2018 Field Hockey Roster
Danielle van Rootselaar
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Back/Midfield
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Bilthoven, Netherlands
- High School:
- Utrechts Stedelijk Gymnasium
2021: Named unanimous First Team All-Ivy … Finished the season with 12 goals and five assists for 29 points … Tied for the fourth-most goals and fourth-most points in a single season in Brown history … Recorded at least a point in nine straight games from Brown’s game at Cal (Sept. 17) through Brown’s game against Penn (Oct. 16) … Tallied the game-winning goal in Brown’s win over Holy Cross (Oct. 5) and in Brown’s 1-0 win at Columbia (Oct. 9) … Led the Ivy League in shots (116) and shots on goal (70) … Finished fourth in the conference in goals and points … Finished the season tied for 20th in the NCAA with 0.71 goals per game and 18th in the country with 1.71 points per game.
2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019: Named Second Team All-Ivy … Started all 17 games for the Bears … Led the team in goals (8) and points (21) and tied for the squad’s lead in assists (5) … Recorded two game winning goals - against Cal (Oct. 10) and Holy Cross (Oct. 16) … Had a five-game point streak from the Columbia (Sept 27) game to the Holy Cross (Oct. 16) contest with six goals and three assists for 15 points in the span … Scored two goals against both Columbia and Cal … Notched a goal and two assists, including the helper on the game winning goal, versus Dartmouth (Oct. 5) … Also tallied a goal against New Hampshire (Sept. 15) and Penn (Nov. 2) … Logged 48 shots on goal … Tied for eighth in the Ivy League in points (1.24 per game) and tied for 10th in goals (0.47 per game) … Finished the season tied for 18th all-time at Brown in career assists with 11.
2018: Named First Team All-Ivy ... Played in all 17 games in her rookie campaign, starting 16 ... Tied for second on the team in points with 16 on five goals and six assists ... Her six assists were tied for ninth in the Ivy League ... Registered a point in four-straight games, with an assist at William & Mary (Sept. 9), a goal and an assist at Richmond (Sept. 9), an assist against UNH (Sept. 14) and a goal at Quinnipiac (Sept. 16) ... Recorded a goal in back-to-back games versus No. 11 Harvard (Oct. 5) and at Sacred Heart (Oct. 7) and added an assist against the Pioneers ... Also had a goal against Georgetown (Sept. 23).
Before Brown: Competed for SCHC Bilthoven and HC Rotterdam ... Three-time team captain ... District champion in indoor in 2017-18 ... Helped her team finish third at the indoor national championships in 2016-17 ... Guided her team to a first place showing at sub-national championships in 2014-15 ... Shout-out club champion at SCHC in 2012-13 ... Helped her team finish third at the national championships 2012-13.
Personal: Daughter of Sonia and Wim van Rootselaar ... Has four siblings, Stephanie, Sander, Tim and Willem ... Undecided on a concentration.
