About Us

About Us

Mission Statement/Philosophy

The HTC Field Hockey Club mission is to increase the overall skill level of play for all levels of athletes. We provide top level coaching year-round to players of all ages and abilities. Our Club program is directed by a former United States National Team Member and Division I College Coach, a two-time All-American at The University of Iowa, Debra Brickey. Our assistant coaches are all former and current DI, DII, or DIII college or National Team standouts. We will keep a small coach to player ratio in order to personalize EACH player’s development path.

Our top-level staff is made up of coaches who are all passionate about this sport. Our goal is to lead players to reach their field hockey potential, as well as, develop a well-rounded young person with a great sense of self and community.

What does HTC Stand for?

When I decided to start this club team I was searching for a Club name. I thought about my playing days, my coaching experiences, why I wanted to start a club team, what was important to me, what I would want the team to stand for, and this is what shaped the name HTC.

I have been very lucky and blessed in my life, loving family and friends who have supported me through thick and thin! I have also been very lucky and blessed as an athlete. I have played this great sport at all levels and the game has given me opportunities beyond my wildest dreams. From the beginning I have loved the competition and admiration I have received as a member of a field hockey team. The feeling of accomplishment, of pride, of teamwork, of seeing all your hard work paying off, is a feeling that is one of a kind. I cannot explain for example what it was like to, after years of training, practicing, try-outs, being one of the last player cut from an Olympic Team try-out, to finally hear my name announced as a member of the USA National Team. To know that all the people around me who had supported me in this effort were standing and cheering for me, what a feeling! Another incredible moment was when I finally wore that USA uniform, and stepped into a stadium that had 30,000 screaming fans, to walk with my teammates behind the American flag, and stand there and look out and see people I did not even know, CHEER for me! It was and will forever be a moment and feeling I will never forget!

The next stage in my life was switching roles and becoming the coach or mentor. This was quite a different feeling for me and one that took a little bit of time to get used to. I had to move from receiving the cheers to providing that for my players. I will admit to you that is was and is a more satisfying feeling. To watch a player finally get a skill or take their game to the next level, to see that light bulb go on in their head, to see that smile on their face, to see their teammates cheer for them, to see the team come together after struggle after struggle, and get that their teammates are the key, put individual success aside, and put others first, is magical! I became the cheerer and gained such understanding of team, support, and what it means to belong to a group of individuals that morphs into a TEAM. Now to my surprise not only was I the cheerer for my players, but now I was being cheered for different reasons , for helping and guiding others, it was and is an awesome feeling!

So this is what I want to create for you. I want you to experience this feeling, no matter what level you participate in, Middle School, High School, College, or beyond, I want to help you accomplish these incredible moments. I want to cheer for you, I want your parents and friends to cheer for you, I want you to feel that pride through hard work and dedication, to finally walk out with your teammates on any field or stadium and feel the satisfaction of accomplishment! Along with these goals, I want to instill in all of you the joy and satisfaction of seeing others succeed around you, helping others who may not be as fortunate as you, encouraging younger players who are not as skilled as you, showing your teammates positive support at all times, understanding that you not only feel great when people cheer for you but maybe even a greater feeling when you cheer for others! That is our Club’s goal, mission, purpose, to experience the exhilaration of others cheering for you and your accomplishments, as well as, you cheering on others, your teammates, your friends, your parents. We will strive to accomplish both of these very unique and important concepts here at HTC Field Hockey Club.

So with this said, HTC stands for:

HEAR THE CHEERS!

Owner

coach_40Deb Brickey – HTC Owner
Deb is the owner of HTC Field Hockey Club, and the Director of 4Goals LLC. HTC was Deb’s dream to provide opportunities for players of all levels to compete and reach their field hockey goals. Starting with only 20 athletes, Deb has grown HTC Field Hockey to multiple training sites that provide learning opportunites to student-athletes traveling from 5 states to be a part of the HTC family.

In addition to HTC, Deb is the Director of 4Goals LLC. 4Goals is owned by Marcia Pankratz, the University of Michigan Field Hockey Coach. Deb and Marcia promote the game of field hockey through camps, clinics, and tournaments. 4Goals premier events include; Camps/Clinics for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Athletes, Collegiate Camps that prepare the college athlete for their season, and The 4Goals Cup Tournament that offer prize money!

Deb has over 35 years of field hockey coaching experience as a Head Coach at Northwestern University and Virginia Commonwealth University and as an Assistant Coach at the University of Connecticut and the University of North Carolina.

