Big Ten Preseason Players to Watch: Cogdell, Goodridge and Nicholls
Aug 26 | Field Hockey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – A trio of Rutgers field hockey student-athletes were named Preseason Players to Watch by the Big Ten Conference. Anna Cogdell, Martha Goodridge and Emily Nicholls earned the preseason all-conference recognition.
Cogdell earns Preseason Big Ten Player to Watch recognition for the second straight season. A junior from Badingham, England who played for the Team England U-21 Junior Women's National Team this summer, Cogdell has started all 35 games in her collegiate career, scoring three goals and adding six assists. An All-Big Ten Freshman team member in 2024, she has been an Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA Academic Squad selection as well as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Goodridge enters her sophomore season after being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as a starter in all 18 games. Playing both back and midfielder, she scored four goals and had two assists, including the game-winning goal in an overtime victory over Ohio State. She is a native of Marlow, England.
Nicholls had a breakthrough campaign as a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection last season. The goalkeeper, who played with Team USA in multiple international competitions, including the U-21 Team this summer, started all 18 games in the cage last season. The Haddon Heights, N.J. native out of Camden Catholic had a 1.61 goals-against-average and 78.8% save percentage. She was second in Big Ten in 6.0 saves per game and third in Big Ten (sixth nationally) in save percentage while making 108 saves, most for a RU goalkeeper since 2006.
Rutgers is ranked No. 17 in the preseason NFHCA Coaches Poll. The squad is set to begin the 2026 season this weekend with a pair of road games. RU starts the season at No. 18 Monmouth on Friday, then travels to Wagner on Sunday.
Cogdell earns Preseason Big Ten Player to Watch recognition for the second straight season. A junior from Badingham, England who played for the Team England U-21 Junior Women's National Team this summer, Cogdell has started all 35 games in her collegiate career, scoring three goals and adding six assists. An All-Big Ten Freshman team member in 2024, she has been an Academic All-Big Ten and NFHCA Academic Squad selection as well as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
Goodridge enters her sophomore season after being named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team as a starter in all 18 games. Playing both back and midfielder, she scored four goals and had two assists, including the game-winning goal in an overtime victory over Ohio State. She is a native of Marlow, England.
Nicholls had a breakthrough campaign as a Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection last season. The goalkeeper, who played with Team USA in multiple international competitions, including the U-21 Team this summer, started all 18 games in the cage last season. The Haddon Heights, N.J. native out of Camden Catholic had a 1.61 goals-against-average and 78.8% save percentage. She was second in Big Ten in 6.0 saves per game and third in Big Ten (sixth nationally) in save percentage while making 108 saves, most for a RU goalkeeper since 2006.
Rutgers is ranked No. 17 in the preseason NFHCA Coaches Poll. The squad is set to begin the 2026 season this weekend with a pair of road games. RU starts the season at No. 18 Monmouth on Friday, then travels to Wagner on Sunday.
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