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Amber Ezechiels
Midfield
Position
5'8''
Height
Freshman
Class
Niew-Vennep, Netherlands
Hometown
Haarlemmermeer Lyceum
High School
Amber Ezechiels Pronunciation
AT VIRGINIA
2019
- Longstreth/NFHCA Second Team All-American
- Longstreth/NFHCA All-South Region First Team
- All-ACC Second Team
- All-ACC Academic Team
- All-NCAA Tournament Team
- VaSID All-State First Team
- Her lone goal of the year was the game-winner in the regular-season meeting against Duke (10/18)
- Had an assist in the NCAA first-round game against Delaware (11/15)
- Member of a backline defense that logged seven shutouts
- Preseason All-ACC
- 2019 ZAG Field Hockey / NFHCA National Academic Squad
2018
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Finished the season with three goals and three assists for nine points
- Was one of three freshmen in the starting lineup for the season-opening game at Drexel (Aug. 24)
- Scored her first collegiate goal in her first collegiate game, taking one shot at Drexel and scoring (Aug. 24)
- Also scored goals against Old Dominion (Sept. 9) and Wake Forest (Oct. 19)
- Was named the Synapse Sports National Rookie of the Week (Oct. 24) after scoring a goal with two assists in games against Wake Forest and Maryland
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
High School/Club Hockey
- Member of the U16 and U19 Dutch Junior National Teams
- Won two silvers and two golds at the Dutch National Championships
- Helped her U16 squad win gold at the 2016 European Championships
- Won silver in 2015 and gold in 2016 at the Dutch National Indoor Championship
Personal
- Parents are Barend Ezechiels and Marlies Ezechiels-van Balen
- Has an older brother, Thom Ezechiels
- Enjoys wakeboarding and skiing