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1999
University of Delaware Field Hockey
Roster
Players
to Watch
|
No.
|
Name
|
Pos.
|
Yr.
|
Hometown/High
School
|
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2
|
Kelly
Ottati
**
|
GK
|
Sr.
|
Hampton
Bays, NY/Hampton Bays
|
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3
|
Kelly
Coyle
|
M/D
|
Fr.
|
Lawrenceville,
NJ/Lawrence
|
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4
|
Megan
Fortunato
**
|
M
|
Jr.
|
Willow
Grove, PA/Upper
Moreland
|
|
6
|
Stacey
Thomas
|
F
|
Fr.
|
Warrington,
PA/Central Bucks West
|
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7
|
Kate
Johnson
*
|
D
|
So.
|
Holland,
PA/Council Rock
|
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8
|
Mia
Callahan
**
|
M
|
Sr.
|
Contoocook,
NH/Hopkinton
|
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9
|
#Rachel
Barger
**
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Springfield,
VA/Thomas Jefferson
|
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10
|
Stephanie
Dorsch
|
F
|
Fr.
|
Hockessin,
DE/Wilmington
Christian
|
|
11
|
Alexis
Goldsborough
**
|
D
|
Sr.
|
Bear,
DE/William Penn
|
|
12
|
Katie
Phillips
**
|
M
|
Jr.
|
Downingtown,
PA/Downingtown
|
|
13
|
Megan
McGuin
|
F
|
So.
|
Newark,
DE/Sanford School
|
|
14
|
Courtney
Linehan
|
M/D
|
Fr.
|
Radnor,
PA/Conestoga
|
|
15
|
Jenn
Fotiou
*
|
F
|
So.
|
Oley,
PA/Oley Valley
Regional
|
|
16
|
Katie
Wirth
**
|
D
|
Sr.
|
Fallston,
MD/Fallston
|
|
18
|
Kim
Wagaman
|
D
|
Fr.
|
Oley,
PA/Oley Valley
Regional
|
|
19
|
Sara
Hills
*
|
F
|
Sr.
|
Washington,
D.C./St. Stephen's
|
|
20
|
Katie
Kelly
|
F
|
Fr.
|
North
Caldwell, NJ/West Essex
Regional
|
|
21
|
Juli
Byrd
*
|
S
|
So.
|
Pocomoke,
MD/Pocomoke
|
|
22
|
#Melissa
Molloy
***
|
M/D
|
Sr.
|
Centereach,
NY/Centereach
|
|
23
|
Shannon
Troyer
|
D
|
Fr.
|
Jarrettsville,
MD/North Harford
|
|
24
|
Patty
Jo
Morrow
**
|
D
|
Sr.
|
West
Chester, PA/Henderson
|
|
28
|
#Erin
Reist
**
|
M/D
|
Sr.
|
Manheim,
PA/Manheim Central
|
|
34
|
Andrea
Grasso
|
GK
|
Fr.-r
|
Haddonfield,
NJ/Haddon Township
|
|
63
|
Stephanie
Judefind
|
GK
|
Fr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/Concord
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*
= Letters won
# = Tri-Captain
Head Coach:
Carol
Miller
(Delaware '82)
Assistant Coaches:
Valerie
Coyle,
Cindy
Botett
|
Players
to Watch
RACHEL
BARGER • Sr. • Forward
• Jefferson/Springfield,
VA
At
Delaware: 1999: Tri-Captain...played
in the United States Field Hockey
Association Summer League in the
off-season...will be looked upon to direct
the attack for the Hens...will provide
team leadership and be a role model for
the freshmen on the team...will start on
attack or at midfield...1998: One
of five Blue Hens to start all 21
games...entered the season with just one
career goal and wound up as the team's
second-leading goal scorer with 11 goals,
including five game-winners...ranked third
on the team with 28
points...recorded six assists on the
season...recorded two-goal games against
Lehigh and Maine...1997:
Started all 20 games for the Blue
Hens...scored one goal against
Vermont...had five assists...team's fifth
leading scorer with seven points...24
shots was third highest on the
team...1996: Appeared in one game
as a freshman but did not score...High
School: Member of Field Hockey Futures
program...outstanding athlete, receiving
seven varsity letters in field hockey,
basketball, and soccer at Thomas Jefferson
High School...captain of field hockey team
her senior year...winner of two
Coaches Awards... point guard on
undefeated 1993 basketball team...National
Honor Society...Personal: Rachel
Ann Barger... born Jan. 4, 1978 in Las
Vegas, NV...daughter of Debra and Phillip
Barger...chemical engineering major with
economics minor.
