Field hockey seniors posing on the seats in Bender Arena
Grayson Rupp

Field Hockey

Field Hockey Hosts Lehigh on Senior Day

WASHINGTON –– American University field hockey hosts its final home game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon Lehigh comes to the Jacobs Complex.

Saturday will be American's Senior Day and Alumni Celebration Game. Be sure to arrive early to celebrate our group of 10 seniors and one graduate student in a pregame ceremony and stay in your seat at halftime to see the honoring of Alumni.

Quick Info – Lehigh
  • Date & Time: Saturday, October 31, 12 p.m.
  • Site: Washington, D.C. (Jacob's Complex)
  • Series History: AU leads, 29-1
  • TV: ESPN+
Scouting the Eagles
  • American is now 3-2 in the Patriot League after a 2-1 shootout loss to Holy Cross this weekend. The Eagles' two losses in the League (Lafayette and Holy Cross) are both the result of shootouts on the road.
  • The lone AU goal came from graduate student Kaleigh Missimer; Missimer now has seven goals on the season–second on the team in scoring, tied with Jordan Reicher and behind Sophie Willemse with eight. Missimer both earned and converted on a penalty stroke against the Crusaders and now has a career conversion record of 7-for-9 on penalty stroke attempts.
  • Despite the Eagles' outcomes, they're still second in the league in scoring with 44 goals–as well as an average of 2.75 goals per game–and second in least goals allowed, with an average of 1.38 per game behind Lafayette's 0.75 per game.
  • Emilia Winkler, AU's dependable midfielder and a team captain, is currently leading AU and third in the league in assists with 16. Winkler also has goal for 12 total points so far this season.
  • Fellow captain and senior Willemse leads the team with her eight goals, including two game winners, and three assists for 19 points.
  • Willemse, Reicher, and Missimer are sixth, seventh, and eighth in the league respectively in goals scored and Reicher leads the league in game winners with three in 15 games played.
  • With 22 goals allowed, the Eagles are second in the league and Teagan Harmon is second in the league in shutouts (4), with two of those coming in Patriot League play against Bucknell and Lafayette. Harmon also has the third lowest goals against average with 1.34 ga/game.
  • Other notable names for American on the points line are junior defender Olivia Morraye and freshman striker Sam Kockx with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Morraye has five goals and three assists while Kockx has an equal four goals and four assists.
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Players Mentioned

Teagan Harmon

#99 Teagan Harmon

GK
5' 7"
Sophomore
Kaleigh Missimer

#5 Kaleigh Missimer

F
5' 5"
Graduate Student
Olivia Morraye

#20 Olivia Morraye

D
5' 8"
Junior
Jordan Reicher

#1 Jordan Reicher

F
5' 7"
Senior
Sophie Willemse

#4 Sophie Willemse

M
6' 1"
Senior
Emilia Winkler

#17 Emilia Winkler

M
5' 7"
Senior
Sam Kockx

#27 Sam Kockx

F
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Teagan Harmon

#99 Teagan Harmon

5' 7"
Sophomore
GK
Kaleigh Missimer

#5 Kaleigh Missimer

5' 5"
Graduate Student
F
Olivia Morraye

#20 Olivia Morraye

5' 8"
Junior
D
Jordan Reicher

#1 Jordan Reicher

5' 7"
Senior
F
Sophie Willemse

#4 Sophie Willemse

6' 1"
Senior
M
Emilia Winkler

#17 Emilia Winkler

5' 7"
Senior
M
Sam Kockx

#27 Sam Kockx

5' 7"
Freshman
F