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Kayla Joyce '25 GK - U19 NIT's - 90 Saves
11 months ago
Dec 2023 U19 NITQ - 1st place in Pool / Qualified for NIT's - Ithaca, NY
about 1 year ago
Kayla Joyce - 102 Saves in 3 games - Fall 2023
over 1 year ago
Kayla Joyce Max FH Top 150 7v7 Highlights (0.92 SV%, saved 22 of 24)
over 1 year ago
Day 1 - U19 NIT's vs. WC Eagles & NJ Grit
almost 2 years ago
Day 2 - U19 NITs - Pittsburgh Venom vs. AGH Elite 2, VA Saints and MD Legacy
almost 2 years ago
Super Sixty Dec 2022 - Kayla Joyce
about 2 years ago
Kayla Joyce : 1st Place U16 NITQ Champs - 2022
almost 3 years ago
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Academic Info

GPA

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High School
North Allegheny High School
Enrollment: 2741

Academic Accomplishments

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Awards and Activities

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Athletic History

High School History
  • 2024 Varsity Team
    Starter  1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All State PA, 1st Team All-WPIAL All Star
    StatsSchedule

    • 2024 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Individual Awards

    1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Area, 1st Team All-Conference, 1st Team All State PA, 1st Team All-WPIAL All Star

    No stats available.
  • 2023 Varsity Team
    Starter  1st Team All-Conference, All WPIAL All-Star, NFHS National Record Book -311 saves in a season & 2nd highest saves ever recorded in a HS game @ 48 saves, 4th @36 saves, and 9th @ 30 saves, Defensive MVP 311 Saves 0.901 sv%
    StatsSchedule

    • 2023 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Individual Awards

    1st Team All-Conference, All WPIAL All-Star, NFHS National Record Book -311 saves in a season & 2nd highest saves ever recorded in a HS game @ 48 saves, 4th @36 saves, and 9th @ 30 saves, Defensive MVP

    Team Awards

    311 Saves 0.901 sv%

    No stats available.
  • 2022 Junior Varsity Team
    Starter   , Regional 2nd Place, Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place
    Stats

    • 2022 Junior Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Team Awards

    , Regional 2nd Place, Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place

    No stats available.
  • 2022 Varsity Team
    Starter   Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place
    StatsSchedule

    • 2022 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Team Awards

    Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place

    No stats available.
  • 2021 Varsity Team
    Starter   Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place, Regional 2nd Place, Starter for 2 games, full year back-up
    Stats

    • 2021 Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Team Awards

    Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place, Regional 2nd Place, Starter for 2 games, full year back-up

    No stats available.
  • 2021 Junior Varsity Team
    Starter  Defensive Player of the Year Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place
    Stats

    • 2021 Junior Varsity Team Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #75

    Individual Awards

    Defensive Player of the Year

    Team Awards

    Conference 2nd Place, Sectional 2nd Place

    No stats available.
Club Season History
  • 2023 USA Field Hockey Nexus Athlete Directory
    (USAFH Nexus U18 National Championship Selection) July 12-14th @ Virginia Beach Regional Training Center
    StatsSchedule

    • USA Field Hockey Nexus Athlete Directory Detailed Information

    Notes

    July 12-14th @ Virginia Beach Regional Training Center

    No stats available.
  • 2022 U16 National Indoor Tournament (NIT) (PA) - 3rd Place Pool C - 15th Overall
    (U16 NIT (PA) - 3rd Place - 15th overall - 90 saves - Pittsburgh Venom Blue) Pittsburgh Venom Blue
    Stats

    • U16 National Indoor Tournament (NIT) (PA) - 3rd Place Pool C - 15th Overall Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #91

    Notes

    Pittsburgh Venom Blue

    No stats available.
  • 2022 USAFH U16 Nexus National Championship Selection
    (U16 Nexus Championship Selection - RISE Alt.)
    Stats

    • USAFH U16 Nexus National Championship Selection Detailed Information

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  • 2022 USAFH U16 Nexus Regional Selection (IN) - Elite
    (Nexus Regional Selection - Region 9 Elite - Ball State, Muncie, IN)
    Stats

