United States women's national field hockey team

United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team, represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore. 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 eighth 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.
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 Holland-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 US won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey.
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.
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
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 US pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarter-final play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT and resulted in a loss, 2–1. They placed fifth.
Tournament history
Team
Current squad
The following 18 players represented the United States in the FIH Pro League match against Great Britain in London, Great Britain.
Caps are current as of 21 June 2023 after the match against Great Britain.
Head coach: David Passmore
The following players make up the remainder of the national squad:
Notable players
Beth Anders
Katie Bam
Kate Barber
Beth Beglin
Jackie Briggs
Lauren Crandall
Rachel Dawson
Katelyn Falgowski
Stefanie Fee
Kris Fillat
Tracey Fuchs
Melissa González
Sheryl Johnson
Michelle Kasold
Barbara Marois
Charlene Morett-Curtiss
Marcia Pankratz
Elizabeth K. Ralph*
Karen Shelton
Amy Tran
Michelle Vittese
Results
2022 Fixtures
FIH Pro League
See also
United States men's national field hockey team
USA Field Hockey
USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame
References
External links
FIH profile
National
Americas women's national field hockey teams
Women