Charlotte Vaanhold

Class:
Senior
Position:
M/F
Height:
5-4
Hometown:
Hollandsche Rading, Netherlands

Fall 2021 (Sr.)

• Started all 23 games

• Earned a spot on the NCAA Field Hockey Championship All-Tournament team

• Garnered inclusion on VaSID All-State second team for second straight season

• Selected to BIG EAST All-Tournament team

• Recognized on NFHCA National Academic Squad

• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team

• Finished the year with nine goals (tied for third on team) and added three assists, 21 points (fifth on team) and 38 shots (29 on goal)

• Led Liberty in goals (5) and points (10) in six postseason contests while scoring four game-winning goals during that stretch

• Scored the game-winning in double overtime against No. 7 Maryland in the Final Four (Nov. 19), sending Liberty to its first Division I national championship game in school history (goal was featured on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays listing), and scored a goal earlier in the contest

• Sent Liberty to the Final Four by scoring the final goal in the shootout win at No. 1 Rutgers (Nov. 14)

• Also tallied postseason goals against No. 11 Saint Joseph’s (NCAA Sweet 16 on Nov. 12, first half, proved to be game winner) and Temple (BIG EAST Championship semifinals on Nov. 5, two goals)

• Tallied goals in regular season contests against No. 20 Duke (Oct. 3), No. 25 Stanford (Aug. 30), Providence (Oct. 22) and UC Davis (Aug. 27)

• Enters final season at Liberty tied for seventh in program history with 29 career goals, tied for second with 10 game-winning goals and ninth in points (68)

Spring 2021 (Jr.)

• Started all 16 games

• Honored on NFHCA All-South Region second team

• Named to All-BIG EAST first team

• Recognized on NFHCA National Academic Squad

• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team

• Finished third on the team with 10 goals and had two assists and 22 points (third on team)

• Had six goals, two assists and 14 points in 12 BIG EAST Conference games

• Ranked No. 26 in the nation in goals per game (0.62) at season’s end

• Only Liberty player to have a pair of three-goal games during the season, doing so at home versus Villanova (Feb. 21) and Davidson (April 11)

• Also scored goals against Villanova (Feb. 20), Connecticut (March 14) and Old Dominion (March 27 and April 22)

• Tallied assists in games against Temple (road on Feb. 27, home on April 4)

• Attempted 28 shots (18 on goal), fourth most on the squad

• Enters senior season tied for ninth in program history with 20 career goals and tied for 10th with 47 career points

2019 (So.)

• Appeared in all 18 games, starting four times

• Honored on All-BIG EAST second team

• Named to BIG EAST All-Academic team

• Scored six goals (fourth on team) and added three assists (sixth on team) and 15 points (fourth on team)

• Recorded five goals (second on team), two assists and 12 points (second on team) in seven BIG EAST contests

• Finished tied for second on the squad with two game-winning goals

• Scored a goal in the second half at No. 1 North Carolina, Oct. 20

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

• Took 22 shots (fourth on team), 13 on goal (tied for fourth on team)

2018 (Fr.)

• Appeared in all 19 games, making seven starts

• Honored on BIG EAST All-Academic team

• Finished tied for fifth on the team with four goals to go along with two assists and 10 points

• Scored first two career goals in an 8-2 home win over Temple, Sept. 25, one of which was the game-winning marker, and had an assist for a career-best five points

• Notched goals in two of the last three games of the season, both against Providence (Oct. 26 away and Nov. 2 home in BIG EAST Championship semifinal)

• Started in Liberty’s season opener at James Madison, a 6-1 win over the Dukes

• Tallied 23 shots, 13 on goal

Prep

• Graduate of Het Nieuwe Lyceum

• Competed at the club level for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club (SCHC), beginning in 2012

• With SCHC, earned bronze medal status in 2012-13 (outdoor), 2013-14 (outdoor, two different tournaments), 2016-17 (indoor) and 2017-18 (indoor) and silver medal status at the indoor level in 2013-14

Personal

• Daughter of Charles and Patricia Vaanhold

• Her mother’s side of the family played field hockey for Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club (SCHC)

• Both her brother and sister play for top teams at SCHC

• Earned a bachelor’s degree in sport psychology, pursuing a master’s degree in sport management