Jessika Daniels

Ashley Kucera

/ Field Hockey

Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Photo by: Tommy Meehan

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
M
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Glen Mills, Pa.
High School:
Garnet Valley
Major:
Finance

2018: Played in 14 games with five starts...Scored a goal vs. Georgetown on Oct. 5...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a fourth year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a fourth straight year.

2017: Saw action in all 18 contests for the Owls, starting in 10...Scored one goal against Georgetown…Dished out the assist against #1 UConn...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for a third year in a row for having a GPA of 3.0 or above...Also named to the Zag Field Hockey / NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad for a third straight year.

2016: Played in all 19 games, making four starts...Ranked fourth on the team with three goals, adding one assist for seven total points...Took 13 shots including nine on goal...Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or above...Also named to the Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA National Academic Squad for a second year in a row.

2015: Played in five games as a freshman...Scored a goal for the Owls in her first game played, a 9-0 rout of Towson on Aug. 30...Took two total shots...Named to Temple's 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: Was a four-year letterwinner and varsity starter for Garnet Valley High School, twice helping lead her team to the second round of district playoffs...Scored 10 goals and had 17 assists for Garnet Valley as team captain her senior year...Two-time All-Central League First Team selection...Named first-team All-Central and All-Delco as a junior...Played for the Horizon Field Hockey Club and was a gold medalist at both the 2013 NITs and the 2012 Disney Field Hockey Showcase.

Personal: Majoring in finance at Temple...Was an honor roll student and member of both the National Honor Society and National Quill and Scroll Honor Society at Garnet Valley...Served as vice president of Students Against Destructive Decisions and senior editor of the yearbook...Mother, Sheri, played field hockey at Harcum College...Cousin, Meghan Plank, played nearby at Drexel from 2011-14.