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2021 Field Hockey Roster
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Woods, Jemma
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Jersey Number 33
Jemma Woods
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- High School:
- Reigate Grammar School
- Hometown:
- Frimley, England
Bio
- 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 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
