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Suze Leemans

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5'8''
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Graduate Student
Class
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Utrecht University
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Suze Leemans - Field Hockey - Virginia Cavaliers

Suze Leemans Pronunciation

2024 NFHCA Third Team All-American
2024 All-ACC First Team
2024 NFHCA All-Region First Team

2024

  • NFHCA Third Team All-American
  • All-ACC First Team
  • NFHCA All-South Region First Team
  • Was in the starting lineup for her collegiate debut at Penn State (8/30)
  • Scored two goals against Temple, including the first of her collegiate career (9/6)
  • Named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a combined three goals against Temple and Liberty (9/10)
  • Scored the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter of the 1-0 road win at No. 5 Maryland (9/13), giving her four goals in the first four games of the season
  • Scored her fifth goal of the year and logged her first assist against Stanford (9/22)
  • Scored the game-winning goal in the NCAA Championship first round game against Michigan (11/15)
  • Scored UVA’s first goal in the NCAA Championship Quarterfinal game at Northwestern (11/17)

Background

  • Played two seasons at SCHC (Bilthoven) first ladies team, highest level of field hockey in the Netherlands, after playing two years for the U18-1 team
  • Played on the WMHC (Wageningen) U18-1 team for the two years pior (2018-20)
  • Two second-place finishes at the Dutch National Championships
  • Two-time Gold Cup winner
  • 2023-24 Dutch Indoors Champions
  • Finished third in the 2024 Euro Hockey LEague
  • Played on the U15 and U16 Dutch Junior National Teams, serving as the captain for the U15 squad

Personal

  • Parents are Mark Leemans and Etty de Boer
  • Has a brother, Jan, and two sisters, Emma and Eva
  • Earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Law (with honors), graduating from Utrecht University in three years
  • Working on her master’s degree at Virginia at the Batten School of Public Policy