HSSP_FIELD HOCKEY_0723FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 9 / 23 11 : 06 AM Page 3 F I E L D H O C K E Y returners ready to take over as leaders of the team . Sopho - more midfielder Ella Gandy had seven goals and three assists while also contributing defensively to make the all - conference first team as a rookie . Senior back Destiny Joseph ( three goals , two assists ) and junior midfielder Alaina Lomonaco ( five goals , seven assists ) made the all - conference second team and will provide veteran leadership . Senior forward Ava Payne ( four goals , five assists ) and junior back Makenzie Dutch ( four goals , three assists ) are other key returners , and sophomore forward Marley Dutch will look to step up offen - sively after scoring in the state championship game and finishing her freshman season with three goals and three assists . Sophomore Marissa KINGSWAY’S Buckhopes to take over as the starting goalie , SABRINA while other returners expected to play a role are McGROARTY junior Callie Warner and sophomore Addison McConnell . OUTLOOK : The Pioneers ’ memorable 2022 season GLOUCESTER featureda 20 - 3 record , the South Jersey , Group 3 ondwith nine assists to garner CATHOLIC titleand an overtime loss in the state final . There all - SouthJersey and all - confer - RAMS isno replacing players like Darian DeLeo , the pro - encehonors , and it will be excit - gram’s all - time leading scorer , but this is a team ingto see how she follows up that expects to reload and be competitive year in PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior for - herbreakout season this fall as a and year out . wardBridget Taney was junior.Senior midfielder Lena Sto - involved in more than half of larickis another key playmaker who had four goals Gloucester Catholic’s goals anda team - high 12 assists to make the all - confer - EASTERN last year , as she led the Rams encefirst team , while senior midfielder Megan VIKINGS with17 and also shared for the Marthins ( five goals , five assists ) received second - team lead with eight assists . Her teamaccolades . She contributes at both ends of PLAYERS TO WATCH : Senior for - ward Olivia White has strongplay did not go unnoticed — thefield and is committed to New Hampshire . she was rewarded with all - conference Juniorforwards Ava Poliafico ( 11 goals , six assists ) receivedall - conference first - team recognition each of first - teamaccolades — and her confidence is high andChloe Williams ( two goals , two assists ) add to the past two years and is headinginto her final campaign . Senior midfielder thefirepower up top and senior Teagan Braman is poised for a big final season EmilyMcGinn ( three goals , four assists ) joined animportant veteran in the midfield . Haddonfield at Eastern . She also made Taneyon the all - conference first team , while senior hassome holes to fill defensively , particularly in the all - South Jersey second forwardCasey Green ( seven goals , eight assists ) thecage , where Moira Geiger was a four - year team as a junior as she led the Vikings with eight wasnamed to the second team . Junior midfielders starter.Senior Molly McGannon and junior Molly goals despite missing significant time with SiennaGiannotti ( four goals , five assists ) and Minorwill look to have an impact on the back line , injuries . The rest of the offense is unproven , and MakenzieBiondi ( three goals ) are other offensive andother returners seeking bigger roles are jun - Eastern will be counting on contributions from the playmakers , and sophomore forward Julia Cal - iorsMargo Rhoads , Anna Wixted and Rihana likes of juniors Juliana Beirao and Valentina zonetticould also factor into the attack after show - Pollard . Barone . Junior Gaby Hoffmaster earned the start - ingpromise as a rookie . Junior Morgan McManus OUTLOOK : TheBulldawgs posted a 13 - 8 - 1 record and ing goalie job as a sophomore and made 154 startedin the cage as a sophomore , and defend - reachedtheir seventh sectional final in eight years saves on her way to all - conference second - team ersin front of her include seniors Geidy Gomez duringthe final season for highly successful coach honors . Juniors Brynn Somers ( two goals , four andZoie Mantzell , junior Ava Eissler , and sopho - LindsayKocher , who led the program to two state assists ) and Melany Mosier are key defenders in moresAllison Carney and Kate Bonawitz . championshipsand eight sectional titles in 15 front of Hoffmaster . Seniors Mia Acerbo , Addison OUTLOOK : TheRams ’ 8 - 9 record in 2022 included a years.Camille Maimone , an assistant under Kozuch and Audrey Whitcraft hope to leave their 5 - 1mark in the Tri - County Conference Classic Divi - Kochersince 2018 , will be her successor and mark in their final seasons , while juniors Grace sion , earning them a share of the division title . hopesto keep Haddonfield among the elite teams Carnival , Talia Zuccarelli and Annelise Shack will Theyhave a chance to contend again and will also inthe area . also look to expand their roles . settheir sights on a winning season under new OUTLOOK : The Vikings ’ amazing streaks of 23 headcoach Alexis Damask . KINGSWAY straight sectional championships and 22 consecu - DRAGONS tivestate titles finally came to an end last year as HADDONFIELD they fell to Kingsway in the South Jersey , Group 4 PLAYERS TO WATCH : Two all - South Jersey first - team BULLDAWGS quarterfinalsand finished with a 10 - 9 record . New selectionsreturn to lead Kingsway , which is com - head coach Tina Londino — the fourth person to PLAYERS TO WATCH : After a solid freshman season in ingoff the best season in program history . Sabrina lead the program since the retirement of the leg - 2021 , forward Olivia Marthins emerged as Had - McGroarty , an Iowa commit , scored 14 goals and endary Danyle Heilig after the 2019 season — is donfield’sgo - to scorer last year as a sophomore . ledthe Dragons with 21 assists , while Louisville tasked with getting Eastern back on top . Sheled the Bulldawgs with 24 goals and was sec - recruitMary Wordelmann added 10 goals and 18 24 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 14 issue 2 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM