2020 Field Hockey Roster
Pereira, Rachel
Jersey Number 3
Rachel Pereira
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Howick, South Africa
- High School:
- St. Anne's Diocean College
- Major:
- Geography
Bio
2020 (Redshirt Senior): Named to the 2020 Zag/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad … received Academic All-Mid-American Conference team honors… played in 16 games while leading the Cardinals in points (9), shots (26) and goals (4) … averaged 1.62 shots per contest … scored the game winning goal in a 2-1 victory at home over Ohio (3/19/21) … added two more game winners against Longwood (3/26/21) and Bellarmine (4/2/21) … finished the season with two defensive saves.
2019 (Redshirt Junior):  Earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors …. named to the 2019 Zag/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad … started all 18 games … collected first defensive save in the season opener at Big Ten foe Rutgers (8/31/19) … two of her three goals collected were against Big Ten opponents – at Indiana (9/8/19) and at Michigan State (9/22/19) …. chipped in the overtime game-winner at league-foe Longwood (10/25/19) …. dished out three assists, including a season-high two against Saint Louis (9/6/19) …. led the Cardinals in shots (27) while averaging 1.50 shots per game … finished the season with three defensive saves.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned All-Mid-American Conference Second Team honors and was a member of the Academic All-MAC squad … played in all 18 games with 14 starts … tied for first on the team in shots (30), ranked second in goals (4) and in points (10) … registered two assists and scored the game-winning goal against Ohio in double overtime (10/5/18) … collected a season high 10 shots against Longwood (10/27/18).Â
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 17 games for the Cardinals… Academic All-MAC… tallied one assist, seven shots and four shots on goal for the season… finished the season with a .571 shot on goal percentage
2016 (Freshman):Â Redshirted her freshman season.Â
High School: Competed at St. Anne’s Diocesan College under Coach Carlos Pereira… helped team to conference championship… holds the school record for most goals as a defender… two-time Best Defender Award… also competed in basketball, cross country, and track and field
Personal: Daughter of Carlos and Sally Pereira… both parents played professional hockey in South Africa… one sister, Rebecca… majoring in geography… born on May 19, 1997, in Johannesburg, South Africa… full name is Rachel Elizabeth Pereira.
Major:Â Geography
2019 (Redshirt Junior):  Earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors …. named to the 2019 Zag/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division I National Academic Squad … started all 18 games … collected first defensive save in the season opener at Big Ten foe Rutgers (8/31/19) … two of her three goals collected were against Big Ten opponents – at Indiana (9/8/19) and at Michigan State (9/22/19) …. chipped in the overtime game-winner at league-foe Longwood (10/25/19) …. dished out three assists, including a season-high two against Saint Louis (9/6/19) …. led the Cardinals in shots (27) while averaging 1.50 shots per game … finished the season with three defensive saves.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Earned All-Mid-American Conference Second Team honors and was a member of the Academic All-MAC squad … played in all 18 games with 14 starts … tied for first on the team in shots (30), ranked second in goals (4) and in points (10) … registered two assists and scored the game-winning goal against Ohio in double overtime (10/5/18) … collected a season high 10 shots against Longwood (10/27/18).Â
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 17 games for the Cardinals… Academic All-MAC… tallied one assist, seven shots and four shots on goal for the season… finished the season with a .571 shot on goal percentage
2016 (Freshman):Â Redshirted her freshman season.Â
High School: Competed at St. Anne’s Diocesan College under Coach Carlos Pereira… helped team to conference championship… holds the school record for most goals as a defender… two-time Best Defender Award… also competed in basketball, cross country, and track and field
Personal: Daughter of Carlos and Sally Pereira… both parents played professional hockey in South Africa… one sister, Rebecca… majoring in geography… born on May 19, 1997, in Johannesburg, South Africa… full name is Rachel Elizabeth Pereira.
Major:Â Geography
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