HSSP_Girls Field Hockey_0724FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 15 / 24 1 : 19 PM Page 4 rookies are Alex Corbett , Reese Corbett and Grace alongwith junior Maggie Neilson , an experienced Y GLOUCESTER Porter . defender.JuniorsScarlett Beeler and Shreeya CATHOLIC’S OUTLOOK : The Bulldawgs lived up to their pro - Soma will also look to play expanded roles . SIENNA E gram’s lofty standards once again last season , as OUTLOOK : The Indians posted a 10 - 7 record , includ - GIANNOTTI they compiled a 16 - 5 - 1 record and played for a sec - ing a playoff victory , in their 16th and final season tional title for the eighth time in nine years before under head coach Sarah Scannell , who won two K droppinga 3 - 2 heartbreaker to Point Pleasant Bor - sectional titles and more than 110 games during ough . With Marthins leading the way , they should her tenure . Megan Roeloffs , who played at Mont - be back in familiar territory this fall . clair State and was the head coach at West Wind - C sor - PlainsboroNorth the past two years , has a big senior class to replace but is optimistic about K I N G S W A Y setting a strong foundation for the future thanks O DRAGONS toherplayers ’ relentless work ethic . PLAYERS TO WATCH : Kingsway may have said M O O R E S T O W N H goodbyetothree all - state QUAKERS first - teamplayers — includ - ing New Jersey Player of PLAYERS TO WATCH : It’s a the Year Sabrina McGroar - newera at ty — but there is still plenty Moorestownfollowing D oftalent remaining from a thedeparture of long - squad that finished fourth in the country . It starts timecoach Ali Collins , with the senior class , which includes three Divi - notto mention the L sion I college commits : Erin Callahan , Grace graduation of leading fielderMackenzie Biondi and Hunterand Karlie Mertz . Callahan , the backbone scorerSydney Kowal - juniorforward Julia Cal - ofthe Dragons ’ stingy defense and a first - team E czyk.Fortunately , new zonettiare other key veter - member of the all - state , all - South Jersey and all - coachChristy Traitz has a solid core to build ansoffensively . At the conferenceteams , is headed to the University of around , starting with senior goalie Soph Mazza , I otherend of the field , sen - Maryland.Hunter , a forward / midfielder who will who is entering her third season as the starter . iorMorgan McManus is continueher career at Michigan , had 16 goals and Shemade 130 saves as a junior and received all - back for her third season as F 16assistsas a junior to make the all - conference conferencefirst - team accolades . Forward / mid - thestarter in the cage after andall - South Jersey first teams along with the all - fielderAdelae Chierici is another key senior who recording57 saves as a junior . statesecond team . Mertz , a forward , scored 18 hadseven goals and six assists to make the all - JuniorsKate Bonawitz and Allison Carney and goalson her way to all - conference second - team conferencesecond team . A Georgetown commit , sophomoreMadelynn McGinn will look to sup - honorsand will play collegiately at St . Joseph’s . she will look to spark the offense along with senior porther from the back line . Kelsey Bonawitz , a Juniorforward Sophie Brown is yet another Divi - midfielderMarley Procopio , who scored five goals sophomore , will also push for playing time , mainly sion I recruit who recently committed to James anddished out a team - high 11 assists . Senior for - atforward . Madison.She led Kingsway with 28 goals and wardsAnna LeGrazie and Betty Weber and junior OUTLOOK : TheRams ’ 6 - 9 season in 2023 ended addedeight assists to make the all - state second forwardsMeredith Ortiz and Emma Brown will witha close loss to Holy Spirit in the first round of teamas a sophomore . Junior Isabella Sanchez ( 10 alsocontribute offensively . Sophia Sullivan is a ver - theplayoffs . They hope to contend for a winning goals , four assists ) and senior Abby Klimek ( four satilejunior who can shine in the midfield or on recordunder new head coach Mandy Phillips , who goals , one assist ) are other veteran forwards defense , while seniors Sophie LeGrazie and Clare is looking forward to establishing an amazing cul - expectedto be big contributors offensively , and Martin , juniors Tori Misselhorn and Lily Marta and ture . sophomoreReese Samra flashed potential as a sophomoreCallie Macaluso add depth at those rookie as well . Senior Ava DiBonaventura , a positionsas well . Senior Marlee McCubbin - Lar - H A D D O N F I E L D StevensonUniversity commit , is a key returner in manand junior goalie Ashley Carey are other expe - the midfield , and players to watch on defense are BULLDAWGS riencedreturners , and Marykate Crow is another senior Amelia Morris and sophomores Maya member of the promising sophomore class . PLAYERS TO WATCH : Haddonfield will Kuminka and Gabriella Pinto . A new starting OUTLOOK : TheQuakers are coming off another suc - onceagain follow the lead of goalie will have to emerge since all - state first - cessfulseason in which they went 12 - 6 - 1 and sensationalsenior forward Olivia teamer Soren Kipphut graduated a year early and droppeda close game to eventual state champion Marthins , who exploded for a is now at the University of Virginia . Clearview in the sectional quarterfinals . It marked state - leading50 goals last year to OUTLOOK : The Dragons not only repeated as Group theend of the line for Collins , who stepped down gowith six assists . The Penn 4 state champions last year , but they finished atop tospend more time with her family after leading Statecommit made the all - con - the final state poll to go with their national ranking Moorestownto a 266 - 77 - 8 record , nine sectional ferenceand all - South Jersey first after going undefeated against New Jersey compe - titles and two state championships in her 17 years . teamsand the all - state second team , and is tition and compiling a 20 - 2 overall record . There Traitz , a former head coach at Delran , is excited to approaching100 career goals heading into her are major spots to fill , particularly on defense , but continuethe program’s winning tradition . final season . The Bulldawgs ’ high - powered attack the program will look to extend its recent domi - is not a one - person show , however : Senior for - nance behind a talented nucleus . wardsAva Poliafico ( 12 goals , six assists ) and M O O R E S T O W N Chloe Williams ( 12 goals , three assists ) are other F R I E N D S dangerous playmakers that opposing defenses L E N A P E FOXES mustbeaware of . Poliafico will continue her PLAYERS TO WATCH : Sen - career at Colgate . Senior Margo Rhoads and jun - INDIANS iorgoalieMaddie Cal - iorAvery McMaster will also look to contribute PLAYERS TO WATCH : Lenape suffered big loss - ixtohas been a fixture offensively , while seniors Rihana Pollard ( a Wagner eswith the transfer of leading scorer inthe cage since her recruit ) and Anna Wixted are returners in the mid - SavannahFreeland and a season - ending sophomoreyear and field . Senior Molly Minor is an experienced injuryto junior goalie Maddie Guerry . is primed for a big defender in front of senior goalie Ava Fasolo , a Leadingthe returners are key seniors final season at Moorestown Friends . She stopped WingateUniversity commit . Gigi Eden and Kate XanWallenhurst at forward and 214shots as a junior and was rewarded with all - WordingtonWhite are other seniors to keep an BrookeHughes in the midfield , leaguefirst - team honors . Senior Logan Shields eyeon , and sophomores who showed promise as SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 15 issue 1 SUBURBAN FAMILY 25