Brooke Hoffsmith Class: Junior Hometown: Annville, Pa. High School: Palmyra Height: 5-5 Position: M

2007: Played primarily back but also slid up to the midfield at times....In her first year as a starter, played in all 24 games, starting 18 of them....Started 14 of the last 15 games of the year and also started the first four games....Part of a defense that recorded a Big Ten-leading nine shutouts and that had a 1.26 goals against average, which ranked 13th in the country and second in the Big Ten....Recorded two shots on the year, both coming against West Chester (9-14), both of which were on goal and which were also the first two shots of her career.

2006: Played in eight games as a true freshman, all off the bench....Played in the games vs. Old Dominion (8-26), Lock Haven (8-31), Northeastern (9-2), Lafayette (9-15), West Chester (9-17), Penn (9-20), Syracuse (9-27) and Northwestern (10-20)....Did not record any shots on the year.

High School
Played four years of varsity field hockey at Palmyra High School....Recorded 26 points senior year to lead the Cougars to the PIAA state title....Led Palmyra to district titles in 2002, 2004 and 2005....Won the Mid-Penn championship all four years....Named a first team All-American senior year....Honored as a first team All-State selection her sophomore through senior years....A Lebanon County All-Star from 2003-05....Named to the All-Mideast Region Team junior and senior years....A Mid-Penn All-Star in 2003, 2004 and 2005....Named to the Cougar Club Class All Tournament Team in 2004 and 2005....An E-town Tournament All Star in 2004....Played National Futures for four years....Was a member of the US U-16 national team....Participated in the USFHA Canadian American Challenge....Also a four-year starter in soccer.

Personal
Full name is Brooke Alyce Hoffsmith....Born on January 1, 1988....Parents are Jerry and Linda Hoffsmith....Has two siblings, a brother, Jordan (17) and a sister, Erica (22), who also played field hockey at Penn State....Currently undecided on a major.

Char Morett on Brooke Hoffsmith
"Brooke truly improved so much about her game last year to contribute to her playing minutes and to our success. Her stick skills are always very tight and deceptive. She has a midfield mentality to always pass and set up the attack. I'd like to see her become more aggressive and attack the circle herself."