18 The Times Argus Fall Sports Guide Friday , October 6 , 2017
Spaulding Field Hockey 1 Anna Clark-Blouin 2 Rebecca Clark-Blouin 3 Lauryn Bedard 4 Makayla Boisvert 5 Amanda Gerrish 6 Alayna Barnett 7 Jaylynn Emmons 8 Riley McFaun 10 Grace Pierce 11 Kieran Krasofski 12 Madison Henderson 13 Alison Ahearn 14 Erika Felch 18 Brooke Gingras 19 Morgan Mast 20 Amber McGinley 99 Calista Hannah
Coach Tabitha Lord Assistant Coach Kayla O ’ Reilly
Harwood Field Hockey 2 Sophia Libby 3 Claire McGeorge 4 Rose Kaufmann 5 Alexandra Jackson 6 Anne Fennelly 7 Laura Corra 8 Gwyneth Clough 9 Francie Aiken 10 Charlotte Cook 11 Amelia Allen 12 Georgia Van Dine 13 Erica Dow 14 Abigail Burfoot 15 Magdeline Duquesne 16 Ellie Rochford 17 Korrina Cummings 18 Sally Read 19 Gabriella Holter 21 Laura Gossauer GK Kaylee Cameron GK Quillyn Peterson
Coach Heath Haskell
Field hockey : Seniors still lead teams
By KRISTOPHER MARTIN
CORRESPONDENT
Expectations are high for both the U-32 and Spaulding field hockey teams with both teams slated to take the field this coming Saturday . The Raiders return a solid squad after losing some depth due to graduation , as the Tide look to gain ground after a successful season that saw them bow out to Harwood in last year ’ s playoffs after a long drought of postseason success .
“ The team looks great ,” U-32 coach Melissa Mueller-Moore said . “ We have five extremely strong returning players from last year ’ s team . Otherwise we ’ re fairly young in terms of varsity , but I think we ’ re going to have a lot of depth and have a lot of skill with some of the players I ’ ve pulled up .”
The Raiders seemingly remain in the upper / middle class of field hockey elite year after year , even after graduation , and with their bump to the Metro League for this year Mueller-Moore is looking forward to seeing how her team responds to the improved quality of play and the demands that such a move requires .
“ Moving out of the Capitol League to the Metro is something that is really exciting for me ,” Mueller-Moore said . “ We will still play Spaulding and Woodstock , but I think there will be some consistent competition across the season . We played two of the four teams that are in the Metro in scrimmages over the past weekend and I think we held our own .”
Returning from last year are seniors Addie Hannah , Zoie Beauregard , Sam Fielder , Riley Hudson and goalie Emily Cremins . Last year ’ s squad was sent home in the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs by Woodstock , but there ’ s no reason to believe that this year ’ s team can ’ t push the envelope even further .
Mueller-Moore has headed the Raider team for 22 years , which in itself is a testament to her desire and passion for the game . She remarked about how field hockey season is her favorite time of the year and that while a season may start slow , it ’ s how the team develops by the end of the season that determines whether her squad will be the last team standing .
“ Getting the players to understand the power of playing at the varsity level is important ,” Mueller-Moore said . “ I have 15 players , and never take more than 16 . At the moment , those five returning solid players remain our strength with their desire and communication , they ’ re allaround skilled players that play well from the front to the back .”
Tabitha Lord coaches the Crimson Tide team and returns a skilled team with quickness and physical play .
“ Skill-wise , I think we outplayed Harwood in that game last year but they won