MELISSAS
MOLLOY • Sr. • Defense
• CentereachCentereach, NY
At
Delaware: 1999: Tri-Captain...will be
the team's verbal leader...brings a wealth
of game experience to a maturing Blue Hen
squad......has started every game in her
career (60)...will start at one of the
defensive back positions...1998:
Started all 21 games on defense last
fall...recorded first career point with an
assist in Delaware's 5-3 victory over
Pennsylvania...made one defensive
save...1997: Started every game for
the Blue Hens...helped team allow just 37
goals in 20 games...named to National
Field Hockey Coaches Association
All-Academic team...1996: Started
in all 19 games...had five shots on
goal...High School: Played field
hockey, basketball, and softball at
Centereach HS...led team to state final
senior year...named to All-New York team
junior and senior year...Personal:
Melissa Molloy...born Jan. 3,
1978...daughter of James and Madeline
Malloy...honor student as a psychology
major at Delaware...has worked as a
softball umpire in the summer.
ERIN
REIST • Defense • Manheim
Central/Manheim Twp., PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Tri-Captain...back at
100 percent after playing through injuries
in 1998...will be looking to regain her
form from her sophomore season when she
was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Region
team...will start at a defensive back
position...1998: Played in 16 games
while starting in five...recorded one shot
on the season...1997: Earned second
team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
honors...played and started in 18
games...had one defensive save on the
season...named to National Field Hockey
Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Academic
team...1996: Started all 19 games
as a freshman...recorded an assist vs.
Stanford...High School: Participant
in National Futures program...received
Lancaster-Lebanon League Top Offensive
Player Award at Manheim Central
HS...captain and Most Valuable Player in
1995...also earned letters in basketball
and track..Personal: Erin Jean
Reist...born Dec. 28, 1977...daughter of
David and Pamela Reist...honor student in
elementary education major with special
education minor...father was a college
wrestler at Findlay College in
Ohio.
MIA
CALLAHAN • Senior
• Midfield •
Hopkinton/Contoocook, NH
At
Delaware: 1999: A versatile player who
will play where needed... 1998:
Played in 16 games, including the last
five as a starter...scored first
collegiate goal against
Connecticut...finished the season with
four goals and one assist...1997:
Played in 17 games in a reserve role
for the Blue Hens...had four assists on
the season...1996: Saw action in
one game but did not score a
point...High School: Participant in
National Field Hockey Futures
program...four-year varsity letterwinner
in field hockey and softball at Hopkinton
High School...selected to play in Junior
Olympics...first team all-state selection
and team MVP last season...Granite State
team selection...Personal: Mia Jean
Callahan...born Feb. 4, 1978 in
Korea...daughter of Mark and Nancy
Callahan...communications
major.
BRIDGET
FROMM • Sr. • Midfield
• East Hampton, NY/Amagansett,
NY
At
Delaware: 1999: A role player who will
provide the Hens with depth at the forward
and midfield positions...1998:
Played as a reserve in eight games and
recorded four shots...1997: Played
in nine games mainly in a reserve role for
the Blue Hens, but did not
score...1996: Played in four games,
with one start, and scored first career
goal vs. Ursinus...High School:
Three-sport standout at East Hampton
High School, playing field hockey,
basketball and sPoftball...captain and
all-state selection in 1995...three-year
all-division and two-time all-county
player...Personal: Bridget Kathleen
Fromm...born Feb. 6, 1978...daughter of
Geraldine and Gerald
Fromm...communications major at
Delaware...enjoys photography.
