Tamer Named to 2025 USA Field Hockey Women's National Team
1/28/2025 2:05:00 PM | Field Hockey
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- University of Michigan senior/junior Abby Tamer has been named to the 2025 U.S. Women's National Team, USA Field Hockey announced on Tuesday (Jan. 28). Tamer, entering her second full year with the senior-level squad, is one of 13 returning Olympians to make the 37-athlete cut.
The United Eagles will compete in the 2025 FIH Nations Cup from Feb. 24-March 2 in Santiago, Chile. The event features some of the best-ranked teams not participating in the FIH Hockey Pro League and will give the winning team the option to be promoted to the FIH Hockey Pro League the next season. Team USA's 20-athlete roster for this event will be named soon.
The first Olympian in Michigan field hockey history, Tamer started all five games at forward for the Red, White and Blue in Paris and led the USA with two goals, both of which she scored in a pool-play game against Great Britain.
Tamer, who redshirted the 2023 collegiate season while training with Team USA, played a key role in the United States' Olympic qualification, scoring the game-winning goal in the 55th minute of a 2-1 comeback win over Japan in the semifinals of the Olympic Qualifier held Jan. 13-19 in Ranchi, India. The semifinal win to locked up Team USA's qualifying berth, guaranteeing the necessary top-three finish at the event, as the U.S. went on to claim silver. Tamer also scored the lone goal in a 1-0 decision against host India in the first game of pool play.
She earned NFHCA first team All-America honors last fall after leading the Wolverines in scoring with 12 goals, 14 assists and 38 points -- career highs in all three categories. She finished the season ranked eighth nationally and second in the Big Ten with 0.65 assists per game and ranked 12th with 1.84 points per game. One of three team captains this season, Tamer was also one of eight unanimous selections on the All-Big Ten first team and is a two-time NFHCA All-Region honoree.
