HSSP_Girls Field Hockey_0724FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 8 / 15 / 24 1 : 19 PM Page 5 ted to college programs . Senior fielder Ryli Zee . forward Ava Thomas , who led She scored five the Golden Eagles with 17 goals goals and paced F I E L D H O C K E Y and added six assists , also the Minutemaids made the all - South Jersey second team and with 12 assists to will continue her career at Rowan . Senior back earn all - South Jersey second - team and all - confer - Maddie Stillwell , who chipped in two goals and ence first - team honors for the second year in a four assists while anchoring the defense , is head - row . Zee , a Kent State commit , has been a starter ed to Ursinus . Joining Thomas as offensive sparks since her freshman year and was named team are senior midfielder Josephine Perrin , who had MVP each of the past two seasons . The top two seven goals and seven assists , and sophomore goal scorers are also back : senior midfielder forward Fiona Sokorai , who burst onto the scene Emma - Rose Phillips , a Sacred Heart commit , had with 16 goals and eight assists as a rookie to 14 goals and 10 assists , and senior forward Karley make the all - conference second team . Junior Izzy DuCoin was right behind her with 13 goals and Ounjian returns in the midfield and junior Olivia seven assists . They both received all - conference Montgomery is a strong defender who received second - team recognition . The fourth all - confer - PAUL VI’S all - conference second - team honors . Emily Rock , a ence player is second - teamer Simone Johnson , a ISABELLA SHANNON junior , will push for the starting goalie job , and senior who directs the defense in front of senior other returners hoping for bigger roles include goalie Leah Roe ( 167 saves ) . Junior Brooke Van juniors Chloe Carter and Rylee Hickman and a Duyne will look to join them in the backfield . Jun - leads the defense in front of Calixto , with junior host of sophomores . ior Hannah Saleh scored three goals as a sopho - Sarah Capparelli and sophomore Jade Montene - OUTLOOK : Seneca’s 16 - 3 season included wins over more and freshman Taylor Zee will be looking to gro also contributing to the back line . Several play - Clearview , Moorestown and Eastern and close join her in the midfield , while seniors Averie Lynch makers return on offense , including junior for - losses to state champion Camden Catholic , state and Ava Ciaccia add depth at forward . Washing - ward Abby Fog , who was second on the team with finalist Point Pleasant Borough and sectional final - ton Township will also look for offensive contribu - six goals . Seniors Maya DeAndrea and Azaria ist Bishop Eustace . They have the potential to once tions from other experienced midfielders seniors Coleman - Stokes , junior Anjali Shah and sopho - again be among the top teams in South Jersey . Cecelia LaGreca and Kiley McElroy . Defenders to more Olivia Martin are also key members of the keep an eye on are juniors Gabrielle DaSilva and attack and midfield . Lilliana Kuterbach and sophomores Mackenzi S H A W N E E OUTLOOK : The Foxes , who went 7 - 11 and lost in the Cerchiaro , Emma Sutherland and Mariah Villeda . first round of the playoffs last year , have the talent RENEGADES Sophomores Julianna Rusi and Gianna Blaylock and experience to make a smooth transition from PLAYERS TO WATCH : A breakout junior will look to earn time in the cage . the Friends Schools League to the Burlington season helped midfielder Abby OUTLOOK : The Minutemaids went 13 - 8 and gave County Scholastic League . Davidson earn an offer from the Uni - Kingsway , the top - ranked team in the state , a bat - versity of Connecticut , but she still tle in the sectional semifinals before falling 3 - 0 . P A U L V I has one year to go at Shawnee This year’s senior class has succeeded in putting before moving on to her college EAGLES the program back on the map and it will be excit - career . Davidson raised her game up PLAYERS TO WATCH : After ing to see how they close out their careers under a notch last fall , as she led the Renegades graduating its two leading new head coach Lauren Mazziotto , a former all - with both 23 goals and 16 assists to earn all - state scorers , Paul VI will be state player at Washington Township who has third - team accolades to go with first - team recog - looking for a new offensive coaching experience at the Division I level and on nition in South Jersey and the conference . She’ll standout to emerge , and the high school level in North Carolina . have help offensively from senior forwards Leah sophomore midfielder Bruchansky ( eight goals , three assists ) and Celeste Conklin is among SENECA’S Brooke Vasta ( six goals , six assists ) , junior for - the candidates . She scored five goals during a AVA wards Shayla Moore ( three goals , one assist ) and promising rookie season and will try to take her THOMAS Angie Ricci ( one goal , one assist ) , and sopho - game up another level . Senior midfielder Carlyn more forward Ava Agosto ( three goals , two McKendrick is another returning playmaker who assists ) . Senior back Kasey Abbott has made the had three goals and three assists and is commit - all - conference first team each of the past two sea - ted to Ursinus . Seniors Mackenzie Clark , Isabella sons and leads the defense , while senior Brenna Shannon , Amelia Niven , Bailee Hocker and Emily Fitzpatrick returns as the starting goalie . Junior Schwarzwalder and junior Ava Rapattoni are Benna Clark adds depth in the cage and other offensive contributors as well . Sophomores Ains - experienced defenders are senior Elena Bonfrisco ley McKendrick and Jillian Schaal , juniors Rina and junior Talia Nichols . Seniors Elizabeth Cut - Manfredo and Ava Diaz and senior Morgan bush and Grave Gravenstine and junior Charlotte Chambers are experienced defenders , and sopho - Coskery are players to watch in the midfield . more Madeline Lick is in the mix to take over as OUTLOOK : Shawnee’s memorable 16 - 4 season the starting goalie . WASHINGTON included a share of the division title and a berth in OUTLOOK : The Eagles have some important players TOWNSHIP’S the sectional final , and its four losses came by a to replace , particularly at forward and in the cage , RYLI ZEE combined six goals . The Renegades are eager to but if their young talent develops , they have a follow it up with another successful campaign chance to improve on last year’s 5 - 14 record . and to vie for a South Jersey championship . S E N E C A W A S H I N G T O N GOLDEN T O W N S H I P EAGLES MINUTEMAIDS PLAYERS TO WATCH : Seneca wel - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Washington Township brings comes back two all - conference back a talented crop of veterans that includes four first - teamers , one at each end of all - conference players and is led by senior mid - the field , and both are commit - 26 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 15 issue 1 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM