![Brittany Gouws](/sports/fh/2022-23/photos/0002/Gouws_02827.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Cape Town, South Africa
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- High School:
- Rustenburg
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- Position:
- M
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- Major:
- Data Science
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- 8
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- a
- 6
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- p
- 22
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- sh %
- .276
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- gw
- 1
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- ds
- 2
Bio
2022 (Senior)
Appeared in 18 games and started 17 ... Recorded a team high of 22 points with eight goals and six assists ... Notched a goal in 4-3 win over Holy Cross ... Notched five goals and two assists in a two-game weekend vs Stonehill and Saint Louis ... Scored game tying goal in a 2-1 win over Queens (N.C) ...
As a senior (2021)
All-NEC Second Team ... Notched two goals and four defensive saves ... Scored first goal of the year at Dartmouth ... Scored on a penalty stroke at Sacred Heart ... Posted two defensive saves vs New Hampshire.
As a junior (2020)
Did not appear in a game during the shortened 2021 spring season.
As a sophomore (2019)
Was not on the roster in 2019.
As a freshman (2018)
Appeared in 16 games making 13 starts in the backline for the Bulldogs ... Tallied five points with two goals and an assist ... Scored her first career goal on Sep. 23 against Columbia off a penalty stroke ... Made her first collegeiate start on Aug. 24 at UMass Lowell ... Made three defensive saves on the season ranking her fourth in the conference and 23rd nationally.
Before Bryant
Four-year starter as a defender and midfielder for head coach Andi Bernstein … Went combined 111-14 in her final three seasons … accumulated two top-eight rankings in the RSA, including third as a junior … Earned Full Colours honors in field hockey and indoor hockey … also ran four years of cross country and played five years of indoor hockey … played club at the Western Province Cricket Club.
Personal
Daughter or Rudi and Michelle ... has one brother, Chad.
Career Highs
Points: 2, 2x, last vs. Rider (10/19/18)
Goals: 1, 2x, last vs. Rider (10/19/18)
Assists: 1, vs. Drexel (9/7/18)
Multi-Goal Games:
Multi-Point Games: 2, last vs. Rider (10/19/18)
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 18 | 7 | ||
Games started | 17 | 6 | ||
Goals | 8 | 0 | ||
Assists | 6 | 3 | ||
Points | 22 | 3 | ||
Shots | 29 | 6 | ||
Shot Pct | .276 | .000 | ||
Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 | ||
Defensive saves | 2 | 1 | ||
Penalty strokes | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | gw | ds | ps-att |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 22 | at Sacred Heart | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Aug 26 | La Salle | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Aug 28 | at Lafayette | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 2 | at Colgate | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 6 | Merrimack | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 9 | at Brown | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 11 | vs. Holy Cross | W, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 16 | Stonehill | W, 5-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 18 | Saint Louis | W, 3-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Sep 23 | at Vermont | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Sep 25 | California | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
Sep 30 | at New Hampshire | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 2 | at Hofstra | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 |
Oct 7 | UC Davis | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 9 | Stanford | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 14 | No. 21 Maine | L, 6-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 16 | Rider | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 22 | at UMass Lowell | L, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 28 | at No. 17 UAlbany | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Oct 29 | Queens (N.C.) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Career Stats - Game
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
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2018-19 | 16 | 13 | .13 | .06 | .31 | .75 | .167 | .25 | .333 |
2019-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2020-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2021-22 | 17 | 16 | .12 | .00 | .24 | 1.00 | .118 | .53 | .529 |
2022-23 | 18 | 17 | .44 | .33 | 1.22 | 1.61 | .276 | 1.28 | .793 |
2023-24 | 17 | 17 | .41 | .24 | 1.06 | 1.65 | .250 | 1.06 | .643 |
Total | 68 | 63 | .28 | .16 | .72 | 1.26 | .221 | .79 | .628 |
Career Stats - Season
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | gw | ds | ps-att | |
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2018-19 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .167 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 |
2019-20 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
2020-21 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 |
2021-22 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | .118 | 9 | .529 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 |
2022-23 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | .276 | 23 | .793 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 |
2023-24 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 28 | .250 | 18 | .643 | 3 | 4 | 2-3 |
Total | 68 | 63 | 19 | 11 | 49 | 86 | .221 | 54 | .628 | 4 | 13 | 5-7 |
Splits Stats - Game
gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
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Event | Total | 18 | 17 | .44 | .33 | 1.22 | 1.61 | .276 | 1.28 | .793 |
Conference | 7 | 6 | .00 | .43 | .43 | .86 | .000 | .57 | .667 | |
Exhibition | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 7.00 | .000 | 4.00 | .571 | |
Location | Home | 9 | 8 | .67 | .33 | 1.67 | 1.89 | .353 | 1.56 | .824 |
Away | 8 | 8 | .13 | .38 | .63 | 1.13 | .111 | .75 | .667 | |
Neutral | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | .333 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
Result | Wins | 5 | 5 | 1.40 | .40 | 3.20 | 3.00 | .467 | 2.80 | .933 |
Losses | 13 | 12 | .08 | .31 | .46 | 1.08 | .071 | .69 | .643 | |
Month | August | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .50 | .000 | .50 | 1.000 |
September | 9 | 9 | .67 | .33 | 1.67 | 2.11 | .316 | 1.89 | .895 | |
October | 7 | 6 | .29 | .43 | 1.00 | 1.29 | .222 | .71 | .556 |
Splits Stats - Season
gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | gw | ds | ps-att | ||
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Event | Total | 18 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 29 | .276 | 23 | .793 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 |
Conference | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .000 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | |
Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 4 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | |
Location | Home | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | .353 | 14 | .824 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 |
Away | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .111 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | |
Neutral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | |
Result | Wins | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 15 | .467 | 14 | .933 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 |
Losses | 13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | .071 | 9 | .643 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | |
Month | August | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
September | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 19 | .316 | 17 | .895 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | |
October | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | .222 | 5 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 |
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