Field Hockey Reports to Camp With High Hopes for 2006

MANSFIELD – The Mountaineer field hockey team reported to camp this week with a large roster and high expectations.

“I’m very pleased with the condition the players reported in,” said head coach Diane Monkiewicz as she enters her ninth season at the helm. “We held an inter-squad scrimmage last evening and it was exciting to see just how deep we seem to be. The veterans have looked solid and the freshmen promising.”

The 25-player roster includes the top five scorers from last year in Keely Jarrett, Ryanne Higgins, Shana Markwis, Ashley Weidner and Nicole Dann who combined to score  all 33 of the Mountaineers goals in 2005.

The team also returns a solid group of defensive players in returning starters Angela Hamill, Jess Wieder, Shantee Proctor and goalie Brianna DeLuca.

The Mountaineers will practice for the next two weeks including a scrimmage against Houghton before opening the 2006 season on Sept. 2, at Stonehill College.

2006 Mountaineer Field Hockey