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2022 Field Hockey Roster

77 Christina Calandra

  • Class Senior
  • Position GK
  • Major Communications
  • Hometown Manchester, MA
  • High School Manchester Essex Regional
  • Instagram christina.calandra
  • Twitter christina_22cn
  • Opendorse christina-calandra

Biography

  • NFHCA National Academic Squad (2019, 20, 21)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021)
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
As a senior (2022):
  • Played in 16 games, making 12 starts
  • Collected her first career shutout in a 1-0 victory over Stanford on Aug. 29
  • Recorded five saves in a 5-2 win over #20 Ohio State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament (11/3)
  • Tallied a career high six saves against #4 Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal (11/4)
  • Notched four saves in a 2-1 double overtime victory vs. Liberty (11/11) in the NCAA First Round
As a junior (2021):
  • Saw action in 4 games
  • Notched a save in win at Indiana (Sept. 24)
  • Made 2 saves to preserve shutout in 6-0 rout of #24 Ohio State (10/29)
  • Earned Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA National Academic Squad honors.
As a sophomore (2020):
  • Saw first career action vs. Indiana (3/19)
  • Earned Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA National Academic Squad honors.
Before Maryland:
  • Four-year letterwinner in field hockey
  • Two years in lacrosse and two in indoor track at Manchester Essex Regional
  • Carried a career save percentage of .895 with 49 career shutouts and 239 career save
  • Team won the Cape Ann League title all four years of her career
  • Team went 70-3-8 over her career
  • Named 2018 Cape Ann Player of the Year
  • Named a First Team Cape Ann League All-Star twice and the Crown Trophy Athlete of the Month in 2017
  • The 2017 Gloucester Daily Times Female Fall Sports All-Star
  • Selected as a All-Scholastic Athlete by both the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald
  • Named to the 2018 Senior Best of 60 Game
  • Served as team captain in junior and senior years
  • Played on the 2018 Northeast Regional Team at Futures
  • Played for United Club team
  • Named to the U-19 Premier Team three times and the Elite Team in 2018
  • Regional Club Championship team member in all four years
  • Team advanced to the 2018 National Club championship
Personal:
  • Parents are Christopher and Rebecca
  • Has two siblings, Caisi and Lillian
  • Wants to be a news anchor
  • Lists Diane Sawyer as her non-sports heroine
  • Listens to music before games
  • Communications major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2019Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    77
  • 77

    2020-21Sophomore

    Goalkeeper
    77
  • 77

    2021Junior

    Goalkeeper
    77
  • 77

    2022Senior

    Goalkeeper
    77