Alyssa Parker
{{short description|American field hockey player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Alyssa Parker
| image = Alyssa Parker.jpg
| caption = Alyssa Parker playing in the 2019 FIH Pro League match against Great Britain
| national_team = United States women's national field hockey team
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|8|4}}
| birth_place = Woodbine, Maryland, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Maryland
| height = 5 ft 4 in
}}
Alyssa Parker (born August 4, 1994) is an American field hockey player who plays for the US national team.
Early life
Parker's mom was a field hockey player. When her sister took up field hockey, she decided to start playing as well.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/glenelgs-alyssa-parker-winds-down-what-may-be-the-best-field-hockey-career-in-washington-area-history/2011/11/01/gIQA6Jt7wM_story.html |title=Glenelg's Alyssa Parker winds down what may be the best field hockey career in Washington area history |last=Schimmel |first=Greg |date=November 7, 2011 |newspaper= The Washington Post|archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=}}
Career
Parker played field hockey for Glenelg High School. She was the first player in the Washington area to score 100 goals during her high school career. She also recorded 100 assists, and is only the second player in the country to have at least 100 goals and assists. She was named the Baltimore Sun's Player of the Year in 2011.{{Cite web |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/high-school/bs-va-sp-field-hockey-player-2011-20111209-story.html |title=Field Hockey Player of the Year: Alyssa Parker, midfielder, senior |last=Sun |first=Sandra McKee, The Baltimore |website=baltimoresun.com |language=en-US |access-date=2020-02-08}}
Parker played for the University of Maryland in college.{{Cite web |url=https://varsitysportsnetwork.com/alyssa-parker-to-play-field-hockey-at-maryland/ |title=Alyssa Parker to play field hockey at Maryland |last1=Dec 16 |first1=Varsity Sports Network {{!}}|last2=Feature {{!}}|first2=2010 {{!}} Sub|date=2010-12-17|website=Varsity Sports Network|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-08}}
Parker was part of the US National Team that played in the 2019 FIH Pro League,{{Cite web |url=http://www.fih.ch/events/fih-pro-league/fih-pro-league/news/schopman-names-25-athlete-roster-to-compete-in-2019-fih-pro-league/ |title=Schopman Names 25-Athlete Roster to Compete in 2019 FIH Pro League {{!}} FIH|website=www.fih.ch|access-date=2020-02-08}} as well as the 2020 FIH Pro League.{{Cite web |url=https://lancasteronline.com/sports/usa-field-hockey-announces-fih-pro-league-roster/article_9f67aa6a-3ca2-11ea-8aa0-576dcce92f4f.html |title=USA Field Hockey announces 2020 FIH Pro League roster |last=Writer |first=DIANA PUGLIESE {{!}} Sports|website=LancasterOnline|language=en|access-date=2020-02-08}}
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Category:American female field hockey players
Category:Female field hockey goalkeepers
Category:21st-century American sportswomen
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