Maris Stern

Ashley Kucera

/ Field Hockey

Photo by: Tommy Meehan

Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
F
Height:
5-6
Hometown:
Lehighton, Pa.
High School:
Lehighton Area
Major:
Marketing

2018: Started in all 18 games as a senior...Scored two goals and recorded one assist...Scored the game-winning goal for the Owls in a 3-2 win at Lafayette...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.

2017: Saw action in 15 games for the Owls, starting in 13…Tallied two assists, including one during a 3-1 win against Holy Cross…Recorded one defensive save...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.

2016: Played in all 19 games, starting in six...Scored a goal against Saint Joseph's in the second game of the season...Took four total shots, all on goal...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll...Also named to the Gladiator by SGI / NFHCA National Academic Squad.

2015: Played in 21 games, starting in nine as a redshirt freshman...Scored two goals on eight total shots on goal...Scored her first collegiate goal against #19 James Madison on Sept. 25...Tallied a second goal in a 3-1 win against Georgetown on Oct. 23...Named to Temple's Athletic Director's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.0 or above.

2014: Took a redshirt year due to injury.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lehighton Area High School, the same school as former Temple player Sarah Keer...Two-time second team all-conference selection, and served as team captain in her senior year...Led the team in assists as a senior, and was named the team's Offensive MVP...Team was a state finalist in her freshman year with a 24-2 record...With her club team, Pyramid Evolution, she earned a gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal at Keystone State Games during the summers...Also earned four letters in track at Lehighton, and earned a conference silver medal in the 100 meter hurdles as a junior.

Personal: Is majoring in marketing at Temple...Had a passion for oil painting in high school...Was a member of the National Art Honor Society and served as treasurer in her senior year...Majoring in business management at Temple...Father, Larry, was a two-time Division III All-American in wrestling at Lycoming College, while brothers, Levi and Briar, are both two-time state qualifiers in the sport at Lehighton.