2021 Field Hockey Roster

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Zimmer Practice
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Maddie Zimmer Honda Winner
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Zimmer + Sessa Olympic Qualifier
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Maddie Zimmer slay queen
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b1g semis
Blas, Baekers, Zimmer UMD
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zimmer blas osu
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zimmer maryland
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Zimmer vs Princeton
Northwestern vs. Virginia,Field Hockey,Lakeside Field,Evanston, IL,September 11, 2022,
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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National ChampionshipLiberty Flames vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyPhyllis Ocker FieldAnn Arbor, MINovember 21, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyLakeside FieldEvanston, ILOctober 15, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyLakeside FieldEvanston, ILOctober 15, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Northwestern WildcatsField HockeyLakeside FieldEvanston, ILSeptember 10, 2021(Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
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Maddie Zimmer champion
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Maddie <3
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zimmer v. terps
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Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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Northwestern Field Hockey Oct 17, 2020  in Evanston, Ill.
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Zimmer, Maddie
Jersey Number 8

Maddie Zimmer

  • Position:
    M
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Hershey High School
  • Hometown:
    Hershey, Pennsylvania

Awards:

  • 2024 NFHCA Player of the Year
  • 2024 NFHCA All-Senior Team
  • 3x NFHCA First Team All-American (2021, 2022, 2024)
  • NFHCA Third Team All-American (2020-21)
  • 4x NFHCA All-West First Team (2020-21, 2021, 2022,2024)
  • 4x First Team All-Big Ten (2020-21, 2021,2022, 2024)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
  • 2x NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2021, 2024)
  • 2x NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021,2024)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/1/21)
  • 2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022, 2023)
  • 4x Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 4x NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/28/2024)
  • B1G All-Tournament Team (2024)

Career Highs:

  • Goals: 2 (3x- last vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
  • Assists: 2 (3x - last vs. Richmond, 8/31/25)
  • Points: 5 (2x, last vs. Saint Joseph's, 11/24/24)
  • Shots: 9 (at Penn, 9/16/22)
  • Shots on Goal: 6 (at Penn, 9/16/22)

2024

  • Fifth in the Big Ten with 32 points (10 Goals, 12 Assists)
  • Ranked 39 th in Division I with 1.33 points per game
  • Tied for 26 th in Division I with .5 assists per game
  • Started in all 24 games for Northwestern's National Championship season
  • Rallied two goals, one assist, and five shots with three on goal in 6-1 win over UMass (9/1)
  • Scored game winning goal in the 2-0 victory against No. 5 Duke (9/6)
  • Notched an assist for the game winning goal and fired four shots in a 1-0 win vs. No. 17 Boston College (9/8)
  • Scored a goal and tallied two shots on goal in a 5-0 win over No. 4 Iowa (9/20)
  • Fired a shot on goal in a 3-2 win against No. 16 Princeton (9/29)
  • Tallied assist and fired two shots with one on goal in 4-0 win over Rutgers (10/4)
  • Contributed a goal and an assist and fired four shots with all four on goal in 7-2 win vs. No. 19 Penn State (10/6)
  • Scored a goal in 3-2 win against No. 9 Harvard (10/13)
  • Tallied an assist and two shots on goal in 11-1 win over UC Davis (10/20)
  • Contributed an assist in 2-1 overtime victory at No. 7 Michigan (10/25)
  • Rallied a goal and an assist in 5-0 win at Michigan State (10/27)
  • Fired two shots on goal in 2-1 win over No. 4 Ohio State (11/1)
  • Scored a goal in 2-0 win over Rutgers (11/8)
  • Contributed two assists and fired three shots with two on goal in 9-2 win against Miami (OH) (11/15)
  • Tallied an assist for the game-winning goal to advance to the Final Four in 3-2 overtime victory against No. 8 Virginia (11/17)
  • Recorded an assist for the game-winning goal in 1-0 win over No. 14 UMass to advance to the National Championship (11/22)
  • Scored two goals and contributed an assist in dominant 5-0 National Championship victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph's (11/24)

2023:
  • Olympic Redshirt

2022:
  • All-American First Team
  • All-Big Ten First Team
  • NFHCA All-West First Team
  • NFHCA Collegiate Watch List
  • Scored two goals and recorded an assist while starting 23 games as a junior on Northwestern's campaign back to the national championship
  • Started and fired a shot in the season opener against No. 22 Maine (2/28)
  • Fired three shots, including one on goal, against No. 25 UMass (8/29)
  • Scored her first goal of the season and fired three shots on goal at No. 14 Boston College (9/4)
  • Scored a brilliant solo goal at Penn, dribbling from midfield to the center circle for the score (9/16) ... Also set career highs with nine shots and six shots on goal 
  • Fired a shot in the win over Princeton (9/18)
  • Fired four shots, including one on goal, against No. 5 Iowa (9/23)
  • Unleashed two shots on goal against Richmond (9/25)
  • Fired four shots, including two on goal, in the overtime win against No. 6 Penn State (9/30)
  • Fired five shots, includinig one on goal, in the double-overtime win against No. 6 Michigan (10/21)
  • Recorded her first assist of the season on the opening goal in the Big Ten semifinals against No. 2 Maryland (11/4)
  • Fired four shots, including two on goal, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 25 Miami (OH) (11/11)
  • Converted a shot in the penalty shootout against No. 11 Iowa in the NCAA quarterfinals (11/13)
  • Fired a shot on goal in the NCAA Final Four against No. 2 Maryland (11/18)

2021:
  • First Team All-Big Ten
  • Named NCAA Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading Northwestern to a National Championship
  • Finished fourth on the team with nine goals along with three assists
  • Set a new career high with two assists against No. 12 Duke (9/3)
  • Scored her first goal of the season against No. 23 Kent State (9/10)
  • Contributed a goal and an assist against California (9/19)
  • Scored in the win over No. 7 Maryland (9/30)
  • Found the back of the net with a goal against Ball State (10/10)
  • Added another goal against Ohio State (10/15)
  • Posted two goals against Indiana in senior day win (10/31)
  • Sealed first round win over UNC in the NCAA tournament with fastbreak goal on an empty net (11/12)
  • Scored one of the 'Cats two goals in the NCAA Championship against Liberty (11/21)

2020-21:
  • Led all first-years with four goals and one assist on the season
  • Earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year and First Team All Big-Ten honors (4/19)
  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after helping the Wildcats start the season 2-0 (3/1)
  • Registered a game-high five shots and found a goal against Michigan State (2/27)
  • Grabbed a goal in the first game against Indiana (3/21) and registered her first career assist in the second game against Indiana (3/14)
  • Sent home the game winner against Michigan (3/22)
  • Added a goal against Delaware (4/30)

High School:
  • Member of USA Under-21 Field Hockey National Team
  • Earned first cap for USA Senior Women's Field Hockey National Team in 2019
  • Former captain of USA Under-17 Field Hockey National Team
  • 2018 Pennsylvania 3A State Champs
  • Four-year letter winner in field hockey and lacrosse
  • Named top 10 player in class of 2020 by Max Field Hockey
  • Three-time Max Field Hockey All-American
  • Named to 2020 Max Field Hockey All-American watchlist
  • 2020 Max Field Hockey Preseason Player of the Year for Pennsylvania
  • 2019 Mid-Penn Player of the Year
  • First team NFHCA All-American
  • Named to PA All-State in her first three years of high school
  • Also named US Lacrosse All-American her junior year

Personal:
  • Mother Erin was All-American in Field Hockey and Lacrosse at the College of William and Mary
  • Father Scott was All-American in Soccer at University of Richmond
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