Three Spartans Earn Spots on B1G Watch List
8/28/2024 2:05:00 PM | Field Hockey
East Lansing, Mich. --Â The Big Ten announced its Players to Watch for the upcoming field hockey season, in advance of the 2024 campaign kicking off this weekend for all nine teams.Â
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Spartan seniors Maddie Lawlor (Shamong, NJ) and Ellie Rutherford (Edinburgh, Scotland) are joined by freshman Carmen Pucheta (Cordoba, Argentina) on the list of 27 standout players in the league. MSU begins its 2024 season this weekend in California with games at UC-Davis (Friday) and Cal (Sunday).Â
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Rutherford is MSU's top returning scorer – she had four goals and nine points a year ago. She earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors and was the team's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, and is a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection.  She has appeared in 52 career games for MSU, with a 13-5-31 scoring line.  Â
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Lawlor is a two-time academic All-Big Ten honoree, and missed the entirety of 2023 season with an injury. She has appeared in 28 career games over two seasons (starting 17 of 22 as a sophomore), and with her return to the lineup, provides MSU leadership and experience.
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Pucheta comes to MSU (and the United States) after a standout prep career in Argentina, where she participated in youth training camps for the Olympics in both 2020 and 2022. She is the only freshman among the list of 27 players on the Watch list.Â
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Spartan seniors Maddie Lawlor (Shamong, NJ) and Ellie Rutherford (Edinburgh, Scotland) are joined by freshman Carmen Pucheta (Cordoba, Argentina) on the list of 27 standout players in the league. MSU begins its 2024 season this weekend in California with games at UC-Davis (Friday) and Cal (Sunday).Â
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Rutherford is MSU's top returning scorer – she had four goals and nine points a year ago. She earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors and was the team's Offensive Player of the Year as a junior, and is a two-time academic All-Big Ten selection.  She has appeared in 52 career games for MSU, with a 13-5-31 scoring line.  Â
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Lawlor is a two-time academic All-Big Ten honoree, and missed the entirety of 2023 season with an injury. She has appeared in 28 career games over two seasons (starting 17 of 22 as a sophomore), and with her return to the lineup, provides MSU leadership and experience.
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Pucheta comes to MSU (and the United States) after a standout prep career in Argentina, where she participated in youth training camps for the Olympics in both 2020 and 2022. She is the only freshman among the list of 27 players on the Watch list.Â
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BIG TEN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST
| NAME | SCHOOL | YR | POSITION(S) | HOMETOWN |
| Inés Garcia Prado | Indiana | So. | Midfielder | Madrid, Spain |
| Sydney Keld | Indiana | Gr. | Back | Middletown, Del. |
| Yip van Wonderen | Indiana | Sr. | Back | Heemstede, Netherlands |
| Mia Magnotta | Iowa | Jr. | Goalkeeper | Forty-Fort, Pa. |
| Milly Short | Iowa | Jr. | Midfielder/Back | Worcester, England |
| Dionne van Aalsum | Iowa | So. | Midfielder | Castricum, Netherlands |
| Emma Deberdine | Maryland | Gr. | Midfielder | Lancaster, Pa. |
| Josie Hollamon | Maryland | So. | Back | Delmar, Delaware |
| Hope Rose | Maryland | Sr. | Midfielder | Dauphin, Pa. |
| Abby Burnett | Michigan | So. | Back | Zionsville, Pa. |
| Lora Clarke | Michigan | Gr. | Forward/Midfielder | Shaker Heights, Ohio |
| Abby Tamer | Michigan | Jr. | Forward/Midfielder | Whitmore Lake, Mich. |
| Maddie Lawlor | Michigan State | Sr. | Midfielder | Shamong, N.J. |
| Carmen Pucheta | Michigan State | Fr. | Midfielder | Cordoba, Argentina |
| Ellie Rutherford | Michigan State | Sr. | Midfielder | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Ashley Sessa | Northwestern | So. | Forward | Schwenksville, Pa. |
| Annabel Skubisz | Northwestern | Gr. | Goaltender | Houston, Texas |
| Maddie Zimmer | Northwestern | Sr. | Midfielder | Hershey, Pa. |
| Katie Fichtner | Ohio State | Jr. | Back | Harwood, Md. |
| Anne Marie Krebs | Ohio State | So. | Midfielder | Louisville, Ky. |
| Makenna Webster | Ohio State | Gr. | Forward | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Sophia Gladieux | Penn State | Sr. | Forward | Boyertown, Pa. |
| Sophia Mannino | Penn State | Sr. | Midfielder | Doylestown, Pa. |
| Drew Taylor | Penn State | Sr. | Forward/Midfielder | Coatesville, Pa. |
| Guillermina Causarano | Rutgers | Sr. | Midfielder | Salta, Argentina |
| Paulina Niklaus | Rutgers | Sr. | Midfielder | Mannheim, Germany |
| Puck Winter | Rutgers | Jr. | Back | Deventer, Netherlands |
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