Name: Alyssa Parker
Position: Midfield
Caps: 50
Sport: Field Hockey
DOB: 8/4/1994
Birthplace: Woodbine, Md.
Hometown: Woodbine, Md.
High School: Glenelg High School
College: University of Maryland
Team/Club: Washington Wolves
World Championship Experience
- 2020 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
- 2019 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Bhubaneswar, India)
- Bronze - 2019 Pan American Games Provisional Athlete (Lima, Peru)
- 7th - 2017 World League Final (Auckland, New Zealand)
- 9th - 2019 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Other Career Highlights
- 2021: Competed in 50 international caps for the U.S. Women's National Team
- 2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January)
- 2019: Series against Canada (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile)
- 2018: Series against The Netherlands (Palo Alto, Calif.), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Belgium (Lancaster, Pa.)
- 2017 : Recorded first cap on March 25 in a scrimmage against New Zealand, The Hawke's Bay Cup (4th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.), International Festival of Hockey (4th, Melbourne, Australia)
- 2016: Joined the U.S. Women's National Team
- 2015: NFHCA All-Region Team (2nd), BIG Ten Champion, Women’s National Championship Champion, U-21 USWNT Holland Tour
- 2014: NFHCA All-Region Team (2nd), BIG Ten Sportsmanship Award, U-21 USWNT Member
- 2013: NCAA Semi-finals, ACC Champion, U-19 USWNT Team Captain of the Holland Tour
- 2012: NCAA Semi-finals, Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd”, U-19 USWNT Vancouver Tour
Personal:
Daughter of Jean & the late Doug Parker...Siblings are Doug, Lauriann and Charlie...Nickname is Parker...Began playing field hockey in 2006...Game Day Mantra: "It’s better to have a great team than a team of greats."...Favorite Sports Quote: “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” - Babe Ruth...Best Words of Advice: "Wear sunscreen"
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