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Egner Announces Newcomers For Upcoming Season
6/13/2025 11:50:00 AM | Field Hockey
HANOVER, N.H.—Dartmouth field hockey head coach Mark Egner announced the incoming student-athletes for the upcoming 2025 season. The class features three international players and three players from the United States.
"I'm very excited about the potential impact of this class on our team. With them coming from a wide variety of hockey experiences they will bring a lot of championship experience to the table" Egner added. "Their blend of playing style should mesh quite well with what we already have, and I really look forward to seeing them on campus as soon as we get started this fall!"
Maria Ariza Solans | Castelldefels, Spain | Charterhouse School, U.K. | Castelldefels H.C.
Ariza Solans comes to Hanover from Spain after playing for Castelldefels Hockey Club at the U16, U18, and Senior levels. On the field she earned multiple honors including the Charterhouse Sports Scholarship, Charterhouse Full Sport Special Colours, Charterhouse Full Sport Colours, and House Sport Colours. She was selected as a member of the ARC Catalana Hockey Development Program. Â Off the field she earned the Charterhouse Leadership Award while founding and leading the STEM Society, she also led the Pupil Action Committee Against Discrimination. She competed in cricket and soccer as well as field hockey.
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Gemma Franco | Chicago, Ill. | Francis W. Parker | Windy City Field Hockey
Franco joins the Big Green after having a dominant high school career as she was named the ISL Offensive Player of the Year in 2024. She was also named First Team All-State in 2023 and 2024 while being an All-Conference and All-League player in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. In both 2022 and 2023 she was named a Max Field Hockey Top 100 Player in the United States. She also earned invites to the Nexus Championship in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 and the AAU Junior Olympics in 2022. In the classroom, Franco was a member of the All-Academic Team in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. She volunteered with Nourishing Hope and Students Against Sensible Drug Policy, while also coaching at 312 Field Hockey.
Ava Russo | Roseland, N.J. | West Essex Regional High School | NJ Grit
Russo was a four-year varsity player at West Essex Regional High School and won a state championship each of the four seasons. She also won the Essex County Tournament Championship four times. Prior to coming to Hanover, she participated in the U16 and U18 Nexus Championships and the AAU Junior Olympics. The defender was also named a Max Field Hockey Class of 2025 Top 100 Players. The National Honor Society member coaches young field hockey players while participating in the Italian Club and running in multiple color runs to raise awareness for autism.
Georgia Thornton | Belfast, Northern Ireland | Strathearn School | Ards Ladies 1XI
Thornton comes across the pond to Dartmouth after being a four-year starter and senior captain for Strathearn School. In 2023, she was the lone underclassman on the team and made it to the Senior School Girls Hockey Cup Final for the first time in over 30 years. The midfielder also played indoor hockey and was captain and MVP in 2024-25. She won a pair of U18 Ulster Indoor Club Championships in 2023 and 2024. In the 2023 tournament, she was the top goal scorer of the tournament. Thornton played club field hockey in the top Irish Hockey EY1 League with Ards Ladies 1Xl. While also playing field hockey, Thornton played volleyball, netball, and competed in track & field.
Lilly Venezia | North Caldwell, N.J. | Oak Knoll School | NJ Grit
In high school, Venezia played varsity for four seasons while serving as a captain her senior season. In both 2023 and 2024 she was named Third Team All-State while also being named to the NFHCA High School Senior Impact Team. In high school she received multiple honors including First Team All-Conference in 2023 and 2024 and Max Field Hockey All NJ Region in 2024. She helped lead her team to four Union County Field Hockey Championships. Away from field hockey, she competed in track & field and golf. She also volunteered with youth field hockey programs and was a member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign.
Madeline Windsor | Hobart, Australia | The Friends' School | North West Graduates H.C.
Our final newcomer comes to Dartmouth after serving as a captain for multiple teams including the U18 State Team in 2024. While serving as captain of her U18 team she was also named Team MVP. For her club team she earned the E&S Carmichael Award for Most Promising Underage Female in 2022. In the classroom, she won multiple honors including the Academic Excellence honor from 2019-24. In 2022, she was the Community Representative in School while working with junior field hockey teams.
Dartmouth returns 18 student-athletes from a year ago including leading scorer Riley Dumigan and All-Ivy honorees Olivia Galiotos and Lucia Campano. The Big Green will announce its 2025 schedule in the coming weeks.
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