2023 Field Hockey Roster

Pilar Oliveros
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- B/M
- Height:
- 5-3
- Hometown:
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- High School:
- St. Patrick's College
Senior (2024)
• Appeared in 18 games, starting 13 of them in the backfield
• Scored a career-high seven goals and two assists
• Scored Michigan's first goal on a second-quarter penalty corner in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals vs. #5 Maryland (Nov. 8)
• Tallied career-high two goals at Providence (Sep. 8), including the game-winner in the first quarter
Senior (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started 16 games in the backfield
• Contributed to a defensive unit that allowed just 1.13 goals and 8.9 shots per game
• Scored U-M's first and game-winning goal in the first quarter vs. #10 Saint Joseph's (Sept. 10)
• Scored in the second quarter vs. Davidson (Sept. 8); posted a career-high seven shots
• Tallied an assist at Central Michigan (Oct. 22)
Junior (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Started 19 games in the backfield; transitioned to centerback for the final 14 games
• Scored a career-best three goals and posted two assists and eight points
• Scored three game-winners, including the late, lone goal (55:39) a 1-0 win vs. #8 Iowa (Oct. 23)
• Also scored penalty-corner goals vs. Indiana (Oct. 14) and # 18 Ohio State (Oct. 28)
• Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17) after helping U-M earn back-to-back shutouts, while posting a goal and an assist, against Indiana (Oct. 14) and #5 Iowa (Oct. 16)
• Contributed to a defense that held opponents to 0.95 goals per game, 6.6 shots per game, and 3.5 penalty corners per game
Sophomore (2021)
• NFHCA Collegiate National Academic Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Appeared in 18 games, starting seven in the backfield and midfield
• Scored a third-quarter goal U-M's 12-0 win over Ball State (Sept. 10)
• Contributed to Uruguay's silver-medal finish at the Junior Pan American Championship (Aug. 28)
Freshman (2020-21)
• Appeared in all 18 games, starting two at forward
• Scored first collegiate goal in the first quarter vs. Indiana (April 17)
• Also fired off a career-high three shots against IU
• Made collegiate debut in season opener against Indiana (March 5)
Prep
• Graduated from Pre Universitario Carrasco (2020)
Club/Junior Team
• Member of the Uruguayan National Team
• Competed with Uruguay in the 2019 FIH Hockey Series (Japan), 2019 Pan American Games (Peru), 2018 Youth Olympic Games (Argentina) and 2018 Youth Pan American Championship (Mexico)
• Named Female Promise of the Year at the 2019 national tournament
• Named Olympic Promise (2018) by the Uruguayan Olympic Committee
Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in industrial and operational engineering
• Born on October 5, 2001
• Daughter of Fernando Oliveros and Paula Bellolio
• Has two brothers, Federico and Juan Martin