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Which Rutgers Field Hockey player was named Preseason Player to Watch?

Rutgers field hockey had three players recognized by the Big Ten Conference as the Preseason Players to Watch heading into the 2023 season.

Rutgers field hockey had three players recognized by the Big Ten Conference as the Preseason Players to Watch heading into the 2023 season.

Ava Cickavage, Iris Langejans, and Puch Winter received Preseasons honors for the No. 16 Scarlet Knights.

Cickavage, a sophomore from Moorestown, New Jersey, is ready to play her first season with the Scarlet Knight after transferring from Wake Forest. While playing at Wake Forest, Cickavage appeared in 20 games as a freshman. She made three starts, recording 472 minutes, and attempted nine shots. Also, she was a top-50 player in the 2022 class and was selected to attend the U-21 Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp.

A redshirt senior, Langejans was named to her second consecutive Preseason Player to Watch heading into this season. In 2022, Langejans received First Team All-Big Ten, First Team All-Region, and Third Team All-American. She started all 18 games and recorded four goals with a team-high eight assists. Also, the native from Almelo, Netherlands, had a team-high 16 points.

Winter, the redshirt sophomore from Deventer, Netherlands, received the Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year award in 2022. She started all 18 games at center back last season, recording three goals with one assist and a team-high four defensive saves. Her four defensive saves were third in the Big Ten (15th nationally).

The Scarlet Knights open their 2023 season this weekend in California when Rutgers faces UC Davis on Friday, Stanford on Sunday, and Cal on Monday.

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Three Rutgers Field Hockey Players Named as Players to Watch in 2022

Three Rutgers field hockey players named to Big Ten Preseason Watch List

The Big Ten Conference announced its 2022 field hockey preseason honors on Tuesday, and three Rutgers student-athletes were named Preseason Players to Watch on Wednesday.

Forward Lucy Bannatyne, midfielder Guillermina Causarano, and halfback Iris Langejans were recognized after each had a stellar debut campaign for the Scarlet Knights in 2021, being main contributors on the eventual Big Ten Tournament championship squad.

Bannatyne started in 16 of the 21 games she played in. The Auckland, New Zealand native tied for the team lead with eight goals, the most goals for a Rutgers freshman since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten Conference. She also added one assist to finish second on team with 17 points. The freshman earned one Big Ten Freshman of the Week award last year.

Causarano started 21 of her 23 games played in the midfield. Also a freshman, she had one goal and two assists, with the goal coming as the game-winner over No. 20 Monmouth. The Salta, Argentina native earned her Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades as a result.

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Langejans was a starter all year in her first season as a Scarlet Knight.The redshirt junior should start all year at right halfback once again. The Almelo, Netherlands native earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice in 2021, and had one assist across 23 starts.

The field hockey team is ranked No. 8 in the NFHCA National Coaches Poll. They kick off their schedule this weekend, hosting the “Battle on the Banks” tournament. The tourney will feature some stiff competition, as Rutgers will welcome No. 18 Duke and No. 16 St. Joe’s in a round robin style event. Admission to all three games is free. Each game will be live streamed on B1G+.

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