USA field hockey vs New Zealand: Junior World Cup, how to watch
Junior Eagle Sofia Ferri is pictured playing the Pan American games. Photo: USA Field Hockey/WorldSportPics
The 2025 FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup begins today, December 1, in Santiago, Chile.
The U.S. U-21 Women’s National Team will compete for the title for the ninth time. The Junior Eagles qualified by finishing second at the 2024 Junior Pan American Championship in Surrey, Canada.
They won four pool play matches, defeating Uruguay (2-1), Chile (4-2), Mexico (11-1), and Canada (4-1), but lost to Argentina (3-0), according to USA Field Hockey.
In the semifinals, the U.S. beat Chile in a dramatic shootout. Although they lost to Argentina in the final, their silver medal secured them a tournament spot.
Fifteen of the 18 athletes participated in the 2025 college field hockey season, representing Brown, Duke, Louisville, Maryland, North Carolina, Northwestern, Virginia, and Wake Forest.
The remaining three played in their respective high school season.
The athletes are from Pennsylvania (4), Illinois (3), Texas (2), Delaware (2), Maryland (2), New Jersey (2), California (1) and Kentucky (1).
Returners from the 2024 JPAC squad are Mia Abello, Olivia Bent-Cole, Maci Bradford, Josie Hollamon, Alyssa Klebasko, Dani Mendez, Ava Moore, Mia Karine Myklebust, and Mia Schoenbeck. There are also four athletes who competed at the 2023 JWC: Abello, Bent-Cole, Hollamon, and Mendez.
Also, Reese D’Ariano, Hollamon, and Schoenbeck competed with the senior USWNT at the 2025 Pan American Cup this past July.
Schedule
Monday, Dec 1, 4:00 p.m.
USA vs New Zealand
Wednesday, Dec 3, 1:45 PM
Korea vs USA
Friday, Dec 5, 4:00 PM
USA vs Uruguay
How to watch
All action is live on Watch.Hockey.
Roster
Mia Abello | Houston, TX | Virginia
Mary Adams | Andover, MA | Virginia
Reese Anetsberger | Northbrook, IL | North Carolina
Ella Beach | Northbrook, IL
Madison Beach | Northbrook, IL | Duke
Olivia Bent-Cole | Philadelphia, PA | Northwestern
Juliana Boon | Houston, TX | Northwestern
Maci Bradford | Delmar, DE | Maryland
Reese D’Ariano | West Chester, PA
Sofia Ferri | Phoenixville, PA
Josie Hollamon | Delmar, DE | Maryland
Alyssa Klebasko | Odenton, MD | Maryland
Lauren Masters | Pittstown, NJ | Louisville
Alaina McVeigh | Lansdale, PA | Duke
Dani Mendez | Reistertown, MD | North Carolina
Ava Moore | Southampton, NJ | Wake Forest
Mia Karine Myklebust | Los Gatos, CA | Brown
Mia Schoenbeck | Langrange, KY | Wake Forest
For more information about the cup, visit FIH or USA Field Hockey websites.
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