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We are very pleased that 20 of our Alumni are making a career in field hockey, sharing their knowledge and love for the game as college coaches.

HEAD COACH
Erin Matson – UNC
Nikki Miller – Columbia
Katie Gerzabek – Towson
Caitlin Walsh Johnson – Ball State
Catherine Ostoich – Albright College
Melissa McCarthy – Widener

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH
Alicia Govannicci – Hofstra

ASSISTANT COACH
Sarah Johnson – Boston College
Frankie O’Brien – Brown
Leah Zellner – Iowa
Kiley Allen – Harvard
Romea Riccardo – UNC
Liz Sack – Georgetown
Lauren Curran – William and Mary
Macy Szukics – Providence
Rayne Wright – Wagner
Meghan Reese – Lafeyette
Rachel Konowal – Lehigh
Ainslie Rhoads – Swarthmore College
Shannon Mc Nally GK – Drexel

As we look forward to our Summer Camp and Indoor Try-Outs, I am very pleased to share with you the success our teams and our players have had this Spring/Summer.

W C EAGLES SWEEP NATIONAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

For the eighth consecutive year our Under, 14, Under 16, and Under 19 NCC Teams won all three age groups of the National Club Championships.

Our teams outscored their opponents

Under 14 – 53 goals to 1 against

Under 16 – 25 goals to 3 against

Under 19 – 41 goals to 1 against

Our congratulations to these teams for another excellent performance.

NATIONS CUP BRONZE MEDALS FOR W C EAGLES PLAYERS

Six W C Eagles Alum won Bronze Medals playing in the Nations Cup in New Zealand for the USA Women’s National Team:

Reese D’Ariano, Ryleigh Heck, Ashley Sessa, Meredith Shoulder, Beth Yeager, and Lauren Wadas

Ashley Sessa was the joint top scorer in the tournament and awarded the Best Player of The Tournament Award.

SIX PLAYERS IN USA UNDER 21 TEAM

The following players are leaving on Sunday, July 3rd, to play for the USA Under 21 Team in the Four Nations Tournament in England against India, England and Belgium.

Taylor Bigbie, Sofia Ferri, Lauren Masters, Morgan O’Donnell, Riley Savage, and Aubrey Turner

W C EAGLES SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE WORLD YOUTH HOCKEY FESTIVAL

The following players will be traveling to The Netherlands in August to play for the USA Age Group teams against European Club Teams:

Under 16 Jenna Butler and Lucy Jones

Under 18 Sunny Draper, Peyton Esposito, Cheyenne Greene, Kitt Neel, and Caitlin Paul.

COLLEGE BOUND

Last but not least, we are very pleased that all of our 47 seniors are moving on to play NCC College Field Hockey this coming year. We know you are prepared, mentally, physically, tactically, and skill-wise to continue to excel. We wish them the best of luck.

A special thank you to all our parents for their dedication and support of our players throughout the past year – and to our coaches for maintaining the high level of coaching throughout all the age groups of our club.

CONGRATULATIONS to you all!

Congratulations to the seven WC Eagles players selected to play in the World Youth Hockey Festival with the US Women’s National Team! The festival will be hosted in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in August of 2026. Mark your calendar to watch the games starting on August 17th!

Read the full article here.

2026 Under 16 USWNT World Youth Hockey Festival Roster

Jenna Butler

Lucy Jones

2026 Under 18 USWNT World Youth Hockey Festival Roster

Sunday Draper

Peyton Esposito

Cheyenne Greene

Kitt Neel

Caitlin Paul

CONGRATULATIONS to our 39 current and former WC Eagles who have been selected to USA National Teams and Team USA Rosters in 2024. We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and commitment to their hockey development. We look forward to cheering them on as they represent WC Eagles and Team USA on the world stage!

Team USA – 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Meredith Sholder
Ashley Sessa
Beth Yeager
Cassie Sumfest (traveling reserve)

USA Women’s National Team
Charlotte de Vries
Ryleigh Heck
Hope Rose
Ashley Sessa
Meredith Sholder
Cassie Sumfest
Lauren Wadas
Beth Yeager

USA Women’s National Hockey5s Team
Abigail Burnett
Charlotte de Vries
Cassie Sumfest

Team USA – Junior Pan Am Cup CANADA
Ryleigh Heck
Hope Rose
Kelly Smith

USA U-21 Women’s National Team
Charly Bruder
Ryleigh Heck
Maddie Orsi
Josephine Palde
Hope Rose
Ashley Sessa
Kelly Smith
Lauren Wadas
Rayne Wright

USA U-18 Women’s National Team
Taylor Bigbie
Calista Boos
Erin Callahan
Reese D’Ariano
Sofia Ferri
Abby Gerdeman
Grace Hunter
Sabrina McGroarty
Reese Milone
Saylor Milone
Riley Savage
Opal Sparling
Aubrey Turner
Melea Weber
Lily Wojcik

USA U-16 Women’s National Team
Sunday Draper
Haley Elliott
Sofia Ferri
Kendall Longenberger
Camilla Lutte
Maeve McGinley
Naomi Niewinski
Morgan O’Donnell
Morgann Orobono
Emerson Ross
Jack Shaw

Congratulations to our 51 High School Seniors who played NCAA College Field Hockey this Fall. With 43 players playing for D1 schools, 3 at DII and 5 at DIII programs.

