4 Hawkeyes Named to NFHCA Watch List

IOWA CITY, Iowa – 4 College of Iowa discipline hockey student-athletes – fifth-years Grace McGuire, Anthe Nijziel and Lokke Stribos and senior Esme Gibson – have been named to the Nationwide Discipline Hockey Coaches Affiliation Watch Listing, it was introduced Thursday by the affiliation.

The Hawkeye quartet are amongst 254 collegiate student-athletes from throughout the nation included on the watch record. It’s meant to characterize gamers with the strongest potential for consideration to the 2022 NFHCA All-Area and All-America groups.

McGuire, a goalkeeper from St. Louis, Missouri, has led Iowa to a 5-1 document in six begins this season. She has a 0.863 objectives in opposition to common, 17 saves, a .773 save proportion and two shutouts. A season in the past, McGuire was a NFHCA second-team All-American and a NFHCA first-team All-West Area honoree.

Nijziel, a defender from Netherlands, has anchored an Iowa protection that has posted three shutouts and allowed simply 7.2 pictures per recreation in six contests. The 2-time reigning Massive Ten Participant and Defensive Participant of the Yr has earned NFHCA first-team All-America honors in every of the previous two seasons.

Stribos, a defender from Belgium, has began all six video games on Iowa’s backline, the place she has been a key member of a protection that has surrendered simply 5 objectives in six video games. Stribos is a three-time NFHCA All-West Area honoree, incomes first-team honors in every of the previous two seasons.

Gibson, a midfielder from England, has began 4 of Iowa’s six video games, the place she has tallied a career-high three assists. As a junior, Gibson was a NFHCA third-team All-American and a first-team All-West Area honoree.

No. 5 Iowa returns to motion Friday, internet hosting Indiana in its Massive Ten opener at Grant Discipline. Sport time is about for 4 p.m. (CT) and admission is free.