Avery Donahue

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Madison, N.J.
High School:
Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child

Transferred to UNC for her fifth season after four years at Harvard … Enrolled in the MAPS graduate program with a focus in sport management

Before UNC: Played four years at Harvard, starting three years … Second-team All-Ivy League as a senior … Two-time Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week … Two-time Ivy League Champion … Four-time NFHCA Academic Squad member … Four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Oak Knoll School … 2019 Max Field Hockey National Player of the Year and New Jersey Player of the Year … NFHCA and Max FH All-America selection in 2018 and 2019 … Three-time state champion, including 2019 when Oak Knoll went 26-0 and was named the nation’s No. 1 team by Max FH … Also lettered in track and swimming

National/International: Member of the 2023 U21 U.S. National Team

More on Donahue: Daughter of Nancy Ryan-Donahue and Jack Donahue … Has two younger brothers … Favorite pastimes are going to the beach, spending time with friends, and trying new restaurants … Favorite sport other than field hockey is pickleball .. Favorite color is pink … Has ridden the tallest roller coaster in the world … Athlete she admires most is Sydney McLaughlin … Dream job is to be a sports agent … Little-known talents are juggling and naming country capitals