2021 Field Hockey Roster

8 Rachael Overlander

  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfield
  • Height 5-4
  • Highschool Donegal
  • Hometown Marietta, Pa.

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
OPA Winning Teams/NFHCA National Academic Squad 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Career: Member of the Villanova midfield unit who has played in 32 career games, including 17 contests during the 2021 season … Career totals include two goals, two assists and six points to go along with seven shots and five shots on goal … Three-time selection to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and six-time member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2021: Appeared in 17 games for Villanova, making one start against Old Dominion ... Had one goal and one assist for three points ... Her goal came in an overtime loss to Monmouth on 9/10 ... Assisted on a goal against Quinnipiac on 10/22 ...  Recorded three shots on goal with four total shots on the season. 

2020*: Played in 11 games off the bench during the season as part of the Wildcats midfield rotation … Recorded an assist in a 5-0 win over Quinnipiac on March 14 … Saw action in each of the team’s four wins on the year.
 
* The 2020 season was contested during Spring 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019: Saw action in games against Sacred Heart, La Salle and Davidson … Scored her only goal of the season in a 7-2 win over Davidson … Had a shot on goal in the season opener against Sacred Heart, a 3-2 Villanova win.
 
2018: Made her collegiate debut and took one shot in a 7-3 win over Lehigh.
 
Donegal High School: Part of a team that was a AA state champion her senior year … Also helped lead the team to four straight sectional championships, four District 3 AA titles and two Lancaster-Lebanon League crowns … Winner of the Unsung Heroine Award as a sophomore … Achieved Honor Roll status academically all four years … Inducted to the National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Oldest of three children of Ollie and Tina Overlander … Has two younger siblings, Brock and Mark … Hobbies include watching Netflix and spending time at the pool and beach … Trained at Power Train Sports and Fitness … Chose to attend Villanova for its strong academic reputation, the beauty of the campus and the opportunity to major in Nursing while playing Division I field hockey … Nursing major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2018Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'4"
    8
  • 8

    2019Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'4"
    8
  • 8

    2020Junior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    8
  • 8

    2021Senior

    Midfield
    5'4"
    8