Player Bio: Lyndsay Erickson

  Lyndsay Erickson
Lyndsay Erickson
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Los Gatos, CA
High School:
Los Gatos HS
Height:
5-7
Position:
D
Experience:
3V

General: Goes about her game quietly and consistently executes her duties A well-rounded, consistent, talented and versatile team player Makes very few mistakes.

Cardinal Career: Scored 30 points (9 G, 12 AST) in four seasons on The Farm Played in 75 games with 59 starts Four-time NFHCA All-Academic.

As A Senior in 2005: Served as co-captain along with fellow senior Tammy Shuer Played in all 21 games, starting 20 Helped anchor a defense that notched three shutouts Recorded two goals and two assists for six points as a defender Also tallied eight shots Named to the 2006 NFHCA Academic squad for the fourth season.

Individual Game Notes (2005)

Game-By-Game Statistics
10/7 at Davidson - 2 G ... second career two-goal contest, helping the Cardinal to a 5-1 win and tying her career-high of four points 9/13 vs. Bucknell - 2 AST ... recorded her second career two-assist game, bringing her career total to 12 assists

As A Junior In 2004: Managed to score six points (1 G, 4 AST) despite playing primarily on defense, moving to the position after registering the second-highest point and goal totals on the team as a forward during her sophomore campaign Added one defensive save Started all 20 games Named NFHCA All-Academic for the second straight year.

Individual Game Notes (2004)

Game-By-Game Statistics
9/25 at California - AST 9/14 vs. Drexel - G ... gave Stanford early 1-0 lead in eventual 2-1 win 9/8 at Northwestern - AST ... aided Aska Sturdevan on only goal of the game in 1-0 win 8/31 vs. Providence - AST ... assisted on an Aska Sturdevan goal that tied the contest in an eventual 3-2 comeback victory 8/28 vs. Hofstra - AST ... assisted Aska Sturdevan on first Cardinal goal of the campaign

As A Sophomore In 2003: Had a breakout season, ranking second on the team in both goals (6) and points (15), as well as tied for second with three assists Scored four of her goals and nine of her points during six conference games Ranked tied for 10th in the NorPac in goals per game (0.32) Second on the team and first among regular starters with a .316 shooting percentage, scoring her six goals on just 19 shots Played in all 19 games with 18 starts Scored 13 points in a seven-game stretch from September 5-27 Named NFHCA All-Academic.

Individual Game Notes (2003)

11/1 at Pacific - G ... scored Stanford's only goal in 4-1 loss 9/27 vs. Pacific - G, AST ... first career game-winning goal, first contest with both a goal and an assist, and a career-high-tying four points 9/20 vs. California - 2 G ... first career two-goal contest, scoring the final two Stanford goals in a 4-3 over-time loss ... career-high-tying four points 9/10 vs. Richmond - 2 AST ... first career two-assist game 9/7 at Old Dominion - G 9/5 at Virginia Commonwealth - G ... first career goal in 3-2 Stanford win

As A Freshman In 2002: Played in 15 games with one start, contributing three assists Named NFHCA All-Academic.

Individual Game Notes (2002)

11/2 vs. California - AST ... assisted on Amanda Billmyer's game-tying goal late in regulation of an eventual 2-1 loss 9/10 at Colgate - AST ... contributed to a 5-0 win 9/5 vs. Albany - AST ... picked up first career collegiate point when she assisted on a Tysie Sawyer goal

High School: A 2002 graduate of Los Gatos High School A First Team All-Central Coast Section choice as a senior and a First Team All-League selection in her final two prep seasons Moved from defense to center midfield as a senior and responded with 18 points (7 G, 4 AST) Team made the Central Coast Section finals in each of her four years A section finalist in the triple jump in her senior season School's Female Athlete of the Year as a junior in 2000-01 Also participated in track and field (long jump, triple jump, 4x100 relay) Earned several high school academic honors and finished with a 4.3 overall GPA, graduating in the top 5% of her class.

Other Amateur Field Hockey: Played four seasons with the Los Gatos Wild Cats squad, participating in the Cal Cup and National Hockey Festival in each of those seasons.

Coaching Staff On Erickson: "Lyndsay is a quiet leader that does things by example. She's a friend to and trusted by all the players on the team."

Getting To Know Lyndsay Erickson
Born:February 9, 1984
Parents:Wayne and Sandra Erickson
Major:Mathematics
Did You Know?:Lyndsay was a competitive gymnast for seven years prior to high school
My earliest field hockey memory is:Playing field hockey with a soccer ball instead of a normal ball
Athletic Family:Lyndsay's father played football at Principia College and participated in crew at California
Last Summer:Lyndsay spent last summer working as a private math tutor and coaching field hockey
For me to improve as a person, I need to:Voice my opinion more
My favorite pregame ritutal is:Writing down my goals and then visualizing me completing them
The best advice I've ever received was:Don't look too much into the past or future, instead enjoy each moment of now

Last Updated: 6/07/06