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Duke Trio Garners All-America Honors
12/17/2024 3:16:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.C.— The awards continue to roll in for the Duke field hockey trio of Alaina McVeigh, Charlie van Oirschot and Frederique Wollaert. The three Blue Devil standouts captured NFHCA All-America honors to highlight their stellar campaigns.
McVeigh and van Oirschot both earned second-team honors while Wollaert garnered a spot on the third team. This is the first All-America accolade for both van Oirschot and Wollaert and the second consecutive for McVeigh.
Duke's offensive leader, McVeigh is the first Blue Devil to earn All-America honors in consecutive seasons since Margaux Paolino did so in 2018 and 2019. McVeigh headlined the Blue Devils in the scoring column with 13 goals and two assists for 28 points, scoring scored a goal in all but five games in which Duke got on the board. She finished the year with three two-goal games in 2024. The 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, McVeigh eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second consecutive season. In her two years on the turf, McVeigh has 30 goals and 65 points to rank 20th and 26th in Duke history, respectively.
A three-time All-ACC selection, van Oirschot was instrumental in Duke field hockey's resurgence the past two seasons. She garnered All-ACC first-team honors this year after finishing the season second on the team with four goals and five assists for 13 points. The Haarlem, The Netherlands native was on a hot streak during Duke's seven-game win streak with 10 points from four goals and two assists. She had the game-winning goal in the wins at Stanford, Wake Forest, Louisville and versus VCU. For her Duke career, van Oirschot registered double-digit points in each of her three seasons at and completed her time with 14 goals and 12 assists for 40 points in 59 career games.
A graduate student transfer from Penn, Wollaert stepped right into the cage for the Blue Devils this season. Her calm demeanor and leadership led the Blue Devils to put together one of the best defensive units in the nation. She started all 20 games this season and finished ranked third nationally with a 0.67 goals against average and a .772 save percentage. Credited with eight shutouts this season, Wollaert led Duke to a program-record 12 shutouts in the regular season. Her 0.67 goals against average also was a Duke single-season record. Duke led the nation in shutouts this season with 12 in 20 outings.
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McVeigh and van Oirschot both earned second-team honors while Wollaert garnered a spot on the third team. This is the first All-America accolade for both van Oirschot and Wollaert and the second consecutive for McVeigh.
Duke's offensive leader, McVeigh is the first Blue Devil to earn All-America honors in consecutive seasons since Margaux Paolino did so in 2018 and 2019. McVeigh headlined the Blue Devils in the scoring column with 13 goals and two assists for 28 points, scoring scored a goal in all but five games in which Duke got on the board. She finished the year with three two-goal games in 2024. The 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the Year, McVeigh eclipsed the 20-point mark for the second consecutive season. In her two years on the turf, McVeigh has 30 goals and 65 points to rank 20th and 26th in Duke history, respectively.
A three-time All-ACC selection, van Oirschot was instrumental in Duke field hockey's resurgence the past two seasons. She garnered All-ACC first-team honors this year after finishing the season second on the team with four goals and five assists for 13 points. The Haarlem, The Netherlands native was on a hot streak during Duke's seven-game win streak with 10 points from four goals and two assists. She had the game-winning goal in the wins at Stanford, Wake Forest, Louisville and versus VCU. For her Duke career, van Oirschot registered double-digit points in each of her three seasons at and completed her time with 14 goals and 12 assists for 40 points in 59 career games.
A graduate student transfer from Penn, Wollaert stepped right into the cage for the Blue Devils this season. Her calm demeanor and leadership led the Blue Devils to put together one of the best defensive units in the nation. She started all 20 games this season and finished ranked third nationally with a 0.67 goals against average and a .772 save percentage. Credited with eight shutouts this season, Wollaert led Duke to a program-record 12 shutouts in the regular season. Her 0.67 goals against average also was a Duke single-season record. Duke led the nation in shutouts this season with 12 in 20 outings.
To stay up to date with Blue Devils field hockey, follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook by searching "DukeFH".
#GoDuke
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