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2021 Field Hockey Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Ava Mariani
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- High School:
- Wilson Area High School
- Hometown:
- Easton, Pa.
Bio
PHOTO GALLERY
As a Senior in 2022
As a Junior in 2021
As a Sophomore in Spring 2021
As a Freshman in 2019
Before UNH
As a Senior in 2022
- Started all 20 games
- Recorded one goal and three assists for five points
- Played 1,047 minutes of a possible 1,256 (83%); 1 of 6 field players with 1,000+ minutes played
- Recorded her first assist and point of the season vs. Boston University (8/28)
- Scored a goal vs. UMass Lowell (9/25)
- Recorded an assist in back-to-back games vs. Merrimack (10/16) and vs. UAlbany (10/21)
- Recorded 20 shots with seven on goal
As a Junior in 2021
- Started all 19Â games
- Recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points
- Tied for second on the team in goals
- Third in points and fourth in assists
- Second in both shots (28) and shots on goal (17)
- Matched her career highs in both goals (two) and points (four) vs. Merrimack on Oct. 17
- Recorded a point in four of the last six games, including a goal in the America East quarterfinal vs. Cal (Nov. 3)
As a Sophomore in Spring 2021
- Started all 11 games played
- Recorded six goals and an assist for 13 points
- Led the team in both goals and points
- Ranked third in shots (17) and second in shots on goal (12)
- Scored on 6 of 17 shots for a team-high .353 shooting percentage
- Matched her career highs in goals (two) and points (four) against both Merrimack (03/03) and at Maine (03/28)
- Also scored a goal in wins against UMass (02/26) and UC Davis (03/21)
- Tallied an assist in the season finale vs. Cal (03/17 at Vermont)
- Season-high four shots in that game against Cal
- Total of 552 minutes played (83.3% of a possible 664 minutes)
- DNP the April 11 game vs. Monmouth
As a Freshman in 2019
- Played in 17 of 18 games with 12 starts
- Recorded four goals and an assist for a total of nine points
- Scored her four goals on 17 shots for a .235 shooting percentage
- 12 of 17 shots were on goal (70.6%)
- Career-high two goals, including the game-winning tally in overtime, for a personal best of four points vs. UAlbany (10/11)
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener at American (08/30)
- Recorded her first career goal and points in her first career start: Sept. 13 vs. Stanford
- First career assist vs. Vermont (10/25)
Before UNH
- 2019 graduate of Wilson Area High School, where she lettered in field hockey, basketball, and track & field
- School record holder for career goals
- All-League First Team as a senior, when she was the league's top scorer with 34 goals and 12 assists
- As a junior, All-League Second Team and All-Area Honorable Mention
- As a freshman and sophomore, All-League Honorable Mention and All-Area Honorable Mention
- Two-time NIT pool champions for the XCalibur Field Hockey Club
- Also played for the Mystic Field Hockey Club
My Favorite…Â
Pro sports team:Â Â Philadelphia EaglesÂ
Pro athlete:Â Joe Burrow
Sport other than field hockey:Â footballÂ
Music genre:Â Â countryÂ
Musical artist:Â Morgan WallenÂ
Pump-up song: Going Bad by Meek MillÂ
Movie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysÂ
TV show: Gossip GirlÂ
Phone app: Tik TokÂ
Food:Â Â chicken fingers
Snack:Â watermelonÂ
Dessert:Â chocolate covered fruitÂ
Pizza topping:Â Â honey
Dunkin’ drink: strawberry refresherÂ
Dunkin’ food:  plain bagelÂ
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This or That…Â
Cats or dogs:Â Â dogsÂ
Coffee or tea:Â Â teaÂ
Iced or hot coffee/tea:Â Â hot teaÂ
Cook at home or takeout:Â Â take outÂ
Share food or don’t share food:  share foodÂ
Plan or spontaneous:Â Â planÂ
Morning or night:Â Â nightÂ
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UNH Field Hockey vs. UC Davis Highlights (9.26.21)
Sunday, September 26
UNH Field Hockey vs. California Highlights (9.19.21)
Friday, September 24
UNH Field Hockey vs. Boston College Highlights (9.19.21)
Sunday, September 19
UNH Field Hockey vs. Monmouth Highlights (4.11.21)
Sunday, April 11
