Cornell University Athletics

ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad (2019)
ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA National Academic Squad (2018)


As a Junior (2019)

• Started all 17 games on the season
• Notched six points and seven assists to finish second on the team with 19 points
• Also ranked second in goals (6) and assists (7)
• Totaled five points with two goals, including the game-winning goal, and one assist against Lafayette
• Finished the season with two assists at Dartmouth
• Named to the Ivy League’s Weekly Honor Roll once
 

As a Sophomore (2018)

• Started all 17 games as a sophomore.
• Led the team with 14 points and six goals.
• Ranked third on the team with two assists. 
• Registered multiple points in two games, with one goal and one assist vs. Bryant and her first career hat trick against • Dartmouth.
• Earned the team's Offensive MVP Award following the season.
• Named to the 2018 ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad.
• Named the Ivy League's Offensive Player of the Week for Nov. 5.

As a Freshman (2017)

• Gained more and more playing time as the season progressed, seeing action in all 16 games and playing significant minutes against all seven Ivy League opponents.
• Finished the year ranked fourth on the team in points (9) with four goals and one assist. 
• Scored in four of the Big Red's final seven games.
• Three of her four goals on the year came in Ivy League play.
• Scored the game-winning goal vs. Yale and Lehigh.
• Converted her lone penalty stroke attempt of the year at Dartmouth.
• Awarded the team’s Class of '91 Cup, which is chosen by the senior class and given annually to the player with the most promising future.
• Named to the Ivy League's Weekly Honor Roll on three occasions: Oct. 9, Oct. 30 & Nov. 6.
 

Prior to Cornell

• A four-year letter winner at Parkland high school.
• Served as team captain as a senior.
• Following her senior season, she was named to the Morning Call All-Area team, was a first-team all-state selection, and was a first-team East Penn Conference all-star.
• Chosen to participate in the U19 National Futures Championship in 2016.
• Was an East Penn Conference All-Star selection in 2015 and was a second-team selection in 2014.
• Chosen for the USA Field Hockey Junior Olympics and a U16 National Futures Championships in 2015.
• Member of the USA Women's Junior National Indoor Team (2014-15)
• Won the National Futures Championship’s 2013 Barbara Longstreth Sportsmanship Award.
• Named honorable mention PA all-state in 2014.
• Was a member of the Xcalibur Field Hockey Club, winning numerous tournaments.
• Also lettered once in lacrosse at Parkland HS.
 

Personal

• Grace Mae Royer is the daughter of Ryan and Sherry Royer and she has one younger brother.
• Enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.