Ellie Almeida (University of Pennsylvania), Ella Barbacci (University of North Carolina), Grace Bookbinder (Trinity College), Madison Britton (Penn State University), Mackinzie Brown (William and Mary), Charly Bruder (University of North Carolina), Abby Burnett (University of Michigan), Sarah Burns (Cornell University), Shea Burns (La Salle University), Anna Capelli (Rider University), Julia Corropolese (Bucknell University), Erika Culp (St Joe’s), Hope Delaney (Princeton University), Lauren DeRose (University of Iowa), Kaelin Drey (Stockton University), Kerry Elliott (Georgetown University), Catherine Fitzgerald (Fairfield University), Elena Foresta (Bentley College), Alyssa Freeman (American University), Natalie Freeman (Penn State University), Mary Gilman (Brown University), Emma Guydish (American University), Rachel Herbine (University of Iowa), Brynna Hill (James Madison University), Abigail Johnson (University of New Hampshire), Payton Killian (Millersville University), Emilie Kirschner (Northwestern University), Maggie Kondrath (Duke University), Charlotte Kramer (Boston College), Kate Longo (Indiana University), Alex Lopez (Shippensburg), Kate Mahmud (Rider University), Sydney Mandato (University of Pennsylvania), Ciara Margetich (St. Joseph’s University), Caitlin McConaghy (Sacred Heart), Kerry McCormick (Old Dominion University), Macenzie Mulholland (Shippensburg University), Ashley Plzak (Cornell University), Maddie Rohlfing (Colgate University), Courtland Schumacher (Fairfield University), Hala Silverstein (University of Michigan), Blaire Sparks (Sacred Heart University), Kaitlyn Stolp (James Madison University), Katie Thomas (Stonehill College), Samantha Ward (York College of PA), Kelsey Welsh (York College of PA), Gia Whalen (University of Iowa), Rachael Whitehead (University of Delaware), Ava Zerfass (Monmouth University), Brenna Ziegler (Saint Joseph’s University), McKay Allain (Colby College)

This group of talented athletes includes 7 USA Junior National Team players – Charly Bruder (Under 21) , Abby Burnett, Erika Culp, Maggie Kondrath, Hala Silverstein, Gia Whalen, and Rachael Whitehead (Under 19) – and USA Women’s Indoor World Cup Team members Sydney Mandato and Abby Burnett.

Following their Freshmen season these six college freshmen received end of season D1 Collegiate Honors: Charly Bruder ACC Freshman of the Year, ACC All Tournament Team, NCAA D1 Championships All Tournament Team, ACC 2^nd Team All Conference, South Regional Team,

Abby Burnett Big 10 2^nd Team All Conference, Abby Johnson – American East All Rookie Team, Erika Culp – A100 All Rookie Team, Mackinzie Brown – CAA All Rookie Team, Rachael Whitehead – CAA All Rookie Team

The Following players have been selected to their Collegiate All-Region Teams

1^st Team: Charly Bruder (UNC), Margo Carlin (Boston College), Charlotte de Vries (Syracuse), Kara Heck (Boston College), Ryleigh Heck (UNC), Adele Iacobucci (Virginia), Alaina McVeigh (Duke), Hannah Miller (Duke), Hope Rose (Maryland), Lauren Wadas (Northwestern), Rayne Wright (Maryland),

2^nd Team: Lauren Curran (William & Mary), Nicole Fredericks (Old Dominion), Tatum Johnson (La Salle), Caroline Kelly (Boston College), Tara McNally (Hofstra), Madison Orsi (Virginia),

Congratulations to you all on an outstanding DI College Season.

For the fifth consecutive year WC Eagles swept the Under 14, Under 16, and Under 19 National Club Championships which were held in Virginia Beach, VA, from the 25^th June to the 3^rd July.

Led by WC Eagles Alum Erin Matson, in her first year as Head Coach of the UNC Tar Heels, 12 WC Eagles were on the UNC Roster which won the 2023 NCAA Division 1 Collegiate National Field Hockey Championship – Charly Bruder, Kennedy Cliggett, Ryleigh Heck, Maddie Kahn, Mia Leonhardt, Ciana Riccardo, Romea Riccardo, Kelly Smith, Paityn Wirth, Ella Barbacci, Ava Borkowski, and Abigail Taylor,

Ryleigh Heck scored the winning goal in sudden death shoot out. Goalkeeper, Maddie Kahn was named the Championship’s Most Outstanding player and Charly Bruder and Ryleigh Heck were named to the All Championship Team.

Congratulations to these outstanding players who have continued to win National Championships since graduating from WC Eagles

3 WC Eagles Alumnae, Ashley Sessa, Meredith Shoulder, and Beth Yeager, won Silver Medals playing for the USA Women’s National Team at the Pan Am Games in Chile in November.
6 WC Eagles Alumnae, Charly Bruder, Ryleigh Heck, Maddy Orsie, Hope Rose, Lauren Wadas, and Rayne Wright, who won the Gold Medal at the Pan Am Under 21 Cup in Barbados in April, will play for the USA Under 21 Team at the FIH Under 21 World Cup in Chile in December.
Congratulations to these outstanding young players who have continued to play and compete at the highest level.