    • USAFH U16 Nexus Regional Selection (IN) - Elite Detailed Information

    No stats available.
  • 2022 Winter Indoor Tournament - Spooky Nook (PA) - 1st place - Full Tourney Shutout
    (Pittsburgh Venom Blue) Won 1st place with a FULL TOURNAMENT SHUTOUT - 100% saved
    Stats

    • Winter Indoor Tournament - Spooky Nook (PA) - 1st place - Full Tourney Shutout Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #91

    Notes

    Won 1st place with a FULL TOURNAMENT SHUTOUT - 100% saved

    No stats available.
  • 2022 National Indoor Tournament Qualifier (PA) - Pool BB - 1st Place - Pittsburgh Venom Blue
    (NITQ 1st Place - Won via a shootout 100% saved) Pittsburgh Venom Blue
    Stats

    • National Indoor Tournament Qualifier (PA) - Pool BB - 1st Place - Pittsburgh Venom Blue Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #91

    Notes

    Pittsburgh Venom Blue

      General Statistics
    • Goals
      Shootout win - 100% saved
  • 2021 National Indoor Tournament (PA) - U16 Tournament MVP - Pittsburgh Venom
    (U16 NIT (PA) ) Named U16 National Indoor Tournament MVP
    Stats

    • National Indoor Tournament (PA) - U16 Tournament MVP - Pittsburgh Venom Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #91

    Notes

    Named U16 National Indoor Tournament MVP

    No stats available.
  • 2020 National Indoor Tournament team (NIT) (PA) - U14 1st Place - Pittsburgh Venom
    (U14 NIT (PA) - 1st Place - Pittsburgh Venom) U14 NIT Division Champs - 1st place
    Stats

    • National Indoor Tournament team (NIT) (PA) - U14 1st Place - Pittsburgh Venom Detailed Information

    Jersey Number

    #91

    Notes

    U14 NIT Division Champs - 1st place

    No stats available.
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All WPIAL 3A All Star
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NFHS National Record Book - 311 saves in a season & 2nd Highest Ever Recorded Saves in a Game (3 of my games listed in the Top 9)
Honored to have my season saves @311 & three of my games listed this in the NFHS National Record Book for highest saves in a game (48 saves = 2nd highest ever, 36 saves = 4th highest, and 30 saves = 9th highest).
U18 Nexus National Championship Selection
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Ranked Top 150 by Max Field Hockey
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U16 Nexus Championship Selection (2022))
USAFH announces top athletes selected for the 2022 Nexus Championship, presented by Osaka Hockey.
USAFH NIT - U16 Pool C - Third Place (15th in the nation)
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U16 Venom - NITQ Champions & Full Winter Tournament Shutout for #91 Joyce
Congratulations to Kayla Joyce with a very rare entire tournament shutout. Well done on your back-to-back tournament wins (NITQ 1st Place Champs & Spring Tournament Shutout). Good luck at Nationals! ~Ben Peters, head coach
Pittsburgh Venom U14 NIT Champions (1st Place)
Kayla Joyce - U14 Pittsburgh Venom Goalie - 1st Place NIT Champions

