Lawrence’s record-breaker Schenck is our CVC Player of the Year
There were many talented field hockey players who stepped on the field this season and selecting the best of the best is never an easy task.
Here is a look at The Trentonian’s Colonial Valley Conference award winners and first team all-stars.
Talia Schenck had the greatest season ever in the CVC. She scored 113 goals and finished her career as the top scorer ever in Mercer County with 244 goals.
Schenck, who will be taking her talents to Princeton University in the fall, is the only choice for Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year.
Princeton High, meanwhile, had an unblemished conference record and it wasn’t until the 11th game that the Tigers yielded a goal.
Another one of the most talented players around is Olivia Weir. The Rutgers University-bound senior caged 36 goals and added 12 assists and was vital to the success of the Tigers and is the Midfielder of the Year.
One of the most versatile and talented players was Grace Rebak. A solid defender and a player who always
leaves it all on the field, the Williams College-bound senior was Princeton’s anchor and worthy of the Defender of the Year honor.
The Tigers’ dominance of the regular season had a lot to do with Franky deFaria in the goal. She always came up with the big save and played steady all season and earned the Goalie of the Year honor.
Megan Errico, our Coach of the Year, has engineered the growth of the Lawrence program and brought back a Mercer County Tournament championship. The
Cardinals also reach the sectional semifinals in the state tournament.
Here are the First Team All-CVC players:
SARAH IPPOLITO » A force in the success of the Irish, Ippolito produced 18 goals and had 10 assists.
NICOLE VILLALTA-BARRANTES » An offensive force to be reckoned with, VillaltaBarrantes accounted for 14 goals and five assists.
ELLA KINLOCH » Kinloch was one of the reasons the bar
was raised at Nottingham this season. She added a couple goals and two assists.
MELISSA CANIANO » The stick skills possessed by Caniano were exceptional and she was a dynamic offensive weapon with 10 goals for the Rams.
MACEY VICE » Vice took the insert on the corners for Lawrence and her prcision led to an amazing 34 assists. EMMA QUATTROCHI » A perfect complement to Schenck on the offensive end, Quattrochi was a key to the Cardinals’ success
KELLY NOON » A player who seemed to be all over the field, Noon was instrumental to the improvement throughout the season at Allentown with nine goals and three assists.
SYDNEY SIEJA » A dedicated team player, she was always looking to do what was best for the Robbinsville. Sieja helped offensively with three goals and four assists. DELANEY KEEGAN » A very gifted hockey player, Keegan established herself as one of the best with seven goals and 17 assists for Princeton. HALLE BESLER » The definite leader on the Irish, Besler played every minute hard in the midfield and was a key to the attack.
MANUSREE MORE » South was a young team and the experience of More helped tremendously with the growth of the younger players. GIANNA DIGIOACHINO » A
Princeton defender who quietly went about her business of keeping things clean in front of the cage.
JULIA KRIMMAL » With the firepower on the offense many times Lawrence’s defense was overlooked, but Krimmal was one of the best.
JOLEE ROTH » A complete player, Roth added to both the attack and the defense for Allentown with 10 goals and some solid corner play. SOFIA ZANGRILLI » A staunch defender who could always be found chasing down 5050 balls, Zangrilli helped Hopewell Valley’s transition game.
HANNAH TYLER » A Robbinsville junior, Tyler was a player whose importance on the field grew with each game.
JULIANNA ROSS » Ross’ play allowed Notre Dame to be a more aggressive offensive team because of the confidence they had in her in goal.