Mercury All-Area Field Hockey Teams

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FIRST TEAM

Kelsey Giese, Perkiomen Valley

Senior … Forward … Second consecutive All-Area First Team honoree … Led PAC-10 in goals (28) … Recorded a point in 17 of 20 games she appeared in … Had a part in 41 of PV’s 70 goals … Scored four goals in win over Pottstown … Registered three hat tricks on the season including a three-goal showing in PAC-10 semifinal win over Phoenixville … Finished tied for third in PAC with 13 assists … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. 

Perkiomen Valley's Kelsey Giese, center, was named to the All-PAC-10 Field Hockey Team Wednesday. (John Strickler - The Mercury)
Perkiomen Valley’s Kelsey Giese, center, was named to the All-PAC-10 Field Hockey Team Wednesday.
(John Strickler – The Mercury)

Makena Aberle, Owen J. Roberts

Senior … Forward … Second in PAC-10 in goals (25), seventh in assists (11) … Registered at least one goal in 13 of OJR’s games … Scored four goals in two games and finished with two hat tricks on the season … Competed in the PhilaFieldHockey.com Senior All-Star game … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Olivia Hoover, Methacton

Sophomore … Forward … All-Area Honorable Mention last season … Scored 18 goals on the season along with eight assists to help send Warriors to state playoffs … Registered at least one point in 16 games … Scored multiple goals in five games including a hat trick and an assist in win over Pottsgrove … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Owen J. Roberts’ Nettie Montes, right, battles for the loose ball with Perkiomen Valley’s Jenna Dickey Monday. (Kevin Hoffman - The Mercury)
Owen J. Roberts’ Nettie Montes, right, battles for the loose ball with Perkiomen Valley’s Jenna Dickey Monday. (Kevin Hoffman – The Mercury)

Nettie Montes, Owen J. Roberts

Senior … Defense … Second consecutive All-Area First Team selection … All-Area Player of the Year … Leader of a stout Wildcat defense that allowed just 29 goals against in 26 games in capturing the PAC-10 Championship and advancing to states … Scored three goals and added 12 assists on the season … OJR defense limited area’s leading scorer (Giese) to just a goal and an assist throughout all three meetings … Named PhilaFieldHockey.com’s Defender of the Week during Week 3 … Competed in the PhilaFieldHockey.com Senior All-Star game … Played on Puerto Rico’s National Field Hockey Team the past two summers … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. 

OJR's # 20 Makena Aberle brings the ball toward the goal....Photo/Tom Kelly III
OJR’s # 20 Makena Aberle brings the ball toward the goal….Photo/Tom Kelly III

Jackie Lerro, Pope John Paul II

Junior … Forward … Finished second in PAC-10 in points (38) … Registered team-high 21 goals and 17 assists … Registered two four-goal, two-assist games (vs. Pottsgrove, Conwell-Egan) … Registered at least a point in 15 of PJP’s 17 games … Posted nine multi-point games … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Madeline Alderfer, Methacton

Senior … Midfield … All-Area Second Team last season … Tallied nine goals and seven assists … Competed in the PhilaFieldHockey.com Senior All-Star game … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Corinne Gerber, Owen J. Roberts

Senior … Swing … Second consecutive All-Area First Team honoree … Finished third in PAC-10 in goals (23) and led Wildcats with 13 assists … Registered at least one point in 18 OJR games including two goals, one assist in PAC-10 Final against PV … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Laura Shelton, Perkiomen Valley

Senior … Midfield … All-Area Second Team selection last season … Led PAC-10 in assists (19) and scored eight goals of her own … Named PhilaFieldHockey.com’s Defender of the Week during Week 5 … Scored PV’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to OJR in PAC-10 Final … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. 

Perkiomen Valley’s Laura Shelton, right, recently signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her field hockey career at University of Pennsylvania.
Perkiomen Valley’s Laura Shelton, right, recently signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her field hockey career at University of Pennsylvania.

