Olivia Bent-Cole
Personal information
Full name Olivia May Bent-Cole
Born (2005-06-15) 15 June 2005
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2023– Northwestern University
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– United States 5 (0)
2023– United States U–21 4 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  United States
Pan American Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place2023 Saint MichaelTeam

Olivia May Bent-Cole (born 15 June 2005)[1] is a field hockey forward who has played as part of the United States women's national field hockey team.[2]

Personal life

Olivia Bent-Cole was born and raised in Philadelphia[2] and attended Camden Catholic High School,[3] where she scored a goal in the school's 2-1 win in the 2022 Non-Public state championship game against Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, earning the program's first state title since 1985.[4] She is a student at Northwestern University.[5]

She is sponsored by Osaka.[6]

Career

Under–21

Bent-Cole made her debut for the United States U–21 team in 2023 at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael.[7][8] She was also named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.[9]

National team

In 2022, at just 16 years of age, Bent-Cole made her senior international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.[8]

She was named in the national squad for the 2023 season.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – United States". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Olivia Bent-Cole". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Rimback, Tom. "Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team", Courier-Post, July 29, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "Eastern High School graduate Ryleigh Heck and incoming Camden Catholic senior Olivia Bent-Cole made the most of a summer spent abroad in Ireland with the Under-21 Women’s National Team in June and earlier this month at the Senior Nexus Championships this month, which served as a week-long selection event to the United States Women’s National Team."
  4. ↑ Rimback, Tom. "No. 1 Camden Cath. outlasts No. 4 Oak Knoll for NJSIAA Non-Public field hockey title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2022, updated November 12, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "It was a long time coming but Olivia Bent-Cole and her Camden Catholic teammates finally stepped off the field at Bordentown with a trophy over their heads. The Irish — No. 1 in the NJ.com field hockey Top 20 —Beat No. 4 Oak Knoll 2-1 to win the NJSIAA Non-Public state championship. Camden Catholic last won a state championship in 1985."
  5. ↑ "3. Olivia Bent-Cole". nusports.com. Northwestern University. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Olivia Bent-Cole – OBC". osakaworld.com. Osaka Field Hockey. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Argentina men and USA women win gold at Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 "BENT-COLE Olivia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Paul Announces 2023 Women's Junior World Cup Roster, Return of JPAC Gold Medal Squad". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team". courierpostonline.com. Courier-Post. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
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