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Mia Abello

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Position
5'6''
Height
Freshman
Class
Houston, Texas
Hometown
The Kinkaid School
High School
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Mia Abello - Field Hockey - Virginia Cavaliers

Abello Pronunciation

2023

  • 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)
  • NFHCA NCAA Division I Preseason Watchlist

Background

  • 2023-24 US Women’s National Team
  • 2022-23 US Women’s National Team
  • 2023 US Junior Women’s National Team, named to the travel roster to compete at the Junior Pan American Cup in Barbados in April
  • Won gold with the US U21 Junior National Team at the 2023 Junior Pan American Championship, helping the team qualify for the Junior World Championships (4/18)
  • 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

Personal

  • Daughter of April and Carlos Abello
  • Older brother, Carlos, plays baseball at Princeton