2023 Field Hockey

Monica Petidier Martin
Scott Fields
Scott Fields

4 Charllene Boshoff

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School St. John's D.S.G.
  • Hometown Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Biography

2023: NFHCA Third Team All-American... NFHCA First Team Mid-Atlantic Region... 2023 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... 2023 First Team All-Patriot League... 2023 Patriot League All-Tournament Team... Team captain for second consecutive year... Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sep. 25... Scored seven goals this season, with two coming in the same game on Sep. 23 in a 3-1 win over Lafayette...  2023 NFHCA Division I Watchlist selection... 2023 Patriot League Preseason All-League Team selection... 14 points on the season (tied for most on team)... Started all 14 games that she played in this season.

2022: Named to All-Patriot League First Team … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … 2x Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (9/12, 9/26) … Started in all 16 games of the 2022 fall season … Accumulated a total of 17 points, second on the team, with eight goals and one assist, including two game winners–one of which came in the final game of the season, away against Bucknell to ensure American clinched the No. 3 seed in the PL Tournament–, also had one defensive save.

2021: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (8/30) ... Started all 17 games of the 2021 fall season ... Scored two exciting goals for the Eagles, starting with the golden goal against VCU (8/27) during extra time ... Had a massive performance during the Patriot League Championship game against Lafayette (11/6), scoring the game-winner and adding the assist in the Eagles' first goal of the game ... Picked up a defensive save in the close game against UMass (9/12) ... Pitched in assists in back-to-back wins against Holy Cross (10/16) and at Boston University (10/23) ... Played full time in all but one game of the season, including all 60 minutes during the NCAA Tournament First Round against Iowa (11/12).

2020-21: NFHCA National Academic Squad … Started all six games of the 2021 spring campaign … Played a key role in the Eagles’ backline, helping the team hold opponents to a 0.84 goals against average to lead the Patriot League and rank seventh in Division I … Played full time in all but two games throughout the season … Got off three shots against Lafayatte (4/18) during the 3-2 win to close the regular season … Put up another three shots against Bucknell (4/22) during the Patriot League semifinal.

2019: NFHCA Academic Squad ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started all 19 games during her debut season, scoring one goal and adding four assists for six points ... Her first goal as an Eagle was the game-winner against Holy Cross (10/11) ... She put away the final goal of the game off a penalty corner in the final 10 minutes to secure the Eagles' 3-2 win over the Crusaders ... She also added assists in the wins over Bucknell (9/28), Boston University (10/19), and Colgate (10/26) ... Helped lead the Eagles' back line during the Patriot League Tournament, playing all 60 minutes in the semifinal win over Holy Cross (11/8) and the championship game against Lafayette (11/10) ... Put in another full 60 minutes during the NCAA Tournament Opening Round against Fairfield (11/13).

High School: Played for St. John''s D.S.G. in Pietermaritzburg ... First Team player of the season ... KwaZulu-Natal colors for hockey ... Full colors for hockey ... First Team for hockey ... uMgungundlovu colors for hockey ... Also played water polo, swam, and ran cross country ... Played club for KwaZulu-Natal Inland ... Best Defender in 2018 ... Most Improved Player in 2017.

Personal: Daughter of Colleen-Anne and David Boshoff ... Nicknames are Char and Bosh ... Volunteer with the Salvation Army and local S.P.C.A. ... Sports heroine is Shelley Russell (Jones) ... Biggest challenge she overcame was bouncing back after breaking her hand during her senior season - she did so and was honored as Best Defender in her province ... She came to AU because of the opportunity to live and study in the U.S. capital - "I’ve always been fascinated about the idea of America and when I was 16, I settled on the idea of studying here. I visited various campuses, but AU caught my eye. It was a great decision." ... Majoring in business administration.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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    2020Sophomore

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    2021Junior

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    2022Senior

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    2023Graduate Student

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