- "I made VWC my top choice because the coaching staff and players were very friendly and welcoming. I have always wanted to go south and I love how Virginia Wesleyan is right near the beach."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Quinnipiac University, Elon University, McDaniel College and High Point University
Career Highs
Goals: 2 – (Sweet Briar – 10/29/13)
Assists: 1 – (3x, most recent, at Roanoke - 10/10/15)
Points: 4 - (Sweet Briar – 10/29/13)
2015-16 Academic All-State Team
2015-16 ODAC All-Academic Team
2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2014-15 ODAC All-Academic Team
Junior (2015): Appeared in 20 games for the Marlins, making five starts... Had two goals during the season, one against Houghton and one against Eastern Mennonite... Wentzel also had two assist during the season coming on the biggest stages... She posted one helper in the opener at then-No. 3 ranked Messiah College with the other coming on the game-winning goal at Roanoke on October 10.
Sophomore (2014): Returned to play and start in the final game of the season, the ODAC semifinal against Lynchburg College.
Freshman (2013): Scored her first intercollegiate goal in a 3-0 win over Kean University… Recorded a season-high two goals in a 9-0 victory over Sweet Briar College.
Academic Accomplishments: Presidential Scholarship recipient… Leadership Scholarship recipient… Two-time Dean's List honoree… Posted a 4.00 GPA fall '13 and spring '14.
Before VWC: Four-year varsity starter for Red Land… Selected as team captain as a senior… Helped guide Red Land to a 20-4-1 record in 2012, a district runner-up finish and a berth in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state semifinals… Member of the 2011 Disney Showcase championship team… Selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 2010 Cedar Cliff Tournament… Also competed for the Hershey Attack soccer club and the LDC United Elite 94, 95… Senior class treasurer… Member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, the Distinguished Honor Roll… Graduated with a 4.00 GPA.
Personal: The daughter of David and Christina Wentzel… Has a sister, Kayla, and a brother, Justin.
Get to Know Brittany
- Enjoys going to the beach and shopping
- A fan of soccer standout Mia Hamm, hockey's Pittsburgh Penguins and actor/comedian Adam Sandler
- Favorites include the book "The Seventeen Second Miracle," the movie "She's The Man," and the TV series "Pretty Little Liars"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "hardworking, intelligent, competitive, athletic, friendly, dedicated"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being part of a team with the ultimate goal of success"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Mia Hamm, because she has been my inspiration since I was a kid. I would love to know how she became such a successful player"
- People might be surprised to know: "I was a national champion cheerleader a the age of 6"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I am happily married, with two children, living in the South as a physical therapist"
