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2019 Field Hockey Roster

Rick Smith

18 Lisa van der Geest

  • Position Defense
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Rijnlands Lyceum
  • Hometown Oegstgeest, Netherlands
  • Major International Affairs

Biography

2018: Started in all 19 games along the back line while serving as a co-captain...backed up a Preseason All-Patriot League nod with an All-Patriot League First Team selection as well as earning a spot on the Academic All-Patriot League Team for the second straight season...named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24 and finished second in the Patriot League in shots at 3.26 per outing...netted six goals and tallied six assists for 18 points on the year...registered three assists in the win at Villanova (10/1)...recorded game-winning goals against Drexel in overtime (9/21) and at Colgate (10/6).

2017:  Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League honors for the second straight season…named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team…earned PL Defensive Player of the Week honors (10/16)…led the team with six assists and finished tied for third with 10 points…recorded an assist in the win over Hofstra…scored the game-winning goal against Bucknell (10/13)…scored the Leopards' lone goal against American…recorded two assists against Quinnipiac.. added assists against Holy Cross and Temple to end the season.

2016:  Named Second-Team All-Patriot League … tabbed Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week (9/27) and Patriot League Rookie of the Week (11/1) … one of six Lafayette players to start in all 18 games … finished first on the team in assists (5), second in points (11), and tied for third in goals (3) … her five assists was the most by any freshman in the Patriot League … patrolled the backline of the Leopards' defense that posted a pair of shutouts and allowed one or fewer goals in six outings … scored first collegiate goal in the season opener against Fairfield (8/26) … assisted Amanda Magadan for the game-winning goal against Longwood (9/4) … caged a shot against No. 12 Delaware … found Amanda Magadan for the game-tying goal against Lehigh before scoring the game-winning goal late in the second half (10/28).

At Rijnlands Lyceum: Part of a regional championship-winning field hockey team…the squad also placed second in the National School Championships…played club field hockey for Leidsche en Oegstgeester Hockey Club.

Personal: Daughter of Catharine and Johannes van der Geest…has two brothers, Jan and Timo…Timo plays tennis at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt.

Why Lafayette?: The school has a great reputation both academically and athletically.

Dream Job: Coach of the National Dutch Field Hockey team.

Statistics

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2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2018Junior

    Defense
    18
  • 18

    2019Senior

    Defense
    18