Notes: Sweet 16 vs. Duke

THIS WEEK
The Hawkeyes (14-5) will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to face Duke on Friday at 1:30 p.m. (CT) in the Sweet 16. 

FOLLOW LIVE
• The game will be played at Karen Shelton Stadium and streamed on ESPN+.
• Iowa field hockey fans can follow all contests via live stats on hawkeyesports.com. Game updates are also available on X/@iowafieldhockey.

LAST TIME OUT
• Iowa fell to Northwestern University, 3-0, in the Big Ten Championship game on Sunday
• Mia Magnotta had six saves on the day. 

SCOUTING DUKE
• The Blue Devils closed out the regular season 12-5.
• Duke made it to the ACC semifinals before falling to North Carolina, 5-2. 
• They are led in scoring by Alaina Mcveigh who has 14 goals on the season, and collected her 100th career goal in her last game. 

2025 TEAM INFORMATION
Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/9
Starters Returning/Lost 8/2
Milly Short (18 starts, 1,133 minutes, 1 goal, 2 assists)
Fiene Ten Seldam (18 starts, 1,022 minutes)
Sabrina McGroarty (18 starts, 1,002 minutes, 1 assist)
Lieve van Kessel (18 starts, 5 goals, 1 assist)
Gia Whalen (17 starts, 2 goals)
Dionne van Aalsum (17 starts, 9 goals, 1 assist)
Rachel Herbine (17 starts, 5 assists)
Newcomers 10

IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Iowa is ranked No. 9 in the Week 9 NFHCA poll. The Hawkeyes have appeared in 103 consecutive polls dating back to 2016.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
•The Hawkeyes have made 29 NCAA Tournament appearances — the most of any school as a member of the Big Ten Conference — and have reached 12 NCAA Final Fours, including winning the 1986 NCAA Championship.
• Iowa is 30-28 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. The program’s 30 NCAA Tournament victories and 12 Final Four appearances are the most of any Big Ten school.

B1G AWARDS
The Hawkeyes have had five Big Ten Weekly Awards this season
• Felicia Zonnenburg was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8
• Dionne van Aalsum was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 8 and Sept. 15
• Milly Short was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 27
• Dionne van Aalsum was named Big ten Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 3, marking her third of the season
-- van Aalsum’s 11 total weekly honors (seven offensive, four freshman) are the most in Iowa field hockey history and are tied for second-most all-time among Big Ten players with Northwestern’s Bente Baekers. She trails Northwestern’s Chelsea Armstrong (13).

DIONNE VAN AWESOME
Dionne Van Aalsum leads all active Division I players with 64 career goals in 56 games. 
• She led the nation with 28 goals as a freshman before scoring nine goals a season ago. 
• She has totaled 27 goals so far in 2025 and is averaging 1.50 goals per game, leading the nation in both categories.

Top 10 Active Goal Scorers (Division I):
1. Dionne Van Aalsum – Iowa – Jr. – 56 Games – 64 Goals  
2. Ryleigh Heck – North Carolina – Sr. – 83 Games – 62 Goals
3. Nicole Poulakis – New Hampshire – Sr. – 77 Games – 60 Goals
4. Charly Bruder – North Carolina – Jr. – 60 Games – 59 Goals
5. Makenna Webster – Ohio State – Sr. – 76 Games – 58 Goals
6. Beth Yeager – Princeton – Sr. – 69 Games – 56 Goals
7. Ashley Sessa – Northwestern – Jr. – 62 Games – 52 Goals
8. Mallory Camryn – Central Michigan – Sr. – 75 Games – 51 Goals
8. Valeria Perales – Rider – Sr. – 69 Games – 51 Goals
8. Tasmin Cookman – New Hampshire – Sr. – 77 Games – 51 Goals

