Eefke van den Nieuwenhof

Brooke Borzymowski

/ Field Hockey

Charlotte de Vries and Eefke van den Nieuwenhof Hug

No. 8 Syracuse Field Hockey celebrates a 5-2 win over No. 7 Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash/ ACC

2022 NCAA Field Hockey Selection Show Celebration

Charlotte de Vries and Eefke van den Nieuwenhof celebrate a goal against Stanford

Photo by: Todd Michalek

Field Hockey celebration during Dartmouth Game

Charlotte de Vries and Eefke van den Nieuwenhof celebrate a goal in the first quarter.

Syracuse Field Hockey Lined Up at Coyne Stadium

The Syracuse field hockey team stands with their collective left hands placed on each others' shoulders during a practice session. Some players are in blue pinnies, others in white. Most of their backs are to the camera.

Position:
Back
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Utrecht, Netherlands

2023: Co-Captain with Charlotte de Vries and Brooke Borzymowski … NFHCA First Team All-America ... NFHCA Mideast All-Region First Team ... 2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Year … All-ACC First Team … ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) … Preseason All-ACC … 2023 NFHCA Watch list during the preseason … second player in program history to be a four-time All-American ... started in all 19 games as a senior center back … led Syracuse’s scoring efforts with 14 goals and four assists for 32 points … scored half of her goals on the attacking penalty corner while scoring one-third of Syracuse’s 19 APC goals … dropped eight points on Vermont (Aug. 27) with three goals and two assists … led NCAA Field Hockey, regardless of division, with six penalty stroke goals, converting her first six attempts this season … made a defensive save at No. 9 Duke (Sept. 15) … solidified a defense that allowed less than two goals per game and helped the Orange finish with a goals against average of 1.83 across nearly 1,100 minutes of field hockey … Syracuse’s defense allowed just 4.11 opponent penalty corners per game … ranked 14th in program history with 89 career points.

2022: Team Co-Captain … Second Team NFHCA All-America ... First Team NFHCA All-Region ... Second Team All-ACC … Preseason All-ACC … played in 17 games making 16 starts after returning from a lower body injury … ranked third on the team with 25 points thanks to 10 goals and five assists … tallied game-winning goal against No. 16 Boston College (Nov. 1) in the ACC Tournament … converted a penalty stroke against No. 7 Princeton (Nov. 11) in the NCAA Tournament first round … added a bar-down corner goal against No. 2 Maryland (Nov. 13) in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals … had a season-best five points against Dartmouth (Sept. 25) with two goals and an assist … added two goals against Stanford (Oct. 5) … added at least one point in 11 of her 17 appearances … key player on the ‘Cuse attacking penalty corner.

2021: NFHCA All-America Third Team … NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team … All-ACC First Team … ACC All-Tournament Team … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team after the season … played and started all 20 games for the Orange … scored 11 goals this season which is most on the team … 24 points for the season which is second on the team … 79 total shots on the season which is the most on the team … had 50 shots on goal which is the most on the team … took at least two shots in 19 of 20 games and at least one shot on goal in 18 of 20 games … scored at least one goal in five consecutive games … had a season high 10 shots versus Colgate (10/10) which was most this season for the Orange … season-high six shots on goal against Colgate (10/10) … played a season-high 70 minutes against Rutgers (9/10).

2020-21: First Team All-ACC... ACC All-Tournament Team... NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (11/4/20)... ACC Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/20)...NFHCA First Team All-Mideast Region…NFHCA All-American second team…Played 15 games…Scored three goals and two assists…Held opponents to 1.97 goals per game…Recorded two defensive saves

International Experience: Was selected to regional and national Dutch U15 teams ... Won the Regional Indoor Championship and placed third at the National Indoor Championship with ZSV Schaerweyde U16.

Personal: Eefke van den Nieuwenhof... majoring in biology at Syracuse.