#3 - Marle van Dessel
Position: M
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Oisterwijk, The Netherlands
Height: 5-4
Previous School: Odulphus Lyceum

 
Just the Facts
Full Name: Marle Anne van Dessel
Born: Oct. 11, 1989
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Parents: Thierry and Yolande van Dessel
Siblings: Twin sister Flore, as well as sister, Rymme (17)
Major: Mass communications (public relations)

Honors and Awards

• 2010 All-CAA Preseason Team.
• 2009 Second Team All-CAA.
• 2009 VaSID Second Team All-State. 
• 2009 All-CAA Preseason Team
• 2008 Second Team All-CAA

While With The Rams

• Has scored 25 career goals in three seasons, which ranks sixth in school history.
• Has scored two or more goals in a game six times.
• Tied for the team lead with 11 goals in 2009.
• Blasted three goals in a 5-0 win over Monmouth on Sept. 20, 2009 for her second career hat trick.
• Enjoyed breakout sophomore campaign in 2008 with 12 goals and 29 points.
• Scored three game-winning goals for VCU in 2008. Has four game-winners in her career.
• Attempted 59 of VCU’s 137 shots in 2008.
• Provided two goals and one assist during freshman year in 2007.
• Was credited with her first career hat trick in a win over Penn on Sept. 14, 2008.
• Logged two goals and two assists in a victory over Radford on Sept. 7, 2008.

Prior to VCU

• Member of Sint Odulphuslyceum field hockey club.
• Played for MHC HOCO MA1 and MHC Hoco Dames1 in the Netherlands

Getting to Know Marle van Dessel

• Lived in The Hague until 1994, when she moved to Palo Alto, Calif. Lived in Palo Alto until 1995, when she moved to Oisterwijk, Netherlands.
• Her twin sister, Flore, and younger sister Rymme also play field hockey for the Rams.