RECORD BOOK WATCH
Dionne van Aalsum is now tied for 8th all time in program history for career goals: 
1. Kristy Gleason – 132 Goals (1989–93)
2. Annie-Marie Thomas – 88 Goals (1979–82)
3. Marcia Pankratz – 76 Goals (1982–85)
Erica Richards – 76 Goals (1986–89)
5. Liz Tchou – 75 Goals (1984–87)
6. Natalie Cafone – 68 Goals (2012–16)
Ellen Egan – 68 Goals (1980–83)
8. Kerry Lessard – 64 Goals (1995–98)
Dionne van Aalsum – 64 Goals (2023–Present)
9. Kelly Flanagan – 62 Goals (1977–80)
10. Lauren Pfeiffer – 53 Goals (2005–08)

CELLUCCI INTO HALL OF FAME
• Iowa head coach and alumna Lisa Cellucci was inducted into the Iowa Athletics  Hall of Fame on Aug. 29 as part of the eight-member 2025 class.  
• Cellucci is a three-time NFHCA All-American selection (1995,1996,1998), a three-time NFHCA West Region All-American (1995, 1996, 1998) 
• She is a four-time All-Big Ten honoree, earning first-team honors in 1995 and 1996 and second-team distinction in 1997 and 1998
• She ranks as Iowa’s all-time leader in program saves with 592
• Cellucci led the team to two Big Ten regular season titles with an undefeated conference record of 10-0 in both seasons, one Big Ten Tournament championship, three NCAA Elite Eight appearances and an NCAA Final Four

HOW THE HAWKS STACK UP
• The Hawkeyes rank ninth nationally in goals per game (3.33) and scoring average (3.28)
• The Hawkeyes are 10th in the nation in winning percentage (0.778)
• Felicia Zonnenberg ranks 14th in the nation in assists per game (.72)
• Mia Magnotta ranks third in the Big Ten in total saves (92)

CONSECUTIVE STARTS
Mia Magnotta - 53
Milly Short - 52

BALL TO NET
• The Hawkeyes return 21 of their 28 goals from last season.
- van Aalsum (9)
- van Kessel (5)
- Whalen (2)
- Jackson (1), Short (1), Maney (1), Reed (1), Haig (1)

ABOUT THE DEFENSE
The Hawkeyes are outscoring their opponents 60-30 this season. Iowa has surrendered 30 goals in 19 games, and the Hawkeye defense has allowed 213 total shots, including 123 on goal. 
• The Hawkeyes recorded nine shutouts a season ago, three being against ranked opponents.
• Iowa’s defense ranked fourth in the nation in shutouts (9) and shutouts per game (.50) last season.

MAGNOTTA IN GOAL
• Mia Magnotta has played every minute in goal for the Hawkeyes so far this season allowing 246 goals and making 77 saves. 
• Magnotta ranked in the top-10 in four Big Ten categories in 2024: third in saves per game (4.89, 28th nationally), second in save percentage (.793, sixth nationally), sixth in average goals against (1.18, 17th nationally), and fifth in goalie win-loss percentage (.500, 39th nationally).

HAWKEYES ON 2024 NFHCA ALL-REGION TEAM 
• Dionne van Aalsum was named to the NFHCA All-West Region first team for the second straight season. The Castricum, Netherlands, native played in every game and recorded nine goals and one assist.
• Milly Short earned second-team honors after anchoring a defense that posted eight shutouts. The Worcester, England, native started every game and added one goal and two assists.
• Gia Whalen was also named to the second team. The Paoli, Pennsylvania, native played in every game and scored two goals while controlling the midfield.

7 HAWKEYES EARN BIG TEN HONORS IN 2025 
• Seven Hawkeyes earned Big Ten recognition for the 2025 season: Jordan Byers, Tea Fortpied, Milly Short, Dionne van Aalsum, Frederique van Cleef, Lieve van Kessel, and Felicia Zonnenberg.
• Van Aalsum and van Cleef were named to the All-Big Ten first team.
• Byers, Fortpied, and Short were named to the All-Big Ten second team. 
• Byers, Fortpied, and Zonnenberg were selected to the All-Freshman Team.
• Van Kessel was Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award nominee.