United States women's national field hockey team

Olympics

Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Netherlands-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide the bronze medal. The U.S. won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey.

Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. At the Olympics, the team finished fourth in pool B and lost the seventh/eight place play-off to Germany 2–4, finishing in eighth place.

London 2012 Olympics

The USWNT qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Argentina 4–2 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. had high hopes of finishing their rocky 2012 Olympic campaign on a high note. Unfortunately, that did not happen for Team USA as the final match at Riverbank Arena in London's Olympic Park ended with a disappointing 2–1 loss to Belgium, leaving the U.S. with a last place finish in the tournament.

Rio 2016 Olympics

In similar fashion to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, the USWNT defeated Argentina at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada to punch their ticket to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In pool play the USWNT toppled both global hockey powerhouses Argentina (2nd FIH World Ranked) and Australia (3rd FIH World Ranked) with the same score of 2–1. Continuing in their preliminary schedule, the U.S. pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarterfinal play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT and resulted in a loss, 2–1. They placed fifth.

Tournament history

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the USA squad for the test series against New Zealand in Auckland.

All caps and goals current as of 20 January 2025, after the match against New Zealand.

Notable players

• Beth Anders
• Katie Bam
• Kate Barber
• Beth Beglin
• Jackie Briggs
• Lauren Crandall
• Rachel Dawson
• Katelyn Falgowski
• Stefanie Fee
• Kris Fillat
• Tracey Fuchs
• Melissa González
• Sheryl Johnson
• Michelle Kasold
• Barbara Marois
• Charlene Morett-Curtiss
• Marcia Pankratz
• Elizabeth K. Ralph*
• Karen Shelton
• Amy Tran
• Michelle Vittese

References

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