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2022 Field Hockey Roster

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Lee Kotzen
Nick Feldman
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Nick Feldman

7 Kristiina Castagnola

  • Year
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    Voorhees, NJ
  • Position
    Midfielder
  • High School
    Eastern Regional
  • Height
    5-0

Biography



Finalist for Honda Division III Athlete of the Year


BIO (PDF)

Career:
Rowan's all-time leading scorer with 163 points (66 goals, 31 assists)... Broke the record of 148 (Danielle Miranda, 2004-07) in the "Senior Day" win over Ramapo... Entered the year holding the career scoring record for a midfielder... Owns the single-season record for points by a midfielder, with 52 in 2022... Ranked third among Division III players current in 2022 in career points, fourth in career goals and tied for fifth in career assists

2022: NFHCA Division III Player of the Year, Rowan's first female athlete to earn top player honors... Honda Division III Field Hockey Athlete of the Year... NFHCA All-America First Team... CSC Academic All-America First Team, receiving Academic All-American honors for the second time .. Chosen as the NFHCA Region IV Player of the Year for the second year in a row... NFHCA All-Region IV First Team selection for the third consecutive year... Selected as the NJAC Overall Female Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season... Named the NJAC Midfielder of the Year for the second time... Chosen to the All-NJAC First Team for the fourth year...  2022-23 NJAC Female Athlete of the Year for the second time... PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Field Hockey Performer of the Year for the second time... Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team for the second time... Had both gamewinning goals to lead Profs to wins over Christopher Newport and Messiah to advance to the Final Four for the second year in a row... Had two goals and an assist vs. CNU... Tallied one goal in 3-1 win over Messiah... Was the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/31) after posting three goals and two assists on the week, including her second hat trick of the year in the 9-1 win over Ramapo... Named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/10) after totaling five goals in wins over Stockton and William Paterson... Tallied a goal in the win over then-#8 Kean... Converted her fourth penalty stroke of the year in win over Widener... Had a pair of goals in 8-1 win over William Paterson ... Posted the first hat trick of her career with three goals in the 6-1 win at Stockton... Had a goal and an assist in the win over Alvernia, while converting her second penalty stroke of the season… Scored two goals against Cabrini… Had a goal in the 7-1 win over Arcadia… Tallied the game-winning goal in the 2-1 win over then-#2 ranked Johns Hopkins… Scored a pair of goals in the 8-1 defeat of Catholic… Team co-captain... Honored with a Special Achievement Award by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association... Honored as Rowan's NJAIAW Woman of the Year

2021: NFHCA All-America First Team selection and the Region IV Player of the Year... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team... Chosen as the NJAC Overall Female Athlete of the Year... All-Region First Team selection... NJAC Midfielder of the Year… All-NJAC First Team selection for the third consecutive season… Named the PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Field Hockey Performer of the Year and the Overall Academic All-Area Female Performer of the Year... Chosen to the NFHCA Senior Team... Selected to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team as the Profs reached the Final Four... Profs' leading scorer with a career-high 44 points, with a personal best 18 goals... Has five games this season with two goals… Scored the championship-winning goal as the Profs defeated #5 Kean, 1-0, in overtime to win the NJAC title… Had a season-high six points with two goals and two assists at Ramapo… Named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Week for consecutive weeks and three times (10/11, 10/18, 11/8)… Scored the game-winning goal in overtime at #11 TCNJ… Had a stretch of three consecutive games where she scored two goals in each – Dickinson, Cabrini and Alvernia… Tallied the gamewinner in a victory at Catholic… Team co-captain... Named an NFHCA Scholar of Distinction and recognized on the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Received NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention... Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction... Received Rowan's Dr. Shirley O'Day Award for outstanding athletic acheivement
 
2020: (Season canceled)... Named a Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction... Received NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention

2019: Selected to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-America second team and South Atlantic All-Region First Team… All-NJAC First Team selection... Started every game… Totaled 37 points with 14 goals and nine assists… Scored two goals and assisted on three in 8-2 victory over Stockton…. Collected two goals and two assists in 7-0 shutout versus Cabrini… Scored twice in wins against Ursinus (5-4), Stevenson (7-2) and William Paterson (5-0)… Chipped in with one goal and one assist in 3-1 victory at Arcadia… In the conference, tied for fourth in assists and sixth in points and goals… Was the conference’s Player of the Week once… Ranked 21st in goals per game (0.95) and 28th in points per game (2.16) in the NCAA Division III statistics... Was a co-recipient of Rowan's Shirley O'Day Award given to the female student-athlete who is in good academic standing and demonstrates outstanding athletic achievement, leadership in women’s sports and/or campus, cooperation and a good general attitude... Member of the NFHCA National Academic Squad... Received NJAC All-Academic Honorable Mention... Named a Rowan Scholar-Athlete of Distinction 

2018: Started all 23 games… Scored 13 goals and had four assists for 30 points… Hit the cage two times at Stockton, at Kean and against Elizabethtown… Named to the NJAC All-Conference First Team… Earned NJAC Rookie of the Week four times… Tied for fifth in the conference in goals… Earned South Atlantic All-Region second team honors… Chosen to the NFHCA National Academic Squad… Inducted into the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society… Named a Rowan Scholar-Athlete

Previous School: Transferred from Penn State… Was a member of the field hockey team in 2016
 
High School/Personal: Earned All-Conference and All-State honors while at Eastern Regional… Was a member of the State Champion and Conference Champion four times… Selected a team captain… Received the Unsung Hero Award... Father, Kevin, was a member of the wrestling team at Springfield College... Received her bachelor's degree in communication studies and now pursuing a master's degree in higher education administration

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2018Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'0"
    7
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'0"
    7
  • 7
    C

    2021Senior

    Midfielder
    5'0"
    7
    C
  • 7
    C

    2022Graduate Student

    Midfielder
    5'0"
    7
    C