2016 Field Hockey Roster

13 Hester van der Laan

13 Hester van der Laan

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Height:
    5-9
  • High School:
    Barlaeus Gymnasium

Summary

Biography

Career Totals: 81 GP, 25 G, 18 A, 68 Pts

AS A SENIOR IN 2016

Tri-captain ... NFHCA Second Team All-American ... Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year ... NFHCA All-Northeast Region First Team and All-Patriot League First Team for third straight season ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... Team MVP ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive season ... Appeared in all 19 contests, making 18 starts ... Finished second on the team with 19 points on seven goals and five assists ... Three of the goals were game-winners ... Scored a goal in four straight games from Sept. 9-23, beginning with the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Maine on Sept. 9 ... Also added tallies against UC Davis, Colgate and Lafayette during the stretch ... Tallied game-winning goal and assisted on another in 2-1 victory over Bucknell in the Patriot League semifinals ... Also scored in a 2-1 road loss at No. 3 Duke on Oct. 2 ... Recorded game-winning goal and an assist in 3-1 victory against Holy Cross (Oct. 25) ... Also picked up assists in wins against Northeastern (Sept. 2), Bucknell (Oct. 8) and No. 13 Boston College (Oct. 16) ... PL Weekly Honorable Mention (Sept. 13).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2015
NFHCA All-Northeast Region First Team and All-Patriot League First Team for second straight season ... Patriot League All-Academic Team ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... Co-recipient of team's Unsung Hero Award ... Appeared in all 22 contests, making 19 starts ... Finished third on the team with 19 points on seven goals and five assists ... Went a perfect 5-for-5 in penalty strokes ... Tied for second on the team in both goals and assists ... Set a career high with five points on two goals and an assist in 9-0 win at Colgate on Sept. 26 ... Tallied a goal and two assists in 6-3 win over Hofstra on Sept. 5 ... Posted a goal and assist in season-opening 4-3 win over UNH on Aug. 28 ... Scored overtime winner in 2-1 victory at Maine on Sept. 27 ... Also recorded goals against Lafayette and Wake Forest ... Notched an assist in NCAA Play-In Round against Fairfield on Nov. 11 ... Named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014
NFHCA All-Northeast Region First Team ... Patriot League First Team ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in 20 contests and started in all them ... Finished third on team with 17 points ... Tied for second in goals with seven ... Scored both BU goals in a 3-2 double-overtime loss to No. 14 Northwestern on Aug. 29 ... Recorded a defensive save against No. 12 Stanford on Sept. 5 ... Named to Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... Recorded a goal and two defensive saves against Bucknell (Oct. 4) ... Scored BU's lone goal in the NCAA tournament game at Syracuse (Nov. 15).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013
Named to the Patriot League Second Team... Appeared in all 20 games, earning starts in 10 ... Finished second on the team in assists (5) and tied for second in points (13) and goals (4) ... Scored her first collegiate goal in overtime against Delaware to give the Terriers a 2-1 victory ... Scored a goal in a 2-0 win against Holy Cross (Oct. 4) ... Registered a goal and two assists in a 3-1 victory over California (Oct. 25).

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Four-year captain ... Made district team as a 14-year-old before being selected to the Dutch national reserve team in 2010 ... Helped her indoor team claim 2013 national championship ... Member of Hurley club and practiced with first team in 2012-13 ... Selected to participate in International European Youth Parliament ... Invited to Boston in 2012 after helping her school win a national math contest.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Guusje van de Ven and Kees van der Laan ... Enrolled in College of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering.

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    2014Sophomore

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    2015Junior

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    2016Senior

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