Jill Bolton

Athlete Media Day is held on October 8, 2020. (Photo by Jessie Rogers)

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Souderton, Pa.

2019 (Jr.)

• Started all 18 games

• Selected to Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I All-America third team

• Honored on NFHCA All-South Region first team, the third all-region honor of her career

• Named to the All-BIG EAST first team for the third straight season

• Tabbed a VaSID All-State first team honoree

• Earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 7

• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic Team

• Finished second on the team in goals (9), assists (5), points (23) and shots on goal (34) and led the team in total shots (69)

• Tallied four goals, two assists, 10 points, 40 shots and 20 shots on goal in seven BIG EAST games

• Placed second on the squad with two game-winning goals, coming both at home against James Madison (Sept. 1) and Yale (Sept. 14)

• Shared the team lead with one defensive save, which she made at No. 6 Virginia on Oct. 28

• Matched a career best with two assists in 5-1 win at Quinnipiac, Oct. 4

• Finished junior season ranked sixth in program history in career goals (28) and seventh in career points (70)

2018 (So.)

• Played in all 19 games, making 18 starts

• Garnered inclusion on the NFHCA All-South Region second team for a second straight season

• Honored on All-BIG EAST first team for second straight year

• Named a VaSID All-State first team selection

• Selected to BIG EAST All-Tournament team

• Finished second on the team in goals (10), points (24), shots (53) and shots on goal (34)

• Recorded four assists and also tied for the team lead with one defensive save

• Tallied first career three-goal game at Ohio (Sept. 2)

• Scored two goals in Liberty's BIG EAST-opening win against Villanova on Sept. 21

• Also recorded goals against No. 1 North Carolina, No. 3 Duke, No. 7 Virginia, No. 21 Wake Forest and Temple

2017 (Fr.)

• Competed in and started all 19 games

• Voted to the NFHCA All-South Region second team, one of only 23 freshmen in the nation to be named to an all-region squad

• Honored on All-BIG EAST first team, one of just three freshmen (along with teammate Ashley Dykema)

• Tabbed a VaSID All-State second team honoree

• Voted to the BIG EAST All-Tournament team

• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Oct. 23

• Finished second on the squad in goals (9), assists (5), points (23), shots (46) and shots on goal (25)

• Led the team with two defensive saves on the year

• Finished second on the team in assists (3), second in points (9) and tied for second in goals (3) in BIG EAST games

• Tallied goals against No. 2 Duke, No. 6 Delaware, No. 7 North Carolina and No. 17 Maryland

• Netted season-high five points (2 g, 1 a) in the 7-2 win over Kent State

• Scored two goals in a 6-2 win at Temple (including the game-winning goal), Oct. 27, helping to clinch the No. 2 seed for the Lady Flames for the 2018 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship

• Closed the season by scoring six goals over her last eight contests

• Scored her first career goal on a penalty corner in the sixth minute versus defending national champion, No. 6 Delaware

Prep

• Graduate of Dock Mennonite Academy

• Four-year varsity player

• Two-time first team all-state member and second team all-state selection

• Three-time Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) MVP

• As a senior, earned All PA/NJ HS Region team, Max Field Hockey Top 50 HS Performer, Reporter/Montgomery Media Athlete of the Year 2016, PA All-State first team, first team All-Intelligencer, BAL MVP and Christopher Dock MVP

• Tallied 34 goals, 19 assists and 18 defensive saves as a senior

• Broke the Dock Mennonite Academy school record with 111 goals

• Helped Dock Mennonite to four BAL titles

• Played club for Mystx FHC

• Won a pair of gold medals at the National Indoor Tournament U-19 and National Club Challenge U-19, as well as a silver medal at the Disney Showcase U-16

Personal

• Daughter of Todd and Lori Bolton

• Dad played baseball at Eastern Mennonite, while her mom played field hockey at Eastern Mennonite

• Both older sisters, Kelby and Megan, played field hockey at Eastern University (Pa.)

• Majoring in interdisciplinary studies

• Birthday is Oct. 10