Brittany Gouws
7 Brittany Gouws
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • High School:
    Rustenburg
  • Position:
    B
  • Major:
    Data Science
  • g
    2
  • a
    0
  • p
    4
  • sh %
    .118
  • gw
    0
  • ds
    4

Bio

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

Recent Games
Oct 15 at Rider L, 5-1
Oct 17 vs. Maine L, 4-0
Oct 22 at Merrimack W, 3-0
Oct 24 Long Island W, 1-0
Oct 29 Fairfield L, 2-1
Oct 31 at Northeastern L, 4-1
  Overall Conf
Games 17 7
Games started 16 7
Goals 2 1
Assists 0 0
Points 4 2
Shots 17 8
Shot Pct .118 .125
Game-winning goals 0 0
Defensive saves 4 1
Penalty strokes 1-1 1-1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct gw ds ps-att
Aug 21 at Quinnipiac   - - - - - - - - -
Aug 27 at Providence L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 at UMass Lowell L, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 3 at La Salle L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 5 at Lehigh L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1 0-0
Sep 10 at Brown L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 12 at Dartmouth L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0 0 0-0
Sep 17 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 0-0
Sep 19 vs. Vermont L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Sep 21 at Holy Cross L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 1 at Sacred Heart L, 4-3 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0 0 1-1
Oct 8 Saint Francis U L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 10 Wagner L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 1 0-0
Oct 15 at Rider L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 17 vs. Maine L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 22 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 24 Long Island W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-0
Oct 29 Fairfield L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 31 at Northeastern L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
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
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%
Event Total 17 16 .12 .00 .24 1.00 .118 .53 .529
Conference 7 7 .14 .00 .29 1.14 .125 .71 .625
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 4 4 .00 .00 .00 1.25 .000 1.00 .800
Away 10 9 .20 .00 .40 1.10 .182 .50 .455
Neutral 3 3 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .00 .000
Result Wins 2 2 .00 .00 .00 1.50 .000 .50 .333
Losses 15 14 .13 .00 .27 .93 .143 .53 .571
Month August 1 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 7 7 .14 .00 .29 1.29 .111 .57 .444
October 9 9 .11 .00 .22 .89 .125 .56 .625

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
Event Total 17 16 2 0 4 17 .118 9 .529 0 4 1-1
Conference 7 7 1 0 2 8 .125 5 .625 0 1 1-1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Location Home 4 4 0 0 0 5 .000 4 .800 0 1 0-0
Away 10 9 2 0 4 11 .182 5 .455 0 1 1-1
Neutral 3 3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 2 0-0
Result Wins 2 2 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0 0-0
Losses 15 14 2 0 4 14 .143 8 .571 0 4 1-1
Month August 1 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
September 7 7 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 0 3 0-0
October 9 9 1 0 2 8 .125 5 .625 0 1 1-1

News Mentions

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Jaarsma named NEC Defensive Player and Goalkeeper of the Year

SOMERSET, N.J. -- Bryant University field hockey senior Marijn Jaarsma was named Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and NEC...

November 3, 2021

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Bulldogs face Merrimack, LIU this weekend

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team will face Merrimack and Long Island in a pair of Northeast Conference games this...

October 22, 2021

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Rauff scores sixth goal, Bulldogs fall to Rider

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Rider, 5-1, on Friday afternoon.

October 15, 2021

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Bryant takes on Rider, Maine this weekend

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team plays a pair of road games this weekend, facing Rider on Friday and Maine on...

October 8, 2021

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Bulldogs fall to Red Flash on Friday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Saint Francis U, 5-0, on Friday afternoon at the Track & Turf...

October 8, 2021

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Bulldogs rally back, fall in OT to Sacred Heart

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Bryant University field hockey team rallied from a 3-0 deficit but Sacred Heart was able to emerge victorious in...

October 1, 2021

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Bulldogs fall to Holy Cross, 2-0

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Holy Cross, 2-0, on Tuesday night in Worcester. 

September 21, 2021

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Bryant hosts UNH, Vermont at Providence College

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team will host New Hampshire and Vermont this weekend. Both games will be played at...

September 16, 2021

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Gouws scores first goal of 2021 Sunday at Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. – Brittany Gouws scored her goal but the Bryant University field hockey team fell to Dartmouth, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon. ...

September 12, 2021

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Bulldogs fall to Brown on Friday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team fell to Brown, 5-1, on Friday afternoon in Providence.   

September 10, 2021

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Bulldogs fall to UML on Sunday afternoon

LOWELL, Mass. – The Bryant University field hockey team fell to UMass Lowell, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon.  

August 29, 2021

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Field Hockey Season Preview

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University field hockey head coach Jillian Coppola will head into her first year with a group that is poised to...

August 22, 2021