Biography
Accolades
- Holds school record for career assists (34); Tied for 4th in school history in points (92) and tied for 8th in goals (29)
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholar
- First Team NFHCA All-America (2021, 2022), Third Team NFHCA All-America (2019)
- First Team SynapseSports All-America (2021, 2022), Second Team SynapseSports All-America (2019)
- NFHCA Region Player of the Year (2021, 2022)
- First Team NFHCA All-Region (2019, 2021, 2022), Second Team NFHCA All-Region (2018)
- First Team All-Centennial (2019, 2021, 2022), Second Team All-Centennial (2018)
- NCAA All-Tournament Team (2021, 2022)
- NFHCA National Academic Squad (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Academic All-Centennial (2019, 2021, 2022)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week (11-05-19, 09-21-21, 10-12-21, 09-07-22, 11-01-22)
- NFHCA Senior All-Star Team
- SynapseSports.com All-Rookie Team (2018)
2022
- Started all 23 games and finished with 13 goals and 10 assists (36 points)
- Led team in assists and points; ranked second in goals
- Ranked third in Centennial in assists per game, fourth in points per game and fifth in goals per game
- Notched first career hat trick in season-opening win over #10 Washington & Lee
- Scored and assisted on the game-winner at #8 Messiah
- Tallied an assist in shutout of Randolph-Macon
- Scored the game’s only goal in shutout of Swarthmore
- Had an assist in shutout at Dickinson
- Scored and assisted on another in win over Haverford
- Scored the game-winner in shutout of Gettysburg
- Notched three points (1g, 1a) in shutout at Ursinus
- Scored twice in shutout at McDaniel
- Tallied two assists in shutout win at #18 Franklin & Marshall
- Scored the game-winner in back-to-back shutout wins over Washington College and Bryn Mawr
- Totaled four points (1g, 2a), including the game-winner, in win over Ursinus in Centennial Conference semifinals
- Made the winning stroke in the shootout versus Bryn Mawr in Centennial Conference championship
- Assisted on the game-winner versus William Smith
2021
- Started all 23 games; scored 11 goals and had 10 assists
- Ranked second on the team in goals, assists and points (32)
- Scored game-winner, and assisted on another, in season-opener versus Shenandoah
- Notched an assist in win at #9 Rowan
- Scored in shutout of #9 Salisbury
- Scored in win over Christopher Newport
- Had three points (1g, 1a) in win over Gettysburg
- Scored in win over Ursinus
- Handed out three assists in win over McDaniel
- Scored in win at Muhlenberg
- Extended point streak to five games with an assist in win over Franklin & Marshall
- Had back-to-back game-winning assists versus Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore
- Tallied five points (2g, 1a) in Centennial title game versus Dickinson
- Scored twice in win over Bowdoin in NCAA Quarterfinals
- Scored the game-winner at Trinity in NCAA Semifinals
2020
- Season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2019
- Started all 22 games
- Led team in assists (18) and points (38) and ranked third in goals (10)
- 18 assists are second most in school single-season history
- Notched two assists, including on the game-winner, versus Randolph-Macon
- Handed out a pair of assists in shutout of Catholic
- Tallied an assist in loss at fourth-ranked Salisbury
- Notched career best two goals and five points in win over Bryn Mawr
- Scored and handed out two assists in win over 13th-ranked Messiah
- Dished two assists in win at Washington College
- Notched an assist in shutout of Dickinson
- Totaled five points (2g, 1a) in win over Muhlenberg
- Scored in shutout at McDaniel
- Scored twice in shutout of Swarthmore
- Tallied an assist in win at Gettysburg
- Scored both goals in win over sixth-ranked Franklin & Marshall
- Tied the school record with four assists in win over Gettysburg in Centennial Conference Semifinals
- Assisted on game-winner versus 11th-ranked Messiah in NCAA Second Round
2018
- Played 22 games and started 16
- Tied for third on the team in points (22) and goals (8) and tied for second in assists (6)
- Made Hopkins debut in overtime win over 20th-ranked Washington & Lee
- Scored first career goal in win over Ramapo
- Tallied game-winner versus Washington College
- Scored and assisted on the game-winner in shutout at Randolph-Macon
- Notched a goal in come-from-behind win at York
- Scored and handed out an assist in win at Muhlenberg
- Tallied a pair of goals, including the game-winner, versus McDaniel
- Scored the game-winner at Swarthmore
- Notched an assist in NCAA Second Round win over FDU-Florham
- Tallied an assist in overtime win at top-ranked Messiah in NCAA Sweet 16
- Picked up an assist in loss to fourth-ranked Tufts in NCAA Semifinals
At Sacred Heart
- Named KFHCA Junior All-Star after helping team to regional championship and state semifinals as a junior
- Named KFHCA Senior All-Star, Region 2 All-Tournament Team, Second Team All-Kentucky and First Team All-Catholic as a senior
- Led team back to regional championship and state semifinals as a senior
- Played three years with Stealth Field Hockey
- Also played tennis for four years and led team to 2018 state championship and four regional championships
- Captain of field hockey and tennis teams as a senior
- Two-time regional doubles champion
- IB Diploma Recipient
- 2017 Kentucky Governor’s Scholar
- KHSAA Tennis Student-Athlete of the Year
- Urusline Education Network Spirit of St. Angela award winner
- Volunteer at Norton Children’s Hospital
Personal
- Abby Birk
- Daughter of Rob and Dr. Amy Birk
- Dad played baseball at Notre Dame; grandfather, Mike Simpson, played football at Maryland
- Sister plays soccer at Christopher Newport
- Member of JHU SAAC and Blue Jays LEAD
- Earned bachelor’s degree in public health studies as well as medicine, science and the humanities
- Enrolled in the Maternal and Child Health Certificate Program in JHU’s Bloomberg School of Public Health
