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2012 Field Hockey Roster

Elan Kawesch

4 Crystal Poland

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cowichan Secondary
  • Hometown Crofton, British Columbia

Biography

2012: Honored as the 2012 CAA Player of the Year ... Earned Division I First Team All-America honors ... 2012 Longstreth/NFHCA All-Northeast Region First Team ... First Team All-CAA ... Named to the CAA All-Tournament Team ... Named 2012 CAA Preseason Player of the Year ... Registered a goal and an assist in win over No. 23 Louisville in the season opener ... Scored 1:42 into the game and knocked in the game-winner at 0:00 to beat No. 20 Northwestern, 2-1, on Aug. 26 ... Recorded a hat trick and the game-winner in the 4-1 victory over Dartmouth (9/2), earning her CAA Co-Player of the Week honors (9/4) ... Scored two goals (four shots on goal) and assisted on the game-winner against No. 6 Virginia (9/7) ... Notched second hat trick of the year in the Huskies' 3-1 win over No. 20 Michigan State on Sept. 9 ... Earned CAA Player of the Week honors on Sept. 11 ... Tallied two goals in the 4-3 overtime win at UMass on Sept. 14 ... Scored the game-winning goal against No. 20 William & Mary on Sept. 21, on the back of four shots on goal ... Earned an assist and had three shots on goal against No. 9 ODU on Sept. 24 ... Scored two goals, including the game-winner, against James Madison on Sept. 28 ... Became Northeastern's all-time record holder for career goals (previously 67) with the second score of her two-goal performance at Harvard on Oct. 3 ... Netted one goal and had an assist in the 5-0 win over Delaware on Oct. 5; had five shots, two on goal against the Blue Hens ... Tallied a season-hight 15 shots, eight on goal, against Maine, sending one into the cage ... Had two goals on three shots in the 7-1 win over Hofstra on Oct. 19; her second goal of the game vaulted her to first all-time in Northeastern program history for career points ... Talled five points (2g, 1a) against BU on Oct. 21 ... Named CAA Player of the Week on Oct. 23 ... Had four shots on goal against Drexel (10/26) ... Scored a career-high four goals on Senior Day vs. Towson on Oct. 28; her fourth goal of the day gave her a career-best 28 goals in a season, which is second-most all-time at Northeastern ... Recorded an assist and had three shots on goal against JMU in the CAA Tournament semifinals (Nov. 3) ... Had one assist and one shot on goal against Drexel in the CAA finals on Nov. 4 ... Finished the season ranked No. 3 in the NCAA in goals per game (1.40) and No. 4 in points per game (3.15).

2011: Named CAA Preseason Player of the Year...earned Div. I First Team All-America honors, as well as a spot on the Div. I All-Northeast Region Second Team...was named All-Colonial Athletic Association First Team...with 27 goals and three assists for 57 points in 22 games, finished second in the nation in goals per game with 1.23, and fourth nationally in points per game with 2.64...assisted Pam Aldridge's game-tyng goal ipotted pair of goals and assisted on Carolyn Malloy's game-winning goal against Maine on Aug. 26....notched hat trick to lead NU past Providence, 4-0, on Aug. 30...scored first goal of game against Lafayette on Sept. 3...notched second hat trick of season and added assist on Annie Clayman's goal against No. 13 Michigan State on Sept. 5...tallied two goals against both Cal and Stanford on Sept. 9 and 11, respectively...notched an assist in a 2-1 overtime victory over UMass on Sept. 16...scored all three NU goals in a 4-3 defeat at William & Mary on Sept. 23...potted her 17th goal of the season in a 6-2 loss at Old Dominion on Sept. 25...scored after just 96 seconds in a 4-2 win over Delaware on Oct. 7...netted an overtime winner against Boston College on Oct. 14...at Hofstra on Oct. 21, potted two goals in a 3-2 victory...two days later, had two more markers in a 4-1 win over Boston University...scored a late winner to down Drexel, 2-1, on Oct. 28...opened the scoring in Northeastern's 4-2 win in the CAA Semifinals over Hofstra on Nov. 5.

2010: Earned second team All-America honors...named to NFHCA All-Northeast Region first team...named to All-CAA first team...named to CAA All-Tournament Team...asssted on two goals in 4-3 overtime win against Virginia Commonwealth on Oct. 29...named CAA Co-Player of the week on Oct. 26 for her four-goal, two assist week...converted second penalty stroke of the season to propel Huskies past No. 16 Drexel, 3-2, on Oct. 24...tallied two goals and added a pair of assists in 5-0 shutout win against Hofstra on Oct. 22...scored first goal of contest against No. 20 Stanford on Oct. 18...notched team's lone goal at Delaware on Oct. 10...scored two goals and added an assist in 6-0 win over William & Mary on Sept. 26...scored goal against Harvard on Sept. 22...converted penalty stroke against Quinnipiac on Sept. 10...scored goal against Massachusetts on Sept. 3...tallied game-winning goal on against Maine on Sept. 5.

2009: Started all 18 games...named CAA Rookie of the Year, All-CAA first team and CAA All-Rookie team...named to NFHCA All-Northeast Region first team...named to WomensFieldHockey.com All-Rookie Squad...led team in goals (12), points (30), shots (71), shots on goal (51), game-winning goals (3) and tied for the team lead in assists (6)...first freshman to lead the team in points since NU started league play in 1989...broke NU freshman single-season record for points...led all CAA freshmen in points during the regular season...scored twice in overtime win at California, including the game-tying goal with 3:28 remaining in regulation...named CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on Sept. 8...scored twice against William & Mary Sept. 27...named CAA Rookie of the Week on Sept. 28...recorded eight points vs. Harvard Sept. 30, with a hat trick and two assists...scored two goals against New Hampshire on Alumnae Day Oct. 4...scored game-winning goal vs. Towson Oct. 9...scored vs. No. 9 Boston College Oct. 16.

High School: Played three years of varsity field hockey for Cowichan, captaining the team as a senior...led the team in scoring and was named team MVP in 2007...played for British Columbia’s Under-19 provincial team in 2008, winning gold at the Under-19 National Championship and silver at the Sr. National Championship...was named tournament MVP of the 2008 Under-19 National Championship, the 2008 Sr. National Championship, and the Indoor Under-19 National Championship...was a carded member of the Canadian National team for the 2008-09 season and trained with the team from June 2008 to May 2009.

Personal: Born March 14, 1990...aunt, Kimberly Orr, played basketball for the University of Victoria from 1984-1989...majoring in Business with hopes of being an accountant...Class of 2014.

Career Statistics:
Season GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PS-Att DSV
2009 16 12 6 30 71 .169 51 .718 3 0-0 0
2010 21 11 6 28 101 .109 55 .545 3 2-2 0
2011 22 27 3 57 129 .209 80 .620 5 2-2 0
2012 20 28 7 63 131 .214 84 .667 8 4-4 0
TOTAL 79 78 22 179 432 .181 270 .625 19 8-8 0









* First all-time in Northeastern history with 78 career goals
* First all-time in Northeastern history with 179 career points

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2009Freshman

    Forward
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2010Sophomore

    Forward
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2011Junior

    Forward
    5'7"
    4
  • 4

    2012Senior

    Forward
    5'7"
    4