Esmée de Willigen

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Rotterdam, Netherlands
High School:
Erasmiaans Gymnasium

Pronunciation

Sophomore (2024)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 20 games with six starts at forward
• Scored the game-winning overtime goal vs. #19 Indiana the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals (Nov. 7)
• Also scored vs. in the first quarter vs. Central Michigan (Sep. 15) and fourth quarter vs. Rutgers (Oct. 11)
• Assisted on Kate McLaughlin's goal against #8 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament first round (Nov. 15)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in all 17 games at forward
• Scored the first and game-winning goal in home opener vs. UC Davis (Sept. 1)
• Also scored vs. Davidson (Sept. 8)
• Made collegiate debut in season opener at #1 North Carolina at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (Aug. 25)

Prep
• Graduated from Erasmiaans Gymnasium (2023)

Club/Junior Team
• Played with Hockey Club Rotterdam (2010-23)
• Contributed to back-to-back U18 Dutch national titles (2022, '23)
• Won a U14 Dutch national title (2019); took third place in 2018
• Claimed both Dutch U12 indoor and outdoor national titles (2017)
• Also played with the Dutch U15 National Team (2019-20) and the Southern-Holland District Team (2018-19)

Personal
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, majoring in business administration
• Born on August 22, 2005
• Daughter of Symen de Willigen and Marlies Kuling
• Father played soccer at Clemson