2021 Field Hockey Roster
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Bloemsaat, Nienke
Goalkeeper
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Jersey Number 9
Nienke Bloemsaat
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Sint-Oelbert Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Oosterhout, The Netherlands
Bio
2021: Academic All-Big Ten … NFCA National Academic Squad … Selected as the team’s Defensive Player of the Year … Started 12 of the 13 games in which she appeared … Led the squad and the Big Ten with three defensive saves … Ranked third on the team with three goals, and added an assist for seven points … Opened the season at Kent State with a goal (8/27) … Also had goals in non-conference games at Ball State (9/12) and Central Michigan (9/19) … Had an assist in a tough loss at Ohio State (9/17).
2020-21: Started and saw action in all 16 games as a sophomore defender … Second on the team in shot attempts with 15 … Scored one goal this season, at Rutgers (3/14) … Named team Defensive Player of the Year.2019: Named Defensive Player of the Year at team awards banquet ... Led all freshmen in scoring with five goals in 16 appearances ... Second among freshmen with 15 starts on defense ... Third on the team with 13 points ... Led freshmen in scoring (5), assists (3), and shots on goal (17) ... Ranked third nationally and first in the Big Ten in defensive saves (7) ... Five defensive saves came in Big Ten action ... Was a top choice in the penalty corner scheme, scoring most of her goals off of penalty corners ... Tied for the team-lead with two goals in conference play ... Registered two assists in a 7-0 win vs. Saint Francis (8/31) ... Led the team with four points, including a goal vs. Saint Francis ... Scored second goal of the season in a 2-1 overtime win over UC Davis (9/6) ... Scored a goal for the third-straight game against No. 12 Louisville (9/8) ... Secured her first defensive save of the season in a win vs. Miami (9/13) ... Scored her fourth goal of the season in a 4-2 loss to Indiana (9/20) ... Collected a defensive save at No. 7 Northwestern ... Added another defensive save at No. 9 Michigan (10/6)... Joined Maddie McDonough with a defensive save in a shutout victory over Ohio in East Lansing (10/11) ... Scored her fifth goal of the season and added a career-best two defensive saves vs. No. 18 Rutgers (10/18).
Prior to MSU: Attended Sint-Oelbert Gymnasium for six years ... Earned Cum Laude certificate ... Elected captain for four years ... At MHC de Warande, finished in fourth place last season as a member of the over-18 team.
Personal: Daughter of Mirjam and Marc Bloemsaat ... Born on February 11, 2001 in Oosterhout, The Netherlands ... Mother has been involved in field hockey for nearly 40 years at MHC de Warande, HC Rotterdam, and HC Push ... Her father played basketball in The Netherlands ... Has an older sister, Merel ... Merel played field hockey at MHC de Warande for 11 years .. Favorite team is the Dutch national field hockey team (men and women) ... Used to be a part of a dance team and competed at a high level nationally ... Joined dance team when she was 8-years-old and stopped dancing at 15 as she pursued field hockey ... Enjoys playing the piano and singing ... Kinesiology major.
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