Melanie Meerschwam Class: Senior Hometown: Amsteleeven, Netherlands High School: Maimonides Position: Attack Birthdate: 02/17/1979 Favorite Singer: Barbara Streisand

“Playing internationally for the past two years with the U.S. Under-21 team has only strengthened Melanie’s game. She possesses textbook skills and understanding of the game. But it is her passion for the sport and this team that mean the most.” – Beth Bozman

1999 – second-team All-America … first-team regional All-America … unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection … led Princeton with 14 goals and 31 points … recorded points in 13 of Princeton’s 17 games, including three multiple-point games … tied for team lead with five Ivy League goals … after going scoreless in first two games, scored goals in next five games, including one against Final Four participant Connecticut and two against Rutgers … recorded goals against No. 12 Duke and eventual NCAA champion Maryland in back-to-back games … ended season with goals in six straight games, beginning with the biggest goal of the season, an overtime rebound that kept Princeton alive for the Ivy title at Harvard … scored game-winner the next day at No. 14 Boston University and named Ivy League Player of the Week on Oct. 26 after the weekend … recorded three points (1G, 2A) in win over Virginia Commonwealth … scored in Ivy wins over Columbia and Penn … Penn goal was the game-winner … selected to U.S. Under-21 team

1998 – scored game-winning goal and assisted on Kirsty Hale’s insurance goal in 3-1 win over Penn State … named Ivy League Player of the Week on Nov. 17 … selected to the U.S. Under-20 team … scored two goals in 5-1 win over Boston University … scored game-winning goals against Cornell and Dartmouth … scored two goals against Columbia … selected to the USFHA United Airlines Field Hockey League

1997 – two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week … scored a goal and an assist in NCAA quarterfinal win over Maryland … tallied two goals and two assists in 7-1 win over Brown

Maimonides High School – two-time Dutch national field hockey champion … selected to the Under-16 Dutch National team

Personal – full name is Melanie Beth Meerschwam … born Feb. 17, 1979 in Amstelveen of The Netherlands … daughter of Jack and Gail … has two sisters (Julie, 23 and Princeton teammate Aviva, 21) … dual citizen of the United States and the Netherlands … majors in psychology