Head coach – Sue Butz-Stavin (44th season, 945-81-35)
Assistants – Kristin Boyer, Allison Haas (JV coach), Laree Beans, Allison Mikelson
Last year – 16-0 EPC/26-1 overall, EPC champs, won 30th consecutive District XI Title, reached PIAA state semifinals losing to Hershey 5-3
Players lost to graduation – F Riley Baughman (47 goals/44 assists, West Chester), M Kayla Kisthardt (19g/14a, Bucknell), F Joy Muller (22g/18a, Wagner), GK Claire Nielsen (21 shutouts, West Chester), B Kacie Patton (26g/26a, St. Joe’s), B Kristen Zellner (4g/8a, Shippensburg)
Players returning – Sr. M Kaitlyn Csensits (6g/7a), Sr. F/B Elizabeth Mazzella, Jr. F/M Annika Herbine (45g/28a), Jr. F Mackenzie Bruns (10g/5a), Jr. B Madison Bruns, Jr.. F/M/B Rebecca Geiger, Jr. GK Bailey Tietz, Soph. B Kyleigh Faust, Soph. F Alexis Kociban (5g/7a), Soph. F Brooke Mancini, Jr. F/M Olivia Chase, Soph. B Jenna Villeneuve, Sr. GK Victoria Rivera, Soph. M Maddie Huffer
Newcomers – Fresh. F Rachel Herbine, Fresh. M Abby Burnett, Fresh. F Ava Zerfass
Season-opener – Friday, August 31 vs Nazareth (3:30 pm, away)
EPC challengers – Easton, Liberty, PM East, Stroudsburg
Key dates: Sept. 9 vs Downingtown West (Home), Sept.14 vs Stroudsburg (Home), Sept. 26 vs Easton (Home), Oct. 3 vs Liberty (Home), Oct. 5 vs PM East (Home), Oct. 8 vs Parkland (Away)
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Coach Butz-Stavin – “Our structure has changed a little bit from last year. We have girls that are playing in different positions from where they played a year ago and that’s only due to the fact that they have more maturity and more game experience and we wanted to put them in different roles that would support the team. We’re still trying to take our top 10 (players) and figure out where they are going to play best as a team and as a unit. We’re also trying to change some of our philosophical things from last year that we weren’t successful at. The bottom line is going to come down to who can handle the pressure and have their fundamental skills stay sound.”