Team China win gold at USA Field Hockey’s U-18 Nexus, Team Belgium win bronze: video
USA Field Hockey’s Nexus Championships continue this week in Virginia Beach. Photo: Jana Benscoter, 2025
Team China defeated the United States 2-1, and Belgium beat Japan 2-0 to win bronze at the U-18 Nexus championship.
The annual USA Field Hockey event featuring top players from around the country is an opportunity for athletes to move up the USA Field Hockey Olympic development pathway through its training and traveling squads.
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Gold Medalists
Team China
Head Coach: Brandi Ritz, Saint Joseph’s assistant coach
17 Keeli Gant, Chantilly, VA
18 Giselle (gigi) Liu, Oakton, VA
19 Mallory Jerlecki, Kirkwood, MO
20 Natalie Moniz, Milton, MA
21 Jemma Kimball-Ruttenberg, Pittsburgh, PA
22 Ella Horner, Macungie, PA
23 Ava Boland, Stevensville, MD
24 Jillian Vickery, Hunt Valley, MD
25 Camila Ruegg, Houston, TX
26 Makenzie Givens, Manheim, PA
27 Katherine Buettner, Lake Forest, IL
28 Claire Halasz, Winnetka, IL
29 Regan Driscoll, Watertown, MA
30 Delaney Daniel, Manasquan, NJ
31 Kaitlyn Kim, Moorestown, NJ
32 Bryn Vickery, Pasadena, MD
117 Georgia Lee, Chatham, NJ
118 Eva Layton, Larkspur, CA
Silver Medalists
Team: United States
Head Coach: Abigail McGue, DePauw University assistant coach
17 Tess Hankins, Lafayette Hill, PA
18 Ava Rosborough, Uxbridge, MA
19 Storey Lewis, San Francisco, CA
20 Sydney Powell, Phoenixville, PA
21 Ava Oliver, Lisle, NY
22 Claire Maloney, Washington, DC
23 Juliana Billings, Pine Brook, NJ
24 Genevieve Ferrini, Portola Valley, CA
25 Dylan Rietti, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
26 Sloane Bunker, Columbus, OH
27 Nina Yacovone, Shaker Heights, OH
28 Katherine Clough, Westminster, VT
29 Ellie Lewis, Houston, TX
30 Jillian Breslin, Fairfield, NJ
31 Paige Heary, Annapolis, MD
32 Hailey Moncada, Gilroy, CA
105 Lauren Walsh, Houston, TX
106 Tessa Zwicker, St. Louis, MO
Bronze Medalists
Team: Belgium
Head Coach: Kieran Minton, Cal assistant coach
49 Lexy Patton, West Chester, PA
50 Paisley Testa, Hampton, NJ
51 Chloe Holland, Marion Station, MD
52 Juliet MacLeod, Louisville, KY
53 Hannah Ponciroli, St. Louis, MO
54 Addison Barger, Palmyra, PA
55 Casey Capriotti, Sewell, NJ
56 Ellemieke Ferguson, Saint Louis, MO
57 Gabriella Lee, West Chester, PA
58 Lucy Smith, Fountainville, PA
59 Samantha Kim, Mclean, VA
60 Irie Weinstein, Portsmouth, NH
61 Caitlyn Hughes, Burlingame, CA
62 Olivia Moreno-rollins, Ann Arbor, MI
63 Cate Staley, Glenelg, MD
64 Francine Lemieux, San Francisco, CA
109 Sophia Lianos, Vienna, VA
110 Emma Bonaccorsy, Edgewater, MD
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