Varsity
Melissa Erne, Head Coach
Sarah O’Neil, Assistant

Junior Varsity
Katie Drollette, Head Coach

The field hockey season runs from September through November.  

Thank you for your interest in the Blair Academy Field Hockey program, and welcome to our Web page. The field hockey team plays in two highly competitive leagues, the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) and the New Jersey Prep ‘A’ Division.  In addition to competing in the New Jersey Prep League and the MAPL League, we also play a variety of local high schools, including teams from the Sussex County Interscholastic League. 

The team prides itself on good sportsmanship and intense play. Over the course of the last decade, the team has enjoyed a great deal of success within the MAPL, including a second place finish in 2006. In addition, many of our athletes have received All-League honors including: Sarah Dillon ’03, Courtney Romyns ’04 and Lauren Keiling ’04, Lara Bucarey ’06 and Christina Giambrone ’06, Sarah Marcincin ’07, Khia White ’07, Jenna Pinkard ’07, Caity Pinkard ’08, and Jenna Lubliner ’09. Many of our players have gone on to compete at the college level at schools such as Northwestern, Colgate, University of Rochester, Kenyon, and William Smith.

At Kenyon College, Lauren Keiling ’04 was an All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) selection for the 2006 and 2007 seasons and an Honorable Mention selection for the 2005 season. In addition, she was a NFHCA selection for the 2006 season. Lara Bucarey ’06 combined eight goals and seven assists for 23 points in 2009 as a junior for University of Rochester. Sarah Marcincin ’07 was named to the Academic All-Big 10 and the NFHCA All-Academic squads as a sophomore. She was named captain of Northwestern’s 2009 team as a junior.

As the coach of Blair field hockey since 2000, my goal has been to instill confidence in each player. I strongly believe team building begins with the individual.  Self-reliability and a sense of self-worth help players to understand and live up to their capabilities. Confidence allows athletes to be decisive in critical situations, and it builds team unity by providing the means for communication. 

A team is successful when each member of the group is willing to see beyond the boundaries of possibility and aim further. It is a phenomenon when individuals accomplish something they thought was beyond their capabilities. This sort of achievement is attained through hard work, commitment, belief in self and belief in others.

Thank you again for your interest in the program. If you have any questions, please contact me: ernem@blair.edu.  

Melissa Erne
Head Field Hockey Coach

Marcincin Continues Her Success at Northwestern
Sarah Marcincin ’07 has made the All Big 10 Second Team and the All Big 10 Academic Squad for the third year in a row in field hockey at Northwestern.

return to top