Who is on the U.S. women's field hockey team for Paris?
The 16-athlete women’s Olympic field hockey team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was selected from a pool of 28 athletes.
The following were selected for the Olympic team:
- Kelsey Bing - Stanford University
- Leah Crouse - Duke University/University of Maryland
- Brooke DeBerdine - University of Maryland
- Emma DeBerdine - University of Maryland
- Phia Gladieux - Penn State University
- Amanda Golini - Lafayette College
- Ally Hammel - Boston University
- Ashley Hoffman - University of North Carolina
- Karlie Kisha - University of Connecticut
- Kelee Lepage - University of Maryland
- Ashley Sessa - Northwestern University
- Meredith Sholder - University of North Carolina
- Abby Tamer - University of Michigan
- Megan Valzonis - University of California
- Beth Yeager - Princeton University
- Maddie Zimmer - Northwestern University
The following athletes were announced as the traveling alternates.
- Sanne Caarls
- Jenny Rizzo - Penn State
- Cassie Sumfest
Who is making their Olympic debut in Paris?
The women's field hockey U.S. national team is a very young squad, with not one single player having Olympic experience.
Making her Olympic debut will be co-captain Ashley Hoffman, a member of the bronze-medal winning team from the 2019 Pan American Games. Hoffman scored a goal in the fourth-quarter to help overtake the Japanese in the semifinals at the FIH Women’s Hockey Olympic Qualifier tournament, sending the United States back to the Games after missing out on Tokyo 2020. Notably, Hoffman was the recipient of the Honda Award back in 2019 while at North Carolina.
Abby Tamer also was a member of the team that punched a ticket to Paris, scoring the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter after Hoffman tied things up in the fourth quarter. Tamer spent two seasons at the University of Michigan before redshirting for the 2023 season to train with the U.S. national team in Charlotte. Tamer helped the Americans win the silver medal at the 2023 Pan American Games, tying for the team lead in goals with four.
At 28-years-old, Amanda Golini is one of the oldest members of the U.S. national team and a co-captain. Golini won a bronze medal with the U.S. team in 2017 at the Pan American Cup, as well as in 2019 at the Pan American Games. Magadan was captain for Team USA at the 2022 Pan American Cup and scored a goal against Canada in the opening round.
Another name to watch is Kelsey Bing, a key member of the United States almost-impenetrable defense in India. Bing showcased her indispensability to the team by keeping her opponents at bay until the second half of the final game of the tournament.