University of Delaware Athletics
2018 Field Hockey Roster
Lisa Giezeman
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Sin-Maartenscollege
- Hometown:
- Leidschendam, The Netherlands
- Major:
- Finance
AT DELAWARE
· Graduated in June 2019 from the University of Delaware's Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics with a Bachelor of Science degree in business
· Four-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
· Offers impressive skill sets that enable her to play multiple positions, which will provide the team with flexibility and exciting attacking depth
· Displays a work ethic and passion for the sport that will fit in well with the UD program
· Three-time Longstreth/NFHCA Regional All-American
· Finished career ranked fourth all-time with 87 games played, 10th with 22 assists, tied for 10th with eight game-winning goals, 15th with 88 points (33g, 22a) and tied for 16th with 33 goals
· Majoring in business with a concentration in finance
2018 SEASON
· Team captain alongside classmates Kiki Bink and Michaela Scanlon
· Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team
· All-CAA First Team
· Preseason All-CAA
· ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Appeared in the starting lineup for all 20 games as a senior
· Fourth for the Hens with 17 points on six goals and five assists
· Collected the game-winning goal in 2-0 victory over No. 20 Virginia (Oct. 12)
· Logged a season-high four points (1g, 2a) at James Madison (Oct. 5)
2017 SEASON
· Longstreth/NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Second Team
· CAA All-SecondTeam
· CAA All-Tournament Team
· Team Offensive Player of the Year
· Preseason All-CAA
· ECAC President's Honor Roll
· Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
· Started all 20 games for the five-time CAA champion Blue Hens
· Registered seven goals and six assists for 20 points
· Tallied two game-winning goals (against No. 2 Penn State (Sept. 17) and James Madison (Oct. 8))
· First career defensive save achieved against No. 2 Penn State (Sept. 17)
2016 SEASON
· Led 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
· Longstreth/NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team
· CAA All-Second Team
· Started all 25 games for Delaware
· Tallied nine goals and a career-high seven assists for 25 points, a mark good for ninth in the CAA
· Tied a career-high with four points on two assists an a goal against Columbia (Sept. 16)
· Posted the lone goal in team's 1-0 win at No. 19 James Madison (Sept. 30)
· Named the CAA Player of the Week on Oct. 25 after totaling three goals and an assist in road wins over Towson and No. 19 American
· Collected an assist in 1-0 victory over No. 9 Louisville (Nov. 12) in the NCAA Tournament
· ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
2015 SEASON
· Made immediate impact during freshman campaign and helped guide Delaware to its third consecutive CAA title
· Longstreth/NFHCA Second Team All-Mid Atlantic Region All-American
· CAA All-Rookie and All-Tournament Team honoree
· Team Rookie of the Year
· Registered 11 goals and four assists for 26 total points
· Tied for eighth in the CAA with 0.50 goals per game, a mark good for 81st in NCAA Division I rankings
· Also finished 97th nationally with 1.18 points per contest
· Tied for the CAA lead with a team-best four game-winning goals
· Picked up the game-winner in overtime to lead the Blue Hens to the 2-1 victory to claim the CAA Championship at No. 16 James Madison (Nov. 8)
· Also dished out an assist against the Dukes
· Appeared in all 22 games with 21 starts
· Earned CAA Rookie of the Week and Synapse Sports Rookie of the Week accolades after registering five points (2g, 1a) at Central Michigan (Aug. 28) and the game-winning goal at No. 19 Michigan State (Aug. 30) to open collegiate career
· Also logged the game-winning goals against Temple (Sept. 11) and Pacific (Sept. 20)
· Collected four points on two goals versus Bucknell (Sept. 18)
· Named ECAC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 11) following CAA Tournament play
· ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad
· CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
CLUB
· Three-year member of the HDM club team in The Netherlands
· Helped guide HDM to three silver medals and two bronze medals at the Dutch National Championships while picking up a gold medal at the DOD, a tournament of district teams of the Dutch Hockey Federation
· Spent 2015 season as a forward for Craeyenhout
· Played for coaches Lennard Poillot and Rolf Sanders
PERSONAL
· Lisa Carolina Giezeman [“HE—zuh—min”]
· Born April 30, 1996 in Leidschendam, The Netherlands
· Daughter of Danielle Kool and Jos Giezeman
· Has two younger siblings, Sophie and Sander
· Sister, Sophie, was a defender on the University of Maryland field hockey team from 2017-18 before transferring to the University of Delaware in Spring 2019
· Chose the University of Delaware because the coaching staff and team have the same passion and goals she has including getting better as a team and an individual while winning a championship in addition to liking the campus atmosphere and welcoming environment
· Attended Sint-Maartenscollege (Voorburg, The Netherlands) and Boerhaave College (Leiden, The Netherlands) before arriving at UD
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 5 vs. Lafayette (10/1/17)
Goals: 2 – 4x, last vs Lafayette (10/1/17)
Assists: 2 – 4x, last vs. Hofstra (10/28/18)
Shots: 6 – 2x, last vs. American (9/9/18)
SOG: 6 at Central Michigan (8/28/15)
| CAREER STATISTICS | ||||||||||
| Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PS-Att. | Cnr | DSv |
| 2015 | 22/21 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25/25 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20/20 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 23 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 20/20 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 21 | 1 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 87/86 | 33 | 22 | 88 | 142 | 96 | 8 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 |
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