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Field Hockey - Varsity
Overview
Overview
2023 New England Class A Champions | 2022 Western New England Champions | 2011 New England Semifinalists |
2023 Founders League Champions | 2021 New England Quarterfinalists | 2005 Founders League Champions |
2022 New England Class A Finalists | 2019 New England Quarterfinalists | 2005 New England Finalists |
2022 Founders League Champions | 2018 New England Quarterfinalists |
The varsity field hockey team has perennially been one of the top teams in New England, most recently winning the New England Class A tournament in 2023. The field hockey program consistently has strong, well-balanced teams and many players choose to continue their field hockey careers at the college level. Recent graduates have played at Duke, Middlebury, Yale, Brown, Bowdoin, Princeton, and Trinity, just to name a few. The JV and thirds teams are part of the whole field hockey program. Girls who start on thirds have the opportunity to move up to JV and varsity. All three teams focus on developing the basic skills that provide the teams with consistency and which makes the program stronger year after year. Both the JV and thirds teams are often as competitive as the varsity.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Taft field hockey program is to learn through the challenge of playing a team sport that you can do things that you did not think you could do. We constantly strive to be the best athletes, to represent Taft at the highest level of sportsmanship and ability, and to always remember that we play sports to have fun.
Schedule
Schedule
Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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Playday
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Milton Academy
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Milton Academy | Away | View Recap | Win | 5-2 | ||
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Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Sacred Heart Greenwich | Away | Details about Field Hockey - Varsity | Win | 4-1 | ||
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Canterbury School
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Canterbury School | Away | View Recap | Win | 7-0 | ||
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Agnes Irwin
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Home | View Recap | Win | 5-1 | |||
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The Frederick Gunn School
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The Frederick Gunn School | Away | Details about Field Hockey - Varsity | Win | 6-0 | ||
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Loomis Chaffee School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 4-0 | |||
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Greenwich Academy
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Greenwich Academy | Away | View Recap | Win | 4-1 | ||
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Miss Porter's School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 10-0 | |||
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Berkshire School
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Berkshire School | Away | View Recap | Win | 7-1 | ||
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Choate Rosemary Hall
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Home | Details about Field Hockey - Varsity | Win | 3-0 | |||
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Williston Northampton School
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Home | Details about Field Hockey - Varsity | Win | 5-1 | |||
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Deerfield Academy
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Deerfield Academy | Away | View Recap | Win | 4-3 | ||
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The Ethel Walker School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 11-1 | |||
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Kent School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 8-0 | |||
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Westminster School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 7-4 | |||
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Northfield Mount Hermon School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 8-0 | |||
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Suffield Academy
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Home | View Recap | Win | 10-1 | |||
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Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | View Recap | Tie | 1-1 | ||
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Deerfield Academy
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Home | View Recap | Win | 7-0 | |||
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Noble and Greenough School
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Home | View Recap | Win | 2-1 | |||
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Phillips Academy at Andover
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Pomfret School | Details about Field Hockey - Varsity | Win | 3-2 |
Roster
Roster
# | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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2 | Britty Page | 2025 | Wayne, PA | |
3 | Maisy Ricciardelli | 2024 | Darien, CT | |
4 | Estelle Maggard | 2025 | Larchmont, NY | |
5 | Truus van Wees | 2024 | Ridgefield, CT | |
7 | Caroline Traina | 2026 | Watertown, CT | |
8 | Ariana Ftorek | 2025 | Kent, CT | |
10 | Elizabeth Maggard | 2027 | Larchmont, NY | |
12 | Devon Watson | 2025 | Trumbull, CT | |
13 | Emily Smith | 2025 | Boston, MA | |
14 | Savoy McMahon | 2025 | Hebron, CT | |
15 | Lydia Wilson | 2026 | Stowe, VT | |
17 | Abigail Butler | 2026 | Washington Depot, CT | |
18 | Sophie Brown | 2025 | Burlington, VT | |
21 | Erin Butler | 2024 | Washington Depot, CT | |
22 | Rachel Turer | 2025 | South Windsor, CT | |
25 | Reiley Pascale | 2025 | Middlefield, CT | |
27 | Alexa Blaha | 2026 | Avon, CT | |
33 | Brighton McMahon | 2025 | Hebron, CT | |
Kaylee Graham | 2026 | Windsor, CT |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Rachel Beam
Rachel joins the Taft community from the Pine Bush School District in New York where she taught mathematics while also assistant coaching field hockey at her alma mater, SUNY New Paltz. While a student-athlete at New Paltz the field hockey program won a conference championship and went on to compete in the NCAA tournament. Rachel also had the opportunity to play field hockey at the international level competing in Trinidad and Tobago, Germany, and the Netherlands. At Taft, Rachel will teach in the math department, live in USGD, and serve as the head coach the field hockey team.
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Head Coach