2019 Field Hockey Roster
Neff, MaryKate
Jersey Number 4
MaryKate Neff
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Academy of Notre Dame de Namur
- Hometown:
- Villanova, Pa.
Bio
Awards:
Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region (2017, 2019)
Second Team All-Ivy (2017, 2019)
Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2018)
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Scored in the thrilling comeback overtime win at No. 2 Duke (Oct. 6) … Produced a goal at No. 14 Harvard (Oct. 26) and at No. 2 UConn (Nov. 17) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2018: Produced six goals, three assists, 15 points and a team-best three defensive saves … Posted a goal vs. No. 14 Wake Forest (Sept. 2) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) that ended up as one of Sportscenter’s Top-10 plays … Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10) … Consecutive games with a goal vs. Monmouth (Sept. 14) and No. 13 Delaware (Sept. 16) … Picked up two defensive saves vs. No. 3 Maryland (Sept. 18) … Opened Ivy play with a goal vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 22) … Had three points at Columbia (Oct. 5).
2017: Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Sept. 11) … Played in every game, making 18 starts … Scored eight goals, added three assists for 19 points along with 26 shots … Her eight tallies were tied for 10th in the Ivy League … Her 0.42 goals per game was 11th in the conference and 99th in all of Division I … Broke out with a goal and an assist vs. No. 22 Rutgers (Sept. 8) … Took three shots vs. No. 3 Penn State (Sept. 10) … Scored a goal at Dartmouth (Sept. 23) and vs. Yale (Sept. 29) … Multi-goal outing vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) … Consecutive games with goals at Brown (Oct. 14) and at Northeastern (Oct. 15) … Had assists at No. 15 Harvard (Oct. 21) and vs. No. 5 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11) … Snagged a goal vs. No. 4 North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 12).
Before Princeton:
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur: First team National All-American and All-Region PA in 2016 … Three-time first team All-Main Line (2014-16) … Twice was first team All-Delco (2015-16) … First team All-Interac
National or Regional Team Experience: Played for the U.S U-19 and U-17 national teams … AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Daughter of Kathleen and Paul Neff … Has two brothers, Ryan and Keenan, who both attend Boston College.
Career-Highs:
Shots – 6, vs. Brown (Oct. 13, 2018)
Goals – 2, vs. Columbia (Oct. 6, 2017)
Assists – 1, 7x - MR - vs No. 13 Syracuse (Nov. 15, 2019)
Points – 4, vs. Columbia (Oct. 6, 2017)
Second Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region (2017, 2019)
Second Team All-Ivy (2017, 2019)
Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2018)
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19
2019: Scored in the thrilling comeback overtime win at No. 2 Duke (Oct. 6) … Produced a goal at No. 14 Harvard (Oct. 26) and at No. 2 UConn (Nov. 17) in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2018: Produced six goals, three assists, 15 points and a team-best three defensive saves … Posted a goal vs. No. 14 Wake Forest (Sept. 2) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) that ended up as one of Sportscenter’s Top-10 plays … Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10) … Consecutive games with a goal vs. Monmouth (Sept. 14) and No. 13 Delaware (Sept. 16) … Picked up two defensive saves vs. No. 3 Maryland (Sept. 18) … Opened Ivy play with a goal vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 22) … Had three points at Columbia (Oct. 5).
2017: Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Sept. 11) … Played in every game, making 18 starts … Scored eight goals, added three assists for 19 points along with 26 shots … Her eight tallies were tied for 10th in the Ivy League … Her 0.42 goals per game was 11th in the conference and 99th in all of Division I … Broke out with a goal and an assist vs. No. 22 Rutgers (Sept. 8) … Took three shots vs. No. 3 Penn State (Sept. 10) … Scored a goal at Dartmouth (Sept. 23) and vs. Yale (Sept. 29) … Multi-goal outing vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) … Consecutive games with goals at Brown (Oct. 14) and at Northeastern (Oct. 15) … Had assists at No. 15 Harvard (Oct. 21) and vs. No. 5 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11) … Snagged a goal vs. No. 4 North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 12).
Before Princeton:
Academy of Notre Dame de Namur: First team National All-American and All-Region PA in 2016 … Three-time first team All-Main Line (2014-16) … Twice was first team All-Delco (2015-16) … First team All-Interac
National or Regional Team Experience: Played for the U.S U-19 and U-17 national teams … AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Daughter of Kathleen and Paul Neff … Has two brothers, Ryan and Keenan, who both attend Boston College.
Career-Highs:
Shots – 6, vs. Brown (Oct. 13, 2018)
Goals – 2, vs. Columbia (Oct. 6, 2017)
Assists – 1, 7x - MR - vs No. 13 Syracuse (Nov. 15, 2019)
Points – 4, vs. Columbia (Oct. 6, 2017)
Princeton Athletics 2023-24 Highlights
Tuesday, June 04
Reflections from the Princeton Athletics Class of 2023
Friday, June 02
Field Hockey Senior Day 2022
Wednesday, November 02
Highlights from 2022 Gary Walters ’67 PVC Awards Banquet
Wednesday, June 22
