University of Delaware Athletics

COACH VAN DE KERKHOF SAYS
“Ellie's energy and readiness to communicate combined with a drive to attack and score will allow her to help in our goal production. Ellie's attacking mindset, her speed and ability to find the goal should put her in the position to score goals for the Blue Hens. I know Ellie is going to do well as a UDFH student-athlete and also believe she will do great being a UD Honors student at the same time.”

WHY DELAWARE?
“I was so lucky to find the University of Delaware!  The combination of strong academics and competitive field hockey was so important to me in my school search.  When I visited UD, I learned that I could have it all here.  The engineering program is top notch and the hockey team is a passionate driven family lead by a fantastic coaching staff.  I can't wait to start my education in the fall and work to contribute to this amazing field hockey program.”

AT DELAWARE
     •    Three-time letter winner for the Blue Hens
     •    Majoring in computer engineering with a minor in cyber security
     •    Has aspirations of an entrepreneur in the cyber security field

2019 SEASON
     •    Team SAAC representative alongside senior Sarah Horgan and sophomore Grace Hoepfner
     •    Team Spirit/Sportsmanship Award
     •    Missed entirety of season after having her arm reattached at the shoulder following a gruesome shark attack *

2018 SEASON
     •    Team SAAC representative alongside senior captain Michaela Scanlon (Vice President) and junior Sarah Horgan
     •    Team Spirit/Sportsmanship Award
     •    ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
     •    CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
     •    Started 13 of 19 games played as a sophomore
     •    Finished season with a career-high two goals (Northeastern (Oct. 26); James Madison (Nov. 20))
     •    Appeared in starting lineup in final nine games of the season

2017 SEASON
     •    Appeared in ten games for the five-time CAA Champion Blue Hens
     •    Registered first career goal against Indiana (Aug. 26)
     •    Tallied three shots on goal
     •    Team Sportsmanship/Spirit Award
     •    Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad
     •    CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
     •    All-State Second Team honoree
     •    Guided Severna Park to two Regional and MPSSAA 4A field hockey state titles
     •    Two-time Second Team All-County selection
     •    Three-time Anne Arundel County Champion
     •    Team captain as a senior
     •    Member of SPark Field Hockey Club since 2010, where she played alongside Blue Hens teammates Ally Pollak, Kayla Devlin and Conner Allen
     •    Honor Roll
     •    National Honors Society
     •    Minds in Motion Scholar Athlete
     •    AP scholar with Distinction
     •    Model United Nations Club

PERSONAL
     •    Born December 28, 1998 in Baltimore, Md.
     •    Daughter of Wayne Schepens and Jennifer Schepens
     •    Has two younger siblings, Nick and Meredith
     •    Enjoys working out, playing tennis and reading
     •    Lists favorite sports teams as the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Capitals
     •    Comes from an athletic family as father played baseball at SUNY Maritime and uncle, Patrick Nicodemus, was a basketball player at Virginia Tech
     •    Cousins, Clare and Cissy Schepens, swam at LSU and Georgia while cousin Brian Schepens played baseball at SUNY Maritime and cousin, Ryan Nicodemus, played basketball at Methodist
     •    Interned with ThreatQuotient, a cybersecurity startup company, during the summer of 2019

CAREER HIGHS
Points:   2 - 3x, last vs. James Madison (11/2/18 - CAA Semifinals)
Goals:   1 - 3x, last vs. James Madison (11/2/18 - CAA Semifinals)
Assists:   n/a
Shots:   3 at Indiana (8/26/17)
SOG:   2 at Indiana (8/26/17)

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* - We're just kidding. She just had a lame shoulder injury.