Popper Named To U.S. JPAC Roster

Photo by: Brian Westerholt

July 21, 2021 | Field Hockey

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sammy Popper has been named to the United States Junior Pan American Championship (JPAC) roster, USA Field Hockey announced.

The team will take part in the JPAC from August 21-28th at the Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago, Chile. This is a qualifier for the 2021 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup.

USA sits in Pool B with Chile and Trinidad and Tobago. They open against Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday, August 21 at 1:00 p.m. ET and play Chile on Sunday, August 22 at 1:00 p.m. ET.

The top three women's teams at the JPAC will qualify for the 2021 FIH Junior Hockey World Cup, set for December 5 to 16 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Popper had a wonderful freshman season at Princeton in 2019. She began with an impressive two-goal performance on the road against No. 1 North Carolina. She added three more multi-goal outings, collecting 10 tallies and six assists. Popper collected All-Region First-Team, First-Team All-Ivy and Ivy Rookie of the Year accolades.