Antonet Louw

Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics

Position:
Forward
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-7
High School:
C&N Secondary School Oranje for Girls
Hometown:
Bloemfontein, South Africa

2018 – Junior: NFHCA Northeast All-Region First Team... Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team... Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (10/22) ... Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (8/27, 9/17, 10/22) ... Appeared in all 20 games, starting in 19 ... A natural goal scorer and primary striker on attack penalty corners ... Finished second in the Atlantic 10 in goals (22) and third in points (47) ... Led all A-10 rookies in goals and was second in points ... Nationally was eighth in goals scored ... Had seven multi-goal games during the regular season ... Had 47 points on 22 goals and three assists ... Scored one or more goals in 10 of 20 games ... Totaled 10 points at Northeastern (10/19) after scoring all five goal in the team’s 5-4 victory ... Became the first Minutewomansince at least 2002 to score five goals in a single game ... Tallied the game-winning goal against Northeastern (8/26), Davidson (9/28), Saint Francis (10/12), and at Northeastern (10/19).

Louwon UMass:“I believe UMass has the ability to help me reach the next level of the sport of field hockey, while challenging me in so many different ways. I look forward to an experience that will last a lifetime.”

Before UMass: Comes from the top high school field hockey program in South Africa ... Was part of the KovsiesHockey club team which finished atop the Free State League in 2017 ... Twice was part of teams that had runner-up finishes at the U21 InterprovincialTournament ... Led her team in scoring each of the past three seasons ... Tallied 35 goals with KovsiesHockey during the 2017 season after posting 38 tallies the prior campaign.

Personal:Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa ... Parents are Piet and Christi Louw... Has five siblings, Frances, Katinka, Neels, Noa and Simon ... Enjoys running, tennis and going to the gym ... Is interested in psychology as an academic concentration.