3 months ago
Welcome back to the NUFH Notebook! This week, we're taking a deeper dive into the newest additions to Tracey Fuchs' squad. 2026 will prove to be a pivotal year for the 'Cats, with massive turnover on the horizon. In order to keep the "win now" window open, they'll need to develop talent from the bottom up.
These are the seven names to keep an eye on.
Freedman is one piece that will seek to fill the massive void that two-time Honda Sport Award winner Maddie Zimmer leaves after her departure. She brings years of U18 and U21 national team experience to Northwestern.
Freedman also represented the state of Western Australia during her high school years, one of her best performances came at the 2023 Australia U18 Championships, where she scored a brace in pool play after recording a hat trick in the U21 bronze medal game just two months earlier.
Freedman finds herself part of a deep midfield group in preparation for the fall and is one of five newcomers looking to break in alongside returning starters Laura Salamanca and Emilie Kirschner. However, her advantage is her strong resume at one of the highest levels of field hockey on the planet.
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These are the seven names to keep an eye on.
Freedman is one piece that will seek to fill the massive void that two-time Honda Sport Award winner Maddie Zimmer leaves after her departure. She brings years of U18 and U21 national team experience to Northwestern.
Freedman also represented the state of Western Australia during her high school years, one of her best performances came at the 2023 Australia U18 Championships, where she scored a brace in pool play after recording a hat trick in the U21 bronze medal game just two months earlier.
Freedman finds herself part of a deep midfield group in preparation for the fall and is one of five newcomers looking to break in alongside returning starters Laura Salamanca and Emilie Kirschner. However, her advantage is her strong resume at one of the highest levels of field hockey on the planet.
#nufh
