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2025 Field Hockey Roster

Kyle Busha
Kyle Busha
Liza Phillips

7 Merle Steinau

  • Position Midfield/Defense
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Helmholtz-Gymnasium
  • Hometown Essen, Germany

Biography

Honors and Awards
Conference of New England (CNE) Second Team (2024)
National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Scholar of Distinction (2023)
National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Academic (2023)
Conference of New England (CNE) Academic All-Conference (2022, 2023, 2024)

At Nichols
2024: Started in all 19 games as a junior captain..scored four goals and chipped in with three assists for a career high 11 points...Played 1,112 minutes this season.

2023: Appeared in all 17 games as a sophomore…notched one goal and added seven assists for nine points on the season…led the team in assists (7)…scored her first collegiate goal against Western Connecticut State (10/21), alongside one assist…posted two multi-assist games against Anna Maria (9/4) and Elms (9/13).

2022: Started all 18 games as a freshman ... made her collegiate debut against Bridgewater State (9/1)... recorded first career point, an assist, against Me.-Farmington (9/3) ... finished season with six assists.

Prior to Nichols 
Graduated from Helmholtz-Gymnasium (Germany)...two-time 2nd Western League Indoor Champion (2019, 2020)... two-time 2nd Western League Outdoor Champion (2018, 2021)...played club with ETB Schwarz-Weiß Essen (2006-2022).

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2022Freshman

    M/B
    5'5"
    7
  • 7

    2023Sophomore

    Midfield/ Defender
    5'5"
    7
  • 7
    C

    2024Junior

    Midfield/ Defender
    5'5"
    7
    C
  • 7
    C

    2025Graduate Student

    Midfield/Defense
    5'5"
    7
    C