2015 Field Hockey Roster
Malia Fujisawa
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Davis, Calif.
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
2016 (Senior)
Academic All-Big Ten … NFHCA National Academic Squad selection … Anita Aldrich Leadership Award winner … started all 20 games of the season … set a single-season best with five defensive saves (T-3rd – IU history) … ends her career with nine defensive saves (3rd – IU history) … played a vital role in the Hoosiers’ team save percentage (.767), which led the Big Ten and ranked 7th in the NCAA … also led the Big Ten in total saves per game (7.11, 18th in NCAA) … also contributed two assists … timed the shot for a defensive save against Wake Forest (9/4) … served an assist in the shutout win against UC Davis (9/5) … aided another shutout performance, along with an assist, in the Hoosiers’ high-scoring win over Missouri State (9/9) … stopped a shot down the stretch in an overtime game with Iowa (9/30) … came up with a defensive save in IU’s upset over No. 6 Northwestern … found another defensive save opportunity against Boston College (10/9) … guided the Hoosiers to a shutout win, their third of the season, over Michigan (10/14) … registered a defensive save at Michigan State (10/16), setting a new personal season high with her fifth of the year … closed out her playing career in the Big Ten quarterfinals against eventual champion Penn State (11/3) … won Indiana University’s Anita Aldrich Leadership Award, which recognizes a female athlete for best exemplifying Anita Aldrich’s ideals of leadership, scholastic achievement, and athletic ability among all female student-athletes.
2015 (Junior)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... NFHCA National Academic Squad ... a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Indiana’s Most Improved Player ... returned from a sophomore season with eight appearances to start all 19 of Indiana’s games her junior year … ranked second on the team with four defensive saves (T-16th nationally) … started the season with a win over Missouri State (8/28), allowing just one goal … made a defensive save in the Hoosiers’ high-scoring win over Pacific (9/5) … helped Indiana start the Big Ten season with two nationally ranked wins over Iowa (9/25) and Northwestern (9/27), converting a defensive save against Northwestern … guided the Hoosiers to shutout wins against Ohio State (10/16) and Penn State (10/18) … preserved a shutout through regulation at Maryland (10/23), where she made one defensive save … in the final home game of the season, shut out Rutgers (10/30) on Senior Day … made one defensive save in the Big Ten quarterfinals matchup versus Penn State (11/5) … named Indiana’s Most Improved Player by her teammates.
2014 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big Ten honoree ... saw action in eight games for the Hoosiers ... started against Louisville on Oct. 26
2013 (Freshman)
Appeared in two games for Indiana.
Prep/Personal: A three-year letter winner for Davis High School...Was named Eastern Athletic League Defensive Player of the Year and an EAL All-League and All-Tournament selection as a senior...Helped Davis HS to a 2012 EAL League Championship Post-Season Tournament appearance...Part of the Davis HS squad that set program records for goals in a season (133)...Made three defensive saves as a junior and added six defensive saves, three goals and six assists as a senior...Daughter of Glenn and Rita Fujisawa.
