21 Claire Virkler
Claire Virkler
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Clifton Park, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Shenendehowa
  • Position:
    D/MF
  • g
    0
  • a
    1
  • p
    1
  • sh %
    .000
  • gw
    0
  • ds
    0

Bio

Co-captain … 2014 graduate of Shenendehowa High School who prepped at the Berkshire School … is majoring in information design and corporate communications, as well as liberal studies, with a concentration in ethics and social responsibility … minor in computer information systems … outstanding student … has played in 42 games during her first two seasons … was a member of Bentley’s lacrosse team in 2015, appearing in 11 lacrosse games as a freshman … three varsity letters in field hockey.

2016: her 11 games played included four starts at the end of the season … ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Honor Society for the second time. 

2015: saw action in 15 games as a reserve … named to the ZAG Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad.

2014: appeared in 16 games off the bench in her first collegiate season … credited with an assist Oct. 26 at LIU Post.

High School: helped lead the Plainsmen to Class A state championship in field hockey … also lettered in lacrosse, earning Academic All-American honors … has also played with ADK field hockey, Albany Elite lacrosse and Clifton Park ice hockey.

Personal: studied abroad in Singapore during the spring 2017 semester … while studying there, volunteered at the Phuket elephant sanctuary in southern Thailand … involved at Bentley as an admissions tour guide and a career services colleague … daughter of Scott and Denise Virkler … has one brother, Mitchell (19) … age as of Sept. 1: 21.

2016 Statistics              2015 Statistics               2014 Statistics

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 9 at Adelphi L, 2-0
Oct 13 at Saint Anselm L, 3-0
Oct 18 St. Michael's W, 4-2
Oct 21 Franklin Pierce L, 4-3
Oct 24 at Merrimack W, 2-1
Oct 27 New Haven W, 12-0
  Overall Conf
Games 17 12
Games started 17 12
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 0
Points 1 0
Shots 2 2
Shot Pct .000 .000
Game-winning goals 0 0
Defensive saves 0 0
Penalty strokes 0-1 0-1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct gw ds ps-att
Aug 31 at Southern N.H. L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 6 Merrimack L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 9 Adelphi L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 12 at Franklin Pierce L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 16 at Assumption L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0 0-1
Sep 20 Stonehill L, 5-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 23 LIU Post L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 26 at Southern Conn. St. W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Sep 30 American Int'l W, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 4 Southern N.H. W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 7 at Pace L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 9 at Adelphi L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 13 at Saint Anselm L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 18 St. Michael's W, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 21 Franklin Pierce L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 24 at Merrimack W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0-0
Oct 27 New Haven W, 12-0 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 0-0

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2014-15 16 - .00 .06 .06 .06 .000 .06 1.000
2015-16 15 - .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2016-17 11 4 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2017-18 17 17 .00 .06 .06 .12 .000 .06 .500
Total 59 21 .00 .03 .03 .05 .000 .03 .667

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
2014-15 16 - 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 0-0
2015-16 15 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
2016-17 11 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
2017-18 17 17 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
Total 59 21 0 2 2 3 .000 2 .667 0 0 0-1

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 17 17 .00 .06 .06 .12 .000 .06 .500
Conference 12 12 .00 .00 .00 .17 .000 .08 .500
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 9 .00 .11 .11 .00 - .00 -
Away 8 8 .00 .00 .00 .25 .000 .13 .500
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 6 6 .00 .17 .17 .00 - .00 -
Losses 11 11 .00 .00 .00 .18 .000 .09 .500
Month August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 8 8 .00 .00 .00 .25 .000 .13 .500
October 8 8 .00 .13 .13 .00 - .00 -

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw ds ps-att
Event Total 17 17 0 1 1 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
Conference 12 12 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Location Home 9 9 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
Away 8 8 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0
Result Wins 6 6 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
Losses 11 11 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
Month August 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0
September 8 8 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0 0-1
October 8 8 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0

News Mentions

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Scholten, Tossona Named Scholars of Distinction by NFHCA; 20 Falcons Receive Academic Honors

Bentley University’s Ashley Scholten (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield HS) and Frankie Tossona (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn HS) were recently named...

May 16, 2018

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Nine Players Score as Bentley Closes Out Season with 12-0 Win over New Haven

Sophomore Sam Pavano (Madison, Conn./Daniel Hand HS) posted a hat trick, junior Morgan Van Epps (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa HS) scored twice...

October 27, 2017

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Play 4 the Cure & Senior Day on Tap for Bentley Field Hockey Saturday

Bentley University field hockey will honor its seniors and will also hold its annual "Play for 4 Cure" Day when the Falcons host...

October 20, 2017

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Schroder & Virkler Named Bentley Field Hockey Captains

Seniors Rebecca Schroder (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor HS) and Claire Virkler (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa HS) have been named captains...

August 15, 2017