Olivia Bent-Cole Explained

Olivia Bent-Cole
Full Name:Olivia May Bent-Cole
Birth Date:2005 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States
Position:Forward
Years1:2023–
Clubs1:Northwestern University
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2023–
Nationalteam2:United States U–21
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:2

Olivia May Bent-Cole (born 15 June 2005)[1] is an American field hockey forward who has played as part of the United States women's national field hockey team.[2]

Personal life

Olivia Bent-Cole was born and raised in Philadelphia[2] and attended Camden Catholic High School,[3] where she scored a goal in the school's 2-1 win in the 2022 Non-Public state championship game against Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, earning the program's first state title since 1985.[4] She is a student at Northwestern University.[5]

She is sponsored by Osaka.[6]

Career

Under–21

Bent-Cole made her debut for the United States U–21 team in 2023 at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael.[7] [8] She was also named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.[9]

National team

In 2022, at just 16 years of age, Bent-Cole made her senior international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.[8]

She was named in the national squad for the 2023 season.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team Details – United States . . tms.fih.ch . 22 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Olivia Bent-Cole . . usafieldhockey.com . 7 November 2023.
  3. Rimback, Tom. "Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team", Courier-Post, July 29, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "Eastern High School graduate Ryleigh Heck and incoming Camden Catholic senior Olivia Bent-Cole made the most of a summer spent abroad in Ireland with the Under-21 Women’s National Team in June and earlier this month at the Senior Nexus Championships this month, which served as a week-long selection event to the United States Women’s National Team."
  4. Rimback, Tom. "No. 1 Camden Cath. outlasts No. 4 Oak Knoll for NJSIAA Non-Public field hockey title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2022, updated November 12, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "It was a long time coming but Olivia Bent-Cole and her Camden Catholic teammates finally stepped off the field at Bordentown with a trophy over their heads. The Irish — No. 1 in the NJ.com field hockey Top 20 —Beat No. 4 Oak Knoll 2-1 to win the NJSIAA Non-Public state championship. Camden Catholic last won a state championship in 1985."
  5. Web site: 3. Olivia Bent-Cole . . nusports.com . 7 September 2023.
  6. Web site: Olivia Bent-Cole – OBC . . osakaworld.com . 7 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Argentina men and USA women win gold at Junior Pan American Championships . . panamhockey.org . 7 November 2023.
  8. Web site: BENT-COLE Olivia . . tms.fih.ch . 7 November 2023.
  9. Web site: Paul Announces 2023 Women’s Junior World Cup Roster, Return of JPAC Gold Medal Squad . . usafieldhockey.com . 4 August 2023 . 7 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team . . courierpostonline.com . 22 July 2022 . 7 November 2023.

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