FH: Hofstra Announces 2011 Newcomers

6/21/2011 4:00:00 PM

Hempstead, NY - Hofstra University Head Field Hockey Coach Kathy De Angelis announced today the newcomers to her 2011 Pride roster.

"We are thrilled to announce our 2011 incoming recruiting class," De Angelis stated. "This talented group of women will be joining a great cast of experienced returnees. Our newcomers are a versatile and accomplished group. They have competed for some of the best high school and club programs, both nationally and internationally. This dedicated group will complement our up-tempo style of play as we look to qualify for our seventh Colonial Athletic Association Championship tournament since 2004."

The Pride, who open their 2011 season on Friday, August 26 against the University of Connecticut at the Husky Invitational in Storrs, return 19 players, including the top five leading scorers, from last year's squad. Leading the Pride returnees is senior midfielder Arielle Williams (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad), who tallied a team-high 13 goals and 31 points, and posted five assists. Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region second team selection, senior forward Genna Kovar (Hampton Bays, NY) recorded nine goals and a team-high six assists for 24 points. Junior Krizia Layne (Arima, Trinidad) posted seven goals and three assists in 2010 despite missing the final six games of the season.

Rachel Adams
Midfield, 5-2, Freshman
Port Norris, NJ/Millville

Played field hockey and lacrosse at Millville (NJ) High School...Four time All-Cape League selection including a first team pick as a senior and a second team selection as a junior...Recorded three goals and 12 assists as a senior captain and was named to the All-Daily Journal Field Hockey Team as well as being voted team Most Valuable Player...Named best all-around midfielder and named to All-Daily Journal team as a junior after posting six goals and five assists...Selected Most Valuable Midfielder at Millville as a sophomore after recording three goals and 10 assists...All-Cape Atlantic League honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore...Scored four goals and eight assists as a freshman...Competes with the Model Hockey Club...Personal: Has one brother and three sisters...Her sister, Bobbi Jo, was a four-year field hockey letterwinner at Rutgers...Enjoys reading and lifting weights in her free time...Aspires to a career in sports medicine...Athletic training major.

Holly Andrews
Midfield/Defense, 5-5, Freshman
Afton, NY/Afton

Played six years of field hockey, five years of softball and one year of basketball and track at Afton (NY) High School...Two-time field hockey Offensive Most Valuable Player Award winner...Four-time all-league first team selection in field hockey...Named to all-league first team in softball as well...Played on Afton's New York State High School Softball Championship team in 2009...Also played on four softball sectional championship teams at Afton...Invited to the United States Futures Development Invitational Camp (FDIC) in both 2010 and 2011...Played in the 2010 and 2011 National Futures Under-19 Championships and the 2009 National Futures Under-16 Championships at Virginia Beach...Competed in the Junior National Camp and the AAU Junior Olympics in 2009...Three-year member of the New York State Elite Futures program...Participated in the National Field Hockey Festival, National Indoor Tournament and was a member of the gold-medal winning Big Apple Hockey Festival champions with Central New York in 2008...Personal: Has three brothers...Enjoys listening to music and hanging out with friends...Undecided major.

Katie Bishop
Midfield/Defense, 5-3, Freshman
Center Conway, NH/Kennett

Played four years of field hockey and softball and three years of ice hockey at Kennett High School in North Conway, New Hampshire...Two-time All-New Hampshire selection including a first team pick as a senior after scoring nine goals and 10 assists in 2010...Tallied seven goals and 11 assists and was a second team All-State pick in 2009...Four-time Varsity Honor Roll student and was just the second freshman in school history to do so...A member of Kennett's first New Hampshire State Class I Field Hockey Championship team in 2011...Also played on a Class I State finalist team in 2009 and a State quarterfinalist in 2010...Two-year team captain...Four-year member of the Seacoast United Field Hockey Club...Selected to the National Futures Championship in Virginia Beach with Under-14, Under-16 and Under-19 teams...Played on the National Field Hockey Festival's gold-medal winning team in 2009...New England Premier Showcase All-Star team selection in 2009 and 2010...Current member of the New England Hockeymates Club, coached by 1988 and 1996 United States Olympic Team Assistant Coach Marisa Didio...Attended the Disney Showcase in 2011...Personal: Has one brother...Enjoys boating and ice hockey in her free time...Served as a community center camp volunteer...Athletic training major.

Jonel Boileau
Forward, 5-7, Freshman
Kelowna, BC, Canada/Kelowna Secondary

Played six years of field hockey at Kelowna Secondary School in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada...Three-time Female Athlete of the Year in seventh grade, ninth grade and 11th grade...Augie Ciancone Memorial Award recipient in 2010 as the most outstanding female high school athlete in the Central Okanagan, British Columbia area...Team leading scorer in 2009 and 2010 and the team assist leader in 2010... Recorded 37 goals and 34 assists in 33 games as team placed third in the provincial tournament...Team captain in 2010 and assistant team captain in 2009... Led the team in scoring with 34 goals in 32 games as Kelowna captured the provincial championship as a junior...Played four years on the boys' ice hockey team and was a leading scorer and played three years on the AAA soccer team... Trained with the Canadian Junior National Field Hockey Team in 2010...Played for Team BC Under 18 in 2009 and 2010...Five-year Academic Honor Roll selection...Personal: Has one brother...Enjoys going to the beach, wakeboarding and snowboarding...Aspires to a career in medicine or business...Undecided major

Emily Caffrey
Midfield, 5-5, Freshman
York, PA/Central York/Temple U.

