2024 Field Hockey Roster

Skubisz vs Duke
Skubisz and Wadas
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Scooby at BTT
Skubisz vs. Maryland
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Skubisz in goal
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Skubisz at Iowa
Skubisz in Goal
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Skubisz vs. Louisville
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Skubisz + Wadas
Northwestern Field Hockey vs. North Carolina during the Finals of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship at Nancy Stevens Field at the George J. Sherman Complex on November 20, 2022 in Storrs, Connecticut
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Northwestern Field Hockey vs. Maryland during the Semifinals of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship at Nancy Stevens Field at the George J. Sherman Complex on November 18, 2022 in Storrs, Connecticut
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Northwestern Field Hockey vs. Miami (OH) on November 11, 2022 at Lakeside Field in Evanston, IL
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Michigan plays Northwestern in the final of the B1G Field Hockey Tournament in on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio
Northwestern Field Hockey vs. #11 Liberty on September 9, 2022 at Lakeside Field in Evanston, IL
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Skubisz Maryland
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Skubisz Iowa exhibition game
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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annabel skubisz
Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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August 20, 2024, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Field Hockey team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 30

Annabel Skubisz

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    The Kinkaid School
  • Hometown:
    Houston, Texas

Awards:

  • NFHCA First Team All-American (2023, 2024)
  • Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year (2023)
  • 2x NFHCA All-West First Team (2023, 2024)
  • Big Ten Tournament MVP (2023)
  • First Team All-Big Ten (2023)
  • NFHCA Senior Team (2023)
  • 2x NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022)
  • 3x NFHCA All-West Second Team (2020-21, 2021, 2022)
  • 3x NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (11/3/21, 10/25/23, 9/11/24, 9/25/24)
  • 8x Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (11/1/21, 9/6/22, 9/5/23, 9/11/23, 10/23/23, 10/30/23, 9/9/24, 9/23/24)
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
  • CSC Academic All-American Second Team (2024)
  • 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 4x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)

Career Highs:

  • Saves: 11 (4x - last at Ohio State, 10/16/22)
  • Shots Faced: 24 (2x - last vs. Maryland, 10/2/22)
  • Minutes: 80 (4x - last vs. Iowa, 11/13/22)

2024

  • Led the nation in wins (21), save percentage (.854), and was second in goals against average (0.60)
  • Started in all 24 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
  • Tallied two saves and a shutout in 3-0 win against Maine (8/30)
  • Recorded eight saves and a shutout in 2-0 victory over No. 5 Duke (9/6)
  • Made two saves and a shutout in 1-0 win against No. 17 Boston College (9/8)
  • Logged three saves and a shutout in 2-0 win at No. 9 Louisville (9/13)
  • Recorded four saves and a shutout in 1-0 win against Cornell (9/14)
  • Made four saves and a shutout in 5-0 victory over No. 4 Iowa (9/20)
  • Notched eight saves and a shutout in 1-0 win against Indiana (9/22)
  • Recorded four saves and a shutout in 1-0 win over No. 5 Maryland (9/27)
  • Tallied six saves and a shutout in 4-0 victory against Rutgers (10/4)
  • Recorded seven saves in 7-2 win over No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
  • Made three saves and a shutout in 7-0 victory over Stanford (10/18)
  • Logged seven saves in 2-1 overtime win to clinch the Big Ten Title at No. 7 Michigan (10/25)
  • Recorded two saves and a shutout in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
  • Tallied two saves and a shutout in 2-0 win over Rutgers (11/8)
  • Logged a shutout in 1-0 win against No. 14 UMass (11/22)
  • Recorded a save and a shutout in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)

2023: 
  • Recorded five saves and a shutout in a 1-0 overtime win over #17 Boston College (9/1)
  • Recorded six saves in a 3-2 win against #20 Duke (9/3)
  • Tallied two saves and a shutout in a 2-0 win vs. Vermont (9/5)
  • Made two saves and a shutout in a 3-0 win over Maine (9/8)
  • Logged four saves and a shutout in a 3-0 win against #20 UMass (9/9)
  • Recorded two saves and a shutout in a 5-0 win vs. Indiana (9/15)
  • Logged six saves and a shutout in a 4-0 win over Princeton (9/24)
  • Recorded one save and a shutout in a 6-0 win against Michigan State (9/29)
  • Logged a shutout in a 1-0 win over #15 Michigan (10/1)
  • Notched four saves and a shutout in a 2-0 win against #3 Iowa (10/6)
  • Logged one save and a shutout in a 5-0 win over Ohio (10/15)

