Hannah Burchell

Position:
Midfield/Defense
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-4
High School:
Whitney Point
Hometown:
Whitney Point, N.Y.

2016 - Freshman: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Appeared in five games as a reserve midfielder and defender ... First collegiate game was the 8-0 victory at UMass Lowell (9/4) ... Also saw time in the wins over Saint Louis (9/16), La Salle (10/23), Lock Haven (10/28) and Saint Joseph's (11/5).

Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner for coach Nicole Huston on the vaunted Whitney Point High School field hockey team, which won state championships during her junior and senior seasons ... Contributed at midfield and defense during her scholastic career ... Whitney Point went 40-4 over her final two campaigns ... Was also a sectional and regional champion in 2013 ... Section IV, Division I First Team All-Star in 2014 and 2015 ... Also won All-New York in 2015 along with NYSPHAA Scholar-Athlete ... Was a Section IV, Division I Second Team All-Star as a sophomore in 2013 ... Also played basketball and lacrosse at Whitney Point ... Competed at the club level for CNY and True North ... Won gold at Disney in 2013 with CNY and took first at Festival with True North two years later ... Ranked among the top-25 academically in her Whitney Point graduating class.

Personal: Daughter of Anthony and Cynthia ... Has four siblings: Bryanna, Daniel, Elaina and Rachael ... Older sister, Rachael, is also a member of the UMass field hockey program.