Mia Abello

Midfield

Position

5'6''

Height

Sophomore

Class

Houston, Texas

Hometown

The Kinkaid School

High School

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2024 NFHCA All-Region Second Team

2024

NFHCA All-South Region Second Team
Had a defensive save in the road win at Maryland (9/13)
Scored her first goal of the season in the win against American (9/15)
Scored the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter of the 1-0 road victory at No. 9 Duke (9/27)
Tallied her third goal against William & Mary (9/29)
Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after her performances against Duke and William & Mary, her first career conference honor (10/1)
Converted two shootout opportunities in the win against Syracuse, including the decider (10/18)
Scored the game-winner in the following game, converting a penalty stroke in the 1-0 victory against Miami (Ohio) (10/20)
Made her second defensive save of the season in the ACC quarterfinal game against Syracuse (11/5)
NFHCA NCAA Division I Watchlist

2023 – NCAA Semifinals

Started all 21 games, scoring four goals with an assist for nine points
Made her collegiate debut against Penn State (8/25). Was the only newcomer in the starting lineup for that game
Scored her first collegiate goal on a penalty corner at Saint Joseph’s (9/1)
Scored another goal off a corner at Temple while assisting on another, giving her two goals (five points) in her first four games (9/3)
Scored the game-winning goal at William & Mary, giving her three-straight games in which she scored a goal (9/8)
Scored her fourth goal of the season against Duke (10/06)
NFHCA NCAA Division I Preseason Watchlist
All-ACC Academic Team
NFHCA National Academic Squad
Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

INTERNATIONAL

2023-24 US Women’s National Team
2022-23 US Women’s National Team
2023 US Junior Women’s National Team
Won silver at the 2024 Junior Pan American Championship in British Columbia, helping the US U21 team qualify for the 2025 Junior World Cup (7/13/24)
Member of the US U21 Team competing at the FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile (12/11/23)
Won gold with the US U21 Junior National Team at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship in Barbados, helping the team qualify for the Junior World Championships (4/18)

BACKGROUND

2022 Texas/Oklahoma Max Field Hockey Player of the Year
Named an NFHCA First Team All-American in 2022 after earning second-team honors the previous year
Four-time All-South Preparatory Conference
Competed for the 2022 US Rise National Team, playing in a four-game series against the Canadian U18 squad

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