Jennifer Kleinhans

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mannheim, Germany

Career Highlights

2007 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2007 NFHCA Second Team All-America
2007 ECAC All-Star Team
2007 Women[apos]s Field Hockey.com First Team All-America
2007 All-BIG EAST First Team
2007 All-Mideast First Team
2007 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2007 NFHCA National Academic Team
2006 NFHCA First Team All-America
2006 All-BIG East First Team
2006 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
2006 All-Mideast Region First Team
2006 NFHCA National Academic Team
2006 BIG EAST Academic All-Star
2005 All-BIG East First Team
2005 BIG EAST Academic All-Star
Two-Time BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week

2007
Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season after leading UConn[apos]s defense to the top ranking in the BIG EAST and eighth nationally while allowing a scant 1.16 goals per game and notching eight shutouts...is the first player in UConn history to win the award in back-to-back seasons....was also recognized with NFHCA Second Team All-America status...earned third consecutive All-BIG EAST First Team honor...also selected to 2007 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team... tallied five goals and four assists while starting all 25 games...three of her five goals scored on the season were game winners...registered game-winning goal in 2007 NCAA quarterfinal win over Boston University (11/11)...ripped decisive goal in 2-1 win at Rutgers (10/13)...scored lone goal in 1-0 win over Yale (9/5)...named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the third time in her career following season-opening wins against Maine (8/25) and Towson (8/26). 2006
Earned NFHCA First Team All-America status...the anchor of UConn[apos]s defensive unit that ranked first in the BIG EAST and fourth nationally in opponents[apos] goals allowed...honored as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the fifth UConn player to earn the honor...selected First Team All-BIG EAST for the second consecutive season... named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 22 after guiding UConn to back-to-back shutouts over Boston Univ. (10/18) and Syracuse (10/21)...tallied five goals on the season while dishing out seven assists...named to NFHCA National Academic Team...earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star status for the second straight season...scored the squad[apos]s only goal in NCAA National Semifinal match vs. Maryland (11/16)...notched an assist and a goal vs. Georgetown (10/8)...netted a goal in shutout win at Massachusetts (9/23)...posted a career-best three assists vs. Sacred Heart (9/9)...scored game-winning goal in 2-1 win over Michigan (9/1). 2005
Only freshman to start and play all 23 games...developed into the leader of the UConn defensive unit...registered 13 points, five goals and three assists...was the team[apos]s second leading scorer in BIG EAST games with three goals...the only freshman to be named to the All-BIG EAST First Team...named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star squad...notched an assist in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Duke (11/13)... registered single tallies in wins over Northeastern (10/12) and Providence (10/29)... scored season-best two goals vs. Villanova (9/17)...added one goal and one assist in victory over Maine (8/28)...named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending August 28.