As a graduate of the University of Iowa, Deb earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education and Exercise Science. While a student athlete at Iowa, she was selected a two-time All-American and a three- time All-Big Ten Player. Deb is proud to have represented the United States as a member of the US U-21 Team, US Reserve Team, and the US National Team. Her time in the US program enabled her to compete at the highest level and travel all over the world. It is from this experience that HTC’s philosophy was born, through work hard, resiliency, continual support and encourgage from your teammates and family and love of the game, you can create your “Hear The Cheers”moment.

Prior to returning to coaching, Deb was a Senior Manager with FedEx Office in the Connecticut Region.

Resume Highlights
Head Field Hockey Coach

Northwestern University – 1995-1998
Virginia Commonwealth University – 1994

Assistant Field Hockey Coach

University of Connecticut – 1991-1993
University of North Carolina – 1987-1990, 1989 NCAA National Champions
Bentley College – 1986

Representing the USA
1994 Olympic Festival Head Coach – South Team, St. Louis Missouri
1992 – 1998 Futures Head Coach/Director
1986-1990 US Olympic Festival Team
1989 – 1990 USA National Team
1983-1988 USA National Reserve Team
As a Student-Athlete at Iowa University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA – 1982-1985
BS Exercise Science and Physical Education

Two Time All-American – 1984, 1985
Three Time All-Big Ten – 1983, 1984, 1985
All Decade First Team – 1980-1990
Captain – 1984, 1985
Career Assist Leader
Iowa Hall Of Fame Member

Professionally

Founder/Owner
HTC Field Hockey Club – 2009-Present

Vice President/Director
4Goals L.L.C. – 2006-Present

Senior Manager
FedEx Office – 1998-2008

HTC Coaches

Kaeley DeNegre

Operations Director
kdenegre@htcfieldhockey.com

Denegre played four years of field hockey before earning her bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from Western Connecticut State University in 2016. The Colonials reached the Little East Conference Semifinals her junior year in 2015.

Prior to WestConn, Denegre was a First Team All-State and First Team All-Shoreline Conference selection for field hockey at North Branford High School in North Branford, Conn. NBHS made the 2011 CIAC Field Hockey Class S State Semifinals, before falling 1-0 to Lauralton Hall. Denegre was also a member of the fencing, lacrosse, and track and field teams for the Thunderbirds. When she’s not coaching, Denegre works as an orthodontic assistant on the Connecticut shoreline. 

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Kaeley DeNegre

Kaeley DeNegre

Operations Director

Anika Goodhue

HTC Western Mass Regional Director
agoodhue@htcfieldhockey.com

Anika is currently the Head Coach of UMass Dartmouth. She has coached with HTC since 2013 and in Fall 2019 accepted the position of HTC Massachusetts Regional Director, heading up the Western Mass sites. She was recently the Assistant Coach of Williams College and prior was the Grad Assistant at Smith College and the Head Coach of Elms College. In her first year she led the Blazers to the top of the conference rankings. She also served as the assistant field hockey coach at Connecticut College for two years.

Anika graduated from Smith College with a Bachelors in Psychology and Minor in Exercise and Sport Sciences. She was a highly versatile player for the Pioneers, capable of leading offensive, defensive, and midfield lines at any given point. She recorded 5 goals, 18 assists, and 1 defensive save in her career at Smith while captaining the team her senior year. In addition, Anika has played internationally in four countries outside the United States, including a six month stay in Australia where she was an influential player for the University of Melbourne Hockey Club. Following Smith, Anika coached at Mount Anthony Union High School for four years, helping lead them to four Vermont State semifinal appearances. She also assisted at Westfield State for two years during their spring season. Before moving to Connecticut, Anika founded Evolution Field Hockey Club. While primarily focusing on youth development, she also created opportunities for adults to play after graduation and developed a young-coaches program to mentor high school athletes who were interested in coaching.

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Anika Goodhue

Anika Goodhue

HTC Western Mass Regional Director

Mika Black

HTC California Regional Director
mblack@htcfieldhockey.com

Mika Black is currently serving as the California Regional Director for the organization. She joined HTC Field Hockey Club as a coach in 2016 and has been working with all levels and age groups. Black grew up in Massachusetts and played at UMass Amherst where she earned honors such as Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. She also participated in USAFH High Performance and played in the Junior High-Performance Tournament. She also has served as an Assistant Coach at Elms College for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. During her high school playing career, she was selected to Junior National Camp and attended the National Futures Championship, Junior Olympics and Futures Elite programs. Black was a standout at The Williston Northampton School and earned Regional All American and NEPSAC and tournament honors. She is looking forward to helping continue to develop hockey out on the West Coast with HTC.

