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Adele Iacobucci

Midfield
Position
5'8''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Malvern, Penn.
Hometown
Villa Maria Academy
High School
Adele Iacobucci - Field Hockey - Virginia Cavaliers

Adele Iacobucci Pronunciation

Four-Time NFHCA All-Region (2021-23)
2023 All-ACC First Team
2022 All-ACC Second Team
2023 NFHCA Senior Team

2023 – NCAA Semifinals

  • NFHCA First-Team All-Region
  • All-ACC First Team, her second time being named to the All-ACC teams and first time on the first team
  • NFHCA Senior Team
  • Has played in more games (104) than any other player in program history
  • Finished her career with 19 goals (7 game-winners) and 8 assists for 46 points
  • Appeared in 21 games with 13 starts with four goals and an assist for 9 points
  • Scored the game-winning goal in the double-overtime victory at Syracuse, her first goal of the year (Sept. 22)
  • Scored the game-winning goal at Miami. Her first two goals on the season were both game-winners (10/1)
  • Assisted on a goal at William & Mary (9/8)
  • Scored her second goal of the year at Wake Forest (10/13)
  • Made a game-saving defensive save 6:08 into the first overtime at Duke (10/15)
  • Named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week for her save against the Blue Devils as well as for her efforts in holding the Demon Deacons to zero shots on goal in the game at Wake Forest (10/17)
  • Scored UVA’s fourth goal in the NCAA Quarterfinal win at Maryland (11/12)
  • NFHCA NCAA Division I Preseason Watchlist
  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

2022

  • NFHCA First Team All-Region, her third time being named to the All-Region first team
  • All-ACC Second Team
  • All-ACC Tournament Team
  • Co-captain
  • Appeared in 21 games with 20 starts
  • Scored three goals with two assists for eight points
  • Scored the game-winning goal against Saint Joseph’s (9/18)
  • Scored her second goal of the year at Liberty (10/18)
  • Scored the overtime game-winner in the ACC semifinal against Wake Forest (11/4)
  • Preseason All-ACC Team
  • VaSID Second Team All-State
  • All-ACC Academic Team
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021

  • NFHCA All-South Region First Team
  • VaSID All-State First Team
  • Scored four goals with three assists for 11 points
  • Appeared in all 21 games with 18 starts
  • Scored the game-tying goal against Penn State in the season-opener that sent the contest into overtime (8/27)
  • Scored the game-winner at William & Mary (9/3)
  • Added her third goal of the year, scoring off a penalty corner at Wake Forest (9/24)
  • Scored UVA’s fourth-quarter goal in the NCAA Round of 16 game at Maryland (11/12)
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21

  • Named to the roster of the 2021-22 US Women’s National Team
  • NFHCA All-South Region First Team
  • All-ACC Field Hockey Academic Team
  • ACC All-Tournament Team
  • Appeared in 18 games with 17 starts, scoring eight goals with an assist for 17 points
  • Tied for ninth in the ACC at 0.89 points per game
  • Eighth in the ACC in goals per game (0.39)
  • ACC Offensive Player of the Week (3/23) after scoring twice in the 5-2 win against James Madison, including scoring a goal while JMU had a two-player-up advantage
  • Scored a goal in the ACC Semifinals against Louisville (11/6)
  • Scored UVA’s first goal of the season against Wake Forest (9/26)
  • Also scored goals in games versus Syracuse (10/04), and Louisville (10/23)
  • Second on the team in points with nine (four goals, one assist) in the fall
  • Ended the fall season tied for sixth in the ACC in goals-per-game
  • Scored four goals in a four-game span in the  spring (3/21-4/9)
  • NFHCA National Academic Squad
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

2019 – NCAA Semifinals

  • Appeared in all 23 games with 21 starts
  • Her lone goal of the year was the game-winner against James Madison (9/24)
  • Also had an assist in the game at Drexel (10/20)
  • Finished the year with three points
  • Won gold at the 2019 USA Field Hockey Young Women’s National Championship as a member of the U19 team, coached by UVA assistant Ole Keusgen
  • 2019 ZAG Field Hockey / NFHCA National Academic Squad
  • ACC Academic Honor Roll

High School/Club Hockey

  • Member of the U19 USA Field Hockey Junior National Team
  • Spent two years as a member of the U17 USA Field Hockey Junior National Team, including participating in a 2017 tour of Uruguay
  • 2018 NFHCA Second Team All-American
  • 2018 Max Preps Field Hockey First Team All-American
  • 2018 First Team All-State after twice being named to the second team in 2017
  • Two-time NFHCA All-Academic Team
  • Two-time PA Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Academic Team
  • Two-time Daily Local News All-Area
  • Helped lead Villa Maria Academy to the 2017 PIAA AA state title and three District I championships
  • Played club hockey with the WC Eagles

Personal

  • Parents are Andrea and Stephen Iacobucci
  • Has two sisters, Amelia, who played field hockey at UConn, and Annina, who played field hockey at La Salle
  • Earned her bachelor’s degree in media studies
  • Pursuing an M.S. in Commerce in the McIntire School of Commerce