Whena Munn

North Carolina's Yentl Leemans clears the ball ahead of Louisville's Whena Munn during the second half of a semifinal in the 2019 ACC Field Hockey Championship at the Newton Campus Sports Complex in Newton, Mass., Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. (Photo by Mary Schwalm, the ACC)

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Whena Munn comes to the field during halftime in game against Boston College on September 14

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

Whena Munn dribbles the ball against Boston College

Photo by: Jermaine Bibb | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Jeff Reinking | Louisville Athletics

Whena Munn looks to pass the ball to a teammate

Class:
Junior
High School:
Wellington East Girls College
Hometown:
Wellington, New Zealand

As a senior (2019): Played in every game with four starts... Registered an assist on the game winning goal against Syracuse in the ACC quarterfinals (11/7)... Scored the equalizer to help the Cards overcome a 1-0 deficit against UC Davis (9/9... Dished out a pair of assists in the win against Indiana (8/30).

As a junior (2018): Played in all 19 games with nine starts... Scored the equalizer in the 2-1 win against California (9/9)... Scored a goal in the 4-2 loss at Wake Forest (9/21).... ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.

As a sophomore (2017): Played in all 22 games with four starts... Scored in the 3-1 win over No. 3 Delaware (8/27) and the 6-0 win against Ohio (Oct. 29)... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As a freshman (2016): Played in all 21 games with three starts... Scored in the 8-0 win over Central Michigan (9/9)... Scored her first career goal in the 5-1 win at Indiana (8/26)... Dished out an assist in the 5-1 win over Richmond (9/4)… Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

In high school/ club: Played four years at Wellington East Girls College… Wellington Hockey Award Finalist… Team MVP and captain… Also named team captain and MVP in Dragon Boating and was the Waka Ama MVP at Wellington East Girls College… Competes within New Zealand’s national field hockey team program as a member of the Junior Black Sticks.

Personal: Full name is Whena Aroha Heath Munn… Born November 13, 1997… From Wellington, New Zealand… Daughter of Amanda Malu and Shane Munn… Has six siblings: Tane and Mamaeroa Munn, and Talosaga, Ulutoto, Rihari, and Patrick Munn… Majoring in biology with a minor in English… Greatest challenge has been moving so far away from home... Post college ambition is to travel the world… Best advice she has heard: “Try not. Do, or do not, there is no try.” (Yoda)… Most prized possession is her Pounamu (greenstone necklace).