Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus Maryland on September 7, 2025 at 3 p.m.
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Field Hockey
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2017 Field Hockey Roster
Gill, Ainsley
Jersey Number 6
Ainsley Gill
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
Bio
Career: Played in 75 career contests, making 26 starts at forward … Recorded nine goals and 12 assists … Helped the Blue Devils make four straight NCAA quarterfinals appearances, including a trip to the national semifinals in 2015 … Tallied two game-winning goals.
2017 (Stats): Started all 21 contests at forward as a senior, helping Duke reach the NCAA quarterfinals … Totaled a career-best 12 points on three goals and six assists … The six assists ranked her third on the team … Rounded out the fall with assists in four of the Blue Devils’ final five contests, including in both ACC Tournament games and in the NCAA quarterfinals ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2016: Played in all 20 contests with five starts at forward … Tallied assists on penalty corner goals in back-to-back contests against Northwestern (9/4) and Virginia (9/9) … Recorded an assist against Delaware in the NCAA quarterfinals (11/13) … Finished the year with a career-best eight points ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2015: Appeared in 15 contests during the Blue Devils' run to the NCAA semifinals … Totaled five points on two goals and one assist … Scored the game winner in a 2-1 victory at No. 10 Boston College (10/9).
2014: Took the field in 15 contests as a freshman … Totaled five points on two goals and one assist … Scored in each of the Blue Devils' first two contests, wins over Michigan State (Aug. 29) and Central Michigan (Aug. 31) … Provided the assist in a 1-0 victory over No. 7 Princeton (Sept. 5) … Member of the 2014-15 U.S. U19 junior national team.
Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Norfolk Academy … Named a Southern Region All-American as a senior … Also tabbed conference player of the year as a senior after totaling 18 goals and 30 assists her final season … Concluded her prep career with 45 goals and 75 assists … Earned all-state distinction and first team all-conference accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior … Member of the U.S. U19 and U17 junior national teams … Member of the U.S. Futures Elite program, competing at the National Futures Championship, Futures Elite Championship and Junior National Camp … Also lettered four years in lacrosse, earning first team all-conference recognition twice … Six-year member of the honor roll.
Personal: Born July 31, 1996 … Daughter of John and Susan Gill … Has two siblings (Halle and Greer) … Mother played field hockey at Virginia.
Career Highs:
Goals: 1 ... 9x, last vs. Old Dominion ... Sept. 24, 2017
Assists: 1 ... 12x, last vs. Maryland ... Nov. 12, 2017
Points: 3 ... vs. Boston College ... Sept. 30, 2016
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