NEW YORK - Columbia head field hockey coach Marybeth Freeman has announced the four incoming student-athletes who will join the program this fall. The four future Lions hail from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and a pair from New Jersey. The class of 2014 includes Danielle Cosentino, Liz Malone, Creaghan Peters and Anna Tichy.
"On behalf of the staff, we welcome these four talented and eager women to the Columbia field hockey program," said Freeman. "Their combination of speed, tactical awareness and solid technical foundations will be important to keep us as a strong contender in 2010. Their involvement in the community, plethora of extracurricular activities and passion for competing in the Ivy League will prove to be beneficial to our program."
Cosentino was a three-year varsity letterwinner at The Pingry School, serving as a team captain her final season. She was a two-time All-Conference and All-County selection as a junior and senior after leading her team in scoring both years. The Basking Ridge, N.J. native was also a standout triple jumper, finishing in the top five in New Jersey (non-public) each of her four years.
Malone was a four-year letterwinner at Walpole, helping her team to a Massachusetts Division I State Championship as a freshman. She was a two-time Bay State League All-Star in 2008 and 2009. As a senior, in addition to being named her team's most valuable player after scoring 11 goals to go along with 15 assists, she was a Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection.
Peters was a first team All-Baltimore City selection as a junior at Bryn Mawr. After helping lead her team to an IAAM 'A' Conference title in 2009, Peters was named second team All-State and All-Metro, in addition to being an All-IAAM honoree. She was a three-time letterwinner in field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse, captaining the field hockey and ice hockey teams as a senior.
The final member of the class of 2014 is Tichy of Martinsville, N.J. She was a three-time first team Skyland Conference and Somerset County selection. She was also a first team All-Area and Group IV Coaches Association honoree in 2007, 2008 and 2009, and a second team All-State selection as a junior. Tichy helped her team to three straight State Sectional Championships.
The 2010 season gets underway on Sunday, September 5 when the Lions host Vermont at the Columbia Field Hockey Venue at 1 p.m.