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Mika Black

Mika Black

HTC California Regional Director

Jessica Bergen

HTC Coach

Jess is the Head Coach of Trinity College. Prior to Trinity College, she was the Head Coach of Westfield State University. Bergen has coached 20 NFHCA Academic All-Americans and 5 Little East Conference All-Stars. A Level III USA Field Hockey accredited coach, Bergen helps lead the USAFH NEXUS Region 3 and 4. Prior to coaching at Westfield, Bergen spent two seasons as an assistant coach at Springfield College where she earned a master of science in exercise science before accepting the varsity field hockey coach position at Southwick-Tolland Regional High School. Bergen spent her undergraduate playing career at Skidmore College where she earned varsity letters for her participation on four nationally ranked teams. During her tenure at Skidmore the program played in four Liberty League Championships and earned two NCAA tournament appearances to the second-round.

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Jessica Bergen

Jessica Bergen

HTC Coach

Lindsay Bowman

HTC Coach - San Diego

Lindsay is from Palmyra, Pennsylvania where she played at a successful highschool program at Palmyra Highschool and was an All-State Selection. During her highschool career she also played for Mid State Field Hockey Club and went forward continuing her career as a student athlete at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2010-2014. While at UMass, she earned several honors such as Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and UMass Co-Athlete of the week. She ended her playing career at UMass with 37 points on 16 goals and 5 assists, Atlantic 10 Conference Championship wins and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. She has also served as an Assistant Coach at York College in Pennsylvania and is currently Assistant coaching at Torrey Pines High with HTC Coach Courtney Spleen who is the Head Coach of the TPHS team.

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Lindsay Bowman

Lindsay Bowman

HTC Coach - San Diego

Hannah Deppe

HTC Coach

Hannah has been coaching with HTC for two years. She played field hockey at Brown University. Before Brown, Deppe competed in field hockey, lacrosse, and tennis at Avon High School where she was a two-year captain and four-year starter on the field hockey team. She was named First Team All-State, All-Conference, All-Courant First Team, All-State Academic and NFHCA National Academic Squad in 2015 and 2016. She was selected as a Scholar Athlete 2013-2016, and for the National Futures Championship in 2014 and 2015. She was a National Futures Championship Alternate 2012, 2013 and 2016.

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Hannah Deppe

Hannah Deppe

HTC Coach

Taylor Geaglone

HTC Coach

Taylor is a Junior at the University of New Haven where she was named to the Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division II National Academic Squad and All-Northeast 10 Conference Third Team. She is currently serving as team captain as she did during the 2019 season. During the 2018 season, Taylor was named to the Northeast-10 Third Team All-Conference team and earned a spot on the NE10All-Rookie team.

Prior to her time at UNH, Geaglone played at Enfield High School where she was named 2017 Hartford Courant Player of the Year, 2017 Connecticut State (CHSCA) Player of the year, All-Central Connecticut Conference all four years of high school and was an All-State player her sophomore, junior and senior years. She also received All-Region honors her junior and senior year and helped Enfield to an undefeated regular season record her senior year.

Taylor has been coaching with HTC for three years.

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Taylor Geaglone

Taylor Geaglone

HTC Coach

Karlie Guimond

HTC Coach

Karlie is from Hatfield, Massachusetts. She’s currently playing field hockey for Smith College and she’s been coaching with the HTC program since Fall 2020.

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Karlie Guimond

Karlie Guimond

HTC Coach

Christine Kemp

HTC Coach

Kemp is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physical Education, Head Field Hockey Coach and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Wesleyan University.

Kemp also served as field hockey head coach at Castleton University, where she spent the 2018 season and led the Spartans to a regular-season record of 15-5 overall and 11-1 in the Little East Conference (LEC). In her first season as a collegiate head coach, Kemp’s Castleton squad won the LEC regular-season championship as she was named the LEC Coach of the Year. She guided the team to a program-record 11-game winning streak while coaching three First Team All-LEC selections. Castleton was just 23-48 (.324) in the four seasons prior to Kemp’s arrival, while the 15 wins in 2018 were the program’s most in six years.

Before her stint at Castleton, Kemp spent five seasons at her alma mater, Skidmore College. While there, she helped lead the Thoroughbreds to an 80-27 (.748) record with three Liberty League Championships, two quarterfinal appearances in the NCAA Division III Tournament (2014, ’16), and one national semifinal appearance.

Her college coaching career began at Bridgewater State University, where she served as an assistant coach form 2011-13 while pursuing her master’s degree. During that time, the Bears compiled a 31-11 (.738) record and won back-to-back MASCAC Championships, while qualifying for the ECAC Division III Tournament both years, reaching the semifinals in 2011 and the finals in 2012.

