Northwestern University Athletics
2021 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 23
Maddie Bacskai
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Episcopal Academy (Pa.) (Princeton)
- Hometown:
- Berwyn, Pa.
- Prev School:
- Princeton
2021: Started 22 games as a graduate transfer...Β Recorded a start and a shot in Northwestern debut, a win over No. 6 UConnΒ (Aug. 27) ... Fired a season-high two shots against No. 7 Boston College (Sept. 5) ... Logged her first Northwestern assist and point in a 6-1 win over No. 23 Kent State (Sept. 10) ... Recorded a shot in the win over No. 7 Maryland (9/30) ... Played every minute of the 'Cats NCAA TournamentΒ run.
2020 (Princeton): Season canceled due to COVID-19
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2019 (Princeton): Missed the season with an injury.
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2018 (Princeton): Started every game β¦ Scored five times, added three helpers β¦ Had a goal and an assist vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) β¦ Helped on a goal vs. Monmouth (Sept. 14) β¦ Season-best six shots vs. No. 13 Delaware (Sept. 16) β¦ Recorded four shots at Yale (Sept. 28) β¦ Contributed a tally at No. 3 UConn (Oct. 7) β¦ Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8) β¦ Longstreth/NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10) β¦ Assist vs. Brown (Oct. 13) β¦ Scored vs. Penn (Nov. 3) β¦ Had the game-winning goal vs. No. 13 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 9) that was featured on Sportscenterβs Top 10 plays ... Registered the game-winner vs. No. 6 Harvard in the NCAA Quarterfinals (Nov. 11).
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2017 (Princeton): Started every game, scoring four goals, three of which were game-winners⦠Helped hold Dartmouth without a shot in the second half (Sept. 23) ⦠Scored the only goal at No. 24 Boston University (Sept. 24) ⦠Was part of a unit that did not allow a shot on goal vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) ⦠Snagged the game-winning goal at No. 15 Harvard (Oct. 21) ⦠Pushed Princeton to a comeback victory at Penn (Nov. 4) to clinch the outright Ivy title ⦠Ivy League Player of the Week (Nov. 6) ... Picked up a goal vs. No. 4 North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 12).
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2016 (Princeton): Played and started every game β¦ Scored twice and had three assists β¦ Took 33 shots, 15 landing on goal β¦ Made two defensive saves β¦ Season-best four shots vs. Bucknell (Sept. 4) and vs. Albany (Sept. 9) β¦ Registered first career goal at Yale (Oct. 1) β¦ First career defensive save at Penn State (Oct. 2) β¦ Had an assist at Columbia (Oct. 7) β¦ Posted an assist at vs. then-No. 20 Harvard (Oct. 22) β¦ Snagged a tally vs. Penn (Nov. 5) β¦ Recorded a defensive save vs then-No. 5 Penn State (Nov. 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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High School:
Lettered all four years for an Episcopal Academy field hockey team that went 88-4-2 in her career β¦ Senior captain that was first team All-League, All-Delco and Pennsylvania All-Region β¦ Also was first team All-League in 2014 β¦ Schoolβs Bicentennial Class Field Hockey Award winner β¦ Squad won back-to-back (2014-15) PAISSA and Inter-AC Championships β¦ Team also won both titles in 2012 β¦ Played varsity golf and was a member of the Bishopβs Bunker Spirit Club β¦ Played for USA U-21 National Team (2016) ... Helped U-21 squad to Junior Pan American Games Silver Medal and fifth place in the Junior World Cup (2016).
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Fuchs on Bacskai: βMaddie brings incredible skill, knowledge, and leadership to our program.Β Her experience as a captain at Princeton, as well as her play for the US Womenβs National Team, has solidified her as one the best defenders in the country.β
2020 (Princeton): Season canceled due to COVID-19
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2019 (Princeton): Missed the season with an injury.
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2018 (Princeton): Started every game β¦ Scored five times, added three helpers β¦ Had a goal and an assist vs. No. 4 Duke (Sept. 7) β¦ Helped on a goal vs. Monmouth (Sept. 14) β¦ Season-best six shots vs. No. 13 Delaware (Sept. 16) β¦ Recorded four shots at Yale (Sept. 28) β¦ Contributed a tally at No. 3 UConn (Oct. 7) β¦ Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 8) β¦ Longstreth/NFHCA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10) β¦ Assist vs. Brown (Oct. 13) β¦ Scored vs. Penn (Nov. 3) β¦ Had the game-winning goal vs. No. 13 Virginia in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 9) that was featured on Sportscenterβs Top 10 plays ... Registered the game-winner vs. No. 6 Harvard in the NCAA Quarterfinals (Nov. 11).
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2017 (Princeton): Started every game, scoring four goals, three of which were game-winners⦠Helped hold Dartmouth without a shot in the second half (Sept. 23) ⦠Scored the only goal at No. 24 Boston University (Sept. 24) ⦠Was part of a unit that did not allow a shot on goal vs. Columbia (Oct. 6) ⦠Snagged the game-winning goal at No. 15 Harvard (Oct. 21) ⦠Pushed Princeton to a comeback victory at Penn (Nov. 4) to clinch the outright Ivy title ⦠Ivy League Player of the Week (Nov. 6) ... Picked up a goal vs. No. 4 North Carolina in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 12).
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2016 (Princeton): Played and started every game β¦ Scored twice and had three assists β¦ Took 33 shots, 15 landing on goal β¦ Made two defensive saves β¦ Season-best four shots vs. Bucknell (Sept. 4) and vs. Albany (Sept. 9) β¦ Registered first career goal at Yale (Oct. 1) β¦ First career defensive save at Penn State (Oct. 2) β¦ Had an assist at Columbia (Oct. 7) β¦ Posted an assist at vs. then-No. 20 Harvard (Oct. 22) β¦ Snagged a tally vs. Penn (Nov. 5) β¦ Recorded a defensive save vs then-No. 5 Penn State (Nov. 12) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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High School:
Lettered all four years for an Episcopal Academy field hockey team that went 88-4-2 in her career β¦ Senior captain that was first team All-League, All-Delco and Pennsylvania All-Region β¦ Also was first team All-League in 2014 β¦ Schoolβs Bicentennial Class Field Hockey Award winner β¦ Squad won back-to-back (2014-15) PAISSA and Inter-AC Championships β¦ Team also won both titles in 2012 β¦ Played varsity golf and was a member of the Bishopβs Bunker Spirit Club β¦ Played for USA U-21 National Team (2016) ... Helped U-21 squad to Junior Pan American Games Silver Medal and fifth place in the Junior World Cup (2016).
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Fuchs on Bacskai: βMaddie brings incredible skill, knowledge, and leadership to our program.Β Her experience as a captain at Princeton, as well as her play for the US Womenβs National Team, has solidified her as one the best defenders in the country.β
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