United States women's national field hockey team

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United States
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Association USA Field Hockey
Confederation PAHF (Americas)
Head Coach David Passmore
Assistant coach(es) Tracey Fuchs
Javi Telechea
Manager Maddie Hinch
Captain Amanda Magadan
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Home
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FIH ranking
Current 14 Steady2.svg (July 4, 2025) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1984 )
Best result Bronze medal.svg Bronze (1984)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983 )
Best result Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze (1994)
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1987 )
Best result Gold medal america.svg Gold (2011, 2015)
Pan American Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2001 )
Best result Silver medal america.svg Silver (2001, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2025)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Dublin
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Havana Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 Kingston
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Bridgetown
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Hamilton
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mendoza
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Montevideo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lancaster

The United States women's national field hockey team [2] [3] represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore. [4] It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the 8th International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup. [5] [6]

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Olympics

Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Netherlands-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide the bronze medal. The U.S. won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey. [7]

Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. At the Olympics, the team finished fourth in pool B and lost the seventh/eight place play-off to Germany 2–4, finishing in eighth place. [8]

London 2012 Olympics

The USWNT qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Argentina 4–2 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. had high hopes of finishing their rocky 2012 Olympic campaign on a high note. Unfortunately, that did not happen for Team USA as the final match at Riverbank Arena in London's Olympic Park ended with a disappointing 2–1 loss to Belgium, leaving the U.S. with a last place finish in the tournament.

Rio 2016 Olympics

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The team in 2016

In similar fashion to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, the USWNT defeated Argentina at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada to punch their ticket to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In pool play the USWNT toppled both global hockey powerhouses Argentina (2nd FIH World Ranked) and Australia (3rd FIH World Ranked) with the same score of 2–1. Continuing in their preliminary schedule, the U.S. pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarterfinal play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT and resulted in a loss, 2–1. They placed fifth.

Tournament history

Olympic Games [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 3rd
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea 8th
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States 5th
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 8th
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 12th
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 9th
FIH World Cup [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1983 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
1986 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 12th
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 3rd
1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, Netherlands 8th
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth, Australia 9th
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 6th
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands 4th
2018 Flag of England.svg London, England 14th
2026 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Wavre, Belgium/ Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified
FIH World League [9]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2012–13 Round 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
Semifinals Flag of England.svg London, England 5th
2014–15 Semifinals Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain 5th
2016–17 Semifinals Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa 1st
Final Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand 7th
Pan American Games [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis, United States 2nd
1991 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, Cuba 3rd
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd
1999 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Winnipeg, Canada 2nd
2003 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd
2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd
2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Canada 1st
2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 3rd
2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile 2nd
Pan American Cup [10]
YearHost cityPosition
2001 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kingston, Jamaica 2nd
2004 Flag of Barbados.svg Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd
2009 Flag of Bermuda.svg Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Lancaster, United States 3rd
2022 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile 4th
2025 Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo, Uruguay 2nd
Champions Trophy [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1987–1993 Did not participate
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany 6th
1999–2014 Did not participate
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 3rd
FIH Pro League [11]
YearSeasonPosition
2019 Season One 9th
2020–21 Season Two 9th
2021–22 Season Three 9th
2022–23 Season Four 9th
2023–24 Season Five 9th Decrease2.svg
FIH Nations Cup
YearFinals Host cityPosition
2022–2024 Did not participate
2024–25 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile 4th

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the USA squad for the test series against New Zealand in Auckland. [12]

All caps and goals current as of 20 January 2025, after the match against New Zealand.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
30GK Kealsie Reeb (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 28)370 Flag of the United States.svg Focus Field Hockey
33GK Annabel Skubisz (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 23)10 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Pride
19DF Josie Hollamon (2005-01-07) 7 January 2005 (age 20)70 Flag of the United States.svg Shore Byrds
21DF Alexandra Hammel (Captain) (1996-06-16) 16 June 1996 (age 29)751 Flag of the United States.svg HTC Field Hockey
22DF Jacqueline Sumfest (1998-12-10) 10 December 1998 (age 26)511 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles
24DF Kelee Lepage (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27)491 Flag of the United States.svg X–Calibur
35DF Carter Ayars (1998-04-30) 30 April 1998 (age 27)21
36DF Mia Schoenbeck (2004-11-16) 16 November 2004 (age 20)20 Flag of the United States.svg Demon Deacons
39DF Jans Croon (2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 22)20 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia Cavaliers
2MF Meredith Sholder (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 26)563 Flag of the United States.svg Firestyx
8MF Madeleine Zimmer (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001 (age 23)592 Flag of the United States.svg Firestyx
11MF Katie Dixon (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 23)20 Flag of the United States.svg Carolina All Stars
23MF Caroline Ramsey (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 24)20 Flag of the United States.svg New Heights
26MF Lucy Adams (2003-03-29) 29 March 2003 (age 22)20 Flag of the United States.svg Brown Bears
28MF Mia Abello (2004-07-03) 3 July 2004 (age 21)10 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Pride
40MF Daniela Mendez-Trendler (2004-06-23) 23 June 2004 (age 21)21 Flag of the United States.svg Virginia Cavaliers
4FW Sophia Gladieux (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 23)122 Flag of the United States.svg X–Calibur
9FW Hope Rose (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 23)136 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles
14FW Sanne Caarls (Captain) (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 27)539 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Braxgata
17FW Elizabeth Yeager (2003-06-17) 17 June 2003 (age 22)6011 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles
27FW Ryleigh Heck (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 21)00 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. July 4, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
  2. ↑ "USA Field Hockey – Features, Events, Results – Team USA". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Field Hockey USA" . Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Farry named head coach of USWNT teamusa.org
  5. ↑ "Olympics 2016 – New-look U.S. field hockey team can go from worst to first". August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Why USA Olympic field hockey suddenly isn't terrible". August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ Chappell, Bill (August 15, 2016). "U.S. Women's Field Hockey Team Exits Olympics With Quarterfinal Loss To Germany". NPR . Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (August 13, 2008). "Final Score: Women's Field Hockey USA 2–4 Germany". Rings Blog. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
  10. ↑ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia.
  11. ↑ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  12. ↑ "Passmore Names Squad to Compete in Upcoming New Zealand Tour". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. December 23, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
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