Terrapins Named to U.S. National Teams
7/17/2018 11:32:00 AM | Field Hockey
Six current and former Terrapins were named to USA Field Hockey teams
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Six current and former members of the Maryland field hockey family were named to USA Field Hockey national team rosters this month.
Former Terrapin All-American and Olympian Jill Funk (Witmer) will represent Team USA as part of the 18-player squad traveling to London for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup this weekend. The USA is in Pool B with Ireland, England and India. The Americans are currently ranked No. 7 in the world, England is No. 2, India is No. 10 and Ireland is No. 16. Fellow former Terp and Honda Award winner Megan Frazer will play for Team Ireland.
Witmer and the U.S. will open competition Saturday at 1 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local) vs. Ireland, then England on Wednesday, July 25 at 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local). They will close pool play vs. India on Sunday, July 29 at noon ET (5 p.m. local). The games will be played on the pitch at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre.
For links to watch, click here. For the full schedule and more info, click here.
Seniors Linnea Gonzales and Sabrina Rhodes were named to the U.S. Women's National Development Squad. Sophomores Brooke DeBerdine and Kyler Greenwalt were recently named to the U.S. Under-21 National Team and incoming freshman Riley Donnelly was named to the U.S. Under-19 National Team.
Former Terrapin All-American and Olympian Jill Funk (Witmer) will represent Team USA as part of the 18-player squad traveling to London for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup this weekend. The USA is in Pool B with Ireland, England and India. The Americans are currently ranked No. 7 in the world, England is No. 2, India is No. 10 and Ireland is No. 16. Fellow former Terp and Honda Award winner Megan Frazer will play for Team Ireland.
Witmer and the U.S. will open competition Saturday at 1 p.m. ET (6 p.m. local) vs. Ireland, then England on Wednesday, July 25 at 3 p.m. ET (8 p.m. local). They will close pool play vs. India on Sunday, July 29 at noon ET (5 p.m. local). The games will be played on the pitch at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre.
For links to watch, click here. For the full schedule and more info, click here.
Seniors Linnea Gonzales and Sabrina Rhodes were named to the U.S. Women's National Development Squad. Sophomores Brooke DeBerdine and Kyler Greenwalt were recently named to the U.S. Under-21 National Team and incoming freshman Riley Donnelly was named to the U.S. Under-19 National Team.
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