Kemp earned her bachelor’s degree from Skidmore in 2011 following a decorated four-year playing career. She was a two-sport athlete who excelled in field hockey, while also serving as a captain of the basketball team her senior year. In field hockey, Kemp was named a three-time NFHCA All-American, three-time Liberty League Player of the Year, and two-time NFHCA North Atlantic Player of the Year. She holds the school records for most assists in a single season (22) and most career assists (62). As a senior, she led the team to its first-ever 20-win season and a trip to the NCAA Division III Final Four. She also ranked second in the country in assists per game in 2009 and 2010, and was fourth in points and sixth in goals in 2010. In 2011, Kemp received the Skidmore Senior Athlete Award and seven years later, she was inducted into Skidmore’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Aside from her collegiate coaching experience, Kemp also served as the futures head coach and site director for USA Field Hockey in 2018, where she developed individual skills, team game and offensive and defensive strategies in a training-only environment for U19 players. She also assisted in the start-up of the Thoroughbreds Club in March 2017, which is Saratoga County-based club program for interested field hockey players ranging in age from 7-18 years old.

Kemp has been coaching with the HTC program for 2 years.

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Christine Kemp

Christine Kemp

HTC Coach

Kayte Kinsley

HTC Coach
kaytekinsley10@gmail.com

Kayte Kinsley, who has been coaching with HTC for two years, was named the Pace University head field hockey coach in February of 2016, completed her second season on the sidelines in 2017.

Kinsley was named the Synapse Sports National Field Hockey Coach of the Year after leading the Setters to a program-record 15 wins and the team’s first-ever Northeast-10 Championship Tournament berth. Coach Kinsley’s team was ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll for eight consecutive weeks in 2017, climbing as high as No. 6. Senior goalkeeper Lesly Sanchez Alvarez was named the NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year after ranking second in the nation in save percentage and goals-against average. Sanchez Alvarez and her senior defensive partner Margaret Maclean were both named to the NE10 All-Conference First Team, selected to the NFHCA Division II Senior Game, and appointed Synapse Sports Second Team All-Americans and NFHCA Division II Second Team All-Americans. Junior Paige Predmore was selected to the NE10 All-Conference Second Team, while freshman Lisette de Bruin was named to the conference All-Rookie Team.

In just the program’s second varsity season in 2016, Kinsley guided the Setters to a three-win improvement with a record of 9-9. In addition, Kinsley’s squad jumped three slots in the NE-10 standings, nabbing conference wins over Southern New Hampshire, Merrimack, Franklin Pierce, St. Michael’s, and Southern Connecticut State,sophomore Halley Rose, (second team) and freshman Louisa Wegener (All-Rookie) were each selected to the 2016 Northeast-10 All-Conference Team.

Kinsley came to Pace from Mercy College, where she served as head coach of the field hockey team, as well as the Assistant Athletic Director of Operations.

Kinsley coached the Mavericks since their inception as a varsity program in 2010, helping the team build from the ground up. She led the team to marked improvement from 2010 to 2015. The Pace University field hockey team will benefit from Kinsley’s experience as the team heads into its second season as an intercollegiate athletic program.

Kinsley’s field hockey teams have also been impressive off the field. In 2012, the Mercy field hockey team earned the NCAA Division II First Place National Academic Team Award, and the team took fifth place in 2014. Her team also received the NCAA East Coast Conference Community Service Award in 2012.

Kinsley has served on the NCAA Division II Field Hockey National and Regional Committees. She was the head coach of the National Field Hockey Futures Program’s Hudson Valley Region team from 2011-14, and has run Connecticut Revolution Field Hockey Summer/Winter Clinics since 2012. Kinsley has received Level II + III Coaching Certification by the USA Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Kinsley was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director of Operations in August of 2015. Her responsibilities included game day administration and operations, directing game contracts and coordinating schedules, acting as the athletic department liaison to admissions, and multiple other duties. She also helped write and present the Mercy College Athletic Department Five-Year Strategic Plan.

Kinsley’s field hockey roots come from the Hudson Valley. She led Putnam Valley High School to the New York State Championship as a senior in 2005, capping her career as a four-time All-League selection, Section I Honorable Mention and the Section I Sportsmanship Award recipient. She was also a standout on the soccer field for Putnam Valley and went on to play with the women’s soccer program at Adelphi University, where she graduated in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education.

