Maxine Fluharty

Fluharty is from Millsboro, Delaware. Her mother, Kathleen, was an All-American field hockey player at Northwestern, while her father, Kevin, was a national champion in the sport at Lycoming College. She started playing field hockey from a young age, with The News Journal stating that she was "practically born with a field hockey stick in her hands," and trained in the sport year-round, joining the U.S. Olympic development program at age 12. Fluharty attended Sussex Technical High School where she played field hockey and lacrosse. The News Journal noted that she "put Sussex Tech on the state field hockey map." The team captain in field hockey, she was named first-team all-conference in all four years, three times first-team all-state, and twice as the state Player of the Year. ==College career==

Fluharty was named second-team All-Mid Atlantic as a freshman at Maryland in 2011, contributing to their national championship team. As a senior in 2014, Fluharty served as team captain and started all 23 games, scoring 15 goals and three assists, while being named a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection, to the All-Big Ten Tournament team, the Big Ten Player of the Year and the Mid Atlantic Region Player of the Year. She was one of five finalists for the national player of the year award and concluded her collegiate career having totaled 38 goals and 19 assists. After her collegiate career, Fluhary played professionally in the Women's Hoofdklasse Hockey league in the Netherlands for 18 months, being a member of the club HC Bloemendaal. ==International career==

Fluharty joined the U.S. national under-16 team at around the age of 14. ==Coaching career==

After her playing career, Fluharty became a coach. She served as the head coach of Sussex Academy from 2020 to 2021, helping them reach their first state tournament with a state semifinals appearance in 2021. She then joined the Brown Bears as an assistant coach in 2022. She was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 2025. ==References==