RUSH News
Posted on March 6, 2015 in RUSH News
ORLANDO, Fla. – In a program first the RUSH Field Hockey organization debuted an under-16 team on the national stage with a performance that any veteran team would be proud of.
The group of girls selected from throughout San Diego County competed in the 2015 annual Disney Field Hockey Showcase held in Orlando, Florida.
Playing together for the first time, RUSH’s youngest travel team defeated nationally ranked opponents thus launching them from an un-ranked newcomer into national recognition.
Inside the ESPN World Wide sports facility, RUSH under-16 took down four of their five opponents, all of whom were from the Midwest and field hockey powerhouse areas of the East. In just those four wins alone, RUSH racked up seven goals and allowed just one against. Their three shutouts and tournament run to their bracket quarterfinal took place with nearly 250 college coaches in attendance.
From the beginning RUSH was tested with day one match ups against two high ranking clubs in the country.
With strong passing and big saves, RUSH picked up their first win against club FH Life (No. 37) with an insurance goal to seal the game at (2-1). Their win was a testament to the team’s resilience after coming up just short earlier in the day against the nationally top rated WC Eagles (0-2).
By the end of day two RUSH had extended their winning streak to three. RUSH defeated WCUFHA (1-0) and later shutout the The Greene Turtles (No.72) with two goals for their third win and second shutout of the tournament.
In the final day of the tournament RUSH just missed upsetting the WC Eagles in a rematch, but overthrew their next highest rated opponent in the tournament. With two second half goals, RUSH toppled the No. 12 ranked New Heights club (2-0) to add another shutout and win to finish off the tournament.
For more information on RUSH field hockey players click here and or contact coaches Brian Schledorn and Molly Cassidy.
- RUSH Under-16 Roster 2015 Disney Showcase:
- Ally Bailey
- Summer Borsack
- Cailin Flanagan
- Brynn Froehlich
- Audrey Matthew
- Kate Miller (GK)
- Kathryn Peterson
- Ryan Poe
- Sawyer Post
- Katie Schneider
- Julia Stevens
- Jenna Tampon
- Maddie Theodore
- Brynn Zorilla
Posted on January 23, 2015 in RUSH News
SAN DIEGO -- Some dream about competing on the college field hockey stage, but for a group of talented student-athletes it is now a fast approaching reality.
Seven RUSH girls will go on to play college field hockey this year, with six of them signing National Letters of Intent this winter.
NLI are contracts between a student-athlete and institution confirming athletic scholarship money once they are admitted to the school. It also marks an end to that lengthy recruiting process. NLI also come with a letter detailing the athletic scholarship awarded for their first full academic year to be signed by the athlete as well.
Each year the girls will sign a contract re-confirming their athletic scholarship and any additional scholarship money awarded for the upcoming academic year. Each Division I Field Hockey program is given 12 full scholarships. Division II programs are given about six. Because NCAA Field Hockey is an equivalency sport, this means schools can divvy up their (12 or 6) scholarships however they want to the girls.
The average college field hockey roster holds 23 players. However, some teams carry a smaller roster to be able to offer more scholarship money to players.
Division III and club teams cannot provide athletic scholarships, but often help athletes find other available scholarships to apply for.
- Erica Bondoc - St. Louis University
- Dana Hemingway - Bellarmine University
- Marissa Medici - Yale University
- Peyton Mowery - University of California, Berkeley
- Danielle Puplava - University of California, Davis
- Clare Young - Amherst College
- Sam Zevenbergen - University of California, Davis
If you have questions or comments contact Molly at molly@rushfieldhockey.org
Posted on January 23, 2015 in RUSH News
MOORPARK, Calif. -- For the second straight year, RUSH Field Hockey won the 2nd Annual Moorpark Hockey 5 Christmas Classic tournament held in early January. But this time around, one championship win was not enough to sum up this year's tournament success.
In last year's tournament hosted at the Moorpark Hockey Center, RUSH field hockey won the inaugural crown over the Mexican Men's National under-18 team, after previously falling to them in round-robin play. But this year's championship showdown welcomed back RUSH and a different 'foe,' but still all too familiar. RUSH vs. RUSH.
RUSH Field Hockey entered five teams in this year's hockey five tournament: three under-19 teams and two under-16 teams, all of which took the top spots in their divisions. So that meant not only did the under-19 division championship host a RUSH vs. RUSH final, but our two RUSH under-16 teams battled for 1st and 2nd place as well.
However, a clean under-19 sweep looked questionable with RUSH trailing two goals against the Lady Red Devils in the battle for 3rd place. In the final 15-minute period of play, RUSH fought their way back to even the score at four goals a piece. As the clock winded down and the score remained tied, it was with less than ten seconds to spare that RUSH capitalized on a cross to the far left post to seal the win in a comeback fashion.
Other tournament teams, some of which were co-ed, were from Ventura County and the surrounding area.
Moorpark Hockey 5 games are played on half a pitch of artificial turf, enclosed with wooden rebound rails to keep the ball in play and create a fast, flowing and exciting game. Four field players and a goalkeeper compete for three 15-minute periods with two minute breaks in between. Unlike indoor field hockey, players can hit the ball, use 3D skills and can shoot to score from anywhere.
If you have questions or comments contact Molly at molly@rushfieldhockey.org
Posted on May 22, 2014 in RUSH News
Congratulations to all of the RUSH girls who were recently selected to the 2014 National Futures Championship
- UNDER 19 SELECTIONS REGION 11
- Erica Bondoc
- Gabby DePetro
- Farah Farjood
- Dana Heningway
- Marissa Medici
- Ashley Watson
- Alejandra Zimmer
- Alternates Selected
- Peyton Mowery
- Nicole Neidhart
- UNDER 16 SELECTIONS REGION 11
- Tatiana Arias
- Gabriella Jimenez
- Kyra Kent
- Nina Randolph
- Megan Rodgers
- Meghan Schneider
- Goalie Chelsea Bigelow
Posted on January 15, 2014 in RUSH News
The first weekend of January 2014 marked the debut of a newly formatted field hockey style to hit California called Hockey 5. Developed overseas to provide a faster, more exciting and challenging style of field hockey, Hockey 5 is catching on in the US. Played on a half pitch of artificial turf, bordered by wooden rebound rails, it is played with four field players and a goalie. The fast paced play requires a high skill level and stamina to compete.
The 1st Annual Moorpark Hockey 5 Christmas Classic Tournament was held at the Moorpark Hockey Center with the Mexican National Under-18 Hockey 5 team featured along with the local Ventura High Performance Players and two teams from San Diego’s RUSH Field Hockey Elite Performance Group.
RUSH Field Hockey Elite Performance Group is composed of under-19 field hockey players. They are trained by Brian Schledorn, Director of RUSH Field Hockey San Diego. Many in the Elite Performance Group have been training with Brian, a former US National Field Hockey player, for several years. The program provides an opportunity to train in a high peer to peer level for young field hockey players focused on pursuing field hockey opportunities in college and national and international tournaments.
RUSH fielded an older team of college bound seniors and a younger team of mostly sophomores and juniors. Both teams competed in the round robin tournament, playing three games daily, over a three day period. In an exciting game, the younger RUSH team held Mexico to a 1 to 1 stand off during three 15 minutes halves. In a nerve racking series of two minute sudden death overtime periods, where in each successive period, teams played with one less player on the pitch. After four overtime periods without a score, Mexico and RUSH faced each other with a single field player and a goalie. With seconds left, Mexico scored the winning goal, ending an exciting game, where RUSH literally “left it on the pitch”. The RUSH team went on to beat Ventura to finish third in the finals.
The senior RUSH team faced Mexico for the championship title of the tournament. RUSH adjusted their defensive strategy, after having lost to Mexico in regular play, to shut down Mexico’s ability to score in the final round. This gave their offense the patience to find openings in Mexico’s defense and slip past their quick goalie and score five times to beat Mexico in a stunning 5 to 0 shutout.
The senior RUSH team members and their verbal college commitments are: Madison Ashbrook- UC Berkeley, Torie Berkel-University of Iowa, Madison Cohen-UC Davis, Gabrielle DePetro- Cornell University, Mara Gutierrez-UC Berkeley, Ashley Watson-Stanford, Carli Wolf-St. Louis University, and goalie Grace Trupe-undecided.
The sophomore and junior RUSH team members are: Tatiana Arias-2016, Farah Farjood-2016, Gabriella Jimenez-2016, Marissa Medici-2015, Danielle Puplava-2015, Nina Randolph-2016, Shannon Yogerst-2016, Samantha Zevenbergen-2015 and senior goalie Madison Belin-2014- Stanford.
Junior and Sophomore RUSH team (blue) with Mexico National U18 Hockey 5 Team (red)
