Rachel Misko

Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
High School:
Madison
Hometown:
Morristown, N.J.

2013: Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year … Preseason All-Patriot League Team selection … Started in all games (18) for fourth straight year … led team with career-high 19 points (nine goals, one assist) … also led team in shots (42, 2.33/game), shots on goal (29), and penalty strokes (2-2) … scored hat trick vs. Colgate and two goals vs. Holy Cross … NFHCA All-Mideast Region Second Team selection … NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection for fourth straight year … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll selection for fourth straight year … Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and Bison Athlete of the Week (9/30) … All-Patriot League Second Team selection … finished career ranked eighth in Bison history in career points (63), ninth in goals (25), and 10^th in assists (13).

2012: Named Second Team All-Patriot League … also selected to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team for the second consecutive year … Academic All-Patriot League Team selection … started every game for the Bison for a third straight season … tied for second on the team, and first among Bison returning in 2013, in points (17) … 17 points on the season was career high … tied for third on the team in goals (6) … tallied at least one point in five of the team’s first seven games … set a season high with three points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back games against Saint Francis (Pa.) and Towson … scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Cornell … named Bison Athlete of the Week on Sept. 4 … member of the Bucknell Dean’s List … also named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and NFHCA All-Academic Squad for a third straight season.

2011: Selected First Team All-Patriot League … also named to Patriot League All-Tournament Team … started all 20 games for the Bison … finished the season ranked second on the team in points (13), tied for second in goals (4) and third in assists (5) … tallied two game-winning goals, including the overtime goal vs. Central Michigan to give Bucknell its first victory of the season … also scored the game winner vs. Villanova on a penalty stroke … finished the year 1-for-2 on penalty strokes … tied career high with four points in a single game vs. Holy Cross … registered one goal and two assists against the Crusaders … also had two assists in 3-1 regular-season victory over American to help give Bucknell its first win vs. the Eagles since 2001 … tied for eighth in Patriot League play with 1.20 points/game … also tied for third in league action with 0.80 assists/game … named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 3) after totaling six points (2G, 2A) against Holy Cross and Villanova … member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and Bucknell Dean’s List … also named to the NFHCA All-Academic Squad.

2010: Bucknell’s eighth Patriot League Rookie of the Year … also named Second Team All-Patriot League … started all 19 games at forward … scored her first career goal in 3-0 shutout against Cornell … also had two goals in 4-3 win over Sacred Heart … named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after performance vs. Sacred Heart and Indiana when she totaled three goals … finished debut campaign with six goals and two assists for 14 points … goal and point totals tied for second on the team … her 14 points and six goals were the most of any player returning in 2011 … tied for ninth in Patriot League action in shots … member of the NFHCA All-Academic Squad and the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

H.S./Personal: Graduate of Madison High School … letterwinner in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse … two-time First Team All-Conference and All-County in field hockey … named First Team North Jersey as a senior … named Daily Record First Team Morris County All-Area and Star Ledger First Team All-Morris as a senior and Second Team for both as a junior … First Team All-State Group II and Third Team All-State as a senior … named to NFHCA High School National Academic Squad … Second Team All-Conference and Third Team All-County selection as a sophomore … named Honorable Mention All-Daily Record as a sophomore … member of team that was North 2 Group 1 Sectional champions in 2006 and North 1 Group 2 Sectional State champions in 2007 and 2009 … also a member of the 2009 NJSIAA Group II State Champion squad … member of team that won four consecutive Northern Hills Conference and Morris County titles … five-time participant in National Field Hockey Festival … finished second as a member of the Pennsylvania junior team at the 2011 USA Field Hockey High Performance Championships … sister, Rebecca, was a member of the Bucknell Class of 2012 and an all-league track & field performer ... completed internship at CBS during Summer 2012 ... also completed an internship at Maybelline during Summer 2013 … majoring in management ... daughter of Rosemary and Joseph Misko.