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Virginia Bramley

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Athlete Bio

Hometown

Elizabethtown, PA

Education

Lower Dauphin Penn State University

Personal

Daughter of Harry and Karen Bramley...Has three siblings, David, Julie and Tommy...Charity Involvement: Volunteer at Pediatric Specialty Care...Game Day Mantra: listening to music...Favorite Sports Quote: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." –Steve Prefontaine ...Best Words of Advice: Three huge points I always fall back on is making sure you have fun, work hard, and be true to yourself. Having that desire and passion in whatever you do, high work ethic, and knowing who you are will help you succeed on or off the field

Career Highlights

2021: Competed in 6 international caps for the U.S. Women's National Team
2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January)
2019: Series against Canada (Lancaster, Pa.), Recorded first cap on September 26 against Canada
2019: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (August)
2019: Named to U.S. Women's National Development Squad, Netherlands Tour
2018: Named to U.S. Women's National Development Squad, Argentina Tour
2016: Named to U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, England Tour
2016: At Penn State, Big Ten Tournament MVP, All-Big Ten Tournament Team, NFHCA All-Region
2015: At Penn State, All-Big Ten Tournament Team

World Championship Experience

9th - 2020-21 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
2019 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Bhubaneswar, India)