2022:
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (9/6)
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team
  • NFHCA All-West Second Team
  • NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
  • Totaled 111 saves as a junior, the most by a Northwestern keeper since 2008, while recording five shutouts and playing more minutes than any other goalie in the nation
  • Won the season opener against No. 22 Maine, allowing just one goal on six shots (8/28)
  • Secured two saves against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
  • Recorded her first shutout of the season against No. 18 Duke, allowing no goals and making four saves against eight shots (9/2)
  • Posted a shutout for the second straight game at No. 14 Boston College (9/4)
  • Shut out No. 11 Liberty, marking the first time in her career she has posted three consecutive shutouts (9/9)
  • Made two saves while winning her sixth straight game of the season against No. 9 Virginia (9/11)
  • Held No. 8 Princeton to one goal on 14 shots while making eight saves (9/18)
  • Recorded her 10th career shutout against Richmond, becoming the seventh goalkeeper in Northwestern history with double-digit shutouts (9/25)
  • Earned her 10th win of the season while making four saves in the overtime win against No. 6 Penn State (9/30)
  • Tied her career high with 11 saves against No. 4 Maryland (10/2)
  • Made four saves while only allowing one goal in the win over Michigan State (10/14)
  • Again matched her career-high 11 saves, including five in the span of 50 seconds, at No. 21 Ohio State (10/16)
  • Secured her fifth shutout of the season by holding No. 6 Michigan scoreless over 80 minutes of game action (10/21)
  • Made five saves in the win over Indiana (10/28)
  • Tallied five saves in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3)
  • Recorded five saves in the Big Ten semifinals against No. 2 Maryland (11/4)
  • Made eight saves in the Big Ten championship against No. 6 Michigan (11/6)
  • Recorded five saves against No. 25 Miami (OH) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before forcing three misses in the penalty shootout (11/11)
  • Made four saves and won a second straight penalty shootout in the NCAA quarterfinals against No. 11 Iowa (11/13)
  • Tallied five saves in the NCAA Final Four against No. 2 Maryland to help send Northwestern back to the national championship (11/18)
  • Saved seven shots, including an Erin Matson penalty stroke, in the national championship against No. 1 North Carolina (11/20)

2021:
  • Started 20 games in goal for the National Champion Wildcats 
  • Second in the conference with 68 saves
  • .782 save percentage ranked seventh-best in program history 
  • Recorded a save and kept a clean sheet in her first appearance of the season against No. 12 Duke (9/3)
  • Made three saves on 10 shots faced against No. 11 Liberty (9/7)
  • Kept a clean sheet in three-straight games versus No. 23 Kent State, No. 25 Maine and UC Davis (9/10-17)
  • Saved a season-high seven shots against No. 10 Rutgers (9/24)
  • Made six saves while allowing just one goal on 13 shots in the win over No. 7 Maryland (9/30)
  • Tied a career high with 11 saves against No. 8 Penn State (10/3)
  • Saved six shots versus No. 2 Michigan (10/8)
  • Did not allow a goal in 30:13 minutes played against Ball State (10/10)
  • Made 10 saves in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan (11/4)
  • Allowed one goal in the 'Cats four-game NCAA Tournament run, posting a .909 save percentage in the tournament (11/12-21)
  • Shut out LIberty to help the 'Cats win the National Championship (11/21)

2020-21:
  • Had a first year standout performance in the goal with 65 saves, four shutouts and a 0.773 save percentage
  • Posted five saves in her first career start against Maryland (2/28)
  • Grabbed a career-high seven saves in second career start against Penn State (3/5)
  • Notched four saves against Maryland (3/7)
  • Posted her first career shut-outs back-to-back against Indiana (3/12, 3/14)
  • Recorded four saves in shut-out against Michigan (3/22)
  • Posted four saves en route to victory over No. 2 Iowa (4/15)
  • Only allowed one goal on six save against Delaware (4/30)
  • Notched seven saves against Iowa (5/2)

High School:
  • Three-time All-American honoree in net for The Kinkaid School
  • Earned back-to-back NFHCA First Team All-American nods following her junior and senior seasons
  • Named a Third-Team All-American as a sophomore and took home SPC All-Conference honors after her first-year season in net
  • Played on the U17 USA Junior National Team from 2017-19
  • 2020 USA Rise Women's National Team
  • State Champion 2017, State Runner-up in 2018 and 2019
  • Max Field Hockey Top 10 player for class of 2020
  • Max Field Hockey Player of the State (Texas) 2019

Personal:
  • Father, Joe, played offensive tackle at the University of Illinois from 1984-88
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