Annabel Skubisz

World Championship Experience

• Gold - 2023 Hockey5s Pan American Cup (Kingston, Jamaica)
• Gold - 2023 Junior Pan American Championship (St. Michael, Barbados)
• Bronze - 2022 Uniphar 5-Nations Tournament (Dublin, Ireland)
• Bronze - 2021 Junior Pan American Championship (Santiago, Chile)
• 8th - 2021 FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup (Potchefstroom, South Africa)
• 10th - 2023 FIH Women's Junior World Cup (Santiago, Chile)

Career Highlights

• 2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January), Series against New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), Recorded first cap on January 19 against New Zealand
• 2024: At Northwestern, named Big Ten Players to Watch List, NFHCA Division I Watchlist, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 9, Sept. 23), NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, Sept. 25), Big Ten Regular Season Champion, First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, NCAA Division I National Champion, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, Academic All-Big Ten Team, NFHCA First Team All-American
• 2023: At Northwestern, named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 5, Sept. 11, Oct. 23, Oct. 30), NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 25), NFHCA Senior Team, First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Tournament MVP, NFHCA All-West First Team, Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year, NCAA Division I Runner-Up, NFHCA First Team All-American, CSC Academic All-District, NFHCA National Academic Squad, Academic All-Big Ten
• 2023: Named to U.S. U-21 Women's National Team, U.S. Women's National Hockey5s Team
• 2022: At Northwestern, named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6), NFHCA All-West Second Team, NCAA All-Tournament Team, NCAA Division I Runner-Up, NFHCA National Academic Squad, Academic All-Big Ten
• 2022: Named to U.S. U-21 Women's National Team
• 2021: At Northwestern, named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1), NFHCA Division I Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 3), NFHCA All-West Second Team, NCAA All-Tournament Team, NCAA Division I National Champion, NFHCA National Academic Squad, Academic All-Big Ten
• 2020: At Northwestern, named NFHCA All-West Second Team, NFHCA National Academic Squad
• 2020: Named to U.S. Rise Women's National Team
• 2019: Named to U.S. U-16 Women's National Team, Germany Tour
• 2018: Named to U.S. U-17 Women's National Team, Uruguay Tour

Personal

Daughter of Joe Skubisz and Kate Ryan...Has two siblings, Merritt and Max...Game Day Mantra:  She writes out 1-2 focuses for herself for each game and repeats those to herself...Favorite Sports Quote: “The future is coming so fast we can’t possible predict it; we can only learn to respond quickly.” - Steve Kerr...Best Words of Advice: To younger athletes, I would recommend prioritizing creating a team culture you’re excited to represent. Leave every team better than you found it.