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William & Mary Athletics

2021 Field Hockey Roster

11 Rachel Gantz

  • Position Midfielder/Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major Accounting
  • Hometown Lancaster, Pa.
  • High School Hempfield

Biography

2021
Made a triumphant return to the field in her senior season after battling injuries for most of her career ... Appeared in six matches, and made her first career start on Senior Day against No. 23 James Madison ... Tallied her first career defensive save in the match against No. 12 Liberty ... Collected the trifecta of W&M Provost's Award, CAA Commissioner's Award, and NFHCA All Academic Team for the fourth year in a row.

2020
Did not appear in any games … NFHCA All-Academic Team … Earned W&M’s Provost Award for academic excellence … Garnered the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award …  

2019
Redshirted the year ... W&M Provost's Award for having a GPA over 3.5 ... NFHCA All-Academic team for having a GPA over 3.3 ... CAA Commissioner's Award for the fall semester for having a GPA over 3.0.

2018
Appeared in 17 games as a reserve defender, including both CAA Tournament and NCAA Tournament games ... Earned the NFHCA Scholar of Distinction Award for having a GPA over 3.9 ... Also named to the NFHCA All-Academic team, the CAA Academic Honor Roll, and the W&M Provost's Award list.

Prep
Led Hempfield in assists each of her last two years, and in scoring overall as a junior ... Named second-team all-league each of the final two years as well ... Honorable-mention all-league her first two seasons ... Participated in the USA Field Hockey Futures program each of the past three years ... Won club championships in both 2014 and 2016 ... In 2017, finished runner-up in the Junior Premier Outdoor League ... Earned Superior Honor Roll each of the past four years ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Also a member of the Spanish National Honor Society and the Varsity Club.

Personal
Daughter of Pamela and Robert Gantz ... Father played baseball at Shippensburg ... Brother, Cory, played baseball at UNCW ... Enjoys being outdoors, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2018Freshman

    Midfield
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2019Sophomore

    Midfielder/Defender
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2020-21Redshirt Sophomore

    Midfielder/Defender
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Midfielder/Defender
    5'8"
    11