The Unknown Field Hockey Observer
11-22-05

The Unknown
Tower Hill played the best hockey in 2005, so when the top-seeded Hillers won
their 15th state championship Saturday, it was not unexpected.
However, that was not the conventional wisdom in August when graduation had left
Tower Hill with five huge holes to fill. That was before Coach Adair unleashed
her newcomers on an unsuspecting state.
First-year varsity players were crucial to Tower Hill’s tournament run.
Senior GK Stephanie Rutkowski allowed a state-best five goals all season, the
fewest at Tower Hill in years. The new field players combined for 28 goals, well
over half of Tower’s total, and seven of ten Tower goals scored in the
tournament. Freshman Mary Hobbs, the Spartan slayer, led the team in scoring
with 11 goals and 3 assists. Senior Caroline Campbell was tied for second with
10 goals and 3 assists. Junior midfielder Mahi Trivellas was instrumental on the
Hillers’ penalty corners and scored tournament goals against Concord and
Brandywine. Fellow junior Grier Tumas played well in the midfield. Freshman
Meghan Lyon scored three goals on the season and added depth to the attacking
line. Without their contributions, #15 would still be on hold.
Jackie Ciconte certainly had an eventful weekend with a pair of game-winning
goals, but, sad to say, she was the only Delawarean in the D1 Final Four this
season, unlike the 2000 Final Four when the four teams included ten players from
Delaware.
#1 Old Dominion
Cora Gerardi Lake Forest
#2
North Carolina Meredith Keller Tower Hill
Allison Stewart Mt Pleasant
Carrie Lingo Cape Henlopen
Erin Cox St Marks
Kate Sidebottom St Andrews
Amber Chambers Dover
#3 Maryland
Carol Senkler Tower Hill
Sarah Rappolt Tower Hill
#4 Wake Forest
Elizabeth Hynes Dover
Senior All-Star Game
Gold 2
Blue 3
Tricia Dean’s season started with a hat trick against Friends and ended
with one in the Senior Showcase, with four more in between. Her three
second-half goals paced Blue to a 3-2 win over Gold. Lauren Correll and Randi
Goodman scored for Gold.
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