Anne-Sophie Van der Post

Position:
Back
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Barlaeus Gymnasium
Hometown:
Amsterdam, Netherlands

2008: Has started all 24 games • Named to the womensfieldhockey.com All-Rookie Squad• Member of the All-BIG EAST Second Team • Named to the All-BIG EAST Tournament Team • Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after she tallied two assists and her first career defensive save in 7-1 win at Rutgers • Registered one assist in 7-0 victory versus Holy Cross • Scored the game-winning goal in 16-0 victory at Georgetown • Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her performance in wins at Providence and Massachusetts • Dished out one assist in 5-4 win at Massachusetts and in 4-2 victory at Providence • Earned Honor Roll accolades for leading the Syracuse defensive effort that produced two shutout wins against No. 11 Louisville (3-0) and New Hampshire (10-0) • Recorded her first career goal and first career assist in the 5-1 victory versus Delaware • Named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of Week (9/1) and to the womensfieldhockey.com Honor Roll for leading the Orange defense in a 5-0 shutout win against No. 8 Old Dominion.

High School: Was a member of the Amsterdam MC1 2003-2005 team that was third in the national indoor championship • Member of the Amsterdam MB1 2004-2006 which has placed second and third in the national indoor championship and second in the national outdoor championship • Played for the Amsterdam MA1 2006-2008 that was second and third national indoor championship and second in the outdoor championship • Played for the Noord-Holland Under 16 District Squad in 2004-2005 and for the Noord-Holland Under 18 District Squad from 2005-2007 that were second in the national district championship • She was named the captain of the 2005 Amsterdam MB1 team and of the 2007 Amsterdam MA1 team.

Personal: Born June 1990 in Amsterdam, Netherlands • Daughter of Jan van der Post and Liliane Damave • Two brothers and one sister • Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Ambitions in hockey? To excel on the field and win the National Championship.

Strengths on the field? Reading the game and passing with deception.

Why did you choose SU? Because one day we are going to win the National Championship.