Lois van Wijk

Position:
Back
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Naarden, Netherlands

2025 (Freshman): An immediate impact player on the backline during her debut season with the Cardinals..Appeared in 16 game while making 10 starts as a true freshman... Logged a total of 655 minutes on the field, anchoring a competitive defensive unit... Contributed to two of the team's wins, including an exciting 2-1 overtime thriller against Lock Haven... Registered one shot on the season... Excelled in the classroom, earning national recognition as an NFHCA DI scholar of Distinciton for maintaining an elite academic record.

Prior to Ball State: Built a prominent youth career in the Netherlands, starting at age six with her hometown club, HC Naarden ... Selected to train at the prestigious Hockey Academie at Hockey Club Laren, a premier program designed to refine elite individual skill sets... Specialized heavily in the drag-flick (sleeppush) under the personal tutelage and guidance of legendary Dutch international star and all-time top scorer Maartje Paumen ... Earned experience debuting for her club's senior women's first team, playing at the highest competitive tier of Dutch club field hockey.