2024 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Brynn Shaffer
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lower Dauphin
- Hometown:
- Hummelstown, Pa.
2024 (Sophomore): Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten Selection … NFHCA National Academic Squad honors … Earned her teammates’ vote as the squad’s Most Improved Player … Started nine of 18 MSU games as a sophomore ... Completed the season with a goal and three assists ... Earned her first point of the year on an assist of Skylar Santucci’s goal against Vermont (9/7) ... Had an assist on Bianca Pizano’s second goal of the day against Colgate (9/13) ... Scored her first career goal against Kent State (10/6) ... Assisted on Carmen Pucheta’s goal at Penn State (10/20).
2023 (Freshman): NFHCA Scholar of Distinction … NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Appeared in 10 games … Had one shot attempt on the season in a 3-0 victory over Central Michigan (9/24).
Prior to MSU: Four-year varsity player and three-year varsity starter at Lower Dauphin High School … District champion and state runner-up as a freshman and junior … Three-time Keystone Division champion … Selected as a captain as a senior … Plays club field hockey for Nook Hockey … U16 National Indoor Tournament qualifier in 2020 … Selected to play in USA Field Hockey Nexus Championship in 2021 and 2022 … Played three years of lacrosse for Lower Dauphin and ran track & field for one year … Member of the National Honor Society, National English Honor Society and National Math Honor Society at Lower Dauphin … Distinguished Honor Roll honoree.
Personal: Daughter of Derek and Maria Shaffer … Has three siblings, Brady Alexa and Kenzie … Sister, Alexa, is a current member of the Michigan State field hockey team … Brother, Brady, played basketball at DeSales University … Both parents are teachers … Hobbies include spending time with friends and family and working out … Aspires to become a nutritionist or elementary school teacher … Plans on majoring in nutrition or education at MSU.