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Kayte Kinsley

Kayte Kinsley

HTC Coach

Hannah Leckey

HTC Coach

Hannah has coached with HTC for three years. She is currently playing at Brown University. Before Brown, she attended The Hotchkiss School and Daniel Hand High School. She helped her team win the 2014 Class M State Championship. She was named Connecticut High School Coaches Association Field Hockey Player of the Year and Southern Connecticut Conference Player of the Year in 2014. She was named NFHCA Regional All-American and NFHCA Academic All-American in 2014 and 2015 and selected to the 2015 NEPSAC All-Tournament Team Class A. She earned State Championship Player of the Game (Class M) in 2014 and was chosen as the New Haven Register All-Area MVP and All Hartford Courant First Team in 2014. Hannah was selected CFHCA First Team All-State, Southern Connecticut Conference First Team and New Haven Register All-Area First Team in 2013 and 2014. Leckey was picked for the 2012 Southern Connecticut Conference Second Team, she played in the CHSCA Senior/Junior All-Star Game.

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Hannah Leckey

Hannah Leckey

HTC Coach

Kayla MacDonald

HTC Coach - San Diego

MacDonald graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell where she played four years of field hockey. During her time there, she started in 63 games.

Prior to her time at UMass Lowell, Kayla played varsity field hockey for Chelmsford High School where she was named Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star, Team MVP, received All-Conference selection, was chosen “Best of 60” Game selection and Lowell Sun All-Star. Kayla captained the team as a senior in 2009 and also played lacrosse.

MacDonald is in her first year coaching for HTC.

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Kayla MacDonald

Kayla MacDonald

HTC Coach - San Diego

Erica McLean

HTC Coach

Erica joins HTC for her first year of coaching with the organization. She played at Branford High School (2012) and has playing experience with the USA Futures program, Tsunami Field Hockey Club. After high school, McLean went on to be a very successful midfielder at American International College (2016).

During her High School Career she was selected to the CIAC All-State Field Hockey team three times, All SCC Field Hockey three times, New Haven Register All-Area High School Field Hockey Team two times, and was selected to the high school field hockey senior all-star game. She recorded a school-record 26 assists in 2010 and had a school-record 56 assists during her high school career. She also had 31 career goals in high school. She was selected to the National Field Hockey Futures Championship in 2009 and 2011.

During her college career, she was selected to the Northeast-10 All-Conference team three times, she started in 70/72 games played during her career. She was selected to compete in the DII field hockey senior all-star game at Bloomsburg University in PA. In 2015 she was chosen as the captain at AIC. She finished her career with 15 goals and 16 assists, including 4 game-winning goals. Erica still currently sits in the top 10 for school records for points, points per game, goals, game-winning goals and assists.

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Erica McLean

Erica McLean

HTC Coach

Kragen Metz

HTC Coach - San Diego

Kragen is a current member of University of Michigan Field Hockey team and we are excited to have her part of the HTC family. While at Michigan, she has already been part of teams that have earned a trip the NCAA Final Four and named the 2017 B1G Tournament Champions. She is a local to San Diego and attended Canyon Crest Academy from 2013-2016. While at CCA, she was part of the 2013 Division II CIF Championship team, 2016 Avocado West League Champion, 2014-2016 All League Selection, 2016 All-CIF team. Kragen has been coaching with HTC for two years.

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Kragen Metz

Kragen Metz

HTC Coach - San Diego

Nora Newman

HTC Coach

Newman is currently a freshman at Elms College where she plays field hockey and is attending the nursing program. Prior to her time at Elms College, Nora played field hockey for Woburn Memorial High School where she was an Middlesex League All-Star (2016), 2017 League MVP and Prime Field Hockey captain 2017-18.

Nora has been coaching with the HTC program for one year.

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Nora Newman

Nora Newman

HTC Coach

Amanda Oberly

HTC Coach

Amanda is in her second season of coaching with HTC. She is currently a senior at Southern Connecticut State University where she is majoring in Physical Education and has been playing field hockey for four years. She has received honors such as the most improved player in 2017. Prior to SCSU, Oberly was an All-Conference, All-Area and All-Region selection at Warren Hills Regional High School NJ. She helped the team to win two division titles and two sectional championships, along with a group state championship.

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Amanda Oberly

Amanda Oberly

HTC Coach

Mia Olsen

HTC Coach
mcolsen@westfield.ma.edu

Mia has been coaching with HTC for eight years. Olsen is currently in her fourth season as the assistant coach of the Westfield State University field hockey team.

A three-year starter for the Trinity varsity field hockey program, Olsen was named captain her senior year, led her team in assists, was awarded the ‘Unsung Hero’, and was named to the Zag NFHCA National Academic Squad.

In May of 2017, Olsen graduated with faculty honors from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., where she studied for her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a minor in Women, Gender and Sexuality and was a teaching assistant for Individual and Society.

