NORTH PENN FIELD HOCKEY PREVIEW
Head Coach: Shannon McCracken (7th year)
Assistant coaches: Pam Sherry, Heather Mellow, Laura Anthony
Last year’s record: 12-5-1 (9-2-1 Continental Conference 2nd place); 11th seed in District I playoffs; beat Souderton in first round 5-2; beat PW in second round 5-4, lost in third round to Conestoga 5-1, lost state playback game to CB South 1-0
Notable losses: Mikayla Barrow (Appalachian State), Lauryn Fahey, Rachael Fisher, Anissa Gardizy, Erica Kelly (Fairfield), Bri O’Donnell (Penn State), Kellie Pickford (Salisbury), Morgan Rees (Susquehanna), Julia Scanlon (Catholic)
Key returners: Emily Crawford (SR, midfield/forward), Meghan Daniels (SR, back/midfield), Kristin Varilla (SR, forward/midfield)
Others to watch: Amberly Christiansen (SR, forward), Madison Stotler (SR, forward), Alex Fein (JR, midfield/back), Deborah Kim (JR, midfield), Jillian Lampitoc (JR, forward), Emily Liu (JR, back), Megan Albert (SO, back), Eleni Kountroubis (SO, forward), Talia Schneider (SO, GK), Erin O’Donnell (FR, forward), Madison Waldspurger (FR, back)
Strengths/Question Marks: Strengths include vision of field, hustle, work ethic, athletic ability, team chemistry. Question marks include youth and inexperience at the varsity level. We graduated a large and talented senior class from 2017. How quickly will this team gel on the field and compete in a competitive conference and challenging non league schedule?
Outlook: “We have a challenging schedule playing top teams in the area and the conference is top notch, so it will be important to take it game by game and prepare, prepare, prepare. The team is looking to be competitive in the league once again and has their eye on post-season play. This group of players is young, but they are hungry. They work hard, are athletic, and get along really well.”
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