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2023 Field Hockey Roster

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Julie Ruzzi #5 M

  • Position:
    Midfielder
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Rondout Valley
  • Hometown:
    High Falls, NY

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics / 2021 Statistics / 2020-21 Statistics
2023: Started in all 17 games... team leader with 17 goals, nine assists and 43 points... scored three goals and one assist vs DeSales (9/16)... scored game winner vs DeSales (9/16),  Nazareth (9/30), Russell Sage (10/4) and scored game winner in the Empire 8 Championship vs St. John Fisher (11/4)... 2x Empire 8 Offensive Player of the Week (9/18), (11/6)... Empire 8 All-Conference First Team... Empire 8 Co-Player of the Year... Empire 8 Tournament MVP... Empire 8 All-Tournament Team... Empire 8 Champion... tied for 10th All-Time in program history with 82 career points... tied for 10th All-Time in program history with 17 goals in a season... 3rd All-Time in program history with 30 career assists... ranked #19 in NCAA D3 for points per game with 2.39... recognized as a member of the NFHCA D3 Field Hockey Senior Team... selected to NFHCA Division III All-Region First Team... registered 983 minutes of play...2023 Fall Empire 8 President's List... named 2023 NFHCA DIII Scholar of Distinction...inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma Class of 2023-24... received Anna M. Meyer Award - Hartwick's Female Athlete of the Year... Hartwick's True Blue Award recipient... recieved Philip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction... named Team MVP... 2024 Spring Empire 8 President's List... selected to CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team

2022:  Started in all 18 games… scored three goals...  recorded team-high 14 assists... totaled 20 points… scored in Empire 8 Semifinal vs Utica (11/4)... recorded season high four points vs St. John Fisher and Elmira (9/17, 10/8)... Empire 8 All-Conference First Team… Empire 8 All-Tournament Team... Empire 8 Champion... tied for 4th All-Time in program history with 14 assists in a season... NFHCA Division III All-Region First Team... named to CSC Women's At-Large Academic All-District Team... named to NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad

2021: Named to NFHCA North Atlantic Region Second Team … voted to Empire 8 All-Conference First Team … earned nod as Empire 8 Defensive Player of the Week (9/20) … twice picked as a Hartwick ‘Hawk of the Week’ (9/21, 11/2) … started all 16 games for the Hawks … led ’Wick with seven assists … second on the team with 19 points … tied for third on the team with six goals … tied for fourth in the Empire 8 with six assists …  ranked tenth in the conference with 30 shots … ranked ninth in the conference with 1.75 points per game …  had goal on career-high eight shots and an assist in win over Keuka (10/30) … had goal and an assist in key win over Utica (10/20) … scored game-winner vs. Manhattanville (9/18)... received Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction

2020-21: Earned spot on NFHCA Division III National Academic Squad … named an NFHCA Division III Scholar of Distinction ... selected to Empire 8 Fall 2020 President’s List … named to Empire 8 Spring 2021 President's List ... received Phillip S. Wilder, Jr. Award for academic distinction … started all six games for the Hawks in her first season with the program … ranked second on the team with 15 shots and nine on goal … seventh in the Empire 8 with 2.50 shots per game and tenth with 1.50 shots on goal per game … put up an impressive eight shots in her first collegiate contest at Houghton (3/21).

Prior to Hartwick: Attended Rondout Valley High School … played field hockey for four seasons for the Gander … Section IX All-Star in both 2019 (1st Team) and 2018 (2nd Team) … Mid-Hudson Athletic League Scholar-Athlete … team captain … helped team to Section IX titles all four years … All-State pick … Section All-Star Game … played club for Hudson Valley and Cross River Combo.
 
Personal: Daughter of Margaret and Philip Ruzzi … Psychology major … hobbies are hiking, running, hanging out with friends, and listening to music … favorite movie is Bohemian Rhapsody … favorite musical group is Hippo Campus.
 
Why Hartwick? “I chose Hartwick because of the welcoming community, beautiful campus, proximity to home, and I am able to pursue my interest in Psychology while also being able to play field hockey for the Hawks.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2020-21Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2021-22Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    5
  • 5

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    5