Claire Kraft, Spring-Ford

Senior … Goalie … Made 239 saves with only 35 goals allowed on the season … Only allowed more than four goals in a game once (10/3 against state-champion Unionville) … Posted three shutouts … Competed in the PhilaFieldHockey.com Senior All-Star game … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Rose Moore, Phoenixville

Senior … Forward … All-Area Second Team selection last season … Led team with 12 goals scored as Phantoms earned trip to PAC-10 semifinals … Registered five multi-point games including a hat trick vs. Pope John Paul II … Competed in PhilaFieldHockey.com Senior All-Star game … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Owen J. Roberts’ Courtney Gerber (9) recently signed her Letter of Intent to attend Saint Joseph’s University.
Owen J. Roberts’ Courtney Gerber (9) recently signed her Letter of Intent to attend Saint Joseph’s University.

Ebony Reddick, Pottstown

Sophomore … Goalie … Second consecutive All-Area First Team selection … Racked up an area-best 274 saves along with three shutouts in the cage … Let up 52 goals on the year … Finished with 30-plus saves three times on the season, including a season high 36 against Methacton … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Courtney Gerber, Owen J. Roberts

Senior … Midfield … All-Area Second Team last season … Finished with 12 goals and two assists … Controlled midfield as OJR outscored opponents 95-29 … Registered three multi-goal games including two goals in OJR’s district second round win over Bishop Shanahan … All-PAC-10 First Team selection. 

Katie McErlean, Phoenixville

Senior … Midfield … All-Area Second Team selection last season … Led Phoenixville with eight assists … Scored seven goals on the season … Registered three multi-point games including a two-goal, two assist showing vs. Pottsgrove … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

Hope Flack, Upper Perkiomen

Sophomore … Midfield … Led the Tribe in goals scored (12) while adding five assists as UP earned PAC-10 Final Fourth berth … Finished with a hat trick and an assist in October win over Pottsgrove … All-PAC-10 First Team selection.

SECOND TEAM

Jen Rees, senior, Methacton

Alexis Grippo, junior, Hill School

Emily Owens, sophomore, Methacton

Sydney Fox, sophomore, Boyertown

Erin Kelly, junior, Hill School

Alexis Nugent, junior, Spring-Ford

Emily Sayre, senior, Methacton

Allie Little, senior, Phoenixville

Karly Conway, senior, Spring-Ford

Julia Duemler, senior, Upper Perkiomen

Amanda Lamb, senior, Owen J. Roberts

Katie Lockbaum, senior, Pope John Paul II

Imanye Delay, senior, Pottsgrove

Mara Wrzesniewski, senior, Perkiomen Valley

Michaela Swenk, junior, Upper Perkiomen

HONORABLE MENTION

Boyertown: Hannah Wentzel, Allison Bardman, Kaitlyn Berger, Katie Markle

Daniel Boone: Cara Shackleford, Sydney Hayes, Ashley Bonetz, Abbie Reina

Hill School: Eileen Carmichael

Methacton: Sarah Park, Sara Sterchak

Owen J. Roberts: Maddie Gebert, Maddie Schaeffer, Bridget Guinan, Keeley White

Phoenixville: Brogan Heisey

Perkiomen Valley: Natalie Johnston, Gabby Martina, Jenna Dickey

Perkiomen School: Steph Falcone

Pope John Paul II: Stephanie Petery, Abbie Togno, Katherine Martin

Pottsgrove: Alyssa O’Neill, Brooke Toennies

Pottstown: Trinity Miller, Mardaije Pearson

Spring-Ford: Milka Lopez, Michaela Haney, Clare Kennedy

Upper Perkiomen: Abriana Gatto, Liz Fox, Kaylie Siwy

COACH OF THE YEAR

Amy Hoffman,

Owen J. Roberts

After serving as an assistant to longtime head coach Clarence Jenelle, Hoffman relished her chance to take the reins this season … First-year head coach led OJR to its first PAC-10 title since 2011, as the Wildcats also earned their first state playoff berth since 2013 … OJR outscored opponents 95-29 on the season.

— Compiled by Thomas Nash; tnash@21st-centurymedia.com

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Thomas Nash is a sports reporter with the Pottstown Mercury. He can be reached at tnash@21st-centurymedia.com

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