Northwestern University Athletics
2023 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 6
Peyton Halsey
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Exeter Township
- Hometown:
- Reading, Pennsylvania
Awards:
- NFHCA All-American Third Team (2023)
- NFHCA All-West First Team (2023)
- NFHCA Senior Team (2023)
- NCAA All-Tournament Team (2023)
- First Team All-Big Ten (2023)
- NFHCA All-West Second Team (2022)
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (3/1/21)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (9/9/19)
- 3x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- 3x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020, 2021, 2022)
Career Highs:
- Goals: 3 (vs. Penn State, 9/30/22)
- Assists: 2 (3x - last vs. Michigan State, 9/29/23)
- Points: 6 (vs. Penn State, 9/30/22)
- Shots: 7 (at Ball State, 10/10/21)
- Shots on Goal: 5 (at Maine, 9/8/23)
2023:
- Scored the game-winning goal, her first of the season, in a 1-0 overtime win vs. #17 Boston College (9/1)
- Scored one goal and recorded an assist in a 2-0 win vs. Vermont (9/5)
- Scored two goals in a 3-0 win vs. #20 UMass (9/9)
- Scored two goals and recorded three shots on goal in a 5-0 win over Indiana (9/15)
- Scored a goal in a 4-3 win vs. #12 Ohio State (9/22)
- Scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 4-0 win against Princeton (9/24)
- Scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 6-0 win against Michigan State (9/29)
- Scored one goal and recorded two assists in a 5-0 win over Ohio (10/15)
- Scored the game-winning goal in the shootout against #4 Rutgers (10/22)
- Added her 11th goal of the season off a deflection against #7 Maryland (10/26)
- Team Captain
- NFHCA All-West Second Team
- Finished second on the team with a career-high 13 goals
- Scored a goal in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (8/28)
- Scored a goal and recorded a career-high two assists against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
- Fired three shots, including two on goal, against No. 18 Duke (9/2)
- Recorded three points on a goal and an assist at No. 14 Boston College (9/4)
- Fired four shots, including two on goal, in the first homestand of the season against No. 11 Liberty and No. 9 Virginia (9/9-11)
- Posted a shot on goal in the win over Penn (9/16)
- Scored the equalizer in the 56th minute against No. 8 Princeton (9/18)
- Scored her first career hat trick with three goals in the 50th minute and later, including the game-winner in overtime, against No. 6 Penn State (9/30)
- Scored a goal off a penalty stroke against No. 23 Rutgers (10/8)
- Scored the dagger goal in the 59th minute against Michigan State (10/14)
- Scored the game-winning goal at Indiana (10/28)
- Scored the walk-off goal on a penalty stroke in overtime to beat No. 18 Rutgers in the Big Ten quarterfinals (11/3)
- Scored on a penalty stroke for the second straight game in the Big Ten semifinals against No. 2 Maryland (11/4)
- Recorded her third penalty stroke goal of the postseason and fifth of 2022 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Miami (OH) (11/11)
2021:
- Made 21 starts and appeared in every game for the National Champion Wildcats
- Scored a goal in the season opening win over No. 6 UConn (8/27)
- Found the back of the net with a goal on three shots on goal against No. 23 Kent State (9/10)
- Recorded her first assist of the season against No. 25 Maine (9/12)
- Logged an assist on Lauren Wadas' goal against California (9/19)
- Fired a career-high six shots against Ball State (10/10)
- Added an assist on a Clara Roth one-timer against Indiana (10/31)
2020-21:
- Third on the team with five goals on the season
- Named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for opening weekend performance in Virginia Beach (3/1)
- Posted two goals in 3-1 victory over Michigan State (2/27)
- Scored the game winner in 2-1 comeback over Maryland (2/28)
- Grabbed a goal and an assist in win over Indiana (3/12)
- Posted an assist in each game against Ohio State (3/26, 3/28)
- Added another goal against Delaware (4/30)
2019:
- Appeared in all 22 games with 14 starts
- Tied for first among first-years with three goals
- Scored her first collegiate goal against No. 3 Duke (9/6)
- Notched the game-tying tally against No. 13 Boston College (9/8)
- Recorded a goal in her third consecutive game with a score versus UMass Lowell (9/13)
High school:
- Named to the U.S. U19 Women's National Field Hockey Team roster
- Four-year letterwinner and two-time captain for the Exeter Township Eagles
- All-Berks County Conference award winner all four years
- 2018 Division MVP
- 2016 and 2017 all-state honors
- Sixth person in county history to score 100 career goals
- Team took second place in the Berks County Championship her freshman and senior years
- Competed in the Berks County v. Lancaster Lebanon Senior All-Star Game
- Played on High Styx club team for five years and the Nook club team for three years
- Two-time U19 Festival Pool Championship winner
- Won the U19 National Indoor Tournament Pool Championships
- Won the U19 National Club Championship as the best team in the nation
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Class vice president and Student Council Vice President
- Coached in high school by Lisa McCoy
- Three-time letterwinner in lacrosse
Personal:
- Born Peyton Rebecca Halsey
- Daughter of Andy and Tracy Halsey
- Father played soccer at Virginia Tech, mother played field hockey at Penn State
- Played with Wildcat Kayla Blas on the U19 USA Team
- Competed against Wildcat Shannon Lacky in high school
- Plans to major in Psychology
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Friday, October 31
Field Hockey - ‘Cats Score Season-High Seven Goals, Blank Buckeyes on Senior Day
Sunday, October 26
Field Hockey - ‘Cats Win Big Ten Regular Season Title, Defeat Michigan 3-1
Saturday, October 25
Field Hockey - ‘Cats Persist in 2-1 Victory at No. 10 Terrapins
Sunday, October 19
