Plymouth Whitemarsh Field Hockey Preview

PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH FIELD HOCKEY PREVIEW

Coach:  Marianne Paparone(17^th at PW, 25 total high school)

Assistant coaches: Ellen Reilly and Katrina Metz Borzelleca

Last year’s record:

Overall Record – 12 win, 7 losses and 1 tie

League Record – 9 wins and 3 losses

2nd Place – Suburban One League (American Conference)

District One Playoffs – 17^th Seed  - lost in second round to CB South

Notable losses:

Hannah Heritage – center back (playing at Elizabethtown)

Katie Biddle – sweeper

Galen Newsum - attack

Key returners:

Gabrielle Fazio – 12^th (back)

Bryn Frankhouser – 12^th (attack)

Mollie Getzfread – 12^th (mid)

Ariana Horn – 12^th (attack)

Meghan McCullough – 12^th (mid)

Karli Rosen – 12^th (back)

Becky Stiteler – 12^th (goalkeeper)

Baleigh Newsum – 11^th (mid)

Others to watch:

Alexa Jordahl – 12^th (defense)

Megan Messmer – 12^th (defense)

Courtney Konowal – 10^th (attack)

Rachel Konowal – 10^th (attack/defense)

Strengths/Question Marks: 

Strengths:

Veteran team with lots of experience; 10 players with varsity experience

Strong senior leadership

Lots of potential goal scorers/ balanced goal scoring

Team speed

Question Marks:

Lack of depth

Replacing key defenders

Outlook:

Hope to contend for the league title, return to District playoffs and improve on our 2^nd round finish from last year

Two of the most experienced players ever to come through PW (Getzfread and McCullough) with many strong supporting teammates