Emily Nicholls, Olivia Fraticelli Chosen for U-21 Junior Ladies’s National Team Selection Camp

PISCATAWAY, N.J.- No. 16 Rutgers subject hockey noticed two Scarlet Knights tabbed by USA Field Hockey for the U-21 Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp. Emily Nicholls and Olivia Fraticelli have been acknowledged on the squad.
 
The duo was chosen following their participation on the USA Senior Nexus Championships over the summer time. Both scholar athletes have been additionally acknowledged by the NFHCA as members of the Collegiate Watch List getting into this season.
 
They are actually progressing to the U-21 Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp, set for December 19 to 21, 2025 on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Athletes remaining U-21 eligible who competed within the JWC will return to affix U-21 Selection Camps in January. The 2025-26 U-21 USWNT will compete within the Junior Pan American Championship, a Junior World Cup qualifying occasion, in Santiago Chile from April 7 to 18.
 
Nicholls launched into her redshirt freshman season this previous weekend in type, starting her collegiate profession with 11 saves throughout two video games whereas not permitting a aim. She was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after blanking foes by not permitting a aim in her 105 minutes performed throughout wins over Wagner and Vermont. She additionally was the MVP of the Big Apple Tournament this previous spring.
 
Fraticelli started her junior 12 months ‘On the Banks’ this previous weekend by scoring her first collegiate aim within the win over Wagner. Previously a U-21 Junior Women’s National Team Selection Camp Athlete, she has performed in 24 video games as a Scarlet Knight. A product of Toms River North HS, she was the 2022 nationwide scoring champion with 89 objectives as a senior.
 
“This has been the most exceptional year yet for our Olympic development pathway – a true testament to the rising talent, elite performance, and world-class event delivery that continue to elevate our athletes and inspire our community,” stated Liz Sanders, USA Field Hockey’s Chief Operating Officer. “As we enter into this next phase, we have Junior National Camps and international competitions ahead, the talent demonstrated this summer at Nexus Championship is an indicator of great success over this next segment.”
 
“We are excited to build on the momentum of the 2025 Junior High Performance cycle which showed great promise for all our age group teams,” commented Grant Fulton, USA Field Hockey’s Director of Junior High Performance. “As we look toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, our Junior National athletes are training and pushing harder than ever before.”