2018 Field Hockey Roster
Elise Wong
- Position:
- Midfield/Back
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Lake Forest
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
At Princeton:
2018: Honda Sport Award Finalist … NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team … Longstreth/NFHCA First Team All-America … Mid-Atlantic Region First Team … Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year … First Team All-Ivy … Matched personal-best with two goals … Career-high eight points … Assisted on a goal vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) … Scored against Monmouth (Sept. 14) and at Columbia (Oct. 5) … Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 17) … Helper vs. Brown (Oct. 13) … Back-to-back games with an assist at Cornell (Oct. 27) and vs. Penn (Nov. 3).
2017: Second-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region … Second Team All-Ivy … Snagged a shot on goal vs. No. 3 Penn State (Sept. 10) … Helped hold Dartmouth without a shot in the second half (Sept. 23) … Was part of a unit that did not allow a shot on goal vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) … Scored first career goal at Northeastern (Oct. 15) … Dropped in a goal vs. No. 5 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 11).
2016: NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team ... Second team All-Mid-Atlantic Region … Honorable mention All-Ivy Honorable mention … Played and started every game for the Tigers … Posted seven helpers … Took two shots … Made one defensive save … Assisted on a goal vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 24) … Had another assist at Yale (Oct. 1) … Came up with defensive save at No. 5 Penn State (Oct. 2) … Consecutive games with a helper vs. Brown (Oct. 15) and Towson (Oct. 16) … Season-best two assists vs. No. 7 Virginia in the NCAA Quarterfinals (Nov. 13).
2015: First team All-Mid-Atlantic Region … First team All-Ivy League … Started every game … Added two assists vs. No. 9 Virginia (Sept. 6) … Back-to-back outings with an assist at Bucknell (Sept. 12) and at Delaware (Sept. 13) … Collected an assist vs. Columbia (Oct. 9) … Converted on an assist at Harvard (Oct. 24).
Before Princeton
Lake Forest: Two-year varsity member at Lake Forest … netted 10 goals and 10 assists during her junior season before graduating a year early … served as a captain during her final season … helped lead Scouts to a 2013 Illinois State Championship and 2014 Illinois State runner-up finish … led squad to 2013 Gateway Classic and Huskie Invite titles … 2014 IHSFHA Player of the Year … 2014 All-State selection … also a three-year letterwinner in track and was a state qualifier in the 3200m relay (2013).
Club Experience: Played for Windy City Field Hockey … captained 2014 U-16 Festival champions … fourth-place U-16 National Club Championship showing (2014) … helped team to U-19 Disney Showcase silver medal (2013) … U-19 Regional Club (2013) and U-16 (2012) champions … National Indoor Qualifier U-19 (2013) and U-16 (2012) champions.
Academic: 2014 All-Academic … Cum Laude Society … High Honor Roll (2012-14) … also a member of several high school organizations, including: Co-President, Environmental Club, Latin Club, Latin TA, Student-Athlete Leadership Team (SALT), jazz band, Holiday Winds, Red Cross Club, Human Rights Club.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Cecile Vu Wong … has two brothers, Nicholas and Timothy.
National/Regional Team Experience:
US U-19 junior national team (2015-16) … U-17 junior national team (2012-15) … competed on 2015 Belgium Tour … U-19 junior national indoor squad (2013-14) … junior national indoor development squad (2012-13) … Futures Elite Championship runner-up (2013, 2014) … Futures Elite champion (2015).
Career Highs:
Shots – 2, 2x – MR – at Northeastern (Oct. 15, 2017)
Goals – 1, 4x – MR – at Columbia (Oct. 5, 2018)
Assists – 2, 2x - MR - vs. No. 7 Virginia (Nov. 13, 2016)
Points – 2, 6x - MR - at Columbia (Oct. 5, 2018)