SARA
HILLS • Sr. • Forward
• St. Stephens/Washington,
DC
At
Delaware: 1999: Starts Blue Hens'
penalty corners...ranks third all-time
with 20 assists...will direct the midfield
for the Hens...can see the whole
field...has great talent and
vision...1998: Scored four goals
and ranked second on the team with nine
assists...two of Hills' four goals were
game-winners (Lehigh,
Drexel)...1997: Showed play-making
ability with 11 assists, the second
highest mark on the team...team's third
leading scorer with 17 points...scored
three goals on the season including
game-winners against Vermont and St.
Joseph's...scored two goals in the win
over Vermont...1996: Played in six
games in a reserve role but did not
score...High School: Earned seven
letters in field hockey, basketball, and
lacrosse at St. Stephen's
School...all-league selection in 1994 and
1995...won 1995 All-Metropolitan Field
Hockey Player of the Year
award...all-league lacrosse
player...Personal: Sara Clarke
Hills...born Apr. 2, 1978...daughter of
Irene and Jack Hills...history and
political science major with education
minor...also a standout member of
Delaware's three-time defending America
East champion lacrosse team...had three
goals in 14 games as an attacker last
spring.
ALEXIS
GOLDSBOROUGH • Senior
• Back • William Penn/Bear,
DE
At
Delaware: 1999: Spent off-season
recovering from knee injury and will be
ready to play at the start of the
season...will be a team leader on and off
the field...will battle for a starting
spot at either attack or
midfield...1998: Started first four
games before going down with a knee injury
against Lehigh...received medical
red-shirt...recorded hat trick in season
opener against Ursinus...1997:
Started in all 20 games, scoring a
goal against Lehigh...assisted on three
other goals...1996: Appeared in 11
games, scoring a goal against Pacific and
adding two assists...1995: Played
in six games in a reserve role as a
freshman but did not score...High
School: First team all-state performer
who led nearby William Penn High School to
Delaware state championship...member of
Field Hockey Futures program...also a
four-year letterwinner in
softball...Personal: Alexis
Kathleen Goldsborough...born Jan. 31,
1977...daughter of Sharon and Gilbert
Goldsborough... psychology major at
Delaware.
PATTI
JO MORROW • Senior
• Defense • Henderson/West
Chester, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will start at a
defensive back position...will bring game
experience and maturity to this year's
squad...1998: Played in 13 games
and started in three...provided defensive
stability for the Hens...1997:
Played in 16 games and started in
two...scored her first career goal against
Lehigh...1996: Played in two games
but did not score...High School:
Won eight letters in field hockey,
lacrosse, and track at Henderson
HS...All-Ches-Mont Conference first team
pick in field hockey in 1994 and
1995...two-time all-area
performer...all-area lacrosse player in
1995...Personal: Patti Jo
Morrow...born Feb. 26, 1978...daughter of
John and Dana-Jeanne Morrow...chemical
engineering major at Delaware...avid
skier.
KELLY
OTTATI • Senior • GK
• Hampton Bays/Hampton Bays,
NY
At
Delaware: 1999: Will start in goal
after spending three years as a reserve to
first team All-Mid-Atlantic Region
goalkeeper Kelly Adams...will be a role
model to freshmen goalkeepers Stephanie
Judefind and Andrea Grasso...1998:
Played in seven games as a
reserve...made eight saves and allowed no
goals in 169 minutes...1997: Played
in five games in a reserve role for the
Blue Hens...shared a shutout with Kelly
Adams in the Ursinus game...had 22 saves
on the season...posted a 3.00 GAA and a
.786 save percentage...1996:
Protected the goal in 10 games, earning
two starts and logging 469
minutes...recorded a shutout in Hens' 1-0
victory over St. Joseph's...posted an .867
save pct...High School: Played
field hockey, softball, and basketball at
Hampton Bays HS...earned 12 varsity
letters in the three sports...earned
all-state field hockey honors in 1994 and
1995...all-league in
1993-1995...Personal: Kelly Erin
Ottati...born January 30, 1978...daughter
of Patrick and Jaime Ottati...physical
education major...avid jet
skier.
