Temple University Athletics
2021 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Batze, Dani
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Jersey Number 9
Dani Batze
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Eden, Md.
Bio
2021: Medically retired prior to the season…Named Temple Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among Temple student athletes…NFHCA 2021 Division I National Academic Squad and Scholar of Distinction.
2020-21: Saw action in five games with five starts before a season-ending injury against Liberty (2/27)…Assisted on Veronika Novakova’s game-winning goal in the season opener against Hofstra (2/12)…Recorded one goal against Old Dominion (2/20)…Fired six shots with three on goal…Saw a season-high four shots against Old Dominion…Granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the fourth year in a row...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a fourth-straight year
2019: Played in all 17 games with 16 starts...Led the team in goals with six, game-winners with four, shots with 31, shots on goal with 19, and defensive saves with five...One of only two Owls to record a defensive save this season...Led the conference in defensive saves and tied for eighth in the nation...Tied for fourth in the NCAA in active career saves with 16...Recorded a season-high six shots and four shots on goal in the overtime win at Georgetown...Scored the game-winner over the Hoyas to snap the team's 18-game losing streak in regular-season Big East play...Earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll and All-Conference Second Team nods...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the third year in a row...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a third-straight year...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above for the second year in a row...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes.
2018: Started in all 18 games as a sophomore...Ranked third in NCAA Division I and second in the BIG EAST with seven defensive saves, bringing her career total to 12...Scored her first goal in a 2-1 win vs. Towson and tallied her first career assist in a 3-2 win at Lafayette...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the second year in a row...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a second-straight year.
2017: Played in all 18 contests for Temple, starting in 14…Recorded five shots on the season…Recorded a team-high four defensive saves, averaging 0.22 defensive saves per game to tie for second in the BIG EAST Conference...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
High School: Four-year varsity starter for Pocomoke High School and coach Brandi Castaneda, while also playing for the Oranje Gotta Love It Field Hockey Club and coach Kathleen Fluharty...Named to the all-state first team in 2015...Two-time first team all-conference selection...Was a National Future Championship player in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and was a Junior Olympian in 2014 and 2015...Named to Max Field Hockey's Top 2017 list of recruits...Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta while also serving as Class Treasurer.
Personal: Majoring in advertising at Temple.
2020-21: Saw action in five games with five starts before a season-ending injury against Liberty (2/27)…Assisted on Veronika Novakova’s game-winning goal in the season opener against Hofstra (2/12)…Recorded one goal against Old Dominion (2/20)…Fired six shots with three on goal…Saw a season-high four shots against Old Dominion…Granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA due to the COVID-19 pandemic...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the fourth year in a row...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a fourth-straight year
2019: Played in all 17 games with 16 starts...Led the team in goals with six, game-winners with four, shots with 31, shots on goal with 19, and defensive saves with five...One of only two Owls to record a defensive save this season...Led the conference in defensive saves and tied for eighth in the nation...Tied for fourth in the NCAA in active career saves with 16...Recorded a season-high six shots and four shots on goal in the overtime win at Georgetown...Scored the game-winner over the Hoyas to snap the team's 18-game losing streak in regular-season Big East play...Earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll and All-Conference Second Team nods...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the third year in a row...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a third-straight year...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above for the second year in a row...Named to the Trustee Ten for having one of the 10 highest GPAs among all Temple student-athletes.
2018: Started in all 18 games as a sophomore...Ranked third in NCAA Division I and second in the BIG EAST with seven defensive saves, bringing her career total to 12...Scored her first goal in a 2-1 win vs. Towson and tallied her first career assist in a 3-2 win at Lafayette...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction for the second year in a row...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a second-straight year.
2017: Played in all 18 contests for Temple, starting in 14…Recorded five shots on the season…Recorded a team-high four defensive saves, averaging 0.22 defensive saves per game to tie for second in the BIG EAST Conference...Named a Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholar of Distinction...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
High School: Four-year varsity starter for Pocomoke High School and coach Brandi Castaneda, while also playing for the Oranje Gotta Love It Field Hockey Club and coach Kathleen Fluharty...Named to the all-state first team in 2015...Two-time first team all-conference selection...Was a National Future Championship player in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and was a Junior Olympian in 2014 and 2015...Named to Max Field Hockey's Top 2017 list of recruits...Member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta while also serving as Class Treasurer.
Personal: Majoring in advertising at Temple.
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