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Alia Marshall

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Athlete Bio

Hometown

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Education

Cape Henlopen Northwestern (2023)

Personal

Daughter of Doug and Mary Marshall...Has a sibling, A.J. Marshall...Game Day Mantra: Nobody Better...Favorite Sports Quote: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard” - Tim Notke ...Best Words of Advice: Never stop learning! No matter what level of play or stage in life you are, use every opportunity you can to learn and grow.

Career Highlights

2023: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June)
2022: At Northwestern, named Big Ten All-Tournament Team, NFHCA All-West Region Second Team, NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
2022: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
2022: Recorded first cap January 19 against Trinidad & Tobago
2021: At Northwestern, NCAA Division I National Champion
2021: Named to the U.S. U22 Junior Pan American Championship Training Squad
2021: At Northwestern, named All-B1G Academic Team, B1G All-Tournament Team
2020: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
2020: Junior Test Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.)
2019: At Northwestern, named All-B1G Academic Team,

World Championship Experience

Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
8th - 2021 Junior World Cup (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)

Marshall started playing field hockey at her local indoor league when I was 9 years old with her mom as her coach. She moved to Oranje-Gotta Love it! club with Coach KK a year later and played with some of her best friends for almost 10 years, who helped grow my love for the game.