As a Granby, Conn. native, Olsen has previous coaching experience working with HTC field hockey coach, where she developed and conducted practices for young field hockey players.

Olsen served as the Assistant Director at the Salmon Brook Day Camp where she also worked as a camp counselor since the summer of 2014.

While attending Granby Memorial High School, Olsen was a part of the field hockey and lacrosse varsity programs, earning field hockey all-conference honors in 2011 and 2012, lacrosse all-conference honors from 2011-2013, was named to the field hockey all-state first team in 2012 as well as the lacrosse all-state first team from 2012-2013, and was awarded the outstanding female athlete award in 2012-13.

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Mia Olsen

Mia Olsen

HTC Coach

Maureen Perkins

HTC Coach

Maureen has been the varsity field hockey coach at Glastonbury High School since 1999.Maureen’s Glastonbury teams have been Class L state champions in 2010 and 2014. While at Glastonbury, Maureen has been honored as the “Class L” Field Hockey Coach of the Year three times. In 2007 she was named the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Field Hockey Coach of the Year and in 2014 she was named the Northeast Region Coach of the Year by Max Field Hockey. Maureen is a history teacher and department head at Glastonbury High School. Prior to coaching in Glastonbury, Maureen served as the Assistant Field Hockey Coach at Connecticut College under Anne Parmenter.

Maureen earned a Bachelor’s Degree in History and a Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Connecticut, where she played field hockey. She was a two time All Big East Academic selection and was a member of the 1992 Big East Tournament Championship team.

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Maureen Perkins

Maureen Perkins

HTC Coach

Erika Ponciano

HTC Coach
eponciano@htcfieldhockey.com

Ponciano enters her eighth season coaching with HTC, and is currently serving as the organization’s Recruiting Administrator. Ponciano is currently the head field hockey coach at Killingly High School and has playing experience at Killingly High School where she was an All-State and All-Conference player. She then went on to play at Eastern Connecticut State University. A 2012 graduate of ECSU, Ponciano served as the team captain in her final season.

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Erika Ponciano

Erika Ponciano

HTC Coach

Elizabeth Poteat

HTC Coach

Poteat graduated from Westfield High School in 2017 where she was a four-year letter winner in field hockey and earned two letters in both tennis and outdoor track & field. During her high school career, she was selected to play in the Massachusetts State Field Hockey Coaches Association Best of 60 Senior Field Hockey All-Star Game for the Bombers and she earned the WHS Field Hockey Leadership Award following her senior campaign. Poteat was chosen JV co-captain during her sophomore season and as Varsity co-captain her senior season. She also played for the Seekers Field Hockey Club for two years.

Elizabeth is currently a senior at Simmons college where she has played four years of field hockey and was named to the Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Academic Squad. Elizabeth was also selected three times as a Zag Field Hockey/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Scholar of Distinction. Poteat saw action in six matches for the Sharks in her first collegiate season. She also tied the school record for most goals in a single game during her sophomore season.  

Elizabeth has served as both Volunteer Assistant Coach for the Westfield Warriors Field Hockey Team (2014-2020) and Volunteer Assistant Coach at Westfield High School for the 2020 season.

Elizabeth is in her first year coaching with HTC.

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Elizabeth Poteat

Elizabeth Poteat

HTC Coach

Carissa Ramirez

HTC Coach

Ramirez is currently playing field hockey for Elms College where she made All-NECC her sophomore year. Prior to playing at Elms, Carissa playing 4 years of field hockey and 2 years of soccer for Helix Charter. During her field hockey career at Helix, Ramirez was a two-time All League Player of the Year, received 2015 Second Team All-League selection, 2016 First Team All-League selection, 2017 Offensive MVP and First Team All-League selection and she was the captain in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Carissa has been coaching with HTC for one year.

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Carissa Ramirez

Carissa Ramirez

HTC Coach

Sophie Schreck

HTC Coach

Sophie is from Madison, Connecticut and is a current field hockey player and mechanical engineering major at Stonehill College. Schreck graduated from Daniel Hand High School and was a four-year letter-winner, serving as captain her senior year. She also lettered in softball. Schreck earned All-SSC and All-State second team honors as a junior and All-SSC and All-State first team accolades as a senior. She was also part of two Connecticut State Championship and Conference Championships winning teams as a freshman and senior.

