2023 Field Hockey Roster
Hinke, Greta

Jersey Number 12
Greta Hinke
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- University School of Milwaukee
- Hometown:
- Mequon, Wisconsin
Bio
Awards:
- NFHCA All-West Second Team (2023, 2024)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024)
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- 2x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2022, 2023)
- Goals: 1 (2x - last vs. UC Davis, 10/20/24)
- Assists: 1 (3x - last vs. Virginia, 11/17/24)
- Points: 3 (vs. UC Davis, 10/20/2024)
- Shots: 3 (vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)
- Shots on Goal: 2 (2x - last vs. Miami (OH), 11/15/24)
2024:
- Started in all 24 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
- Tallied a shot on goal in 5-0 win over No. 4 Iowa (9/20)
- Scored game-winning goal and put up two shots on goal in 1-0 win against Indiana (9/22)
- Launched a shot on goal in 4-0 victory over Rutgers (10/4)
- Notched a shot on goal in 3-2 win against No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
- Fired two shots with one on goal in 7-0 win vs. Stanford (10/18)
- Scored a goal and contributed an assist in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
- Logged two shots with one on goal in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
- Assisted game-winning goal and fired two shots with one on goal in 2-1 win over No. 4 Ohio State (11/1)
- Fired two shots with one on goal in 2-0 win over Rutgers (11/8)
- Launched three shots with two on goal in 9-2 win against Miami (OH) (11/15)
- Tallied an assist in 3-2 victory over No. 8 Virginia (11/17)
- Logged a shot on goal in 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)
- Made 23 appearances with 18 starts
- Unleashed her first shot of the season against Ohio (10/15)
2022:
- Appeared in all 25 games on the Wildcats' campaign back to the national championship, the most among Northwestern first-years
- Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against No. 22 Maine
- Fired the first shot of her career against Michigan State (10/14)
- Unleashed a shot in the Big Ten quarterfinals against No. 18 Rutgers (11/3)
High School:
- USA Field Hockey Rise (U18) National Team selection (2022)
- Four-year varsity letter recipient at the University School of Milwaukee
- Four-year team MVP
- Team captain in 2021
- Scored 13 goals and notched 13 assists as a senior in 2021
- Led team to the state title in 2021 and a second-place finish in 2020
- Three-time WHSFHA First-team All-Conference Offense (2018-20)
- WHSFHA First-team All-Conference Defense (2021)
- MAX Field Hockey All-West/Mid-West Region First Team (2021)
- Wisconsin Player of the Year (2021)
- Competed in the U16 National Futures Championship and the AAU Junior Olympics in 2019
- Competed in the Nexus Championship and Nexus Stars & Stripes Game in 2021
- Competed in the Senior Nexus Championship in 2022
- Rise U18 National Team selection (2022)
- Played eight years with the Windy City Field Hockey Club
- Led club team to four National Club Championships and eight National Indoor Tournaments
- Also received two varsity letters on the ski team
- Daughter of Christina Plzak and David Hinke
- Born in Milwaukee, Wis.
- Competed with fellow Wildcat teammate Chloe Relford and against Lane Herbert
- 2022 Distinction in Science Research
- Anticipated major is biology or psychology
Fuchs on Hinke: “Greta is an athletic player and a top local talent. She is a solid defensive player with good skills. She has great work ethic and will help push our team each and every day.”
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