Madison Beach

Madison Beach dribbles ball on green turf at William & Mary

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Northbrook, Ill.

Honors: NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad (2024, 2025) … All-ACC Academic Team (2024, 2025) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025) …

USA Field Hockey: Selected to U21 National Team that took silver at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games … Helped the United States secure silver medal honors at 2026 Junior Pan American Cup.

2025: Started all 21 games in the midfield … Led all Blue Devils with 12 assists … Finished the season third on the team in points with 18 (three goals and 12 assists … The 12 assists are tied for 14th in Duke single-season history … Recorded at least one point in 13 contests … Registered a goal and an assist in 3-1 victory at Boston College (10/17) … Had the game winner against the Eagles … Provided the winning assist in 2-1 victory over Louisville (10/10) … Also had the helper on the game-winning goal versus UConn (10/19) … Distributed the winning assist in NCAA Tournament first round win over Iowa (11/14).

2024: Saw action in the midfield in 18 games ... All-ACC Academic Team ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Duke: Played her hockey at Glenbrook North and for Windy City Field Hockey Club … The 2022 and 2023 IFHHSA Illinois Player of the Year … A four-year starter at center midfield … Finished her high school career with 290 career points from 107 goals and 76 assists in 80 games … Garnered IHSFHA all-state first-team selection three years and garnered the 2021 Illinois High School Outstanding Player Award following an abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Max Field Hockey and NFHCA All-America recognition in 2022 … Led the Spartans to a runner-up finish in the state championship as a sophomore … Scored 38 goals as a junior and finished with a 5.2 points per game average for Glenbrook … A two-year team captain, capping her scholastic career with a state title and NFHCA All-America first team recognition … Helped Windy City Field Hockey to a third-place finish in the top division at the Sunshine Showcase and a ninth-place showing at the 2023 National Club Championships … Also was a mainstay in the USA Field Hockey program … Took part in the 2023 Senior Nexus Championship and was invited to the USA Field Hockey U-21 Selection Camp ... Beach traveled to Netherlands, Belgium and Germany with the U-18 National Team … Aslo ran cross country for Glenbrook as a freshman and ranked among the top-six runners on the team and qualified individually for regionals and sectionals.

Personal: Daughter of Katie and Keith Beach … Mother played field hockey at Maryland from 1992-96 … Was a member of the U.S. Women’s Field Hockey National Team from 1994-2003 … Competed in the 1996 Olympics … Inducted into the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009 … Father played soccer at Maryland from 1994-98 … Played professionally in Scotland and for the Miami Fusion of MLS in 2000 … Aunt, Amanda Kaufmann played field hockey at Penn State from 1991-95 and aunt Molly Kauffman played field hockey at Maryland from 1997-01 … Uncle, Chris Beach, played soccer at Rutgers from 1987-91 and uncle Sean Beach rowed at Rutgers from 1987-91.