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Sophie Schreck

Sophie Schreck

HTC Coach

Eileen Seffron

HTC Coach - San Diego

Seffron graduated from the University of Massachusetts where she appeared in 20 games. Before her time at UMass, Eileen was a four-year starter at Rancho Buena Vista, serving as team captain as a junior and a senior. Seffron led the team in assists as a junior and a senior and was voted team MVP in 2005 and 2007 and team’s Best Offensive Player in 2006. She was also named All-Avocado League first team 2005-07 and Division I All-CIF first team 2005-07. Eileen participated in the Futures program 2004-07, the National Field Hockey Festival 2006-07, the Cal Cup, 2003-07 and National Futures Championships 2005.

Seffron also started at forward on the soccer team as junior and a senior and was named second team All-Avocado League in 2005 with 39 goals in her career. A three sport athlete, Eileen was also on the track team as a sophomore and a junior, competing in hurdles and long jump.

Seffron is in her first year coaching with HTC.

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Eileen Seffron

Eileen Seffron

HTC Coach - San Diego

Carly Shea

HTC Coach

Carly graduated from Branford High School were she earned varsity letters in field hockey, basketball and lacrosse. She was selected for All-SCC and All-State and won an SCC title as a sophomore. During her first season at Skidmore College, Shea played in 20 games and started 19, had 1 goal and 2 assists. She was also selected for the NFHCA National Academic Squad.

Shea has been coaching with the HTC program for four years.

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Carly Shea

Carly Shea

HTC Coach

Liza Shevchenko

HTC Coach - San Diego

Liza is a native of San Diego and had a successful career at Canyon Crest Academy. While at CCA she earned the CIF San Diego Sportsmanship Award 15′, First Team Avocado West League All-League 16′, San Diego Union-Tribune All Academic Team 16′ and 17′ Most Valuable Offensive Player 16′, 17′ Serra Tournament First-team -17′. She also participated in 17′ California Cup U-19 Championship team and Avocado West League Championship 16′.

She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science.

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Liza Shevchenko

Liza Shevchenko

HTC Coach - San Diego

Courtney Spleen

HTC Coach - San Diego

Courtney is an HTC coach for our San Diego site. Courtney is from Pennsylvania and attended Exeter Senior High School. During her high school career she played for X-Calibur Field Hockey Club and continued her career as a student athlete at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. While at UMass, she participated on the teams that earned two Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and made two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances. She has great coaching experience working with club programs on the East Coast. She is also currently the Head Coach at Torrey Pines High.

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Courtney Spleen

Courtney Spleen

HTC Coach - San Diego

Claire Taylor

HTC Coach and Social Media Coordinator

Claire is from Simsbury, Connecticut and she’s a senior at Westminster School. Prior to her time at Westminster School, Claire attended Kingswood Oxford.  Taylor will be attending the University of Michigan in Fall 2021.

Claire is in her first year of coaching with HTC.

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Claire Taylor

Claire Taylor

HTC Coach and Social Media Coordinator

Summer Washburn

HTC Coach

Summer enters her 2nd season as a graduate assistant coach for Trinity’s field hockey and women’s lacrosse teams in 2016-17. Washburn joined the Bantams after a stellar two-sport playing career at Salisbury University in Maryland. As an undergraduate, she was a two-year captain for the field hockey team and captured an NCAA National Championship in 2012 as a member of the women’s lacrosse team.

Washburn was a standout on the field for the Sea Gulls, earning First Team National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) NFHCA All-American honors and collecting the Capital Athletic Conference (CAC) Field Hockey Player of the Year as a senior. She was a three-time All-CAC honoree and also received CAC All-Academic Team recognition.

Washburn already owns a wealth of coaching and leadership experience as well, having worked several clinics and served as both a teaching assistant and a Relay for Life Team Leader. She also coached and supervised 70 eighth graders in an after-school sports program. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Washburn graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Salisbury in May of 2015. At Trinity, she is pursuing her master’s degree.

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Summer Washburn

Summer Washburn

HTC Coach
HTC California Coaches

Mika Black

HTC California Regional Director
mblack@htcfieldhockey.com

Mika Black is currently serving as the California Regional Director for the organization. She joined HTC Field Hockey Club as a coach in 2016 and has been working with all levels and age groups. Black grew up in Massachusetts and played at UMass Amherst where she earned honors such as Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week. She also participated in USAFH High Performance and played in the Junior High-Performance Tournament. She also has served as an Assistant Coach at Elms College for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. During her high school playing career, she was selected to Junior National Camp and attended the National Futures Championship, Junior Olympics and Futures Elite programs. Black was a standout at The Williston Northampton School and earned Regional All American and NEPSAC and tournament honors. She is looking forward to helping continue to develop hockey out on the West Coast with HTC.