Played four years of field hockey and three years of soccer at Central York High School in York, Pennsylvania...Played on county championship teams in 2007 and 2008...Three-time team leading scorer...Recorded 12 goals and 16 assists as a senior captain and was named team Most Valuable Player...Also voted team Most Valuable Player as a junior after leading the team with 12 goals and 15 assists...Selected Impact Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2008, scoring 15 goals and eight assists...Named Offensive Player of the Year and was the leading scorer with 15 goals and eight assists as a freshman in 2007...Outstanding student who finished in the top five percent of her class all four years...Received the Daughters of the American Revolution Citizenship Award, the Central York High School Academic Achievement Award and the E. Jerry Brooks District III Academic Excellence Award...Competes with the High Styx Field Hockey Club...Comes to Hofstra after one semester at Temple University...Personal: Has two sisters...Enjoys working out in her free time...Undecided major.

Katie Fischer
Forward/Midfield, 5-9, Freshman
Reisterstown, MD/St. Paul's School for Girls

Played four years of field hockey and two years of lacrosse at St. Paul's School for Girls in Brooklandville, Maryland...Three-year varsity starter and leading scorer at St. Paul's... Region VII USAFHA Futures participant from 2008 through 2011...Was a Region VII Stick Starz Coach in 2008 and 2009...Was a five-year starter for the Capitol Pegasus Club team at the Under-14, U-16 and U-19 levels...Captain and leading scorer at the National Hockey Festival in 2009...Led the team in scoring at the 2010 U-19 Disney Showcase...Team captain in 2010 and 2011 for the Capitol Pegasus U-19 team at the National lndoor Qualifiers and led the team in scoring at the 2010 tournament...Three-year member of The Green Years Yearbook staff including editor in 2010-11...Honor Roll selection in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2010-11...Personal: Has one brother...Enjoys photography and water and snow skiing in her free time...Aspires to a career in medicine...Exercise science major.

Melissa McCarthy
Midfield/Forward, 5-2, Junior
Havertown, PA/Haverford/Millersville

Comes to Hofstra after two years at Millersville (PA) University...At Millersville: Two-time All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) second team selection, PSAC Scholar-Athlete and NFHCA National Division II Scholar-Athlete Award winner...Started 19 of 20 games and tallied two goals and five assists in 2010...Recorded four goals and one assist as a freshman and was named to the Division II All-American Rookie Squad...High School: Was a four-year member of the field hockey and indoor and outdoor track and field teams at Haverford (PA) High School...All-Pennsylvania second team, All-Delco second team, and All-Central and All-Main Line first team selection as a senior in 2008 after posting six goals at midfield...Voted the team Most Valuable Offensive Player and received the Merry Tropp Sportsmanship Award...Ranked among the top six scorers in Delaware County with 21 goals and was named to All-Central League, Main Line and Delco second teams in 2007...Scored 17 goals to lead the team and rank in the top five in Delaware County, and was an All-Central League, All-Main Line and All-Delco honorable mention in 2006...Played on two Central League Championship teams...Competes with the WC Eagles Hockey Club...Four-year Honor Roll member...National Honor Society member as a senior...Musical Honors Society member...Personal: Has one sister...Enjoys running, listening and playing music and going to the beach...Aspires to a career as a teacher...Elementary education and psychology major.

Marta Penas
Midfield/Forward, 5-7, Freshman
Barcelona, Spain/IES Joaquim Blume

Played field hockey at IES Joaquim Blume in Barcelona, Spain from 2002 through 2011...Played club field hockey with RC Polo Barcelona and Catalan Team...Was a member of Barcelona's Spain National Under-18 Championship team in 2010...Won Spain National Under-18 Regional Championships in 2009 and 2010 and Under-16 Regional Championships in 2008 and 2009 with the Catalonian Team...Placed second in the Spain National Under-16 Championships in 2008 and third in 2009 with RC Polo Barcelona...Personal: Has one brother and one sister...Her sister is a sophomore field hockey player at Rider...Enjoys tennis, skiing, movies, reading and photography in her free time...Aspires to a career in business...Business major.

Christina Schotanus
Defense, 5-7, Sophomore
Douglas, MA/Douglas

First year on the Pride Field Hockey roster in 2011...High School: 2010 graduate of Douglas (MA) High School where she played four years of field hockey...Named to Dual Valley Conference All-Star Team in 2006 and 2009...Douglas Most Valuable Player as a junior in 2008...Received the team Coach's Award in 2009...Played on District qualifying teams in 2008 and 2009...Academic Honor Roll student...Personal: Has one sister...Enjoys swimming, water skiing and listening to music in her free time...Is an active volunteer with Long Island's Food Not Bombs program for the needy...Aspires to be a doctor...Community health major.

Ciara Weatherbee
Defense, 5-7, Freshman
Allentown, NJ/Allentown

Played four years of field hockey, three years of lacrosse and was a member of the track team for one season at Allentown High School in Allentown, New Jersey...Named to All-Colonial Valley Conference Central New Jersey first team, All-Area and All-Group selection as a senior in 2010...Chosen to All-Colonial Valley Conference teams by both the Trenton Times and the Trentonian...Voted team Most Valuable Player and Allentown High School Athlete of the Year in 2011...Played on Patriot Division championship teams in 2007 and 2009...Played club field hockey with Jersey Intensity which won gold medals at the National Field Hockey Festival in 2009 and 2010...Played on the first place team at the National Futures Championship in 2006 and the second place team in 2007...Placed four times at the Garden State Games including first in 2007, second in 2008 and third in 2005 and 2006...Played on silver medal winning teams at the Disney Showcase in 2007, 2008 and 2009...Also played in the National Indoor Tournament in 2007, 2008 and 2011...Received the Enthusiastic Reader Award in 2009-10...Junior National Young Leaders Conference participant in 2005 and 2007...Personal: Has one sister who plays field hockey at the College of New Jersey...Enjoys reading and working out in her free time...Aspires to a career in law enforcement or as a forensic psychologist...Undecided major.

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