Mia Duchars

Mia Duchars passes the ball in the game against Princeton

Mia Duchars's Second ACC Defensive Player of the Week Graphic

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Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Mia Duchars looks down the field against New Hampshire

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Junior
Position:
M
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
MICDS

• NFHCA All-American (Second Team 2023)
• NFHCA All-West Region First Team (2023)
• All-ACC First Team (2023)
• Member of USA Field Hockey Under-17 National Team (2019)

As a fifth-year senior (2024):
• Played in all 17 games
• Delivered assists in the wins against Stanford (9/20) and Ball State (9/22)
• Team co-captain
• Named to the NFHCA Preseason Watchlist
• Member of the ACC Academic Team
• NFHCA Academic Squad selection

As a senior (2023):
• NFHCA All-America Second Team Selection
• Synapse Sports Second Team All-American
• Named to NFHCA All-West Region First Team
• All-ACC First Team Selection
• Played in all 22 games and registered one goal while dishing out five assists during her senior campaign
• Helped Louisville to the semifinals of the ACC Championship and the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
• Her goal in the third minute of double-OT lifted the Cards to a 2-1 win at No. 13 Boston College (10/27)
• ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31)
• ACC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3, Oct. 10)
• NFHCA Honorable Mention Division I National Player of the Week (Oct. 3)
• Registered an assist in the 2-0 win over No. 7 Virginia (9/29)
• Tallied an assist on the lone goal of the game in the 1-0 win at No. 2 Northwestern (8/27)
• All-ACC Academic Team selection
• Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad

As a junior (2022):
• Played in 20 games
• Tallied a pair of goals and two assists for six points on the season
• Registered a goal in the 4-0 win against Ball State (10/16)
• Scored in the 2-1 win against Michigan (9/11)
• Named to the ACC All-Academic Team and Academic Honor Roll
• NFHCA Academic Squad member.

As a sophomore (2021):
• Played in all 20 games with eight starts
• Registered her first career goal in the 6-0 win against Ohio (8/27)
• Delivered an assist on the game-winning goal in the 3-2 overtime victory at No. 13 Princeton (9/5)
• Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad.. ACC Academic Honor Roll member
• Participated in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship over the summer-winning the gold medal
• Selected to attend the USA Field Hockey 2023 U-21 Selection Camp

As a freshman (2020):
• Played in 10 games
• Registered her first career assist in the 5-0 win at Ball State (3/7)
• NFHCA National Scholar of Distinction
• NFHCA National Academic Squad selection
• ACC Academic Honor Roll member
• Participated in USA Field Hockey’s Young Women’s National Championship over the summer - earned a silver medal.

High School/Club:
• Member of 2019 USA Field Hockey Under-17 team
• Varsity team captain for 2019 Midwest Field Hockey Tournament Champion Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICD)
• Two-time National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) third team All-American
• All-Region selection (2018, 2019)
• St. Louis Post Dispatch first team All-Decade (2010-19) selection
• Led her team and conference in assists for three seasons
• Twice named Metro League Player of the Year (2018, 2019) leading the state in assists and assists-per-game and ranked fifth in Missouri in total points in 2018
• Three-time St. Louis Post-Dispatch first-team All-Metro selection (2017, 2018, 2019) and four-time all-conference honoree
• Four-time MICDS Best Varsity Midfielder
• Two-time Max Field Hockey third team All-America selection (2018, 2019
• Three-time Max Field Hockey All-Region pick (2017 - second team; 2018, 2019 - first team)
• Three-time Junior Olympic and NFC Stars and Stripes Elite selection
• Won the Junior Olympic gold medal in 2016
• Participated in the National Futures Championship the past five years
• While playing for the Gateway Field Hockey Club, she competed in six National Club Championships
• Earned NFHCA National Academic Squad honors (2018, 2019).

Personal:
• Full name is Mia Isabella Duchars
• Daughter of Carolyn and Greg Duchars
• Has a brother, Grant
• Majoring in biology
• Post college ambition is to either play club hockey in England while attending graduate school or play for the U.S. national team
• Her greatest challenge was overcoming a concussion during her sophomore year of high school
• Favorite athlete is Christian Eriksen.