SF_Field Hockey_0722FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 11 / 22 1 : 31 PM Page 3 utors are seniors Brielle Sharkey and Ava moresand two senior lead - Lomonaco . Ella Gandy , previously a Junior ers.Forward Tatum Olympic MVP , and Julianna Racobaldo are two Woodshad a memorable freshmen who have turned heads during sum - rookie season as she tied mer training and are expected to step in right offensiveplaymaker , and defender Ashley Wein - for the team lead with 23 away at the varsity level . bergis another senior hoping to earn a starting goals and added 13 assists OUTLOOK : The Pioneers were up and down during job.Sophomore Victoria Geissler saw time as a to earn all - conference first - the regular season in 2021 but still made a run rookieand is a likely starter in the midfield . teamaccolades . Sophomore to the sectional semifinals before dropping a OUTLOOK : TheChiefs went 14 - 6 last fall , their most forward Karine Johnson ( 10 goals , close loss to Ocean City . With DeLeo and winsin a season in at least a decade , and reached fiveassists ) and sophomore midfielder Addison Andres leading the way , this season is shaping thesectional quarterfinals before suffering a 4 - 1 Petti ( seven goals , four assists ) will also look to up to be a successful one . lossto eventual Tournament of Champions win - build on their solid debuts . Senior forwards Mia ner Eastern . There are some big shoes to fill but Zaris ( 12 goals , three assists ) and Alena Stewart they hope to remain competitive . ( three goals ) are other proven finishers , and the E A S T E R N Lions ’ balanced attack also includes senior for - VIKINGS wardsMackenzie DeSilvio and Samantha Johns . C H E R R Y H I L L E A S T At the other end of the field , junior Rebecca PLAYERS TO WATCH : Change COUGARS Armstrong is an experienced goalie and key is once again in the air returners in front of her are seniors Hailey Milli - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior at Eastern , as an out - gan and Hanna Porowski . Junior Emma midfielderSami Bloom standing senior class Chorzelewski and seniors Mia Harron and Julia returns as the leader for graduatedand the Green are contributors in the midfield . Cherry Hill East and she fourthnew head coach OUTLOOK : Cherry Hill West has made tremendous is primed for a big season in four seasons will be strides as a program and finished 12 - 10 with a before continuing her taking over the program . playoff win in its best season in years last fall . career at Montclair State . Thedepartures from The Lions have the pieces in place to ride the She will be counted on as last year include one of the best players in forward momentum . one of the team’s primary school history , Ryleigh Heck — who set a single - scorers while also helping season national record with 125 goals last year to lock things down defensively . Two other key andscored 323 in her remarkable career — as C L E A R V I E W returning starters — and part of a large contin - wellas her mom Kerry , who stepped down after PIONEERS gent of seniors on the roster — are center mid - filling in as head coach for a year . On the bright fielder Kiran Muttathil and midfielder / defender side , there are several talented players ready to PLAYERS TO Katie Bristow . Sophomore Maggie Pierlott start - emerge as leaders , including senior back Devin WATCH : Senior ed as a rookie and is an important piece of the Baraldi , who made the all - conference second forward / mid - defense . Several JV players from last year and a team . Senior Laci Coppola is another veteran fielder Darian few freshmen who could make an impact right defenderand is committed to Quinnipiac . The DeLeohas away are expected to fill out the starting lineup . offense is paced by junior forward Olivia White , beenan impact OUTLOOK : New head coach Jamie Robertson brings who had 19 goals and seven assists as a sopho - player for Clearview since her freshman year and a ton of experience on the field and on the bench moreto make the all - conference second team , is primed for a big final season before moving to the Cougars . A field hockey and softball player and senior forward Brooke Ruiz ( 13 goals , seven on to La Salle . She had 26 goals and 12 assists at Cherry Hill West , she is currently the head assists ) , who will continue her career at Bel - as a junior to make the all - South Jersey and all - coach for the softball and swimming teams at mont Abbey . Senior forward Bella Spina is conference first teams . Senior midfielder Gabby Timber Creek . She is excited about the numbers another offensive spark and senior Maura Andres is another key returner who had nine in the program and expects the girls to show Somers , a Fairfield commit , is a key player in the goals and three assists to make the all - confer - improvement throughout the year . midfield.Sophomore Gabby Hoffmaster is a ence first team and all - South Jersey second candidate to take over as the starting goalie . team . Senior Ryan Remaly , an outstanding ath - Other returners hoping to contribute are senior lete who is headed to Army for lacrosse , adds C H E R R Y H I L L W E S T Samantha Ryan and sophomores Valentina offensivepunch along with sophomores Maken - LIONS Barone , Grace Carnival , Maisey Mosier , Melany zieDutch and Alaina Lomonaco and junior Des - Mosier , Brynn Somers , Natalia Ulbin and Talia tiny Joseph . Senior Christina Unger ( 165 saves ) PLAYERS TO WATCH : Cherry Hill West brings back a Zuccarelli . is back as the starting goalie , and other contrib - promising offensive core led by a trio of sopho - OUTLOOK : The Vikings captured the last Tourna - ment of Champions title ever in dramatic fash - ion , as White tied the championship against MOORESTOWN Oak Knoll late in the game and Heck won it on FRIENDS ’ TIA OBERMEIER the final play to cap a 25 - 2 season . Eastern might not be at the same level this year but the standards will remain high for the program under new head coach Sarah Snuffin . G L O U C E S T E R C A T H O L I C RAMS PLAYERS TO WATCH : A solid core is back for Gloucester Catholic , including its two best offensive players , junior forward Bridget Taney and senior Adrianna Green . Taney led the Rams with 10 goals and 11 assists , while Green added eight goals and also shined at the defensive end 24 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 13 issue 3 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM