University of New Hampshire Athletics
Poulakis Selected to NFHCA All-America Second Team
12/16/2025 2:44:00 PM | Field Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Senior captain Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario) of the University of New Hampshire field hockey team was named to the NFHCA Division I All-America Second Team, sponsored by Apex Field Hockey, on Tuesday.
Poulakis is the only America East player selected as one of 48 Division I All-Americans on the First, Second or Third Team.
Poulakis ranked third in the nation in goals per game (1.21) and fourth in points per game (2.84). She was the America East conference leader in both of those stats as well as game-winning goals (five), and she ranked eighth in assists per game (0.42).
Poulakis recorded one of the top single-season efforts in UNH program history with 23 goals and eight assists for 54 points in 19 games (all starts). On UNH's list of single-season superlatives, she is #3 in goals and #5 in points. The 23 points and 54 points are both the highest total by a Wildcat since 2011, and Poulakis is the first Wildcat to lead the conference in goals or points since that '11 season. On the conference single-season leaderboard, she is 10th in goals.
Poulakis took a nine-game goal streak and 15-game point streak into the NCAA first round; both streaks were the longest by a 'Cat since (at least) 2009. In the 2025 season alone, Poulakis scored multiple goals in a game seven times, including a career-high four – the eight points that game also marked a personal best. She also led UNH with five game-winning goals.
Poulakis' other 2025 season accolades included NFHCA Northeast Region First Team, NFHCA Senior Team, ECAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Year and All-ECAC First Team. Her America East conference honors includedOffensive Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Academic Team, All-Championship Team and four-time Offensive Player of the Week. Poulakis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the conference tourney as she scored the game-winning goal in both the semifinal and final with a total of three goals in two games.
This is the fifth consecutive year a Wildcat has earned All-America Team recognition, and Poulakis is UNH's 35th All-America Team honoree.
The UNH field hockey team earned a share of the 2025 regular-season America East title, the tournament championship and an NCAA tourney berth – all firsts for the Wildcats since 2013.
Poulakis is the only America East player selected as one of 48 Division I All-Americans on the First, Second or Third Team.
Poulakis ranked third in the nation in goals per game (1.21) and fourth in points per game (2.84). She was the America East conference leader in both of those stats as well as game-winning goals (five), and she ranked eighth in assists per game (0.42).
Poulakis recorded one of the top single-season efforts in UNH program history with 23 goals and eight assists for 54 points in 19 games (all starts). On UNH's list of single-season superlatives, she is #3 in goals and #5 in points. The 23 points and 54 points are both the highest total by a Wildcat since 2011, and Poulakis is the first Wildcat to lead the conference in goals or points since that '11 season. On the conference single-season leaderboard, she is 10th in goals.
Poulakis took a nine-game goal streak and 15-game point streak into the NCAA first round; both streaks were the longest by a 'Cat since (at least) 2009. In the 2025 season alone, Poulakis scored multiple goals in a game seven times, including a career-high four – the eight points that game also marked a personal best. She also led UNH with five game-winning goals.
Poulakis' other 2025 season accolades included NFHCA Northeast Region First Team, NFHCA Senior Team, ECAC Field Hockey Offensive Player of the Year and All-ECAC First Team. Her America East conference honors includedOffensive Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team, All-Academic Team, All-Championship Team and four-time Offensive Player of the Week. Poulakis was named the Most Outstanding Player of the conference tourney as she scored the game-winning goal in both the semifinal and final with a total of three goals in two games.
This is the fifth consecutive year a Wildcat has earned All-America Team recognition, and Poulakis is UNH's 35th All-America Team honoree.
The UNH field hockey team earned a share of the 2025 regular-season America East title, the tournament championship and an NCAA tourney berth – all firsts for the Wildcats since 2013.
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