KATIE
WIRTH • Senior
• Defense • Fallston
Fallston, MD
At
Delaware: 1999: Will provide depth at
both the midfield and defensive
positions...expected to make solid
contributions in the midfield and corner
offense...1998: Played in 12
games...recorded one goal (Vermont) and
her first career assist...recorded three
shots on goal...1997: Played in 10
games in first season of action...scored
two goals for the season against Lehigh
and a game-winner against Towson...1996:
Did not see playing time...High
School: All-county and all-metro field
hockey performer in junior and senior
years...earned seven letters earned in
hockey and softball...all-state field
hockey player senior year...National Honor
Society...Personal: Katherine Marie
Wirth...born Sept. 17, 1978...daughter of
John and Irene Wirth...business
major...worked as an accounting assistant
with a civil engineering firm...active
with Christian youth groups....father
played soccer at Notre Dame.
MEGAN
FORTUNATO • Junior •
Midfield • Upper Moreland/Willow
Grove, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Looking to have a
breakthrough season...will start at
defensive back but may move up to
midfield...will be an integral part of the
corner offense...1998: Started all
21 games and has started every game in her
career at Delaware...scored two goals
(Vermont, Lafayette)...made one defensive
save...1997: Started all 20 games
as a freshman...scored five goals for the
season had game-winning goals against
Lehigh and Pennsylvania...ranked fourth on
team with 11 points...also scored goals
vs. Wm. & Mary, Princeton and
Towson...High School: National
Futures Tournament selection...AAU Junior
Olympian...earned first-team all-state and
first-team all-area honors at Upper
Moreland HS...Keystone State Games
participant...All-Star at Winning Edge
Camp...honorable mention All-American and
two-time all-area selection in lacrosse,
leading squad to three league
titles...Personal: Megan Lee
Fortunato...born Apr. 11, 1979...daughter
of Glen and Susan Fortunato...physical
education major...cousin, Katherine Clark,
played field hockey at James Madison in
1993-96...standout member of UD's America
East champion lacrosse team last spring,
leading the Blue Hens in scoring with 40
goals and 19 assists in 18 games...was the
America East Tournament MVP and earned
first-team All-America East
honors.
KATIE
PHILLIPS • Junior • Midfield
• Downingtown/ Downingtown,
PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will head-up the
defense and provide leadership espically
in the offensive role of the
defense...will start at defensive back
this fall...1998: Played in 20
games and started 18 on defense...did not
record a point or a shot on
goal...1997: Saw action in 12 games
as a freshman, including one game as a
starter...had seven shots on
goal...High School: First-team
all-league and second-team all-area in
1995 in field hockey at Downingtown High
School...led team to 1996 Ches-Mont
Conference title and three-year record of
40-13...two-time all-league and all-area
in lacrosse...Personal: Katie Ann
Phillips...born Jan. 29, 1979...daughter
of Ed and Joanne Phillips...brother, Brad,
was a two-time All-America East and
all-region soccer player at Delaware the
past four seasons...arts and sciences
major at Delaware.
KATIE
PERRON • Junior • Defense
• Ipswich/Ipswich, MA
At
Delaware: 1999: Has recovered from
injury that forced her to miss all of
1998...will provide depth to the defensive
core...1998: Did not play due to
injury...1997: Played in eight
games after recovering from an injury
before the season...had two shots on goal
but did not score...High School:
Earned 10 varsity letters in field
hockey, softball and track...two-time CAL
All-League selection...team captain her
junior and senior years...led Ipswich HS
to three state tournaments, including
semifinals in 1995...all-league in
softball...state shot put finalist in
track...Personal: Katie Perron...born Nov.
26, 1978...daughter of John and Beth
Perron...early childhood education
major.
JULI
BYRD • Sophomore • Sweeper
• Pocomoke/Pocomoke, MD
At
Delaware: 1999: Will take over sweeper
job from her graduated sister, Jodi, but
can play at both ends of the field...will
be a key part of the corner
offense...1998: One of only two
freshmen to play in all 21 games and
started in 19...scored seven goals, which
ranked fourth on the team...had a UD
freshman record seven assists...recorded a
hat trick against Penn...had three
game-winning goals (Vermont, Penn, New
Hampshire)...scored first career goal
against Vermont..had two defensive
saves...High School: U.S. Under-18
National Team selection...Futures National
Tournament selection...named to
All-Bayside Conference all four years of
high school at Pocomoke High
School...named to the all-state team as a
junior and senior...named MVP for the
state of Maryland as a senior...helped
lead Pocomoke to four straight state
championships with a combined record of
67-2-1...Personal: Juli Susan Byrd...born
Sept. 3, 1980...daughter of David and
Peggy Byrd...sister, Jodi, was a member of
the field hockey team from 1995 to
1998...physical education major...worked a
lifeguard during the summer.
