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Laura Hurff

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Athlete Bio

Hometown

Newark, DE

Education

Ursuline Academy ('14) Syracuse University ('18)

Personal

Daughter of Linda and Steve Hurff...Has an older sister, Marli, and an older brother, Michael and half brother Jason...Game Day Routine: always put everyone on my left side first, left shoe then right shoe, left shin guard then right...Year Began Playing Field Hockey: 7th grade...Best Words of Advice: "Pick the sport that you first wake up in the morning wanting to play and that brings a smile to your face." - Her mom said this to her her freshman year when choosing between playing field hockey or lacrosse in college.

Career Highlights

2021: Competed in 31 international caps for the U.S. Women's National Team
2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January)
2020: With U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, Rohrmax Cup (Vienna, Austria)
2019: Competed in 23 international caps for the U.S. Women's National Team before going to play in Australia
2019: Series against Chile (Santiago, Chile)
2018: Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Recorded first cap on February 22 against Canada, Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Argentina (Tucuman, Argentina), Four Nations Women's Ibaraki International Tournament (4th, Osaka, Japan), Series against Belgium (Lancaster, Pa.)
2018 : Joined the U.S. Women's National Team (May)
2018: Joined the U.S. Women’s National Development Squad (January)
2017: At Syracuse, named an NFHCA Second Team All-American, NFHCA First Team All-Mideast Region, All-ACC Selection
2016: At Syracuse, named NFHCA Second Team All-American, NFHCA First Team All-Mideast Region, First Team All-ACC Selection
2016: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
2015: At Syracuse, named NFHCA First Team All-American, All-ACC Second Team, NFHCA All-Academic Team honoree, All-ACC Academic Team, NCAA National Champion
2015: Named to the U.S. U-19 Women's National Team
2013: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Netherlands Tour

World Championship Experience

Silver - 2016 Women's Junior Pan American Games (Trinidad & Tobago)
8th - 2016 Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile)
9th - 2020-21 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Canceled - 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Liège, Belgium)