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HSSP FIELD HOCKEY 2021FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 6 / 21 2 : 15 PM Page 1 F I E L D H O C K E Y C A M D E N C AT H O L I C FIGHTING IRISH PLAYERS TO WATCH : Olivia Bent - Cole and Ava Moore have been difference - makers for Camden Catholic since they stepped on the field as freshmen . Now the returning all - state first - team honorees are upperclassmen and ready to continue making life miserable for opponents . Bent - Cole , a junior midfielder , led the Irish with 21 goals to go with four assists and received all - state recognition for the second straight year . Moore , a junior midfield - er , added seven goals and nine assists despite alternating between offen - sive and defensive roles depending on where she was needed . They lead a terrific core that also CHEROKEE includes three seniors CHIEFS committed to college pro - OLIVIA BENT - COLE grams . Senior goalie Leah DiRenzo , who is headed B I S H O P E U S T A C E to St . Joseph’s next year , reached the sectional final before dropping a had 65 saves and led a close game to Camden Catholic . The program CRUSADERS defense that allowed just always finds a way to stay competitive and this nine goals all season . Sen - season should be no different . PLAYERS TO WATCH : Bishop Eustace is ior Gianna Miller , who will paced by a pair of Division I recruits AVA MOORE also play Division I field in seniors Alex Senior and Cassie hockey at Liberty , is a key defender in front of Chapjian . Senior , a forward , DiRenzo . Senior forward Payton Koss is the third has led the team in college recruit and is committed to Montclair scoring each of the State . Juniors Libby Bell and Jacki Connolly and past two years and seniors Elayna Berrios , Emily Gallagher and Kait - had 24 goals and lyn Didinger are other contributors at forward and eight assists last fall . in the midfield , along with sophomores Kayla She is committed to Dever and Fairfield . Chapjian , a mid - Isabel Rotaeche . Senior Cecilia fielder , chipped in a goal Mendez and sophomore Reagan Stauts are expe - and five assists while adding rienced defenders and junior Valerie Concepcion stellar play at the defensive end of the field . She adds depth in goal . will continue her career at Sacred Heart . Senior OUTLOOK : The Irish went 12 - 2 - 1 last fall , with both Julie Faiola is a key returner on defense who also losses coming to Oak Knoll , the No . 1 team in contributes on offense . Her leadership in the back New Jersey . They finished No . 4 in the state poll will be critical as the Crusaders look for a replace - after reaching their fourth consecutive sectional ment for all - state third - team goalie Mia Trottie , final and winning their second in a row . Expecta - who graduated . Returning sophomore starter tions remain high for 2021 . Josette DeGour and senior Reagan Burke will be key players , along with junior Blaire Sparks who C H E R O K E E was injured last year . CHIEFS OUTLOOK : Bishop Eustace may have finished 2020 BISHOP EUSTACE’S ALEX SENIOR with a rare losing record at 8 - 9 , but the Crusaders PLAYERS TO WATCH : Eight starters are back for played some of the top teams in the state and Cherokee , including four seniors who will contin - 22 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 12 issue 4 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM
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HSSP FIELD HOCKEY 2021FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 6 / 21 2 : 15 PM Page 2 ue their careers at the next level . Midfielder Bella Mele , a leader at both ends of the field , had eight goals and six assists as a junior and is headed to the University of Massachusetts - Low - ell . Senior forward Isabel - la Coluzzi is another potent scorer who had three goals and two assists despite miss - ing most of her junior season with an injury . She is committed to Mon - mouth . Senior Alexa Ronning , a St . Joseph’s recruit , is another top player in the midfield , and the fourth college commit is senior Sarah Crysler , one of the best goalies in South Jersey . She made 211 saves last fall and is headed to Millersville . Senior forward Dani Gindville , a transfer from Washington Township , led the Minutemaids with 16 goals and six assists last year and should fit in seamlessly with the Chiefs . The talented senior class also includes L three other playmakers on offense : Emma Wright ( seven goals , three assists ) , Samantha L Butkus ( five goals , one assist ) and Alexa Antonelli ( three goals , three assists ) , along A with solid defenders Paige Yocum and Anna Donaldson . Junior Erin St . John is also an B offensive contributor . OUTLOOK : The Chiefs were competitive in E almost every game last year and finished with a . 500 record at 7 - 7 . With so many key pieces back in the fold plus the addition of Gindville , S 2021 is shaping up as a big season . A C H E R R Y H I L L E A S T COUGARS B PLAYERS TO WATCH : The Cougars are excited to be led by an experienced and hardworking sen - ior class . Included in that group is forward Marisa Rappaport , who scored a pair of goals last year . She will spark the Cherry Hill East attack along with junior Sami Bloom , a returning starter . The midfield will be con - trolled by senior Scout Pullano and returning starter Katie Bristow , a junior . Juliana Saidel is a returning starter on the back line and will anchor the defense . OUTLOOK : The Cougars are eager to get the 2021 season underway and figure to be much improved under new head coach Lisa Patrone , a former standout player at Washing - ton Township and Rutgers who also served as an assistant coach at her former high school . C H E R R Y H I L L W E S T LIONS PLAYERS TO WATCH : Cherry Hill West has a promising crop of returners led by seniors Emily Hazel and Abigail Sims . Hazel , a for - ward , has scored five goals each of the past two seasons and should be a key playmaker in front of the cage once again . Sims , mean - SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 12 issue 4 SUBURBAN FAMILY 23
