University of Albany

2024

• Eighth in the conference in assists per game (.37)
• 18th in the conference in points per game (.89)
• Served as the primary inserter on corners
• Started 16 games, appeared in all 19
• Earned a season-high four points on one goal and two assists against Merrimack (Sept. 6)
• Backed a field that allowed just 1.28 goals per game (20th in the nation) and won six shutouts (20th in the nation in shutouts per game (.32))
• Totaled five goals and seven assists for 17 points in 841 minutes on the field

2023

• America East All-Rookie Team
• 2x AE Rookie of the Week (9.26 & 10.30)
• NFHCA National Academic Squad
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Fifth in the nation, first in the conference, in assists per game (.74)
• Top-75 in the nation, 12th in the conference, in points per game (1.16)
• Started all 19 games as a freshman
• Earned first collegiate point against Stonehill (Aug. 27)
• Scored first collegiate goal against Hofstra (Sept. 8)
• Tallied a season-high four points against Maine in the AE semifinal (Nov. 3) with one goal and two assists
• Added two assists in the AE Championship game against California (Nov. 5)
• Notched at least one assist in 11 contests
• Saw at least 60 minutes on the field in 11 games
• Totaled four goals and 14 assists for 22 points from 14 shots, including 11 on goal, in 1050 minutes on the field.

Before UAlbany

• Berufskollege Vera Beckers
  • Played field hockey for Sebastian Schwidder
  • Graduated in 2022
• Club – GHTC
  • Two-time West German Champions (2014, 15)
  • Spent 11 years playing for Coach Oli Voigt
• Club – CHTC
  • Two-time West German Champions (2019, 20)
  • Spent six years playing for Coach André Schiefer

Personal

• Mara Küskes is the daughter of Michaela and Arndt Küskes
• Has one older sister, Anna
• Born and raised in Mönchengladbach, NRW, Germany
• Related to Karolin Küskes, a 2022 graduate of UConn and fellow collegiate field hockey student-athlete
• Also enjoys playing tennis
• Spent time coaching the younger teams within her hockey club

Why did you choose UAlbany?

Sykes on Küskes