Olivia May Bent-Cole (born June 15, 2005) is an American field hockey forward who has played as part of the United States women's national field hockey team.
Personal life Olivia Bent-Cole was born and raised in Philadelphia and attended Camden Catholic High School,Rimback, Tom. "Ryleigh Heck, Olivia Bent-Cole get the call to field hockey national team", Courier-Post, July 29, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "Eastern High School graduate Ryleigh Heck and incoming Camden Catholic senior Olivia Bent-Cole made the most of a summer spent abroad in Ireland with the Under-21 Women’s National Team in June and earlier this month at the Senior Nexus Championships this month, which served as a week-long selection event to the United States Women’s National Team." where she scored a goal in the school's 2–1 win in the 2022 Non-Public state championship game against Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child, earning the program's first state title since 1985.Rimback, Tom. "No. 1 Camden Cath. outlasts No. 4 Oak Knoll for NJSIAA Non-Public field hockey title", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 12, 2022, updated November 12, 2022. Accessed November 7, 2023. "It was a long time coming but Olivia Bent-Cole and her Camden Catholic teammates finally stepped off the field at Bordentown with a trophy over their heads. The Irish — No. 1 in the NJ.com field hockey Top 20 —Beat No. 4 Oak Knoll 2-1 to win the NJSIAA Non-Public state championship. Camden Catholic last won a state championship in 1985." She is a student at Northwestern University.
She is sponsored by Osaka.
Career Under–21 Bent-Cole made her debut for the United States U–21 team in 2023 at the Pan American Junior Championship in Saint Michael. She was also named in the squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago later that year.
National team In 2022, at just 16 years of age, Bent-Cole made her senior international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League.
She was named in the national squad for the 2023 season.
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