2016 Field Hockey

Sam Rubin

8 Steffi Katz

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Buckingham Browne & Nichols
  • Hometown Newton, Mass.

Biography

2016 (Senior): Elected captain by her teammates ... NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree for the fourth straight season ... Started all 17 games, a career high ... Scored first career goal, a game-winning goal in overtime to beat Penn 3-2 Oct. 22 shortly after her sister Emilie had made a save to deny Penn the potential game-winner ... Third on team in assists with four, a career high.

2015 (Junior): NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree for the third straight season ... Appeared in 15 games.

2014 (Sophomore): NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree for the second straight season ... Appeared in 13 games, starting eight.

2013 (Freshman): NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree ... Made varsity debut in season opener Sept. 6 vs. Virginia ... Appeared in 10 games ... Made one defensive save.

USA Field Hockey: USAFH Futures Elite Championship Selection 2013 – one of top 72 players at the U-19 level … Two-time USAFH Futures Elite Selection 2011-2013 … Two-time AAU Junior Olympics Selection 2010-2011 … Four-time USAFH National Futures Championship Selection 2010-2013 … USAFH Futures Program 2009-2013 … Competed at National Hockey Festival, National Indoor Tournament and Disney Field Hockey Showcase.

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School: Co-captain 2012 … NEISL All-League selection in 2011 and 2012 … NEPSAC Class B all-tournament team selection 2011 … Helped lead BB&N varsity to its first NEPSAC Class B Tournament berth in nearly two decades in 2011 …Played three seasons at Buckingham Browne & Nichols (2010-12) and one season at Newton North (2009) … Offensive player of the year at Newton North 2009 … National Merit Scholarship Corporation Commended Scholar … Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Citation of Honor 2011-2013.

Club Team: Played for New England Hockeymates and Cape Ann Coalition.

Notes: Studied at London School of Economics during Summer 2014 ...Volunteer at Newton Free Library in Newton, Mass. ... Sister, Emilie, also plays field hockey for Yale … Brother, Alexander, graduated from Princeton.

Why Yale? “I was attracted to the incomparable educational opportunities and strong creative community at Yale.  Since the first training camps that I attended as a child, I had always wanted to play for Coaches Stuper and Durante.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2013First Year

    B
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2014Sophomore

    B/M
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    M/D
    5'3"
    8
  • 8

    2016Senior

    M/B
    5'3"
    8