12/17/2021 3:39:00 PM | Field Hockey
"The selection for this important tournament has been very hard," commented Farry. "We have had a good look at the group, both against Canada, in tournament mode with their college teams and also using the Junior World Cup qualifier in Chile earlier this year, and through this, we believe we have selected a group that can bring us the success we are after at the PAC. We are fully aware there will be some great competition and tough matches and we're relishing the opportunity to get back into tournament mode."
De Vries became a member of the U.S. Women's National Team in June after working her way up through the USA Field Hockey program over the last several years. She most recently played on the U.S. U22 team that captured third place at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championship where she was named top-scorer of the tournament. De Vries just concluded her junior season at Syracuse where she earned NFHCA Third Team All-America, NFHCA First Team All-Mideast Region and ACC Second Team honors. She tallied six goals and added three assists in 18 starts while helping the Orange to a second-place finish in the ACC and their first NCAA Elite Eight appearance since 2016. Syracuse went 14-6 overall and earned three top-5 wins including a 4-1 victory over No. 4 Penn State in the NCAA Tournament.Â
In the eight-team event, No. 15 USA sits in Pool B with No. 13 Canada, No. 30 Mexico and No. 32 Peru. Pool A includes reigning PAC champions No. 3 Argentina, runner-up No. 18 Chile, No. 26 Uruguay and No. 46 Trinidad and Tobago.
Team USA opens competition on Wednesday, January 19 against No. 32 Peru at 1:00 p.m. ET, followed by No. 13 Canada on Friday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET and No. 30 Mexico on Sunday, January 23 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Crossovers will take place on Tuesday, January 25 and the semifinals round will begin on Thursday, January 27. All matches will be live streamed, more information to follow.
The top three women's team will earn a spot at the 2022 FIH Hockey Women's World Cup taking place July 1 to 17, 2022 in both Amsterdam, Netherlands and Terrasa, Spain.
