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2022 Field Hockey Roster

1 Megan Hoopes

  • Year Graduate Student
  • Position Back/Midfielder
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Westmont, N.J.
  • High School Haddon Twp.

Biography

CAREER
Honors
  • A three-time all-conference selection
Statistics
  • Has started all 58 appearances, recording 13 goals (six game winners) and 12 assists for 38 points
 
2021 SEASON
Honors
  • Named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Region Second Team and All-NJAC First Team
Statistics
  • Started all 17 games, dishing out a team-high nine assists while finding the back of the cage five times, including three game winners
On the WP Charts
  • Tied-fourth in assists
In the NCAA Statistics
  • Was 28th in assists/game (0.53)
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Tied-fifth in assists
Game Highlights
  • Scored a goal and had two assists during a 7-0 home-opening win against Drew (9/9/21)
  • Found the back of the cage to secure a 2-1 double-overtime win against Stockton (10/15/21)
  • Posted a goal and an assist during wins against Cedar Crest (4-0, 9/20/21) and at Centenary (7-0, 10/8/21)
  • Scored once in a 3-2 triumph at Union (9/11/21)
  • Provided two assists as WP won at Neumann, 6-0 (9/25/21)
  • Also provided an assist against Arcadia (9/16/21), against No. 7 The College of New Jersey (10/2/21) and at Ramapo (10/19/21)
  • Made a defensive save during the ECAC Tournament quarterfinals at Widener (11/10/21)
2021-22 WP Swimming and Diving
  • Touched seventh in the 50 free B Final (25.36), first in the 400 IM C Final (5:00.48) and seventh in the 100 free C Final (56.67) at the 2022 Metropolitan Championships (2/17-20/22)
  • Helped WP finish sixth in the 200 free relay B Final (1:43.43) at Mets
 
2020-21 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Honors
  • Earned a spot on the All-NJAC First Team
  • Named the March 22 NJAC Offensive Player of the Week
Statistics
  • Scored twice while starting all five contests
In the NJAC Statistics
  • Tied-second in game-winning goals (one) and tied-third in goals
Game Highlights
  • Scored in overtime for a 1-0 season-opening victory against Ramapo (3/16/21)
  • Provided a goal at Stockton (4/2/21)
 
2019 SEASON
Honors
  • Named to the All-NJAC Honorable Mention
Statistics
  • Started all 18 games, tallying four goals and one assist for nine points
Game Highlights
  • Posted the game-winning goal of a 3-1 victory at Drew (9/11/19)
  • Found the back of the cage during a 4-0 triumph against Neumann (9/20/19)
  • Notched a goal at Cedar Crest (10/26/19) and at No. 9 Kean (10/31/19)
  • Collected an assist during the season opener at Western Connecticut (8/31/19)
2019-20 WP Swimming and Diving
  • Touched fourth during the 200 fly B Final (2:21.51), seventh during the 400 IM B Final (5:03.12) and fourth during the 500 free C Final (5:34.81) at the 2020 Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/21-23/20)
  • Helped WP place second during the 200 free relay B Final (1:47.45), second during the 200 medley relay B Final (1:58.66), second during the 400 medley relay B Final (4:23.74) and 10th during the 800 free relay (8:58.59) at Mets
 
2018 SEASON
Statistics
  • Started all 18 games, collecting two goals and a pair of assists
Game Highlights
  • Contributed an assist to a 2-1 defeat of DeSales, her first career point (9/15/18)
  • Found the back of the cage twice during a 12-0 victory against Albertus Magnus (10/19/18)
  • Notched an assist at Stevens (10/24/18)
 
PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON
  • A four-time all-Colonial Conference pick and a two-time team MVP at Haddon Twp. H.S., recording 30 goals and 21 assists
  • As a senior captain, guided the Hawks to an 18-5 record, including a perfect 10-0 mark in conference play
  • Also a four-year letterwinner and one-time captain in lacrosse, recording 56 goals and 14 assists
  • Lettered in swimming during each of her four years, receiving all-conference honors


PERSONAL/ACADEMICS
  • Her uncle, Paul Buczynski, played soccer at William Paterson
  • Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
  • A Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Dean’s List student
  • Named a 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 NFHCA Scholar of Distinction
  • Selected to the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
  • A member of the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 NFHCA National Academic Squads
  • Graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in management in May of 2022
  • Currently pursuing a master’s in business administration

 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2018Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2019Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2020Junior

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2022Graduate Student

    Back/Midfielder
    5'3"
    1