2009 Field Hockey Roster

Christina Bortz
- Position:
- Striker
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Emmaus
- Hometown:
- Emmaus, Pa.
Holmes-Winn on Bortz:
Christina is a fierce competitor. She wants the ball in the circle, which we love. She is very smart about how to create chances for herself and her teammates. As our leading point-getter last season. there is rarely a missed opportunity when Tina is on the back end of it. She is a finisher.
At Princeton:
2009 - Started 17 of Princeton's 19 games … scored seven goals and added three assists for 17 points, the second highest scoring total of her collegiate career … a second-team All-Ivy selection … scored Princeton's first two goals in a 4-1 win over Richmond … recorded the game-winning goal in the Richmond win … scored in a 4-0 win over Columbia … tied the game at 2-2 in an eventual 3-2 win at American … had a goal and an assist in the team's win at Harvard … scored in a win over Cornell … notched two assists in the Tigers win at Penn … scored in Princeton's NCAA first-round win over Stanford … an Academic All-Ivy League selection.
2008 - Appeared in all 20 games, starting 12 ... scored five goals and added an assist for 11 points ... after bring held without a goal in season opener, scored in four-straight games ... scored the game winner and had an assist in a win at William & Mary ... scored in Princeton's win at Lehigh ... had Princeton's first goal in a double overtime loss at Connecticut ... scored on a breakaway against Dartmouth ... added the game-winning goal against American ... named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.
2007 - Started all 18 games as a sophomore ... named first-team All-Ivy and second-team All-Region ... scored 12 goals and added eight assists for a team-leading 32 points ... also led team in goals and assists ... scored two game winners ... scored in Princeton’s season-opener at American ... had two goals in an Ivy win at Dartmouth ... scored the game winner against Colgate ... had assists in wins over Connecticut and Providence ... added a goal against Brown ... scored two goals and added an assist in a win over Lehigh ... had three goals and six points, including the game-winning goal, against Monmouth ...... named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.
2006 - Appeared in 18 games as a freshman ... scored six goals and added two assists for 14 points ... scored two goals in her collegiate debut at Richmond and was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week... assisted on Katie Kinzer’s game-winning goal at Yale ... had a goal and an assist on the game winner in Princeton’s win over Dartmouth ... that three-point performance earned her Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors ... gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead against Maryland ... scored an insurance goal in a win over Harvard ... scored the game-winning goal in overtime in Princeton’s NCAA tournament win over Old Dominion ... named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.
At Emmaus:
helped lead high school team to the Pennsylvania state championship in 2004 and 2005 ... her 112 goals scored is a school record ... named a NFHCA first-team All-America in 2005 ... a two-time all-state and all-conference honoree ... was an Academic All-America in 2005 ... a teammate of Tiger sophomore Sarah Reinprecht on the 2005-06 U.S. Under-21 team ... she competed at the 2003 and 2005 National Futures Tournament and attended the 2005 Olympic Development Camp.
Personal:
full name is Christina Elizabeth Bortz ... birthday is Dec. 2 ... daughter of Dale and Gina Bortz ... has an older brother Brandon that graduated from St. Joseph’s ... majoring in politics.
Career Stats:
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | Sh | SOG | GW | PS-ATT |
2006 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 0-0 |
2007 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 0-0 |
2008 | 20 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
31 |
24 |
2 |
0-0 |
2009 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 38 | 29 | 1 | 0-0 |
Total | 74 | 30 | 14 | 74 | 140 | 83 | 6 | 0-0 |
Career Highs:
Goals: 3 - Oct. 30, 2007 vs. Monmouth
Assists: 2 (2x) - Most Recent, Nov. 6, 2009 at Penn
Points: 6 (3G) - Oct. 30, 2007 vs. Monmouth
Shots: 5 - Oct. 2, 2009 vs. Columbia