2023 Field Hockey Roster
Friedman, Nat
Jersey Number 4
Nat Friedman
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Notre Dame Preparatory School
- Hometown:
- Towson, Md.
- Deals:
Bio
Career Accolades
2022 NFHCA Second Team All-South Region
2022 Second Team All-ACC
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 NFHCA Second Team All-Region
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad Selection
2021 Second Team All-ACC
2020-21 NFHCA Second Team All-Region
2020-21 Second Team All-ACC
2023 (Graduate Student)
Started in all 17 games during the 2023 season for Wake Forest… Finished the season with two goals, two assists and six points… Tallied the second-most shots on the team with 22 attempts putting eight on the cage for a .364 shots-on-goal average… Notched her first assist of the season and three shots in the win against James Madison (Sept. 3)… Scored her first goal of the season in the victory against Davidson (Oct. 1)... Put two shots on the cage and scored the game-winning goal against Longwood (Oct. 15)... Played in 11 full games with a season-high 80 minutes played against Louisville (Oct. 6).
2022 (Senior)
Made starts in all 21 matches... Recorded season-high two assists at Brown (Oct. 23)... Additionally notched an assist against Ohio State (Sept. 18), Louisville (Oct. 7) and Syracuse (Oct. 28)... Fired six of 18 shot attempts on goal... Attempted multiple shots in matches against Iowa (Aug. 26).
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in all 17 matches this season... Received Second Team All-ACC honors... Dished out a career-high eight assists, which was tied for the ACC lead at the end of the regular season... Assisted on a Wake Forest goal in seven matches, highlighted by a career-best two assists against App State (Sept. 4)... Tallied an assist in back-to-back wins over top-25 opponents in No. 17 Duke and No. 21 UMass... Notched goals against James Madison (Sept. 12) and VCU (Oct. 22)... Attempted a career-high 44 shots, with 19 being on goal (.432 percent)
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Appeared and started in all 17 games... Finished with 11 points, tying for a team-best five goals and one assist... Found the back of the net against North Carolina (Sept. 20), Syracuse (Oct. 18), Boston College (Nov. 1), Boston College (March 6) and Duke (March 13), three of which were game winners... Recorded a season-high three points with a goal and assist in Wake Forest's 4-1 victory over Duke (March 19)... Took a team-high 29 shots, including 16 on goal for .552 shot on-goal percentage.
2019 (Freshman):
Started all 20 games as a freshman… Scored three goals and added two assists for eight points on the year… Took 21 shots with 10 landing on goal… Scored both goals in Wake’s 2-0 win over Penn in the Ivy League Challenge for a career-best four points… Two of her three goals were game winners…
High School
Earned four field hockey varsity letters and two track and field varsity letters at Notre Dame Preparatory School... Led the Blazers to the IAAM A Conference Field Hockey State Championship in 2017 and 2018... Earned the IAAM A Conference Outdoor Track 4x100 Relay silver medal in 2019 and bronze medal in 2018... Named Baltimore Sun All-Metro Field Hockey Player of the Year 2017 and 2018, and was a Baltimore Sun High School Athlete of the Year nominee in 2018... Tabbed Varsity Sports Network Player of the Year in 2017 and Varsity Sports Network Co-Player of the Year in 2018... Named First Team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American in 2018 and Third Team NFHCA All-American in 2017... First Team NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Team two consecutive years... Field Hockey Coaches Association of Maryland (FHCAMD) Player of the Year Finalist in 2018... Earned FHCAMD First Team honors in 2018... IAAM A Conference First Team 2017, 2018... Named the Max Field Hockey Preseason Player of the Year and Player of the Year in 2018...First Team Max Field Hockey All-American in 2018... Third Team Max Field Hockey All-American in 2017... First Team Max Field Hockey Mid-Atlantic 2017 and 2018... Won the IAAM A Conference Outdoor Track and Field Long Jump silver medal in 2018
Personal
Full name is Nathalie Lisa Friedman... Born August 21, 2000... Daughter of Kevin and Toni-Jean Friedman...Has a younger sister, Pyper... Was a member of the United States Women’s National Indoor Field Hockey team 2017-2019 and the Croatia Cup travel team 2018-19... U19 National Indoor FH team in 2017... U17 National Indoor FH team 2016-17... U16 National Indoor FH team 2014-15.... Was H2O Club Field Hockey team Junior Premier Outdoor League Region 7 Champions (2018 and 2019) and named MVP in 2019... Mother, Toni-Jean and Aunt, Chrissy Duman, played field hockey and lacrosse at William and Mary...Major is Undeclared.
