2018 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Wiest, Megan

Jersey Number 29
Megan Wiest
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northampton, Pa.
- High School:
- Northampton Area
Bio
Career: Appeared in 74 games for the Dragons…Left Drexel ranked tied for sixth in school history with 26 career goals and also ranked ninth all-time at Drexel with 63 career points…A two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association Second Team selection (2015, 2016) in addition to a CAA All-Rookie pick (2015)…Named to the 2016 NFHCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team as a sophomore…A four-time NFHCA Academic Squad selection and a four-time CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient.
2018: One of 12 Dragons to appear in all 18 contests and one of seven to start every game….Selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad…Selected to the Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game…Finished the year with five goals and five assists…Her goals ranked third on the team and her assists ranked first, while her 15 points were second…Took a team-high 41 shots including a season-high seven against Rider when she scored two goals…Also had goals against Bryant (Sept. 7) and another two-goal game against Hofstra (Oct. 26)…Named to the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the 2018 fall term…Selected to the 2018 Pennsylvania High Performance Center training squad.
2017: Saw action and started in 18 of the team’s 19 games on the year…named to the All-CAA Preseason Team…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…selected to the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad…recorded five goals, two assists, 12 points, 42 shots and three game-winning goals…ranked first on the team in shots with 42 shots and game-winning goals with three…missed only one game on Sept. 22 due to injury…in six CAA starts, scored two goals for four points, tied for first on the team…tallied game-winning goals at Brown, at Towson and at Hofstra…scored her five goals in a 2-1 victory at Brown (Sept. 8), against Penn (Sept. 15), in a 3-2 shootout win against Bucknell (Sept. 24), in a 3-1 victory against Towson (Oct. 20) and at Hofstra (Oct. 29).
2016: Sophomore campaign…One of eight Dragons to start all 19 contests…Named to the 2016 All-CAA Second Team…Selected to the NFHCA Division I All-Mid-Athletic Region Second Team…Named the Drexel Athletics Player of the Week on Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Oct. 31…Started in the 2016 CAA Championship semifinal game against No. 9 Delaware in Newark, Del. on Nov. 4… A NFHCA Academic Squad member…Recorded 12 goals, 2 assists, 26 points, 50 shots and two game-winning goals…One of four on the team with at least 15 points on the campaign…Led the Dragons with 12 goals, the most in a season since 2012, and tied for a team highs with 26 points, 50 shots and two game-winning goals...In six CAA starts, scored two goals and recorded one assist for five points, tied for third on the team…Tallied two game-winning goals at New Hampshire and at Towson…Scored her 12 goals in a 3-2 victory, including the game winner, at New Hampshire (Sept. 2), in a 3-1 win at Temple (Sept. 11), in a 2-1 win at California (Sept. 14), in a 3-1 victory at UC Davis (Sept. 16), at Pacific (Sept. 18), in a 5-2 victory over Monmouth (Sept. 23), against American (Oct. 16) and in a 3-1 win, including the game winner, at Towson (Oct. 28)…Led the team with four two-goal games: at New Hampshire (Sept. 2), at UC Davis (Sept. 16), against American (Oct. 16) and at Towson (Oct. 28)…Set a career high with a five-point game at New Hampshire with two goals and one assist…Tallied her two assists at New Hampshire (Sept. 2) and against Northeastern (Sept. 30).
2015: Appeared in all 19 games, earning starts in 18 of them… Named to both the 2015 All-CAA Second Team and All-Rookie Team…Twice named the CAA Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6…Named the Drexel Athletic Player of the Week on Sept. 29…Started in the 2015 CAA Championship semifinal game against No. 16 James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. on Nov. 6…Recorded four goals, two assists, 10 points, 29 shots and 13 shots on goal on the year…Two of her goals came as game winners…Team was 4-0 when she recorded either a goal or assist…Tallied her first collegiate goal and assist in the 5-1 win over Central Michigan in Evanston, Ill. on Sept. 13…Scored two goals in the 3-2 win, including the game winner, over Lafayette on Sept. 28…Notched her fourth goal in the 4-2 win against Rider on Oct. 4…Recorded an assist in the 3-2 win over Temple on Oct. 18…Took a season high four shots against William & Mary and Penn…A CAA Commissioner’s Award winner.
Background: A three-year varsity starter for Northampton Area...co-captain as a senior in 2014...helped the Konkrete Kids reach the District XI semifinals and the East Penn Conference quarterfinals...finished her senior season with 26 goals and seven assists...selected PA All-State First Team in 2014 and Second Team in 2013... selected for the EPC First Team in 2014...selected First Team All-Lehigh Valley Conference in 2013...selected for The Morning Call All-Area First Team in 2013 and 2014...selected for The Express Times All-Area First Team in 2013 and 2014...a member of the WC Eagles Field Hockey Club...three-time gold winner at the National Club Championships...part of the USA Field Hockey Futures Elite Program...competed at the USA National Futures Championships in 2012-2015...competed at the AAU Junior Olympics in 2012 and 2013...qualified for the NFHCA National Academic Squad...selected by The Northampton Press as the Northampton Female Athlete of the Year 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Patty and Michael Wiest...has a younger brother, Matthew...Nursing major.
