2023 Field Hockey Roster
Jersey Number 4
Kristin Strijdom
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Andrews School for Girls
- Hometown:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Career Highlights
- All-PSAC 1st Team (2023)
- Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad (2020, 2021)
- Named PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
2023 (Senior)
- Named to All-PSAC 1st Team
- Started all 17 games and tied for sixth in points with eight
- Ranked sixth in minutes played with 828
- Led the team in shots with 47 and shots on goal with 24
- Assisted the first goal of the season against Saint Anselm on Sept. 1
- Recorded an assist in three straight games from Sept. 10–Sept. 20
- Scored a goal and tallied an assist against Frostburg State on Sept. 20
- Scored a late goal to force overtime against Lander on Oct. 22
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Tied for second on the team in goals with five
- Millersville's go-to player on penalty strokes, converting three in three chances
- Scored the game-winning goal on a stroke with 1:14 remaining in regulation against then-No. 1 West Chester on Oct. 12
- Placed 17 of 28 shots on goal
2021 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Flashed offensive ability after freshman season of 2020 was canceled
- Played in all 19 of the team's games and started one
- Scored five goals and added two assists for 12 points, ranking sixth on the team
- Fourth on the team with 30 shots
- Scored first collegiate goal on Sept. 12 vs. Converse
High School
- Played field hockey, soccer, tennis, and golf.
- Placed fourth at St. Mary's Festival in 2016.
- Named Most Valuable Player in 2018.
- Made the Southern Gauteng team in 2015 and 2019.
- Team captain in 2019.
- Member of the Benoni Notherns Hockey Club and the JSA Women's Hockey Club.
About the Marauder
- Why Millersville: I chose Millersville because of the beautiful campus and the very welcoming hockey coach Shelly Behrens.
- Off-the-field hobbies: Baking and cooking
- Interesting summer job or internship: Coaching hockey
- Hidden talent: I can cook pretty well.
- Favorite pro athletes: Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, and Christiano Ronaldo
- Favorite series to binge watch: Friends or Prison Break
- Pregame ritual: Strech, listening to music, warm up by myself for five minutes and get my head in the game, and warm up with the team.
Personal
- Daughter of Peter and Jane Strijdom.
- Sister of Matthew.
- Majoring in business management.
Highlights: Millersville Field Hockey vs. #5 West Chester (October 29, 2025)
Wednesday, October 29
Highlights: Millersville Field Hockey vs. Mansfield (October 11, 2026)
Saturday, October 11
Highlights: Millersville Field Hockey vs. #1 Shippensburg (October 8, 2025)
Wednesday, October 08
Highlights: Millersville Field Hockey vs.Indiana University of Pennsylvania (October 4, 2025)
Saturday, October 04
