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Jersey Number 5
Ella Gaitan
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- F
- Major:
- Letters & Sciences
- Hometown:
- Belvidere, NJ
- High School:
- Blair Academy
- 2024 Big Ten All-Second Team
- 2024 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- 2024 U.S. U21 National Team
- 2023 U.S. U18 National Team
- 2022 Max Field Hockey Top 50 - Class of 2024
AS A SOPHOMORE (2025):
- Played in 14 games making 11 starts
- Recorded Terps first goal of the season (8/29)
- Scored game-winning goal against No. 13 Saint Joseph's (9/14)
- Scored the game-winning goal versus #12 Michigan (9/26)
- Recorded five goals and one assist for 11 total points
- Second on the team in goals with five
- Tallied three game-winning goals
- Appeared and started in all 20 games
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (11/4,10/7,9/9)
- Scored first goal as a Terp in a 2-0 win over #17 Boston College (9/6)
- Recorded first multi-goal game as a Terp in 5-0 win over #10 Iowa (10/6)
- Produced back to back multi-goal games against #10 Iowa (10/6), at Michigan State (10/11)
- Career high three shots on goal at Michigan State (10/11)
- Four-year member of high school varsity field hockey team
- Played for Centercourt Club from 2020-24 under Coach Rachel Galante
- 2023 All-MAPL & All-State First Team
- 2023 Blair Academy Field Hockey Prize
- 2023 NFHCA High School Watchlist
- 2023 Max Field Hockey High School Regional Players to Watch
- Two-time Max Field Hockey NJ Region High School Players to Watch (2021 & 2022)
- 2022 Mid-Atlantic Prep All-League Selection
- Two-time NJISAA Prep ‘A’ All-State First Team (2021 & 2022)
- 2022 Max Field Hockey National Invitational All-Tournament Second Team
- 2022 All-MAPL First Team
- 2022 NJSIAA Prep A state champions
- 2021 Mid-Atlantic Prep All-League First Team
- 2021 Max Field Hockey New Jersey All-Region Second Team
- Father, Harold, played soccer and mother, Kristin, played field hockey at Montclair State
- Has three siblings, Emerson, Quinn and Grady
- Sports hero is Michael Jordan
- Why Maryland?: “I chose to come to Maryland for the incredible legacy of winning, the amazing coaching, and the unbeatable team culture.”
Maryland Field Hockey Highlights | Northeastern
Sunday, November 02
Maryland Field Hockey | Belief, Grit, Tradition
Wednesday, October 15
Maryland Field Hockey Highlights | Michigan
Friday, September 26
Maryland Field Hockey Highlights | Penn State
Monday, September 22
