Corsairs Have Sights Set on Return to LEC Tournament

DARTMOUTH, Mass. - The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth field hockey team is looking to return to the Little East Conference (LEC) Tournament after qualifying a season ago. Head Coach Linee Mello-Frost enters her eighth season leading the team and game one of the season is at Dean College on Sept. 1 at 4 p.m.

UMass Dartmouth finished 7-13 and 6-6 last year to advance to the postseason. LEC victories came against Castleton (4-1), Plymouth State (3-2 2OT), Framingham State (3-2), Southern Maine (2-1 2OT), Bridgewater State (1-0 OT) and Fitchburg State (2-1).

Returning to the roster are two graduate students, one senior, three juniors and three sophomores. Grad student Kylie Dias finished with seven goals and four assists for 18 points in 2021. Senior Mya Amaral posted four goals and three assists for 11 points, while sophomore Jenna Carvalho scored three times and had one assist for seven points. Back as well on offense is grad student Lydia Stormwind, juniors Colleen Murphy and Maggie Doherty, and sophomore Harley Hodge. Junior Maggie McCafferty will see action on defense, while sophomore Hannah Trombly will be in goal after earning a .697 save percentage last season.

The freshman class of Alexandra Medeiros, Abigail Savage-Shanaha and Amanda Semler will add depth to the roster.

UMass Dartmouth starts its season with four-straight road games at Dean College (Sept. 1), Simmons (Sept. 3), Roger Williams (Sept. 6) and Salve Regina (Sept. 8). The home and LEC debut is against Keene State (Sept. 10).