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Jersey Number 33
Jemma Woods
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- High School:
- Reigate Grammar School
- Hometown:
- Frimley, England
- 2023 America East Goalkeeper of the Year
- 2023 America East All-Conference First Team
- America East Defensive Player of the Week (3/16/21, 8/31/21, 8/30/22, 8/28/23)
- 2x America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2021,2022)
- 2021 NFHCA National Academic Squad Honoree
- America East Academic Honor Roll (2019)
- UNH: 2024 Jim Urquhart Student-Athlete of the Year, women
As a Graduate Student in 2023
- Started all 19 games and played 1072 of a possible 1164 minutes (92.1%)
- Third goalie in UNH history to play 5,000+ minutes (#3 - 5015:16)
- America East conference leader in save percentage and shutouts
- Had a 12-7 record with a 1.90 GAA, .704 save percentage and three shutouts
- Also part of two shared shutouts (with Mariana Birdthistle) against Michigan State and Merrimack; stopped six shots in 53:30 vs. Michigan State and did not face a shot on goal in 35:35 vs. Merrimack
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts of UMass Lowell and Maine -- and the shared shutout of Merrimack -- as part of her shutout streak of 188 minutes, 45 seconds that spanned five games Oct. 6-20
- In conference-only games (eight games), was the America East leader in GAA (1.20) with a .763 save percentage and two shutouts
- Finished with 10+ saves twice, including a season high of 11 at nationally-ranked Boston College
- Made 10 saves in a 1-0 win at UMass Lowell (10/8)
- Credited with one save in the shutout win vs. Maine (10/13)
- Four saves in the overtime shutout win vs. Columbia (10/29)
As a Senior in 2022
- Started 19 of 20 games (DNP vs. Merrimack; 10/16)
- Had a 9-7 record with a 2.32 GAA, .757 save percentage and one shutout
- Played 1,188 of 1,256 minutes (95%) to lead all Wildcats in minutes played
- No. 4 in the nation in saves per game (7.53)
- America East conference leader in saves (143) and saves per game, as well as third in save percentage (.757)
- Three-save shutout vs. Bryant (9/30)
- Season-high 14 saves in the America East semifinal vs. UAlbany (11/4)
- Finished with 10+ saves a total of five times, including three consecutive games at Maryland (13), at Lafayette (12) and at Maine (10)
- 13 saves at nationally-ranked UMass (9/4)
- Credited with eight saves in the America East quarterfinal win vs. UMass Lowell (11/3)
As a Junior in 2021
- Started all 19 games and played all 1177:25
- Had a 2.14 GAA, .725 save percentage and two shutouts with a 7-12 record
- In nine America East conference games, had a 2.31 GAA, .734 save percentage and a shutout with a 3-6 record
- Shut out Ohio in the Aug. 28 season opener with a five-save effort
- Four-save shutout at Vermont (Oct. 22)
- Finished with 10+ saves five times
- Career-high 15 saves in the regular-season finale vs. Maine (Oct. 31)
- 11 saves at third-ranked Iowa (matched her personal best at the time)
- 10 saves three times: at #5 Louisville (Aug. 29); at #12 Harvard (Oct. 3); and vs. Cal in the America East quarterfinal game (Nov. 3)
As a Sophomore in Spring 2021
- Started all 10 games played
- Played 562:15 minutes of 724:20 (77.6%)
- Had a 3-6 record with a 1.92 GAA, .775 save percentage and two shutouts
- Stopped 62 of 80 shots on goal and faced 121 total shots
- Recorded her first career shutout with a one-save effort in the 3-0 win vs. Northeastern (03/14)
- Shut out UC Davis with a five-save effort in the 2-0 win (03/21)
- Combined with Nikki Tredwell to shut out Merrimack; Woods played the first half and did not face a shot on goal
- Career-high 11 saves at Maine (03/28)
- Finished with 10 saves at Boston College (03/12) and at Vermont (04/03)
- DNP the season opener and the season finale; made 10 consecutive starts between those games
As a Freshman in 2019
- Played in 17 of 18 games with 16 starts
- Played 1015:13 of a possible 1125:38
- Had an 8-8 record with a 2.25 GAA and .678 save percentage
- Career-high nine saves in the 4-3 overtime win against UAlbany (77:30)
- Combined with Rachel Simkevich to shut out Bryant in the 4-0 win (09/27); Woods stopped all three shots faced in 57:59 of action
- Recorded six saves in the 3-2 win vs. nationally-ranked Stanford (09/13)
- Stopped 6 of 7 shots on goal in the 2-1 win vs. UMass (10/06)
- Stopped 7 of 9 shots on goal in the America East quarterfinal game vs. Cal (2-1 loss)
- Stopped 7 of 9 shots on goal in the America East quarterfinal game vs. Cal (2-1 loss)
- Also credited with seven saves against both Harvard (09/29) and Providence (10/13)
- Earned her first career win with a five-save effort in the 2-1 win against Holy Cross (09/08)
- Made her collegiate debut when she started the third quarter at #2 Maryland (09/01); stopped 4 of 6 shots on goal in 30:00 of action
Before UNH
- 2019 graduate of Reigate Grammar School, where she played on the Girls XI squad
- Has also played for the England U16 and U18 junior squads in the 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons
- In the 2018-19 season, won a U17 gold medal at the Futures Cup, placed in the Final 16 in the national school competition, played 1s/2s with the Trojans hockey club, played 1s training and 2s squad Surbiton hockey club and received a UKCC hockey coaching award
- In the 2017-18 season, played club for Havant in addition to Reigate Grammar. She also captured bronze with the U17 team at the Futures Cup and earned silver at the national school games
- In the 2016-17 season, was a gold medalist with the U16 squad
My Favorite...
Pro sports team: GB women's hockey
Pro athlete: Usain Bolt
Music genre: indie pop
Musical artist: the Lumineers
Pump-up song: Can’t Stop Me Now - The Larceny
Movie: Top Gun
TV show: Criminal Minds
Actress: Florence Pugh
Phone app: Instagram
Food: mango
Snack: dragonfruit
Dessert: chocolate strawberries
Pizza topping: pineapple
Dunkin’ drink: peach passionfruit green tea
Dunkin’ food: glazed doughnut
This or That…
Cats or dogs: cats
Coffee or tea: tea
Iced or hot coffee/tea: iced tea
Cook at home or takeout: cook at home
Share food or don’t share food: share food
Plan or spontaneous: spontaneous
Morning or night: morning
Wonder Woman or Captain Marvel: Wonder Woman
UNH Athletics Introduces Sarah Mansfield‑Lahl as New Field Hockey Head Coach
Monday, March 16
UNH Field Hockey vs UAlbany Semifinal Highlights 11-4-25
Tuesday, November 04
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
