2013 Field Hockey Roster

Amanda Bird
- Position:
- Back
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Carson Graham
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, B.C.
At Princeton:
2013 - All-Ivy League honorable mention selection ... started all 16 of her appearances ... factored into the scoring in eight of the team's games ... registered a career-high five shots and dished out an assist against Michigan St. on Sept. 13 ... netted game winner (first goal of the season) at Delaware on Oct. 13 ... scored two goals in NCAA first round win over Penn St. on Nov. 16.
2012 - Honorable Mention All-Ivy ... All-Region second team ... started all 22 games ... had 14 points on six goals and two assists... notched two game-winning goals ... was a perfect 1-for-1 on penalty strokes ...scored first goal of the year in a 10-2 win over Delaware on Sept. 16 ... handed out first assist of the year in NCAA Play-In Game vs. then-No. 13 Lafayette on Nov. 6 ... scored game-winner at NCAA First Round vs. then-No. 15 Drexel on Nov. 10 ... served up an assist in NCAA Quarterfinals in 5-2 comeback win over then-No. 7 Virginia on Nov. 11 ... scored game winner off penalty stroke in NCAA National Championship game over then-No. 1 North Carolina on Nov. 18.
2011 - 2011 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-America second team selection and All-Region first team honoree ... First-Team All-Ivy ... tied for second on squad with nine goals ... tallied a pair of game-winners ... had three assists ... posted 21 points.
2010 - Appeared in all 19 games, making 14 starts, including her last 13 outings … named a second-team All-Ivy performer in her rookie season … scored two goals and added three assists … made her college debut in a win over Bucknell … scored her first collegiate goal in a win over Dartmouth … scored a goal and added an assist in Princeton's win over Penn to secure a perfect league season.
Before Princeton:
Was a first-team Premier League all-star as a junior and senior at Carson Graham, winning the Bridgeman Cup and finishing third at Provincials in her senior season ... team was the North Shore AAA champion ... won school's field hockey and soccer awards in Grades 9, 10 and 11 ... played on the British Columbia provincial A U18 team the past two seasons, finishing fourth at Canadian Senior Nationals and first in the Canada Cup.
Personal:
Full name is Amanda Nadine Bird ... birthday is Oct. 20 ... daughter of Don and Nadine Bird ... has a younger sister Rachel.
Career Stats:
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | Sh | SOG | GW | PS-ATT |
2010 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 |
2011 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 52 | 25 | 2 | 0-0 |
2012 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1-1 |
2013 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 0-0 |
Total | 75 | 21 | 13 | 55 | 103 | 51 | 6 | 1-1 |
Career Highs:
Shots - 5 vs. Michigan St. on Sept. 13, 2013
Goals - 2 vs. Penn St. on Nov. 16, 2013
Assists - 1 - 13x MR vs. Rider on Nov. 3, 2013
Points - 4 at Maryland on Nov. 17, 2013 (2 G)