University of Massachusets Athletics
2021 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 23
Marlise van Tonder
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-4
- High School:
- Pretoria High School for Girls
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
Pronunciation: mar-LEESE van tonn-der
Academic Major: Mechanical Engineering
2021 - Graduate Student: NFHCA Scholars of Distinction … NFHCA National Academic Squad … NFHCA Northeast All-Region First Team … Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year … Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team … Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (10/4; 9/7) … Started in all 19 games in goal this season, finishing with a 13-6-0 record … Allowed only 18 goals, while making 103 saves ... Had an .851 save percentage and tallied six shutouts ... Led the A-10 with her goals against average (.899) and in total saves (103) … Ranked second in the conference in shutouts per game (.316) … Registered a career-high 14 saves vs. Saint Joseph’s (10/15).
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - South Africa: Named to the South Africa National Team as a traveling reserve in June 2021 ... Fourth UMass goalkeeper to represent their home country in the Olympics, following Patty Shea (USA; 1988, '96), Hilary Rose (England; 1996, 2000) and Alesha Widdall (USA alternate; 2016) ... Joined in Tokyo by UMass alumna Sarah Hawkshaw, who is representing her native Ireland.
2020-21 - Senior: NFHCA National Academic Squad … Was a member of the active roster, but unable to compete in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic related travel restrictions.
2019 - Junior: Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team ... Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (10/21) ... Had a 9-8 season record in the cage ... Overall GAA (1.55) ranked third in the Atlantic 10, conference-only GAA (.904) was second ... Four A-10 shutouts was tied for the league lead ... Did not surrender a goal in 80 minutes of regulation and overtime vs. VCU (Nov. 1), later backstopping the Minutewomen to a win through a 10-round penalty shootout ... Part of a squad that won its final five Atlantic 10 Conference games to earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
2018 – Sophomore (at Pacific): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... NFHCA National Player of the Week (10/31) ... America East Defensive Player of the Week (9/11, 10/29) ... America East West Division Champions ... Starting goalkeeper in all 20 contests ... Finished 10-8 on the season with four shutouts, a 1.77 GAA and .741 save percentage ... Made six saves in a shutout win vs. Temple (8/26) ... Held Michigan State (9/9) to just one goal and turned aside 13 shots in a double-overtime victory ... Collected seven stops in her third clean sheet, a 2-0 decision vs. Kent State (9/14) ... Backstopped her squad to a 2-1 upset of No. 21 Stanford (10/27) with nine saves ... Tallied nine stops in the America East Quarterfinals (11/3) despite a 4-3 loss vs. top-seeded UAlbany.
Summer 2018: Represented South Africa at the Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup in London ... Was one of only two active NCAA field hockey players to accomplish that feat.
2017 – Freshman (at Pacific): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... America East West Division Champions ... Started all 19 games ... Logged 108 saves in 1357:07 minutes of play and finished with a record of 10-9 overall ... Carried a 2.58 goals against average and save percentage of .684 ... Recorded a save in each of her appearances for the Tigers ... Made six saves in her first start of the year versus Michigan State (8/25) ... Also made 14 saves against No. 2 UConn (9/8) and a career-high 20 saves against No. 8 Boston College (9/24) ... Had 10 games in which she recorded five or more saves ... Made five saves in the America East Conference Semifinal against No. 18 Stanford (11/4).
van Tonder on UMass: "UMass offered me a place to continue playing collegiate hockey after the field hockey program at Pacific was cut. I’m excited to have the opportunity to play two more years."
Before College: Attended Pretoria High School for Girls in Pretoria, South Africa ... Named Goalkeeper of the Year and Player of the Year in 2015 ... Coached by David Reid-Ross ... Also competed in tennis, track & field, chess and table tennis.
Personal: Daughter of André and Tertia van Tonder ... Has two siblings, Chantelle and Louise ... Enjoys mountain biking, music and comedy shows.
Academic Major: Mechanical Engineering
2021 - Graduate Student: NFHCA Scholars of Distinction … NFHCA National Academic Squad … NFHCA Northeast All-Region First Team … Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year … Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team … Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (10/4; 9/7) … Started in all 19 games in goal this season, finishing with a 13-6-0 record … Allowed only 18 goals, while making 103 saves ... Had an .851 save percentage and tallied six shutouts ... Led the A-10 with her goals against average (.899) and in total saves (103) … Ranked second in the conference in shutouts per game (.316) … Registered a career-high 14 saves vs. Saint Joseph’s (10/15).
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - South Africa: Named to the South Africa National Team as a traveling reserve in June 2021 ... Fourth UMass goalkeeper to represent their home country in the Olympics, following Patty Shea (USA; 1988, '96), Hilary Rose (England; 1996, 2000) and Alesha Widdall (USA alternate; 2016) ... Joined in Tokyo by UMass alumna Sarah Hawkshaw, who is representing her native Ireland.
2020-21 - Senior: NFHCA National Academic Squad … Was a member of the active roster, but unable to compete in Spring 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic related travel restrictions.
2019 - Junior: Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team ... Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week (10/21) ... Had a 9-8 season record in the cage ... Overall GAA (1.55) ranked third in the Atlantic 10, conference-only GAA (.904) was second ... Four A-10 shutouts was tied for the league lead ... Did not surrender a goal in 80 minutes of regulation and overtime vs. VCU (Nov. 1), later backstopping the Minutewomen to a win through a 10-round penalty shootout ... Part of a squad that won its final five Atlantic 10 Conference games to earn the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.
2018 – Sophomore (at Pacific): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... NFHCA National Player of the Week (10/31) ... America East Defensive Player of the Week (9/11, 10/29) ... America East West Division Champions ... Starting goalkeeper in all 20 contests ... Finished 10-8 on the season with four shutouts, a 1.77 GAA and .741 save percentage ... Made six saves in a shutout win vs. Temple (8/26) ... Held Michigan State (9/9) to just one goal and turned aside 13 shots in a double-overtime victory ... Collected seven stops in her third clean sheet, a 2-0 decision vs. Kent State (9/14) ... Backstopped her squad to a 2-1 upset of No. 21 Stanford (10/27) with nine saves ... Tallied nine stops in the America East Quarterfinals (11/3) despite a 4-3 loss vs. top-seeded UAlbany.
Summer 2018: Represented South Africa at the Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup in London ... Was one of only two active NCAA field hockey players to accomplish that feat.
2017 – Freshman (at Pacific): NFHCA National Academic Squad ... America East West Division Champions ... Started all 19 games ... Logged 108 saves in 1357:07 minutes of play and finished with a record of 10-9 overall ... Carried a 2.58 goals against average and save percentage of .684 ... Recorded a save in each of her appearances for the Tigers ... Made six saves in her first start of the year versus Michigan State (8/25) ... Also made 14 saves against No. 2 UConn (9/8) and a career-high 20 saves against No. 8 Boston College (9/24) ... Had 10 games in which she recorded five or more saves ... Made five saves in the America East Conference Semifinal against No. 18 Stanford (11/4).
van Tonder on UMass: "UMass offered me a place to continue playing collegiate hockey after the field hockey program at Pacific was cut. I’m excited to have the opportunity to play two more years."
Before College: Attended Pretoria High School for Girls in Pretoria, South Africa ... Named Goalkeeper of the Year and Player of the Year in 2015 ... Coached by David Reid-Ross ... Also competed in tennis, track & field, chess and table tennis.
Personal: Daughter of André and Tertia van Tonder ... Has two siblings, Chantelle and Louise ... Enjoys mountain biking, music and comedy shows.
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
Plant the Flag With Myrte van Herwijnen
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