This is the second consecutive season that Stanford has strengthened its team through the transfer portal, bringing in a former MAC Freshman of the Year. marusia walckers In his first season as a Cardinal, he started 11 games and had two goals and one assist. Wolkies spent the past two seasons at Longwood University.
Barnes brings immediate leadership to the Cardinal's offensive line, appearing in 59 games as a forward over the past four seasons at Duke. The Medford, N.J., native, who reached the NCAA semifinals with the Blue Devils one season ago, had six goals and three assists during her four-year tenure with the Blue Devils.
Honored in the classroom, Burns was named an NFHCA Distinguished Scholar and to the NFHCA All-American Academic Team (2020-23) four times, was named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll three times (2021-23), and was named All-American. ACC Academic Team Member (2022-23).
Kuzyk returns 88 percent of his offensive power from preseason and poses an immediate scoring threat for a Stanford team where he scored 23 goals and 47 points in three seasons at Penn (all 2020 Ivy League fall sports , canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions).
The Vancouver, British Columbia native was selected to the NFHCA after ranking second in the Ivy League a season ago with 66 shots, 39 shots on goal, 13 on goal, 27 points and four game-winning goals. . He was named first team All-Region and first team All-Ivy in 2023. Kuzyk was twice named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week in 2022 and was named to the All-Ivy second team that season.
As Stanford prepares for its first year in the Atlantic Coast Conference next season, the Burns-Kuzyk tandem will join the program ahead of an exciting time in field hockey.
