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Rachel Buttinger

Midfield
Position
5'9''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Waterloo, Canada
Hometown
Resurrection Catholic Secondary
High School
California
Previous School
Rachel Buttinger - Field Hockey - Virginia Cavaliers

2023 at UVA

  • Made her UVA debut at Wake Forest (10/13)
  • Also appeared in the NCAA Quarterfinal game at Maryland (11/12)
  • Named to the 2023-24 ACC Honor Roll

At Cal

  • Led the Bears in points her senior season with five goals and four assists for 14 points
  • Scored 11 goals with five assists for 27 points in her four seasons at Cal

Background

  • Attended Resurrection Catholic Secondary School in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
  • OFSAA gold and silver medalists in 2015 and 2016, her squad was league champs from 2015-17
  • League all-star from 2016-18, league MVP in 2017, team captain from 2016-18
  • Also a member of the ice hockey, soccer and badminton teams
  • Played in the Provincial System going to Nationals five times, and has been invited to Junior National Team camps

Personal

  • Parents are Gord and Pam Buttinger
  • Has six siblings who are all NCAA Division I student-athletes
  • Pursuing an M.S. in Commerce in the McIntire School of Commerce