JENNIFER
FOTIOU • Sophomore • Forward
• Oley Valley/ Oley, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: One of the fastest
players on the team...will be key player
as an inserter on penalty corners...will
battle for a starting spot on
attack...1998: One of only two
freshmen to play in all 21 games and
started in five...scored three goals,
which ranked tied for second among the
freshmen...had one assist on the
season...scored first career goal against
Hofstra and scored two goals against
Penn...High School: Led Oley Valley
High School to state title in 1997 under
head coach Donna Long...attended same high
school as former Blue Hen standout Kelly
Cawley...was a two-time all-state
selection...selected to Mid-East Regional
team and second team All-American as a
senior...was a captain of the field hockey
team for two years and captain of the
track and field team for three
seasons...Personal: Jennifer Leigh
Fotiou...born Nov. 11, 1980...daughter of
Steve and Joyce Fotiou...communications
major at Delaware.
KATE
JOHNSON • Sophomore • Back
• Council Rock/Holland, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will battle for a
starting spot in the midfield...recovering
from injury in the offseason...will be
looking to improve upon a solid freshman
season...1998: Started in 14 games
and saw action in 18 games in
1998...scored her first collegiate goal in
her first collegiate game against
Ursinus...High School: Played both field
hockey and soccer at Council Rock High
School...helped lead the field hockey team
to four league championships and to a
Pennsylvania state championship in
1994...led the soccer team to a state
championship in 1998...Personal:
Kate H. Johnson...born Oct. 3,
1979...daugher of Wayne and Karen
Johnson...a business administration
major.
MEGAN
MCGUIN • Sophomore •
Forward• Hockessin, DE
At
Delaware: 1999: Will provide an
offensive spark off the bench for the
Hens...1998: Scored three goals,
which was tied for second among UD
freshmen in just nine games...provided
Hens with goal-scoring off of the
bench...scored goals in back-to-back games
agianst West Chester and Vermont...scored
third goal of the season against
Lafayette...High School: Played
field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse at
Sanford School in Delaware...captained
field hockey team her junior year and
lacrosse as a senior...was named
second-team all-state as
senior...Personal: Megan A.
McGuin...born March 2, 1979...daughter of
John and Linda McGuin.
ANDREA
GRASSO • Fr.r • GK•
Haddon twp. Haddon twp., NJ
At
Delaware: 1999: Will battle with
freshman Stephanie Judefind for the
back-up goalkeeper spot behind Kelly
Ottati...1998: Did not see game action and
retained freshman eligibility...High
School: Played field hockey and
softball, and also competed for the
swimming and diving team at Haddon
Township High School..was named
first-team All-Colonial Conference and
second-team All-South Jersey Group I in
1997...Personal: Andrea Catherine
Grasso...born Nov. 30, 1979...daughter of
Stephen and Marion Grasso...father is
mechanical enginneer in the U.S.
Navy...arts and sciences major.
KELLY
COYLE • Freshman • Midfield
• Lawrence Lawrence, NJ
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be immediate
contributor to the midfield and as a
striker in the corner offense...High
School: Was a member of the National
Futures Team and was a second-team
all-state selection in New
Jersey...four-year letterwinner and
two-time captain at Lawrence HS...after
earning second-team all-county honors as a
freshman, became a three-time all-county
first-team selection her last three
years...two-time All-Central Jersey
selection...was a member of the U.S.
Under-16 team in 1997 and participated in
the Junior Olympics in 1996 and 1997...was
also the class president and an honor roll
student...Personal: Kelly Lynn
Coyle...born April 30, 1981...daughter of
Richard and Debra Coyle...younger sister
of Delaware assistant coach Valerie Coyle,
who she considers to be her biggest
influence...elementary education major at
Delaware.
STEPHANIE
DORSCH • Freshman • Fwd.
