Stephanie Hussey Season 2015

AS A SENIOR IN 2015: Started and played in all 19 games... Scored a career high six goals... dished out two assist... Finished the season with 14 points... Recorded two game winning shots against Quinnipiac (10/2) and Rutgers (10/16)... finished second on the team with 45 penalty corner attempts... Logged over 1,000 minutes during the season.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2014: Did not see game action.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE: Played two seasons at Syracuse University (2011, 2012) ... Totaled seven goals and six assists in two seasons with the Orange while appearing in 39 games ... Helped Syracuse win the Big East Tournament title as a freshman and the Big East regular season title as a sophomore ... Went to the Final Four as a member of the Orange as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a member of the U.S. U19 and U16 National Teams ... Played in the Junior Olympics in 2007 and 2008 ... With no field hockey team at her high school, played on a number of club teams including Aventura FH, Miami FH, Miami Surf, Saints FH and C.D. Terrassa in Barcelona, Spain ... With Aventura FH, was named Field Hockey Player of the Year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 at the AAU Disney Festival ... As a member of Miami Surf was selected as Midfielder of the Year in 2010 and was the Female MVP at the Chicago Cup in 2009 ... Finished in first place with Saints FH at the National Festival in 2010 in the U19 division ... Top-scorer on the Atlanta Cup Championship teams in 2008 and 2010 with Miami FH ... Played in the Spanish Feminine Honor division with C.D. Terrassa ... Also played volleyball, soccer, softball and ran track & field in high school.

PERSONAL: Full name is Stephanie Hussey ... Born on November 21, 1992 in Buenos Aires, Argentina ... Parents are Eduardo and Sharon Hussey ... Has a brother, Brian ... Lived in Argentina for the first 13 years of her life ... Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management.

ON CHOOSING PENN STATE: "The reason why I chose Penn State is because I have a dream and previous experiences have shown me that this is the right place with the right tools provided for me to try to reach and achieve that dream."