University of Massachusets Athletics
2023 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 21
Jess Beech
- Position:
- Midfield
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-7
- High School:
- Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School
- Hometown:
- Marlow, England
2023 (Graduate Student):
- Atlantic 10 First Team Selection
- NFHCA Senior Team Selection
- NFHCA Northeast All-Region Second Team
- Ended career with 116 games played, 107 games started and 93 total points
- Appeared in 20 games, all starts
- Totaled 12 points on five goals and two assists
- Scored a goal vs. Harvard (9/1/23)
- Tallied a goal vs. Rutgers (9/24/23)
- Recorded a game-winning goal at Davidson (10/13/23)
2022 (Senior):
- NFHCA Scholars of Distinction
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- NFHCA Third Team All American
- NFHCA Northeast Region First Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
- Started 19 of her 20 appearances for the Minutewomen and scored 8 goals with 3 assists for 19 points on the season
- Ranked 8th in the Atlantic 10 with 8 goals, 11th in points with 19
- Scored a goal in each of the first two games of the season against Maine and NU (8/27, 8/29)
- Scored a season-high 2 goals on 3 shots against SLU (9/16)
- Recorded a goal and an assist at La Salle (9/30).
2021 (Junior):
- NFHCA Scholars of Distinction
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- NFHCA Northeast All-Region First Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (10/4)
- Played in 17 games this season, getting the start in 14
- Had four goals and two assists for 10 points
- Registered an assist in the season opening win versus Northeastern (8/27)
- Tallied a goal in three consecutive games – vs. La Salle (10/22) at UConn (10/24) and at Lock Haven (10/30)
- Notched the game winning goal on the road against UConn (10/24)
- Recorded a goal on a penalty stroke in a 3-0 win against Lock Haven (10/30).
2020-21 (Sophomore):
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- NFHCA Northeast All-region Second Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
- Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
- Atlantic 10 Conference Offensive Player of the Week (3/16)
- Elected to the team's four-woman leadership committee that also includes team captains Sophie Johnson and Georgie McTear, as well as Emilie Keij
- Entered the starting lineup in all 11 games during the season
- Started in the season-opening game at New Hampshire and had one assist on a penalty corner insert
- Scored on a penalty stroke in the 2-1 win over Maine (3/12)
- Scored the eventual game-winning goal during a penalty corner play in the 2-1 victory over UMass Lowell (3/14)
- Notched a goal on a penalty stroke at both Lock Haven (4/3) and Saint Joseph’s (4/17)
- Had an assist at Lock Haven (4/3)
- Tallied a season high two goals in the final contest of the season at Saint Joseph’s (4/17).
2019 (Freshman):
- Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team
- NFHCA National Academic Squad
- Appeared in all 20 games on the season and made 18 starts
- Had 14 total points on the season, which included a team-best six goals along with two assists
- Scored her first two collegiate goals at Yale (9/6)
- Assisted on the game-winning tally in overtime at Dartmouth (9/8)
- Added game-winners vs. No. 25 Northeastern (10/4) and at Lock Haven (10/18)
- Notched her final tally of the season at Richmond (11/8) in the Atlantic 10 Semifinals
- Part of a squad that won its final five A-10 conference games to earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
- Played for head coach Nathan Monk at Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School
- Also was a member of the Reading Hockey Club 1st Team in the National Conference League, which Beech coached and captained in 2018-19
- Nominee for 2018-19 Ladies Performance Player of the Year and won 2017-18 Young Performance Player of the Year
- Vice captain on the 2017-18 Reading U18 side that won a National Cup
- Reading also was national runner-up in 2016-17.
Personal:
- Daughter of Stephen and Amanda Beech
- Has two siblings, Helen and Lauren
- Was born in Reading, England
- First member of her family to attend college outside of the United Kingdom
- Is a talented violinist and pianist
UMass FH vs. Harvard 10.26.25
Sunday, October 26
UMass Field Hockey vs. Harvard 10.26.25
Saturday, October 25
UMass Field Hockey vs. Bellarmine 10.24.25
Friday, October 24
Broadcast Highlights | UMass FH vs. Longwood | 10.10.25
Monday, October 13
