Bryn Underwood - Director of Operations - Field Hockey Support Staff

Bryn Underwood

Title:
Director of Operations
Email:
bunderwo@syr.edu

Bryn Underwood joins the Syracuse field hockey program for the 2025, aiding the Orange in a director of operations capacity.

A five-year starter and three-year captain at American University, Underwood played in 75 games for the Eagles, logging 4,673 minutes in goal. Underwood finished her collegiate career with a 1.18 goals against average, a program and Patriot League record, and a 44-27 record in goal.

During the 2024 season, Underwood was selected as the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year and named the League’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for a second-straight season, in addition to First Team All-Patriot League and Academic All-Patriot League honors. Underwood finished that season with the seventh-best save percentage in Division I and the eighth-most shutouts with eight, both top marks in the Patriot League. She had the second-best goals against average (1.11) in the League and the fifth-most saves per game (4.42).

Underwood left a mark on the American University field hockey record books. Her eight shutouts in 2024 are tied for the second-most in program history and the most in a decade for the Eagles. Underwood reset the program’s career goals against average, while accumulating the third-most career saves (363), and the second-most shutouts (22). Underwood is one of two players in American’s program history with at least 20 shutouts while career save percentage of .802 is also the third-best at American.

The Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania native was the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year three times (2021, 2022, 2024), a two-time First Team NFHCA All-Region selection (2022, 2024), a two-time Second Team NFHCA All-Region pick (2021, 2023) and was the Patriot League Rookie of the Year in 2020. In addition to three-time All-Patriot League First Team honors (2021, 2022, 2024), she was named as the Patriot League Tournament MVP in 2021, leading the Eagles to the conference title and NCAA Tournament berth where American pushed No. 3 Iowa to a one-goal result.

Earning several academic honors as well, Underwood was a four-time NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) was a member of the Academic All-Patriot League Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), and a five-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

Beyond her accolades with American, Underwood was with USA Field Hockey at several levels, including the 2024-25 US Indoor Development Squad. In both 2024 and 2025, Underwood served as a head coach for teams at USA Field Hockey’s Junior Nexus Championships. From 2022-25 Underwood was involved in the Senior NexUS Championship and was in camp for the 2022 U21 Development Squad selection.