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Mika Black

Mika Black

HTC California Regional Director

Lindsay Bowman

HTC Coach - San Diego

Lindsay is from Palmyra, Pennsylvania where she played at a successful highschool program at Palmyra Highschool and was an All-State Selection. During her highschool career she also played for Mid State Field Hockey Club and went forward continuing her career as a student athlete at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2010-2014. While at UMass, she earned several honors such as Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team, Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and UMass Co-Athlete of the week. She ended her playing career at UMass with 37 points on 16 goals and 5 assists, Atlantic 10 Conference Championship wins and three trips to the NCAA Tournament. She has also served as an Assistant Coach at York College in Pennsylvania and is currently Assistant coaching at Torrey Pines High with HTC Coach Courtney Spleen who is the Head Coach of the TPHS team.

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Lindsay Bowman

Lindsay Bowman

HTC Coach - San Diego

Kayla MacDonald

HTC Coach - San Diego

MacDonald graduated from the University of Massachusetts Lowell where she played four years of field hockey. During her time there, she started in 63 games.

Prior to her time at UMass Lowell, Kayla played varsity field hockey for Chelmsford High School where she was named Merrimack Valley Conference All-Star, Team MVP, received All-Conference selection, was chosen “Best of 60” Game selection and Lowell Sun All-Star. Kayla captained the team as a senior in 2009 and also played lacrosse.

MacDonald is in her first year coaching for HTC.

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Kayla MacDonald

Kayla MacDonald

HTC Coach - San Diego

Kragen Metz

HTC Coach - San Diego

Kragen is a current member of University of Michigan Field Hockey team and we are excited to have her part of the HTC family. While at Michigan, she has already been part of teams that have earned a trip the NCAA Final Four and named the 2017 B1G Tournament Champions. She is a local to San Diego and attended Canyon Crest Academy from 2013-2016. While at CCA, she was part of the 2013 Division II CIF Championship team, 2016 Avocado West League Champion, 2014-2016 All League Selection, 2016 All-CIF team. Kragen has been coaching with HTC for two years.

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Kragen Metz

Kragen Metz

HTC Coach - San Diego

Carissa Ramirez

HTC Coach

Ramirez is currently playing field hockey for Elms College where she made All-NECC her sophomore year. Prior to playing at Elms, Carissa playing 4 years of field hockey and 2 years of soccer for Helix Charter. During her field hockey career at Helix, Ramirez was a two-time All League Player of the Year, received 2015 Second Team All-League selection, 2016 First Team All-League selection, 2017 Offensive MVP and First Team All-League selection and she was the captain in the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

Carissa has been coaching with HTC for one year.

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Carissa Ramirez

Carissa Ramirez

HTC Coach

Eileen Seffron

HTC Coach - San Diego

Seffron graduated from the University of Massachusetts where she appeared in 20 games. Before her time at UMass, Eileen was a four-year starter at Rancho Buena Vista, serving as team captain as a junior and a senior. Seffron led the team in assists as a junior and a senior and was voted team MVP in 2005 and 2007 and team’s Best Offensive Player in 2006. She was also named All-Avocado League first team 2005-07 and Division I All-CIF first team 2005-07. Eileen participated in the Futures program 2004-07, the National Field Hockey Festival 2006-07, the Cal Cup, 2003-07 and National Futures Championships 2005.

Seffron also started at forward on the soccer team as junior and a senior and was named second team All-Avocado League in 2005 with 39 goals in her career. A three sport athlete, Eileen was also on the track team as a sophomore and a junior, competing in hurdles and long jump.

Seffron is in her first year coaching with HTC.

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Eileen Seffron

Eileen Seffron

HTC Coach - San Diego

Liza Shevchenko

HTC Coach - San Diego

Liza is a native of San Diego and had a successful career at Canyon Crest Academy. While at CCA she earned the CIF San Diego Sportsmanship Award 15′, First Team Avocado West League All-League 16′, San Diego Union-Tribune All Academic Team 16′ and 17′ Most Valuable Offensive Player 16′, 17′ Serra Tournament First-team -17′. She also participated in 17′ California Cup U-19 Championship team and Avocado West League Championship 16′.

She is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cognitive Science.

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Liza Shevchenko

Liza Shevchenko

HTC Coach - San Diego

Courtney Spleen

HTC Coach - San Diego

Courtney is an HTC coach for our San Diego site. Courtney is from Pennsylvania and attended Exeter Senior High School. During her high school career she played for X-Calibur Field Hockey Club and continued her career as a student athlete at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. While at UMass, she participated on the teams that earned two Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and made two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances. She has great coaching experience working with club programs on the East Coast. She is also currently the Head Coach at Torrey Pines High.

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Courtney Spleen

Courtney Spleen

HTC Coach - San Diego
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