Personal

Daughter to Ken and Cindy Falgowski...Married to Jon Ginolfi, former member of the U.S. Men's National Team, May 6, 2017...Siblings are Kerry, Carly and Tim...Nickname is Falgo...Began playing field hockey in 1998...Game Day Mantra: "The world is your kite, go fly it. Dare to be brilliant."...Best Words of Advice: "Play your best and the rest will take care of itself. "

Career Highlights

2018: Retired from the U.S. Women's National Team with 261 international caps
2018: Series against The Netherlands (Palo Alto, Calif.), Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.)
2017 : The Hawke's Bay Cup (4th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.)
2016: Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Holland (Hilversum, The Netherlands), Citi Rio Send-Off Series (Lancaster, Pa.)
2015: Series against Argentina (Lancaster, Pa.), 8 Nations Tournament (5th, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand), Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.), Series against Great Britain (Marlow, England), Series against Japan (Lancaster, Pa.)
2013: Four Nations (Auckland, New Zealand)
2011: Nominated for FIH Young Player of the Year Award, Named NFHCA/Longstreth Division I National Player of the Year (UNC), Named Player of the Tournament at the Women's National Championship (Washington, D.C.)
2009: Junior World Cup Team (Boston, Mass.), NCAA Division I National Champion (UNC), Earned All-America and All-ACC honors, Recipient of the UNC Anderson Mark of Excellence Most Valuable Player award, All-NCAA Tournament selection (UNC)
2008: Only collegiate athlete named to the Beijing Olympic Team roster, Second-team All-America honors, All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament (UNC)
2007: NCAA Division I National Champion (UNC), Named 2007 ACC Freshman of the Year, Led the nation in assists, Named Second-team All-America, Named All-ACC and All-NCAA Tournament (UNC)
2005: Junior Pan American Championships (2nd, San Juan, Puerto Rico), Junior World Cup (7th, Santiago, Chile), Earned first international cap vs Canada (8/28), Named to the U.S. Women's National Team
2003: Youngest player to be named to the U.S. U-20 Women's National Team at the age of 14.

Maria Keesling

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Hometown

U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL INDOOR SQUAD

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

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