Events

Past Events

USAFH National Club Championship
Jun 28, 2024 - Jun 30, 2024
Virginia Beach Regional Training Center, Virginia Beach , VA
GK for FHL U19
Redhawk 7v7 Classic
Jun 09, 2024 - Jun 09, 2024
Miami University , Oxford, OH
FHL U19
Derby Classic
May 25, 2024 - May 25, 2024
Bellarmine University , Louisville, KY
FHL U19 Red
Regional Club Championship
May 11, 2024 - May 12, 2024
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
FHL U19
Midwest Classic
Apr 14, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024
, Oxford, OH
FHL U19
2024 U-19 Girls & Adult National Indoor Tournament
Feb 23, 2024 - Feb 25, 2024
90 SAVES, Richmond, VA
Pittsburgh Venom - Jersey #91 - 90 SAVES
Thanksgiving Shooting Star
Nov 24, 2023 - Nov 26, 2023
Virginia, Midlothian, VA
Pittsburgh Venom FH - Goalie #91
WC Eagles Summer Training
Jul 17, 2023 - Jul 21, 2023
WC Eagles Training Center, Spring City, PA
USAFH U18 Nexus National Championship
Jul 12, 2023 - Jul 14, 2023
Virginia Beach Regional Training Center, Virginia Beach, VA
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Field-Hockey/Features/2023/June/07/Congratulations-to-the-Athletes-Selected-for-the-2023-Junior-Nexus-Championship?fbclid=IwAR01o6Fo0Q-S1FifQ979V2v7LMUloYOFbnpirz4GCCEhdm2CiIYj6-vPfyA
USAFH Nexus Regional Selection Camp
Jun 03, 2023 - Jun 04, 2023
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
Region 5 USA Field Hockey
Max Field Hockey Top 150 National Player Invitational
May 22, 2023 - May 22, 2023
The Proving Grounds, Conshohocken, PA
1-day showcase event for MAX Field Hockey’s Top 150 Players in the Class of 2025 Monday, May 22, 2023: 8:00am-7:30pm
USAFH Nexus - Region 5
Apr 29, 2023 - May 14, 2023
Penn State University Main Campus, State College, PA
Three weekends of tryouts: April 29-30, May 6-7, & May 13-14.
The LineUP
Mar 25, 2023 - Mar 26, 2023
Florham Park Sports Dome, Florham Park, NJ
Day 1: Michigan 9am, Syracuse 11am, Colgate 1pm, Columbia 3pm Day 2: 9am Johns Hopkins, 10am Haverford, 12pm MIT, 1pm University of Rochester
U19 National Indoor Tournament
Feb 24, 2023 - Feb 26, 2023
Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, VA
Pittsburgh Venom U19 Velociraptors - Goalie #91
Spooky Nook Winter Indoor Tournament
Feb 12, 2023 - Feb 12, 2023
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
Pittsburgh Venom U19 Velociraptors - Goalie #91
USAFH NITQ
Dec 17, 2022 - Dec 18, 2022
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Pittsburgh Venom U19 NITQ Team
Spooky Nook U19 Indoor FH Tournament
Dec 11, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022
Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim, PA
U19 Pittsburgh Venom NITQ Team
Super Sixty December Sophomore Camp
Dec 03, 2022 - Dec 04, 2022
Superdome Sports Complex, Waldwick, NJ
Goalie - Team Purple C
Thanksgiving Shooting Star
Nov 25, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022
River City Sportsplex, Midlothian, VA
WC Eagles Summer Training
Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 22, 2022
The Training Center (WC Eagles), Pottstown, PA
Limelight Showcase
Jun 10, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022
Spooky Nook, Mannheim , PA
College showcase tournament
Nexus Region 9 - Great Lakes - Elite Goalie
Mar 26, 2022 - May 21, 2022
Detroit Country Day School - Beverly Hills, Michigan AND Miami University of Ohio, Beverly Hills, MI
Weeks 1 & 3: Michigan (3/26th-27th & 6/7th-8th); Week 2: Miami of Ohio (4/23rd-24th). Regional selections TBD - 5/22nd & 23rd
USAF National Indoor Tournament
Mar 04, 2022 - Mar 06, 2022
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
Qualified 1st place in our NITQ division
Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
Feb 06, 2022 - Feb 06, 2022
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
Full Tournament Shut-out as Goalie for U16 Pittsburgh Venom Blue
USAFH National Indoor Qualifier Tournament
Jan 23, 2022 - Jan 23, 2022
United Sports, Downington, PA
U16 NIT Blue Goalie
Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
Jan 09, 2022 - Jan 09, 2022
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
U16 NIT Blue Goalie
Indoor Field Hockey Tournament
Dec 05, 2021 - Dec 05, 2021
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
OTB Hockey Camp @ Cornell University
Aug 07, 2021 - Aug 08, 2021
Cornell University , Ithaca , NY
Attended as one of a few, if not the only, rising freshman.
U16 NIT - USAFH National Indoor Tournament
Mar 06, 2021 - Mar 07, 2021
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
Kayla Joyce - U16 NIT Team MVP
2020 U-14 USAFH National Indoor Tournament (USAFH - NIT)
Feb 15, 2020 - Feb 16, 2020
Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Manheim, PA
Pittsburgh Venom - U14 1st Place Champs : https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Field-Hockey/Features/2020/February/17/PHOTO-GALLERY-Congratulations-2020-U-14-Girls-NIT-Medalists
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Personal Statement

My name is Kayla Joyce, and I am a class of 2025 field hockey goalie with a 4.3 GPA and a passion for Field Hockey. I am excited to be committed and accepted to Northwestern University for the Fall of 2025!

