2024 Field Hockey Roster
Cornelius, Regan
Jersey Number 5
Regan Cornelius
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Columbus Academy
- Hometown:
- New Albany, Ohio
Bio
Awards:
- 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024)
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2023)
Career Highs:
- Goals: 1 (2x - last at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
- Assists: 1 (5x - last vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
- Points: 3 (at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
- Shots: 3 (2x - last at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
- Shots on Goal: 2 (at Michigan State, 10/27/24)
2024:
- Appeared in 22 games and started in 20 for Northwestern's National Championship season
- Tallied a shot in 1-0 win at Indiana (9/22)
- Recorded a shot on goal in 4-0 win over Rutgers (10/4)
- Fired three shots with one on goal in 7-2 victory over No. 17 Penn State (10/6)
- Contributed an assist and logged a shot on goal in 7-0 win against Stanford (10/18)
- Tallied an assist in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
- Scored a goal and notched an assist in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
- Notched an assist in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)
2023:
- Recorded her first shot on goal of the season in a 5-0 win against Indiana (9/15)
- Logged one shot on goal in a 3-1 win over PENN (9/17)
- Recorded one shot on goal in a 4-3 win vs. #12 Ohio State (9/22)
- Scored her first goal of the season in a 5-1 win vs. #7 Maryland (10/26)
2022:
- Carved out a full-time starting role with 13 straight starts to close the season on Northwestern's campaign back to the national championship
- Fired a shot on goal in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
- Made her first career start against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
- Recorded a shot in the win over Penn (9/16)
- Started and recorded her first career assist against Richmond (9/25)
- Fired a shot on goal against No. 23 Rutgers (10/8)
- Unleashed a shot on goal against Michigan State (10/14)
- Fired a shot on goal at Miami (OH) (10/30)
2021:
- Made 17 appearances as a first-year for the National Champion 'Cats
- Made her collegiate debut in the 4-0 win over No. 6 UConn (8/27)
- Scored her first collegiate goal against No. 21 Miami (8/29)
- Fired a shot against No. 7 Boston College (9/5)
High School:
- Four-time All-State honoree at Columbus Academy
- Totaled 67 goals and 46 assists throughout her high school career, helping lead the Vikings to Division I state championships in 2018 and 2019
- Coached by former Northwestern players Charlotte Vaziri and Tara Puffenberger during her senior season
- Named the 2019 Max Field Hockey Ohio Player of the Year and earned 2019 Max Field Hockey 3rd Team All-American recognition
- Named an NFHCA All-American in 2018 (3rd Team) and 2019 (2nd Team)
- Member of the 2018-2019 U-17 Junior National Team, as well the 2019-2020 USA Rise National Team
- Mother, Gretchen, was an All-American swimmer at Ohio University
Fuchs on Cornelius: “Regan is incredibly hard-working, gritty, and tough. She brings a wealth of experience as a member of the US U19 Team, as well being a leader for her high school and club teams. She is a strong versatile attacker who can play multiple positions. We look forward to her growth as a Wildcat.”
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