Name: Carissa Vittese
Position: Defender/Midfielder
Sport: Field Hockey
DOB: 4/8/1992
Hometown: Cherry Hill, N.J.
High School: Camden Catholic ('09)
College: University of Virginia ('14)
Team/Club: Spirit of USA
World Championship Experience
- Bronze - 2017 Pan American Cup (Lancaster, Pa.)
- 7th - 2017 World League Final (Auckland, New Zealand)
Other Career Highlights
- 2018: Competed in 25 international caps for the U.S. Women's National Team
- 2018: Series against Canada (Chula Vista, Calif.), Series against Chile (Lancaster, Pa.), Four Nations Women's Ibaraki International Tournament (4th, Osaka, Japan)
- 2017: Joined the U.S. Women's National Team, Recorded first cap on May 24 against Ireland, Series against Ireland (Lancaster, Pa.), International Festival of Hockey (4th, Melbourne, Australia)
- 2013: At UVa, Second Team All-ACC & Second Team All-South Region
- 2012: At UVa, Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region Second Team
- 2009-10: Part of Olympic Development Squad
Personal:
Daughter of Mark and Pat Vittese...Has two sisters, Carissa and Tara, both played field hockey at the University of Virginia
