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Klein Announces Finalized 2025 Field Hockey Recruiting Class
7/15/2025 2:00:00 PM | Field Hockey
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac field hockey team has added seven newcomers to its 2025 roster, as announced by Nina Klein and the Bobcats Tuesday afternoon.
The 2025 recruiting class features one transfer and six incoming First Years student-athletes. Alexa Kidd joins the Bobcats as a transfer while Jaelyn Crossman, Maaike Van Wensen, Jenna Livathares, Veronica Goettner, Rozemarijn Van Keulen, and Charlie Caunter each will be First Years. Van Wensen, Van Keulen, and Caunter are each from The Netherlands while Kidd, Crossman, Livathares, and Goettner are all from the United States.
Alexa Kidd comes to Hamden after transferring from Penn State and will be a sophomore. She most recently played at Ward Melville High School in New York. She was named the Suffolk County Offensive Player of the Year in 2023, leading Long Island, N.Y. in points. She was also named All New York State in 2023.
Jaelyn Crossman joins the Bobcats as a First Year from Auburn, N.H., where she played for Pinkerton Academy and North East Elite. She was named All-State First Team all four years while also earning New England All-Region First Team and MAX Field Hockey New England Top 40 in 2023 and 2024. She was also named Team MVP three seasons in a row.
Jenna Livathares will also be a First Year, hailing from Upper Saddle River, N.J., where she played for Northern Highlands Regional High School and New Heights Field Hockey. Finished high school with a team record of 75-7-3, leading her team to a runner-up finish in the New Jersey Group 3 State Finals and numerous league and county championships. She was named First Team All North Jersey in 2024 and invited to the New Jersey All-Star Game.
Veronica Goettner is the last American in the 2025 class, joining the Bobcats from North Wales, Pa., where she played for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Mainline Mayhem. Goettner reached the 2023 National Championships with the Mayhem, finishing in third place overall. She was also an All-Interac First Team selection as a Senior in 2024.
Rozemarijn Van Keulen is the first of three Bobcats in the 2025 class from The Netherlands and is a First Year, most recently playing for Gooische Hockeyclub and is from Naarden. She finished fifth place in the National Championships the previous two seasons in the Elite National U16 League as a starter.
Charlie Caunter is also from The Netherlands, hailing from Oldenzaal where she attended Twents Carmel College Lyceum and will be a First Year. She won a Super-B League National Championship, the second-highest league in the country.
Maaike Van Wensen is the third and final Bobcat recruit from Europe, joining the squad from Apledoorn, The Netherlands. She was a member of The Netherlands Women's First Team and won MVP of the u16 Regional Tournament. She was named Captain of AMHC Apledoorn u18s while also being a regular member of the AMHC First Team.
For more information on Quinnipiac field hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.
The 2025 recruiting class features one transfer and six incoming First Years student-athletes. Alexa Kidd joins the Bobcats as a transfer while Jaelyn Crossman, Maaike Van Wensen, Jenna Livathares, Veronica Goettner, Rozemarijn Van Keulen, and Charlie Caunter each will be First Years. Van Wensen, Van Keulen, and Caunter are each from The Netherlands while Kidd, Crossman, Livathares, and Goettner are all from the United States.
Alexa Kidd comes to Hamden after transferring from Penn State and will be a sophomore. She most recently played at Ward Melville High School in New York. She was named the Suffolk County Offensive Player of the Year in 2023, leading Long Island, N.Y. in points. She was also named All New York State in 2023.
Jaelyn Crossman joins the Bobcats as a First Year from Auburn, N.H., where she played for Pinkerton Academy and North East Elite. She was named All-State First Team all four years while also earning New England All-Region First Team and MAX Field Hockey New England Top 40 in 2023 and 2024. She was also named Team MVP three seasons in a row.
Jenna Livathares will also be a First Year, hailing from Upper Saddle River, N.J., where she played for Northern Highlands Regional High School and New Heights Field Hockey. Finished high school with a team record of 75-7-3, leading her team to a runner-up finish in the New Jersey Group 3 State Finals and numerous league and county championships. She was named First Team All North Jersey in 2024 and invited to the New Jersey All-Star Game.
Veronica Goettner is the last American in the 2025 class, joining the Bobcats from North Wales, Pa., where she played for Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and Mainline Mayhem. Goettner reached the 2023 National Championships with the Mayhem, finishing in third place overall. She was also an All-Interac First Team selection as a Senior in 2024.
Rozemarijn Van Keulen is the first of three Bobcats in the 2025 class from The Netherlands and is a First Year, most recently playing for Gooische Hockeyclub and is from Naarden. She finished fifth place in the National Championships the previous two seasons in the Elite National U16 League as a starter.
Charlie Caunter is also from The Netherlands, hailing from Oldenzaal where she attended Twents Carmel College Lyceum and will be a First Year. She won a Super-B League National Championship, the second-highest league in the country.
Maaike Van Wensen is the third and final Bobcat recruit from Europe, joining the squad from Apledoorn, The Netherlands. She was a member of The Netherlands Women's First Team and won MVP of the u16 Regional Tournament. She was named Captain of AMHC Apledoorn u18s while also being a regular member of the AMHC First Team.
For more information on Quinnipiac field hockey, visit gobobcats.com/fh and follow the team on Twitter and Instagram, @QU_FH.
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