2023 Field Hockey Roster

September 3, 2023, College Park, MD: A game between Northwestern Field Hockey and Duke at FH & Lax Complex in College Park, MD on Sunday, September 3, 2023. (Photo by Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Taylor McLaughlin/Northwestern Athletics
Krys vs. Penn
August 9, 2023, Evanston, IL: Northwestern Field Hockey internal media day at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Wednesday, August 9, 2023. (Photo by John Konstantaras/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 7

Aerin Krys

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Ridgefield
  • Hometown:
    Ridgefield, Connecticut
Awards:
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
  • Academic All-Big Ten (2024)

Season/Career Highs:

  • Goals: 1 (vs. VCU, 9/1/25)
  • Assists: 1 (3x - last vs. VCU, 9/1/25)
  • Points: 1 (2x - last vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)
  • Shots: 2 (vs. Richmond, 8/31/25)
  • Shots on Goal: 2 (vs. Richmond, 8/31/25)

2024:
  • Appeared in 18 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
  • Fired a shot on goal in the season opener 3-0 win over Maine (8/30)
  • Recorded a shot in the 1-0 win at Indiana (9/22)
  • Logged an assist in 7-2 win against No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
  • Notched a shot on goal in 3-2 win over No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
  • Fired a shot on goal in 7-0 win vs. Stanford (10/18)
  • Contributed an assist in 9-2 win over Miami (OH) (11/15)
2023:
  • Appeared in three games
  • Recorded her first assist of the season in a 3-1 win over PENN (9/17)

2022:
  • Appeared in 19 games as a true first-year, notably converting crucial shots in both penalty shootouts to open the NCAA Tournament
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
  • Fired the first shot of her career against No. 11 Liberty (9/9)
  • Fired her first shot on goal at Indiana (10/28)
  • Recorded a shot in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3/22)
  • Converted a shot in the penalty shootout against No. 25 Miami (OH), her first action in the game (11/11)
  • Scored in the penalty shootout for the second straight game against No. 11 Iowa in the NCAA quarterfinals (11/13)

High School:
  • USA Field Hockey 2021-22 Rise (U18) National Team Member
  • Four-year varsity letter recipient
  • Two-year team captain
  • Two-time All-Conference honors (2019 and 2020)
  • 2021-22 USA Rise National Team Member
  • Played five years with New York Hockey Club
  • Four-year varsity letter recipient in lacrosse
  • Lacrosse team captain
  • 2022 All-Academic State honors in lacrosse

Personal:
  • Four-year high honor roll
  • National Honors Society
  • Father Mark played ice hockey at Boston University and professionally for nine years
  • Brother Chad played ice hockey at Boston University and was selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks
  • Brother Luke plays ice hockey at Brown
  • Born in Ridgewood, NJ
  • Anticipated major is undecided

Fuchs on Krys: “Aerin is a great athlete and dynamic player. Being left handed, she will create challenges for our opponents and add versatility to our game. She has a nose for the goal and we look forward to seeing her develop.”
Field Hockey - Wildcats Down Duke 1-0 (9/5/25)
Saturday, September 06
Field Hockey - 'Cats Open 2025 Campaign with 4-0 Rout of Richmond (8/31/25)
Thursday, September 04
"50+ Years in the Making" | The Foundation: Northwestern Field Hockey
Wednesday, April 30
Official Trailer - '50+ Years in the Making' | The Foundation: Northwestern Field Hockey
Friday, April 25