2018: One of 12 Dragons to appear in all 18 contests and one of seven to start every game….Selected to the NFHCA National Academic Squad…Selected to the Victory Sports Tours/NFHCA Division I Senior Game…Finished the year with five goals and five assists…Her goals ranked third on the team and her assists ranked first, while her 15 points were second…Took a team-high 41 shots including a season-high seven against Rider when she scored two goals…Also had goals against Bryant (Sept. 7) and another two-goal game against Hofstra (Oct. 26)…Named to the Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for the 2018 fall term…Selected to the 2018 Pennsylvania High Performance Center training squad.
2017: Saw action and started in 18 of the team’s 19 games on the year…named to the All-CAA Preseason Team…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient…selected to the 2017 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad…recorded five goals, two assists, 12 points, 42 shots and three game-winning goals…ranked first on the team in shots with 42 shots and game-winning goals with three…missed only one game on Sept. 22 due to injury…in six CAA starts, scored two goals for four points, tied for first on the team…tallied game-winning goals at Brown, at Towson and at Hofstra…scored her five goals in a 2-1 victory at Brown (Sept. 8), against Penn (Sept. 15), in a 3-2 shootout win against Bucknell (Sept. 24), in a 3-1 victory against Towson (Oct. 20) and at Hofstra (Oct. 29).
2016: Sophomore campaign…One of eight Dragons to start all 19 contests…Named to the 2016 All-CAA Second Team…Selected to the NFHCA Division I All-Mid-Athletic Region Second Team…Named the Drexel Athletics Player of the Week on Sept. 5, Sept. 19, Oct. 17 and Oct. 31…Started in the 2016 CAA Championship semifinal game against No. 9 Delaware in Newark, Del. on Nov. 4… A NFHCA Academic Squad member…Recorded 12 goals, 2 assists, 26 points, 50 shots and two game-winning goals…One of four on the team with at least 15 points on the campaign…Led the Dragons with 12 goals, the most in a season since 2012, and tied for a team highs with 26 points, 50 shots and two game-winning goals...In six CAA starts, scored two goals and recorded one assist for five points, tied for third on the team…Tallied two game-winning goals at New Hampshire and at Towson…Scored her 12 goals in a 3-2 victory, including the game winner, at New Hampshire (Sept. 2), in a 3-1 win at Temple (Sept. 11), in a 2-1 win at California (Sept. 14), in a 3-1 victory at UC Davis (Sept. 16), at Pacific (Sept. 18), in a 5-2 victory over Monmouth (Sept. 23), against American (Oct. 16) and in a 3-1 win, including the game winner, at Towson (Oct. 28)…Led the team with four two-goal games: at New Hampshire (Sept. 2), at UC Davis (Sept. 16), against American (Oct. 16) and at Towson (Oct. 28)…Set a career high with a five-point game at New Hampshire with two goals and one assist…Tallied her two assists at New Hampshire (Sept. 2) and against Northeastern (Sept. 30).
2015: Appeared in all 19 games, earning starts in 18 of them… Named to both the 2015 All-CAA Second Team and All-Rookie Team…Twice named the CAA Conference Field Hockey Rookie of the Week on Sept. 29 and Oct. 6…Named the Drexel Athletic Player of the Week on Sept. 29…Started in the 2015 CAA Championship semifinal game against No. 16 James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. on Nov. 6…Recorded four goals, two assists, 10 points, 29 shots and 13 shots on goal on the year…Two of her goals came as game winners…Team was 4-0 when she recorded either a goal or assist…Tallied her first collegiate goal and assist in the 5-1 win over Central Michigan in Evanston, Ill. on Sept. 13…Scored two goals in the 3-2 win, including the game winner, over Lafayette on Sept. 28…Notched her fourth goal in the 4-2 win against Rider on Oct. 4…Recorded an assist in the 3-2 win over Temple on Oct. 18…Took a season high four shots against William & Mary and Penn…A CAA Commissioner’s Award winner.
Background: A three-year varsity starter for Northampton Area...co-captain as a senior in 2014...helped the Konkrete Kids reach the District XI semifinals and the East Penn Conference quarterfinals...finished her senior season with 26 goals and seven assists...selected PA All-State First Team in 2014 and Second Team in 2013... selected for the EPC First Team in 2014...selected First Team All-Lehigh Valley Conference in 2013...selected for The Morning Call All-Area First Team in 2013 and 2014...selected for The Express Times All-Area First Team in 2013 and 2014...a member of the WC Eagles Field Hockey Club...three-time gold winner at the National Club Championships...part of the USA Field Hockey Futures Elite Program...competed at the USA National Futures Championships in 2012-2015...competed at the AAU Junior Olympics in 2012 and 2013...qualified for the NFHCA National Academic Squad...selected by The Northampton Press as the Northampton Female Athlete of the Year 2015.
Personal: Daughter of Patty and Michael Wiest...has a younger brother, Matthew...Nursing major.
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