2022 NFHCA Second Team All-South Region
2022 Second Team All-ACC
2021 All-ACC Academic Team
2021 NFHCA Second Team All-Region
NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad Selection
2021 Second Team All-ACC
2020-21 NFHCA Second Team All-Region
2020-21 Second Team All-ACC
2023 (Graduate Student)
Started in all 17 games during the 2023 season for Wake Forest… Finished the season with two goals, two assists and six points… Tallied the second-most shots on the team with 22 attempts putting eight on the cage for a .364 shots-on-goal average… Notched her first assist of the season and three shots in the win against James Madison (Sept. 3)… Scored her first goal of the season in the victory against Davidson (Oct. 1)... Put two shots on the cage and scored the game-winning goal against Longwood (Oct. 15)... Played in 11 full games with a season-high 80 minutes played against Louisville (Oct. 6).
2022 (Senior)
Made starts in all 21 matches... Recorded season-high two assists at Brown (Oct. 23)... Additionally notched an assist against Ohio State (Sept. 18), Louisville (Oct. 7) and Syracuse (Oct. 28)... Fired six of 18 shot attempts on goal... Attempted multiple shots in matches against Iowa (Aug. 26).
2021 (Junior)
Appeared and started in all 17 matches this season... Received Second Team All-ACC honors... Dished out a career-high eight assists, which was tied for the ACC lead at the end of the regular season... Assisted on a Wake Forest goal in seven matches, highlighted by a career-best two assists against App State (Sept. 4)... Tallied an assist in back-to-back wins over top-25 opponents in No. 17 Duke and No. 21 UMass... Notched goals against James Madison (Sept. 12) and VCU (Oct. 22)... Attempted a career-high 44 shots, with 19 being on goal (.432 percent)
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Appeared and started in all 17 games... Finished with 11 points, tying for a team-best five goals and one assist... Found the back of the net against North Carolina (Sept. 20), Syracuse (Oct. 18), Boston College (Nov. 1), Boston College (March 6) and Duke (March 13), three of which were game winners... Recorded a season-high three points with a goal and assist in Wake Forest's 4-1 victory over Duke (March 19)... Took a team-high 29 shots, including 16 on goal for .552 shot on-goal percentage.
2019 (Freshman):
Started all 20 games as a freshman… Scored three goals and added two assists for eight points on the year… Took 21 shots with 10 landing on goal… Scored both goals in Wake’s 2-0 win over Penn in the Ivy League Challenge for a career-best four points… Two of her three goals were game winners…
High School
Earned four field hockey varsity letters and two track and field varsity letters at Notre Dame Preparatory School... Led the Blazers to the IAAM A Conference Field Hockey State Championship in 2017 and 2018... Earned the IAAM A Conference Outdoor Track 4x100 Relay silver medal in 2019 and bronze medal in 2018... Named Baltimore Sun All-Metro Field Hockey Player of the Year 2017 and 2018, and was a Baltimore Sun High School Athlete of the Year nominee in 2018... Tabbed Varsity Sports Network Player of the Year in 2017 and Varsity Sports Network Co-Player of the Year in 2018... Named First Team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-American in 2018 and Third Team NFHCA All-American in 2017... First Team NFHCA Mid-Atlantic Team two consecutive years... Field Hockey Coaches Association of Maryland (FHCAMD) Player of the Year Finalist in 2018... Earned FHCAMD First Team honors in 2018... IAAM A Conference First Team 2017, 2018... Named the Max Field Hockey Preseason Player of the Year and Player of the Year in 2018...First Team Max Field Hockey All-American in 2018... Third Team Max Field Hockey All-American in 2017... First Team Max Field Hockey Mid-Atlantic 2017 and 2018... Won the IAAM A Conference Outdoor Track and Field Long Jump silver medal in 2018
Personal
Full name is Nathalie Lisa Friedman... Born August 21, 2000... Daughter of Kevin and Toni-Jean Friedman...Has a younger sister, Pyper... Was a member of the United States Women’s National Indoor Field Hockey team 2017-2019 and the Croatia Cup travel team 2018-19... U19 National Indoor FH team in 2017... U17 National Indoor FH team 2016-17... U16 National Indoor FH team 2014-15.... Was H2O Club Field Hockey team Junior Premier Outdoor League Region 7 Champions (2018 and 2019) and named MVP in 2019... Mother, Toni-Jean and Aunt, Chrissy Duman, played field hockey and lacrosse at William and Mary...Major is Undeclared.
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