2019 Field Hockey Roster
Havas, Lenke
Jersey Number 8
Lenke Havas
- Position:
- D/M
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Economics and Management
- Hometown:
- Maastricht, The Netherlands
- High School:
- Sint-Maartenscollege
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “Lehigh has everything I look for in a university - high level academics and at the same time high level athletics. I also like the mindset 'together we are genius.' Lehigh seems like the perfect place to develop myself to the fullest.”
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- First five-time All-Patriot League honoree in program history
- Three-time Academic All-League honoree
- 2021 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
- Tied program record for career assists (21)
- Tied for fourth in program history for career goals (26)
- Third in program history for career points (73)
- Second in program history for career shots (191)
- In 2021, was tied for third in program history for points (27) and tied for fifth in goals (11)
- Lehigh Athletics Karen A. Adams Graduating Female Athlete Award Winner
- Lehigh Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
- 2021 NFHCA Third Team All-American (program’s first All-American in 38 years)
- Three-time NFHCA All-Region honoree (twice to the first team)
- 2021 NFHCA Senior Team
AS A JUNIOR (2019): Another stellar campaign, playing in all 18 games (with 17 starts) at defense … Finished second on the Mountain Hawks with 15 points behind five goals (tied for second) and five assists (tied for first) … Point total was tied for ninth in the Patriot League while assists were tied for sixth … 42 shots were second on the team and tied for fifth in the league … Recorded multiple shots in 11 games … For second straight season, was named first team All-League and second team NFHCA All-Mideast Region … Named Mountain Hawks’ Athlete of the Year for a second straight season at annual banquet … Part of a defense that tallied three shutouts and allowed just 43 goals (only 2.39 per game), the program’s fewest since 2003 … Recorded a defensive save on the season, at La Salle (10/27) … Scored a goal, while adding season highs in shots (6) and shots on goal (4) at Sacred Heart (10/20) … Scored a goal in consecutive games – at Bryant (9/29) and vs. American (10/5). Marked third and fourth straight games with a point … Also tallied an assist at Holy Cross (9/28) and had a goal and assist at Wagner (9/22) … Dished an assist in a home win over Georgetown (9/15), two days after posting a goal and assist vs. Richmond (9/13) … Opened the season by assisting on the game’s only goal in a win at Rider (8/30) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): Tremendous sophomore season, starting all 18 games for a second straight year … Named first team All-League and second team NFHCA All-Mideast Region … Just the fourth person in program history to be named All-Region … Also named to the Academic All-Patriot League team … Named Athlete of the Year at annual banquet ... Led the Mountain Hawks in goals (6), assists (9) and points (21) … The nine assists marked a single-season school record … Finished the season tied fourth in the Patriot League in points, tied for ninth in goals and second in assists … Was also tied for second with three defensive saves … Finished as the only player in the Patriot League in the top five in both points and defensive stops … Tallied a point in her final five games of season, with at least one point in 12-of-18 games … Played an integral role in Lehigh's tremendous play on penalty corners, helping the Mountain Hawks turn 91 corner opportunities into 17 goals off corners. The 18.7 success percentage almost doubled the previous year's total … Had a goal and school record breaking ninth assist of the season in season finale at Towson (10/28) … Scored a goal at Yale (10/21) … Dished an assist at No. 24 Boston University (10/20) … Recorded two assists vs. Rider (10/14) … Scored a goal in Patriot League victory over Colgate (10/13) … Had a defensive save against Holy Cross (10/6) … Posted two assists at LIU Brooklyn (9/23) … Scored Lehigh’s goal against Bucknell (9/22) … Recorded a defensive stop at Fairfield (9/16) … Scored a game-tying second-half goal at archrival Lafayette (9/14) … Had an assist in consecutive games at Villanova (9/2) and vs. Ball State (9/8) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season against Sacred Heart (8/26) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2017): Strong rookie campaign, starting all 18 games, primarily at center back, and earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Posted a goal and two assists for four points while adding 30 shots (19 on goal) and a defensive save … Had one game-winning goal … Part of a defense which pitched three shutouts for a second straight season … Defense allowed just 14.1 shots per game, fewest since 2007 … Dished an assist at Lock Haven (10/14) … Tied a season (and career) high with five shots vs. Yale (10/1) … Assisted on Drew Pecora’s game-tying goal at Bucknell (9/29) … Fired three shots (all on goal) at Siena (9/17). Marked third straight game with double-figure shots … Had four shots (two on goal) at Sacred Heart (9/3) … Two days earlier, recorded five shots (four on goal) against La Salle (9/1) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season in collegiate debut, leading the Mountain Hawks to 1-0 win over LIU Brooklyn (8/25) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Lehigh field hockey’s first-ever student-athlete from the Netherlands ... Won multiple championships with the club team MHC Maastricht, and won multiple tournaments as well … Also played at a high level in indoor competition, being selected to play for her region four times … A captain of her U19 club, led her team to championship contention … Was also head of the youth board of MHC Maastrict, where they organize various activities for youngsters just learning the game.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Longwood (8/29/21)
