Ashley Sessa

Ashley Sessa

Paris 2024

  • 2

    GOLD

  • 2

    SILVER

  • 1

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Ashley Sessa

Age

20

Hometown

Schwenksville, PA

Education

Episcopal Academy (2022), University of North Carolina (2022), Northwestern (2026)

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 - Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  • 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
  • 2025: Named to the U.S. Women's National Team (January)
  • 2024: At Northwestern, named to Big Ten Players to Watch List, NFHCA Division I Watchlist, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 7, Oct. 22), NFHCA Division I Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Nov. 4), Big Ten Regular Season Champion, First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, Big Ten All-Tournament Team, All-NCAA Tournament Team, NCAA Division I National Champion, NFHCA All-West Region First Team, NFHCA First Team All-American
  • 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.

Athlete News#

WC Eagles

Sessa started playing field hockey at the age of four at her local YMCA because she wanted to play a sport like her older brother. She joined the WC Eagles club at 8 years old.

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