Willemijn Boogert

Abby Neitch

/ Field Hockey

Syracuse celebrates a goal against No. 14 Princeton

Field hockey goal celebration at Lock Haven

Willemijn Boogert and Amber Coebergh Celebrate a Syracuse goal

Syracuse field hockey celebrates a goal against Cornell

No. 8 Syracuse Field Hockey celebrates a 5-2 win over No. 7 Princeton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament

Photo by: Jaylynn Nash/ ACC

2022 NCAA Field Hockey Selection Show Celebration

Field Hockey celebration during Dartmouth Game

Syracuse Field Hockey Lined Up at Coyne Stadium

The Syracuse field hockey team stands with their collective left hands placed on each others' shoulders during a practice session. Some players are in blue pinnies, others in white. Most of their backs are to the camera.

Position:
Midfield
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Beek, Netherlands

2024: Second Team All-ACC … 2024 Preseason All-ACC … NFHCA Preseason Watchlist … NFHCA Senior Team … played in all 20 games this year, starting in 19 contests as a midfielder … second leading point getter for the Orange with 23 on seven goals and a team-best nine assists … scored on half of her shots on goal (14) … used her range to help break up and limit opponent breakaway chances … worked a seven-game point streak in the midseason, including a season-best five points at Bucknell (Oct. 24) with two goals and an assist … one the primary penalty corner injectors for the Orange, Boogert inserted eight corners that led to goals, nearly half of the Syracuse corner goal total for the year (18) … inserted 56 penalty corners this year, including a season-high seven against No. 14 Princeton (Oct. 6).

2023: NFHCA Mideast All-Region First Team ... named to 2023 NFHCA Watch List in the preseason … started in all 19 games as a junior back … finished with a balanced six goals and six assists for 18 points, a new career best … worked a four-game point streak early in the year with goals at Vermont (Aug. 27) and UConn (Sept. 10), book-ending assists against Monmouth (Sept. 1) and Cornell (Sept. 6) … added three points at No. 14 Harvard (Oct. 1) with a goal and an assist … struck in the first three minutes of the ACC Tournament with a feed from Pieke van de Pas, a goal that went viral on Instagram with nearly 400,000 views and 15,000 likes as of Nov. 13 … served as a primary insert for the vaunted Syracuse attacking penalty corner unit … notched three goals on APCs and another two assists.

2022: Serves on the ACC Student-Athlete Sport Advisory Group with teammate Quirine Comans ... played in all 22 games as a sophomore midfielder, making 21 starts … notched 17 points on seven goals and three assists … highly successful scoring on rebounds … added game-winners against Kent State (Sept. 2) and No. 19 Rutgers (Oct. 23) … scored a season-best two assists against Dartmouth (Sept. 25) … put 15 of her 19 shots on goal (.789).

2021: Played in 18 of the 20 games in her freshman season ... made four starts ... made her collegiate debut against Vermont (Aug. 29) ... scored the first goal of her college career against Duke (Oct. 16) and tagged Cornell (Oct. 31) for her first assist ... scored back-to-back against Duke (Nov. 4) in the ACC Tournament and Penn State (Nov. 12) in the NCAA Tournament ... took 10 total shots for three goals and one assist ... put five attempts on goal.

Prior to Syracuse: has played field hockey since she was 6 years old ... played for Marit Gijsbers and Tomislav Jamicic ... competed for NMHC Nijmegen in 2017-18 ... played indoor in the same season for NMHC Nijmegen.

Personal: Full name is Luka Willemijn Boogert ... prefers to go by Willemijn ... favorite athlete is Dutch men's soccer player Frenkie de Jong ... favorite teams are the Dutch men's and women's national teams for field hockey ... enjoys playing games, surfing and skiing ... favorite movies are The Hunger Games series ... favorite musical artist is Snelle ... greatest sports memory is taking a shootout to win the game and get to the highest level of field hockey ... enrolled in the marketing management program.