Assists: 2, three times; last vs. Lafayette (10/22/21)
Points: 6 vs. Longwood (8/29/21)
Defensive Saves: 1, six times; last at American (4/11/21)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- First five-time All-Patriot League honoree in program history
- Three-time Academic All-League honoree
- 2021 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year
- Tied program record for career assists (21)
- Tied for fourth in program history for career goals (26)
- Third in program history for career points (73)
- Second in program history for career shots (191)
- In 2021, was tied for third in program history for points (27) and tied for fifth in goals (11)
- Lehigh Athletics Karen A. Adams Graduating Female Athlete Award Winner
- Lehigh Athletics Distinguished Achievement Award Winner
- 2021 NFHCA Third Team All-American (program’s first All-American in 38 years)
- Three-time NFHCA All-Region honoree (twice to the first team)
- 2021 NFHCA Senior Team
AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2021): Started all 18 games, tying for the team lead in goals (11) and points (27) … Goal and point total were both career highs … 11 goals were tied for second in the Patriot League while 27 points were tied for third … 27 points were tied for third in program history and 11 goals were tied for fifth ... Finished second in the Patriot League in shots (71) and shots on goal (39) … Shot total was fourth in program history ... Tied for fifth in the league in game-winning goals (3) … Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-League, becoming the program’s first-ever five-time All-League honoree … Named NFHCA first team All-Region and NFHCA third team All-American (the program’s first All-American in 38 years) … Became the first from Lehigh named to the NFHCA Senior Team since 2007 … Named to Academic All-Patriot League team for third time … Won the Karen A. Adams Graduating Female Athlete Award at Lehigh Athletics’ annual convocation ... Also received a Distinguished Achievement Award … Named the Mountain Hawks’ Athlete of the Year … Won two Patriot League weekly awards, Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 30) and Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27) … Key defensive midfielder, Havas helped Lehigh finish third in the Patriot League in scoring defense (1.83) – the Mountain Hawks’ best GAA in a full season (excluding the shortened spring, 2021) since 2000 … Lehigh allowed 33 goals, its fewest in a full season since 2003 … The Mountain Hawks had three shutouts on the season and 10 games of allowing one goal or fewer … Shutouts came against Sacred Heart (4-0), Holy Cross (5-0) and Rider (3-0) … Had a hand in all three Mountain Hawks’ goals in thrilling 3-2 overtime win vs. Lafayette on Senior Night (10/22). Tallied a goal and assist, including the game-winning goal on a penalty stroke in overtime. Marked eighth time in previous nine games with at least one point … Scored a goal the game prior vs. Rider (10/17) … Had an assist at Bucknell (10/16) … Scored a goal in win over Temple (10/10) … Scored twice at Merrimack (10/3) … Dished an assist the day before at Holy Cross (10/2) … Recorded two goals and an assist against Sacred Heart (9/26) … Scored a goal the previous day at Colgate (9/25) … Scored a career-high three goals for first-career hat trick in 3-2 win over Longwood (8/29) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A SENIOR (SPRING, 2021): Started all five games, seeing significant action at both defense and midfield … Tied for the team lead in goals (3) and points (6) … Those totals were tied for fourth and fifth in the Patriot League, respectively … Named first team All-Patriot League and first team NFHCA All-Mideast Region … Named LUFH’s Athlete of the Year for a third straight season … Academic All-Patriot League honoree for second time in career … Key part of a defense that began the season with consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2000 … Team’s 1.80 goals against average was the program’s best since 1997 … Helped Lehigh shut-out Lafayette in season opener (3/14) then Bucknell the following week (3/21) … Scored a goal at No. 20 Boston University (4/18) … Tallied a defensive save at American (4/11) … Fired six shots vs. Holy Cross (4/4) … Scored a career-high two goals in 4-0 win over eventual Patriot League champion Bucknell (3/21). The following week, was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A JUNIOR (2019): Another stellar campaign, playing in all 18 games (with 17 starts) at defense … Finished second on the Mountain Hawks with 15 points behind five goals (tied for second) and five assists (tied for first) … Point total was tied for ninth in the Patriot League while assists were tied for sixth … 42 shots were second on the team and tied for fifth in the league … Recorded multiple shots in 11 games … For second straight season, was named first team All-League and second team NFHCA All-Mideast Region … Named Mountain Hawks’ Athlete of the Year for a second straight season at annual banquet … Part of a defense that tallied three shutouts and allowed just 43 goals (only 2.39 per game), the program’s fewest since 2003 … Recorded a defensive save on the season, at La Salle (10/27) … Scored a goal, while adding season highs in shots (6) and shots on goal (4) at Sacred Heart (10/20) … Scored a goal in consecutive games – at Bryant (9/29) and vs. American (10/5). Marked third and fourth straight games with a point … Also tallied an assist at Holy Cross (9/28) and had a goal and assist at Wagner (9/22) … Dished an assist in a home win over Georgetown (9/15), two days after posting a goal and assist vs. Richmond (9/13) … Opened the season by assisting on the game’s only goal in a win at Rider (8/30) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2018): Tremendous sophomore season, starting all 18 games for a second straight year … Named first team All-League and second team NFHCA All-Mideast Region … Just the fourth person in program history to be named All-Region … Also named to the Academic All-Patriot League team … Named Athlete of the Year at annual banquet ... Led the Mountain Hawks in goals (6), assists (9) and points (21) … The nine assists marked a single-season school record … Finished the season tied fourth in the Patriot League in points, tied for ninth in goals and second in assists … Was also tied for second with three defensive saves … Finished as the only player in the Patriot League in the top five in both points and defensive stops … Tallied a point in her final five games of season, with at least one point in 12-of-18 games … Played an integral role in Lehigh's tremendous play on penalty corners, helping the Mountain Hawks turn 91 corner opportunities into 17 goals off corners. The 18.7 success percentage almost doubled the previous year's total … Had a goal and school record breaking ninth assist of the season in season finale at Towson (10/28) … Scored a goal at Yale (10/21) … Dished an assist at No. 24 Boston University (10/20) … Recorded two assists vs. Rider (10/14) … Scored a goal in Patriot League victory over Colgate (10/13) … Had a defensive save against Holy Cross (10/6) … Posted two assists at LIU Brooklyn (9/23) … Scored Lehigh’s goal against Bucknell (9/22) … Recorded a defensive stop at Fairfield (9/16) … Scored a game-tying second-half goal at archrival Lafayette (9/14) … Had an assist in consecutive games at Villanova (9/2) and vs. Ball State (9/8) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season against Sacred Heart (8/26) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
AS A FIRST-YEAR (2017): Strong rookie campaign, starting all 18 games, primarily at center back, and earning second team All-Patriot League honors … Posted a goal and two assists for four points while adding 30 shots (19 on goal) and a defensive save … Had one game-winning goal … Part of a defense which pitched three shutouts for a second straight season … Defense allowed just 14.1 shots per game, fewest since 2007 … Dished an assist at Lock Haven (10/14) … Tied a season (and career) high with five shots vs. Yale (10/1) … Assisted on Drew Pecora’s game-tying goal at Bucknell (9/29) … Fired three shots (all on goal) at Siena (9/17). Marked third straight game with double-figure shots … Had four shots (two on goal) at Sacred Heart (9/3) … Two days earlier, recorded five shots (four on goal) against La Salle (9/1) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the season in collegiate debut, leading the Mountain Hawks to 1-0 win over LIU Brooklyn (8/25) … Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA National Academic Squad.
BEFORE LEHIGH: Lehigh field hockey’s first-ever student-athlete from the Netherlands ... Won multiple championships with the club team MHC Maastricht, and won multiple tournaments as well … Also played at a high level in indoor competition, being selected to play for her region four times … A captain of her U19 club, led her team to championship contention … Was also head of the youth board of MHC Maastrict, where they organize various activities for youngsters just learning the game.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts. | Sh. | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PS-Att | DSv |
| 2017 | 18-18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 30 | .033 | 19 | .633 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 18-18 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | .176 | 20 | .588 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 18-17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 42 | .119 | 20 | .476 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 |
| Spring, 2021 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .214 | 5 | .357 | 1 | 1-1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 18-18 | 11 | 5 | 27 | 71 | .155 | 39 | .549 | 3 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Totals | 77-76 | 26 | 21 | 73 | 191 | .136 | 103 | .539 | 6 | 4-5 | 6 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Longwood (8/29/21)
Assists: 2, three times; last vs. Lafayette (10/22/21)
Points: 6 vs. Longwood (8/29/21)
Defensive Saves: 1, six times; last at American (4/11/21)
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