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University of Massachusets Athletics
2021 Field Hockey Roster
van Tonder, Marlise
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
Bio
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.
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