Fox Tracks 1 Alaina Shivers ’15 Sets Record for Three-Pointers in a Season In her final game of the 2014-15 season, Alaina Shivers ’15 made six three-point baskets to eclipse the program record for three-pointers in one season set by Akemi Moriuchi ’04. (Alaina scored 53 three-pointers, and Akemi’s record was 52.) Alaina was the Burlington County leader for three-point baskets this season. The Girls’ Basketball team finished with a 15-7 record. 2 All-Time Leading Scorer Vanessa Kara ’15 Receives All-State Recognition In February, at a celebration held at MFS with family, friends, and teammates, Vanessa Kara signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Drexel University on scholarship. She was recognized by Friends Schools League coaches as an All-State selection in Pennsylvania. Only one player in the league receives this recognition. After suffering consecutive knee injuries during her sophomore and junior years, Vanessa returned for a stellar senior season in which she led the team to a South Jersey championship – she scored 27 goals and dished out 12 assists. She concluded her career with an MFS Girls’ Soccer program record of 48 goals, surpassing Brianna Howarth ‘12 who tallied 45 goals in her career. 3 Girls’ Fencing Enjoys Successful Season Girls’ Fencing qualified for the NJSIAA team playoffs and upset West Morris Central, 16-11, in their first round matchup on February 3. They fell to Livingston in the Round of 16. Erin Chen ‘16 enjoyed an outstanding season at Sabre and qualified for state individual championships on February 28 in Morristown. She was named Third Team All-State at Sabre. The MFS Girls’ Sabre squad of Pilar Martinez ‘15, Carly Rosvold ‘18, Carolyn Feigeles ‘18, Erin, her sister Chloe Chen ‘18, and Rowan Suarez Parmer ‘18 also finished sixth at the NJSIAA Squad state championships. In addition, Chloe Jones ‘18 (sabre) and Carolyn Feigeles ‘18 (foil) earned silver medals at the Montclair Freshman/Sophomore Fencing Invitational. 4 David Howarth ’15 Participates in NJ State All-Star Showcase David Howarth became the first MFS Boys’ Soccer player in over a decade to participate in the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey Senior All-Star Showcase. He was one of 17 players on the South section team, which tied the North I team 4-4 on December 6 at Rowan University. He was also recognized as a Second Team All-South Jersey selection by the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association and All-State by the Soccer Coaches Association of New Jersey. He will play next year at Colby College.
Girls’ Tennis Team Enjoys Postseason Accolades The Girls’ Tennis team was rewarded for a successful season with several team awards and recognitions. The team was ranked No. 4 in the final South Jersey Tennis Coaches Association (SJTCA) poll. They were also ranked No. 6 in the final NJ.com/Star Ledger poll of all Non-Public teams in the state. Grace Kim ’17 was named the Burlington County Times Player of the Year. Grace, Jess Ferber ’17, Katie Teitelbaum ’15, and the doubles team of Margaux Fox ’18 and Sasha Katsnelson ’16 were named to the SJTCA All-Non-Public team.
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