Page 7 - Rutgers Field Hockey 2019

Rachel Houston, Hillsborough, Northern Ireland / The Wallace High School, Forward

Prior to Rutgers: Represented Ireland at the U-16
and U-18 level in international competitions,
earning 11 caps … played for province (Ulster) on
U-16, U-18 and U-21 teams … scored 73 goals in
the 2018-2019 season … was team captain …
won 2017 Interprovincial tournament … awarded
top goal-scorer for three years in high school …
was top goal-scorer for Lisnagarvey Ladies
Hockey Club 1 XI in 2018 … also competed in
st
track events … parents are Janice and Stephen
… has a young sister, Sarah … has multiple cousins
to play at national level in field hockey

Coach Civico on Houston: "Rachel is an extremely
talented, hardworking forward who has represented Ireland at the junior level. She will bring speed
and intensity to our offense and I have every confidence she will be a huge asset to Rutgers Field
Hockey."

Maggie Lamb, West Long Branch, N.J. / Shore Regional High School, Midfield

Prior to Rutgers: Scored 81 goals and 78 assists as
four-year Varsity starter … three-time B Central
Division Champion … two-time State Sectional
Champion … 2017 All-Shore Field Hockey First
Team … 2017 National All-Academic team …
voted Asbury Park Press Top 10 Players to watch
going into the 2018 season … Max Field Hockey
Class of 2019 Top-50 recruit … parents are Kelly
and Michael … has four older siblings, Helen, Judy,
Michael, and Katie

Coach Civico on Lamb: "Maggie Lamb has an
intrinsic strength that is really exciting to me as a
coach. She is incredibly focused and self-motivated. Fit and fast, Maggie is a strong technical player
who can impact in any position."

Isabella Mancini, Medford, N.J. / Shawnee High School, Midfield

Prior to Rutgers: Scored 14 goals and 17 assists in
high school career … also recorded nine defensive
saves as a senior … senior captain in 2018 … four-
year varsity starter … as a senior, was named First
Team All-South Jersey, First Team all-county, First
Team all-conference and Second Team All-Group
4 … played in the Senior All Star game … 2017 First
Team Olympic conference … 2017 First Team All-
Burlington County … Max Field Hockey Top-50
recruit … named to the NFHCA High School
National Academic Squad for 2018 … selected to
2015-16 Junior Olympics … belonged to Executive
Student Council and National Honor Society …
parents are Jim and Nicole … will join older sister, Gianna on the Rutgers field hockey team