California Golden Bears Athletics
2019 Field Hockey Roster
Roster
Danielle Mentink
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Last School(s):
- Davis Senior
- Hometown:
- Davis, Calif.
- Major:
- Political Science
- 2x America East Defensive Player of the Week (1x 2018, 1x 2017)
As a Junior (2018): Cal’s leading keeper with 15 appearances and 11 starts, logging nearly 863 minutes in the cage while going 5-4…Allowed 25 goals with 44 saves for a 2.03 goals against average and 63.8 save percentage...Helped Cal to three shutouts – against Miami (OH) (9/2) and UC Davis (10/14 and 10/19)…Made 5 saves to earn her second career shutout against the Redhawks, earning the America East Defensive Player of the Week nod for her efforts…Season-high 8 saves against Boston College (10/6)…Shut out UC Davis with one save in a complete-game performance on Oct. 14, helping the Bears to their 400th all-time victory…Second consecutive shutout came with another victory over the Aggies (10/19), making one save in 70 minutes of action…Played 95:27 minutes in Cal’s America East Tournament loss to Maine (11/2)
As a Sophomore (2017): Cal’s starting goalkeeper with appearances in all 17 games…Logged 83 saves and allowed 31 goals for a 2.45 goals against average and .728 save percentage for a 9-7 record…11 complete-game efforts…Logged 10 or more saves four times…Earned America East Defensive Player of the Week laurels in week 3 after posting a league-best 0.50 goals against average, allowing just 1 goal in 19 shots faced…First career shutout came against Bryant on Sept. 8…Tallied a career-high 12 saves at Northeastern (9/10)
As a Freshman (2016): Saw time in the cage in four games – against UC Davis and Pacific and in the America East Tournament against Maine and Stanford…Went 1-3 with a .700 save percentage, including 21 total saves with nine goals allowed for a 2.50 goals against average…Made her first career start in Cal’s loss against UC Davis…First collegiate win in goal came with Cal’s victory over Maine in the AE Tournament on Nov. 4
Major: Political science