• Wilmington Christian/Hockessin,
DE
At
Delaware: 1999: Promising freshman who
could see significant playing time in her
rookie season...High School: Senior Female
Athlete of the Year at Wilmington
Christian...graduated as the all-time
leading scorer at Wilmington Christian
with 68 goals and 32 assists for 168
points...voted team's MVP as a junior and
senior...as a sophomore, was named
third-team all-state and participated on
gold medal Junior Olympic squad...was a
first-team all-state selection as a junior
and senior...three-time selection to play
in USFHA Hockey Festival...led state of
Delaware in scoring as a senior...was also
a third-team all-state selection in
softball at shortstop and earned team's
Best Offensive Player honors
twice...presidential scholar-athlete
honoree...four years on academic honor
roll...participated in Futures program all
four years at Wilmington
Christian...Personal: Stephanie Joan
Dorsch...born 1/26/81...Brett Dorsch and
Kimberly Wegman...will major in health and
physical education.
STEPHANIE
JUDEFIND • Fr. • GK •
Concord HS • Wilmington,
DE
At
Delaware: 1999: Will battle with
redshirt freshman Andrea Grasso for the
backup goalkeeper position behind starter
Kelly Ottati...High School: Played
field hockey, basketball and soccer at
local Concord HS...was named to the Flight
"B" First Team All-Conference team three
straight years...earned all-state second
team honors as a senior...team MVP as a
sophomore...Marine Corps Distinguished
Athlete...Personal: Stephanie Ann
Judefind...born December 9,
1980...daughter of Harold and Joyce
Judefind...has not declared a major at
Delaware.
KATIE
KELLY • Fr. • Forward •
West Essex RegionalNorth Caldwell,
NJ
At
Delaware: 1999: Promising freshman who
could see significant playing time in her
rookie season...High School: 1997
Junior Olympic Gold Medalist...first team
all-county selection and team captain as a
senior...also earned all-conference
honorable mention as a senior...second
team all-conference selection in women's
lacrosse as a senior...earned three
letters in field hockey and two in women's
lacrosse...toured Ireland and Scotland in
winter of 1998 and England in winter of
1999 with field hockey club...Personal:
Kathryn Lee Kelly... born July 20,
1981... daughter of Patrick and Diane
Kelly...communications major...older
sister, Kristeen, played field hockey at
Division III William Paterson.
KIM
WAGAMAN • Fr. • Defense
• Oley Valley/ Oley, PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will be used to
bolster the Blue Hen defense...High
School: A two-time all-state selection
at Oley Valley Regional HS...also earned
second team all-state honors as a
sophomore...All-Academic American
selection in her senior year...three-time
all-county and all-area selection...was
voted Berks County Player of the Year as a
junior...a four-sport athlete who lettered
in softball (four years), basketball (two
years), bowling (one year) and field
hockey (four years)...captain of field
hockey team as a senior...all-division
selection as a sophomore and senior in
softball...also earned all-county honors
in softball as a junior...has been in
Field Hockey Futures Program,
participating in national
tournaments...played in 1997 Junior
Olympics... won a silver medal for field
hockey in 1997 Keystone State Games...also
participated in 1998 Keystone State Games
in softball...received good citizenship
award as a freshman at Oley Valley...U.S.
Marine Corps Distinguished Student-Athlete
Award winner for 1997-98...made
distinguished honor roll in 14 of 16
quarters...Personal: Kimberly Jean
Wagaman...born Oct. 14, 1981...daughter of
Pamela and Barry Wagaman...will major in
business at Delaware.
STACY
THOMAS • Freshman • Forward
• Central Bucks West/Norristown,
PA
At
Delaware: 1999: Will compete for
playing time at a deeply talented forward
position...High School: Three-sport
star at Central Bucks West (field hockey,
soccer and basketball)..won C.B. West's
Outstanding Female Athlete Award three
times...captained all three teams as a
senior... two-time all-league selection,
three-year letterwinner and two-time team
MVP in field hockey... earned honorable
mention all-league twice in soccer and
once in basketball...was a part of six
league champion and one state champion
team... Personal: Stacey Lynn
Thomas...born July 3, 1981...daughter of
Beverly Thomas...has not declared a major
at Delaware.
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