University of Massachusets Athletics
2016 Field Hockey Roster
Anne Dijkstra
- Position:
- Midfield
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-7
- High School:
- Goois Lyceum
- Hometown:
- Huizen, The Netherlands
PRONUNCIATION: ah-nah DIKE-struh
2017 – Senior: Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team ... Appeared in the midfield in 19 matches, starting 18 ... Registered five points on a pair of goals and an assist ... Scored the game-winning goal in an upset of No. 16 Boston University (9/10) at the Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex ... Assisted on Sarah Hawkshaw’s game-winning goal at Lock Haven (9/24) ... Buried her second goal of the season in a win over VCU (10/6).
2016 - Junior: Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team ... Earned seven points via three goals and an assist during 22 games played and started in the midfield ... Totaled an assist in the win over Saint Louis (9/16) ... Added an overtime game-winning goal at No. 9 Boston College on Sept. 25 ... Scored again at Richmond (10/9) and once more in the 3-2 win over Lock Haven (10/28).
2015 - Sophomore: Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team ... UMass Field Hockey "Dirty Shoes" Award ... Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (11/2) ... Ended the year with nine points on four goals and an assist ... Seven of her nine points came during the last six games while each contributed to a UMass win as the team went 4-0 in games Dijkstra had at least one point ... Accurate shooter put 13 of her 22 shots on-target ... Returned from her 2014 season-ending injury with an appearance in the starting lineup against New Hampshire during the 2015 opener (8/29) ... First goal of the year cam at Saint Louis - the eventual game-winner in the 3-2 victory - on Oct. 2 ... Added another tally during the win over VCU (10/16) ... Provided a tally versus La Salle (10/23) ... Finished the must-win game at Davidson with a goal and assist in the 2-1 victory on Oct. 31 ... Won the Atlantic 10 Player of the Week Award for her performance at Davidson, which secured the Minutewomen a spot in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
2014 - Freshman: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Fall Honor Roll ... Made 10 starts among 11 appearances and recorded her first collegiate point via an assist ... Attempted six shots and put three on-cage ... Started during her first collegiate appearance as UMass faced No. 1 Maryland (8/29) at the Nook in Lancaster, Pa. ... Earned her first collegiate point on an assist at UMass-Lowell (9/13) ... Suffered a season-ending injury at VCU (9/28).
Before UMass: Started competing in field hockey at the age of seven ... Was a defender and midfielder for the Larensche Mixed Hockey Club ... Spent five years playing at the highest level of national competition in The Netherlands prior to joining the Minutewomen.
Personal: Daughter of Egbert Dijkstra and Jacqueline Ramselaar.
