2013 Appalachian State Field Hockey 2013 SEASON PREVIEW Appalachian State University field hockey brings a team with a mix of inexperience and upperclassmen into its 2013 campaign, returning thirteen players from last season, but also adding seven newcomers. App State will look to improve on its 3-15 record and fifth place finish in the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) East Division last season. Brandi Alexander Kist enters her eighth season at the helm and will depend on leadership from her two seniors to guide the team.
Dana Wetmore
GOALKEEPERS Senior Sarah Anderson will take the top spot between the pipes for the Black and Gold this season. The Louisville, Ky. native started all 18 matches last season, posting a .673 save percentage with 140 saves. OFFENSE The junior duo of Jessi Stuart and Dana Wetmore will be looked upon to lead the team offensively for the second year in a row. Stuart, a Middletown Pa. native, had three goals and three assists, while Wetmore, a Bethlehem, Pa. native, led the team with six goals on the season. Senior Emily Knapp, a Great Falls, Va. native, and junior Jordyn Warren, a Allentown, Pa. native, will use their experience to lead the team offensively. Knapp appeared in and started all 18 matches for the Mountaineers, recording three assists, while Warren scored three goals and appeared in all 18 matches. Sophomores Lindsay Amador, Anna Copsey, Hanna French and Caroline Phillips will build on their promising freshmen seasons, as they each appeared in all 18 matches.
DEFENSE Junior Laura Malinoski anchors the backline for the Apps. The Easthampton, N.J. native started 16 games last season, recording one defensive save. Appalachian will also rely on freshman Marissa O’Brien on defense. The Yorktown, Va. native holds her high school record for most defensive saves in a season.
Jordyn Warren
NEWCOMERS Appalachian State welcomes seven freshmen to this year’s squad. Alexander Kist brings in four forwards, one midfielder, one defensive player and one goalkeeper. Virginia Beach, Va. native, Casten Farr helped lead her team to a second place finish in the state championship during her senior season, while Lynnae Luettich finished her senior season with 16 goals and 10 assists at Massalonskee High School in Belgrade, Maine. Chapel Hill, N.C. native Katie Minogue was named all-conference her senior year, while fellow forward Sophia Tikson ended her prep career by being named first team all-Ohio at Thomas Worthington High School of Worthington, Ohio. Louisville, Ky. native, Jordan Van Cleave should provide a threat offensively for the Apps playing midfield while Marissa O’Brien will be expected to step up as the only defensive freshman. The lone freshman goaltender Jordan Yaukey, a native of Carlisle, Pa., recorded nine shut-outs and 108 saves her senior season.
Emily Knapp
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