Souderton Field Hockey Preview

SOUDERTON FIELD HOCKEY PREVIEW

Coach:  Lauren Whiteside – 2nd year

Assistant coaches:  Kelly Kelly & Kim Dudek

Last year’s record:  2012 – League record 7-7; overall 9-9.  24th seed in district playoffs

Notable losses:  Bekah Hershey (Lock Haven); Tabatha Almond (Lock Haven); Alyssa Ziegler (Lacrosse at West Chester)

 

Key returners:
Seniors - Abbey Gabriel (Forward); Meghan McDermott (Defense); Nikki Palmer (Defense)

 Juniors - Jessica Ziegler (Defense); Tara Maloney (Forward); Gabby Sederas (Forward)

Sophomore - Erin Saybolt (Midfield)

 

Others to watch (include grade/position):
Junior - Shelby Landes (GK)
Freshman - Nina Disco (Forward); Rachel Kagarise (Midfield)

 

Strengths/Question Marks:  “With the loss of our midfield players, we are looking to fill those spots.  We are looking to our more experienced offense to drive in several goals a game and to our newer meshed defense to protect our goal and start us off on attack.”

 

Outlook:  “We have a lot of young talent that we are excited to mold into the game, and with experienced players in new positions, we are ready to be extremely competitive in our league.”

 

GAMES TO WATCH:  “All teams within the Continental Conference are looking to make a name for themselves so be prepared for good games all season long.”

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