World Championship Experience

Gold - 2023 Junior Pan American Championship (St. Michael, Barbados)
Gold - 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup (Spring City, Pa.), Most Valuable Player of the Tournament Award
Silver - 2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifier (Ranchi, India), Named Player of the Match against Japan on January 18
Silver - 2023 Pan American Games (Santiago, Chile)
Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
4th - 2022 Pan American Cup (Santiago, Chile)
8th - 2021 Junior World Cup (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
9th - 2023-24 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
9th - 2022-23 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
9th - 2021-22 FIH Pro League (worldwide)
Canceled - 2022 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (Liège, Belgium)

Career Highlights

2024: At Northwestern, named to Big Ten Players to Watch List, NFHCA Division I Watchlist

2024: Recorded 50th cap on June 6 against Great Britain
2023: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against Canada (Charlotte, N.C.), Series against New Zealand (Charlotte, N.C.), 2023 Pan American Elite Team
2023: Named to the U.S. U-21 Women's National Team (January)
2022: At UNC, Second-Team All-ACC, NCAA Division I National Champion, NFHCA All-South Region First Team
2022: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (July)
2021-22: Named to the All-USA TODAY HSSA Field Hockey
2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (June), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Recorded first cap on November 26 against Canada
2021: Named to the U.S. U22 Junior Pan American Championship Training Squad
2021: Named to the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, Named 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup Most Valuable Player of the Tournament, Named to 2021 Pan American Indoor Elite Team
2021: Named to U.S. Rise Women's National Team (February)
2020: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.)
2020: Named to the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, Rohrmax Cup (Vienna, Austria)
2019: Named to the U.S. Women's National Indoor Team, Croatia Cup (Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia)
2019: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Germany Tour
2018: Named to the U.S. Women's National Development Indoor Team
2018: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Team
2017: Named to the U.S. U-17 Women's National Indoor Team

Personal

Daughter of Robert and Tracey Sessa...Has an older brother, Anthony...Game Day Mantra: Good things happen when you hustle. ...Favorite Sports Quote: "A champion is someone who gets up when he can’t." - Jack Dempsey...Best Words of Advice: Believe in yourself.

Damien Tarala

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