I currently play for Pittsburgh Venom Field Hockey's U19 NIT Team, FHL U19 NCC Team (Spring), and as the Varsity Goalie for North Allegheny High School.  

In 2024, I completed my HS career with 611 career saves, 0.89 sv%, Fall season saves of 300, 0.88 sv% (my second highest), and was named 1st Team All-State for Pennsylvania and 2024 All-WPIAL All Star. I was also honored to receive the North Allegheny Defensive MVP for the third time and North Allegheny Scholar Athlete Award for the 4th time. In addition I was named 2024 HS Player to watch by the Field Hockey Analyst. 

In 2023, I was named one of the All-WPIAL 3A All-Stars and Defensive MVP for my high school. I made 311 saves this season, with a 0.901 SV% which is the 5th highest recorded by NFHS. I was listed 4 times in the NFHS record book as a result, once for saves in a season and three times for saves in individual games (NFHS Field Hockey Records). I was also 1 of 4 athletes across all sports at North Allegheny to be selected to attend the WPIAL Sportsmanship Conference. 

I was recently ranked by Max Field Hockey on their Watch List as one of the Top 150 Players (15 goalies) for the Class of 2025 (attended the Max FH Top 150 Invitational) and was selected for the 2023 Nexus U18 National Championship in Virginia Beach.  

In 21/22 my Venom indoor team won our U16 NITQ tournament via a shoot-out, during which I did not let in a single goal. We followed this with a 1st place win at the Winter Indoor Tournament at Spooky Nook, during which, I had a full tournament shutout.  

We then moved onward and upward to the USAFH National Indoor Tournament, where we earned 3rd place in Pool C - our highest ranking in club history - finishing 15th in the country. I saved 32 goals alone against our toughest competitor, the WC Eagles, holding the eventual champions to a 2-pt spread. Over the course of the NIT tournament, I saved 90 goals across 5 games.  

I have been honored several times with team awards: North Allegheny 2021, 2023 & 2024 Defensive MVP mentioned above, USAFH NIT Team MVP, and Four-time North Allegheny Scholar-Athlete Award.

Instagram: @kayla_joyce_2025_goalie
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCICnsOzKwWc8UGBKXCvKWmQ

  • STATS:
  • '2024 1st Team All-State
  • '2024 All-WPIAL All-Star
  • '2024 High School Players to Watch - The Field Hockey Analyst
  • 611 Career Saves (Jr + Sr Year), 0.89 %
  • 282 Season Saves Fall 2024, 0.88 %
  • 311 Season Saves Fall 2023, 0.901 %
  • '2023 All WPIAL All-Star 

'NFHS National Record Book - 311 saves, 5th highest in history

'NFHS National Record Book - 2nd highest saves in a HS game (48 saves). 

'NFHS National Record Book - Two additional games also listed at 36 - 4th highest and 30 saves - 9th highest

'North Allegheny 2023 Defensive MVP

'23 Nexus Elite Goalie Region 5 - U18 National Championship Selection

‘23 Max Field Hockey Top150 Players Watch List & Attended Max FH Top 150 Invitational

'23 U19 NIT Pool Rome

'23 NITQ Qualified for Nationals

'23 Super Sixty & Thanksgiving Shooting Star

'22 Nexus Elite Region 9/Regional Selection/National Championship Selection

'22 NIT U16 Pool C 3rd Place - 90 saves across 5 games

'22 NITQ U16 1st Place - won via shutout in the shootout

'22 Varsity Goalie & Letter Winner as a Sophomore

'22 & 21 NA Academic Scholar Award

'22 & 21 WPIAL Runner Up

'21 Defensive Player of the Year

'20 U14 NIT Division Champs





Coach References

  • Kristen Rambo
    Position Coach
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  • Michelle (Couch) Kessler
    High School Head Coach
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  • Ben Peters
    Club Coach
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