Steffie Bongers

Photo by: Stephen Blue

Photo by: Peyton Williams

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Het College Weert
Hometown:
Weert, The Netherlands

Career Highlights
• 2021 Preseason All-Atlantic 10
• 2021 Spring First Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2021 Spring Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (4/19/2021)
• 2019 Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• 2019 Preseason All-Atlantic 10
• 2018 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• 2018 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team

2021 (Senior)
• Named as a Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection
• Started all 19 games as a defender
• Scored 6 goals on 37 total shots
• Tallied 5 assists on the season
• Had 2 goals and 2 assists including the game winning goal against Saint Louis
(9/17)
• Named 1st team all Atlantic-10 conference

Spring 2021 (Junior)
• Played in six games with five starts as a defender
• Paced the Spiders with six goals, tallied one assist for 13 total points
• Twice matched her career high with two goals, first against Saint Louis (3/26) and then against Davidson (4/18)
• Assisted the game-winning goal against Saint Louis (3/26)
• Posted a career-high five points (two goals, one assist) against Saint Louis (3/26)
• Named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week (4/19) for her two-goal performance against Davidson (4/18)
• Spotlighted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on April 20. Read the article here.
• ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree

2019 (Sophomore)
• Named Second Team All-Atlantic 10
• Started all 21 games in defense
• Finished in a tie for second on the team with 13 points on six goals and an assist
• Assisted on the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win at American (9/1)
• Logged a defensive save in 4-2 win at Lehigh (9/13)
• Scored first goal of the season off a corner at Lafayette (9/15)
• Scored the game winner at UMass (9/29)
• Tallied the Spiders' lone goal vs. James Madison (10/6)
• Scored game-tying goal in a 2-1 win over Saint Francis (10/25)
• Scored the game winner in the opening minute of a 4-0 win at Davidson (11/1)
• Scored in the A-10 Semifinal win over UMass (11/8)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team for the second time in her career
• Named Preseason All-Atlantic 10

2018 (Freshman)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
• Appeared and started in 17 games as a central defender, playing every minute available for the Spiders
• Tied for the team lead with seven goals on the season
• Added an assist for 15 points, good for second on the team
• Made first career appearance in season opener at American (8/24)
• Scored first career goal in win over Brown (9/9)
• Logged first multi-goal game with two in win over Towson (10/7)
• Credited with first career assist in win over Lock Haven (10/21)
• Logged defensive saves against American (8/24) and #21 Old Dominion (9/7)
• Scored lone goal in A-10 semifinal game vs. #10 Saint Joseph's (11/2)
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• A ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad honoree

Prep
• Competed for HV Weert while attending Het College Weert
• Led team to National Final Four in 2018
• Captained club U16 team in 2016, leading the team to a fifth-place finish
• Captained high school U16 team, advancing to the final six of the national competition

Personal
• Daughter of Brigit Beerens and Peter Bongers
• Has one brother, Jacco