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Fee Announces Retirement from U.S. National Team
8/29/2018 4:38:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.C. – Former Blue Devil and longtime member of the U.S. national field hockey team's back line Stefanie Fee has announced her retirement from the senior squad. Fee joined Team USA in 2012 and wraps up her career with 114 international caps in six years of action.
“On behalf of the Duke field hockey program, and myself, I congratulate Stef Fee on her retirement from our U.S. national field hockey team,” said Duke head coach Pam Bustin. “Stef is the first Duke field hockey player to represent the U.S. in an Olympic Games and has certainly inspired current and future Blue Devils to achieve the same! Through her pure love for the game, her fierce competitive spirit and pride in representing her country, Stef was able to pursue through the typical challenges as well as a few physical injuries.”
A native of Virginia Beach, Va., Fee helped the U.S. to an impressive fifth-place finish at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. She was also a part of medalist performances at the FIH Hockey World League Championship, Champions Challenge, Pan American Games and Champions Trophy. Most recently, she was a part of the 18-player roster that represented the United States in the Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup earlier this summer in London.
“Rio was quite an experience as the media has already hyped and informed everyone about,” Fee said. “But to me, it was like crossing a finish line to the dream I had set when I was nine years old. I got to live, play and love my dream during the Olympic Games.
“I was able to live my dream job every day. Work was play. Of course, 'play' came along with grueling trainings and 9 p.m. bedtimes due to tiredness, but the ability to represent my country in the sport I love alongside powerful and charismatic teammates everyday was a true blessing.”
Another member of the USWNT will be transitioning to other side of the game of field hockey. Defender Stefanie Fee has confirmed her retirement from the senior squad. Fee joined the USWNT in 2012, and finishes her career with 114 international caps. https://t.co/CoHBrKpe3E pic.twitter.com/sk0y5aYxx2
— USA Field Hockey (@USAFieldHockey) August 29, 2018
At Duke, Fee started each of the 81 games during her career, garnering Longstreth/NFHCA All-America, All-South Region first team, All-ACC and All-ACC Tournament accolades. During her senior campaign, she anchored a defensive unit which ranked second in the ACC and eighth nationally in goals against average (1.2).
Fee continues to have a program award named after her – the Stefanie Fee Duke True Award – which is bestowed upon one student-athlete at the team's annual banquet. The award is in recognition of a deserving player's all-around leadership, work ethic and dedication to the program over their Duke career.
Fee graduated from Duke in 2012 with a degree in psychology. She served as the Blue Devils' volunteer assistant coach during the 2012 campaign and later coached at Maryland. Following retirement from the U.S. national team, Fee plans to continue coaching with the PowerHouse Field Hockey Club, which she recently co-founded with U.S. teammate Lauren Pfeiffer in Pennsylvania.
“It was a blast to follow her and cheer for her through her international play,” Bustin said. “There is no doubt that Fee's work ethic and personal values will continue to bring her continued success! Congrats Fee and all the best with your next chapter!”
Fee's announcement came just days after another member of the Duke field hockey program, Lauren Blazing, announced her retirement.
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