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Poulakis Selected as Field Hockey Canada Women's National Team Alternate
1/24/2025 3:19:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. – Nicole Poulakis (Ajax, Ontario), a junior captain on the 2024 University of New Hampshire field hockey team, has been named an alternate for the Field Hockey Canada Women's National Team that will compete at the 2025 FIH Nations Cup in Santiago, Chile from Feb. 23 to March 2.
Poulakis, who started all 20 games for the Wildcats this past season, ranked third on the team in goals (11) and fourth in points (24), as well as tied for the lead in game-winning goals (three). On the America East conference leaderboard, she tied for sixth in goals per game (0.55) and tied for ninth in points per game (1.20); her three game-winning goals tied for fourth.
Poulakis recorded a point in 11 of 20 games with a goal in 10, including two goals in the America East semifinal victory. She scored a goal three consecutive games Oct. 6-18 and had a goal in back-to-back games two other times. She also had a three-game point streak Sept. 22-29.
In five games against nationally-ranked teams, Poulakis tallied two goals and an assist for five points. Also of note, she recorded four goals and an assist for nine points in six conference games.
Poulakis was named to both the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team, as well as the NFHCA Northeast Region Second Team, for the second consecutive year in 2024.
UNH finished the 2024 season with a 10-10 record as the Wildcats were runner-up in both the America East regular-season standings and conference tournament. Poulakis helped the 'Cats rank No. 6 in the nation in goals per game (3.05).
At the 2025 FIH Nations Cup, Canada is in the same pool as the United States, Chile and Japan. The tournament is a primer for the PAHF Pan American Cup in July, which is a qualifier for the 2026 FIH World Cup.
Poulakis was a star player on Team Canada at the 2024 Junior Pan America Championships. She has also been a member of the Team Canada Indoor National Program and played at the Indoor Pan Ams in 2021.
Poulakis, who started all 20 games for the Wildcats this past season, ranked third on the team in goals (11) and fourth in points (24), as well as tied for the lead in game-winning goals (three). On the America East conference leaderboard, she tied for sixth in goals per game (0.55) and tied for ninth in points per game (1.20); her three game-winning goals tied for fourth.
Poulakis recorded a point in 11 of 20 games with a goal in 10, including two goals in the America East semifinal victory. She scored a goal three consecutive games Oct. 6-18 and had a goal in back-to-back games two other times. She also had a three-game point streak Sept. 22-29.
In five games against nationally-ranked teams, Poulakis tallied two goals and an assist for five points. Also of note, she recorded four goals and an assist for nine points in six conference games.
Poulakis was named to both the America East All-Conference First Team and All-Academic Team, as well as the NFHCA Northeast Region Second Team, for the second consecutive year in 2024.
UNH finished the 2024 season with a 10-10 record as the Wildcats were runner-up in both the America East regular-season standings and conference tournament. Poulakis helped the 'Cats rank No. 6 in the nation in goals per game (3.05).
At the 2025 FIH Nations Cup, Canada is in the same pool as the United States, Chile and Japan. The tournament is a primer for the PAHF Pan American Cup in July, which is a qualifier for the 2026 FIH World Cup.
Poulakis was a star player on Team Canada at the 2024 Junior Pan America Championships. She has also been a member of the Team Canada Indoor National Program and played at the Indoor Pan Ams in 2021.
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