Pinoké
PERSONAL
• Name is pronounced "Lott--uh"
• Born May 9, 1999 in Chêne-Bougeries, Switzerland
• Daughter of Jochem de Koning and Karolien Verel
• Has two siblings, Gijs and Mare
• Enjoys skiing and playing tennis
• Traveled to Iceland during the summer of 2019 and kayaked on a glacier lake, hiked the Hekla (an active volcano) and bathed in the thermal baths
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 8 vs. James Madison (CAA Tournament; 11/8/19)
Goals: 4 vs. James Madison (CAA Tournament; 11/8/19)
Assists: 2 – 4x, last vs. No. 23 William & Mary (11/1/19)
Shots: 9 vs. James Madison (CAA Tournament; 11/8/19)
SOG: 8 vs. James Madison (CAA Tournament; 11/8/19)
| CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PS-Att. | DSv | Cnr |
| 2017 | 20/20 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 69 | 37 | 4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18/18 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 53 | 29 | 2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10/7 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 48/45 | 27 | 17 | 71 | 165 | 92 | 8 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 |
Click on year for game-by-game statistics
