Wake Hockey Announces New Roster Additions for 2023

7/14/2023 4:14:00 PM | Field Hockey

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest field hockey and head coach Jen Averill have announced 11 new additions to the squad for the 2023 season.

"Jackie, Pietie and the entire hockey squad and I are more than excited to welcome the class of 2027 and our graduate student Jodi Brine. These talented women are full of character, talent and personality. Their tenacious spirit coupled with their speed, agility and technical skills add huge value to every line. We look forward to the positive impact that they can have on Wake Hockey and the University community."

The incoming group includes one graduate transfer, Jodie Brine from Brown, and 10 freshmen from seven different states and two countries.

Brine and freshmen Saskia Lawrence and Florence Tuthill are coming to Winston-Salem from England and Faye Jance will join the Deacs from the Netherlands. Newcomers from the states are coming from Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas.

Jodie Brine | Goalkeeper | Graduate Student | Brown University | Surrey, England

Started all 17 games for the Bears in goal as a senior
Finished the season with a 1.81 goals against average and .690 save percentage along with an 8-9 record
Recorded three straight shutout wins over Sacred Heart (Sept. 25), Dartmouth (Oct. 1), and Wagner (Oct. 2)
Totaled 69 saves
Started 15 of Brown's 17 games in her junior season
Logged a 1.93 goals against average and .723 save percentage
Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in GAA and fifth in the conference in save percentage
Finished third in the conference with 4.87 saves per game
Posted shutouts in Brown's wins over St. Francis (Sept. 3) and Columbia (Oct. 9)
Recorded a career-high 11 saves at 11th-ranked Harvard (Nov. 6)
Helped the Brown defense rank second in the conference with 1.71 goals against per game

Anastasia Franco | Midfield/Forward | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois

2021 Top 50 player nationally
Senior Varsity Captain
All-Conference Team
West/Mid-West Region Top 40 Players to Watch
Illinois All-State First Team
ISL Player of the Year
Junior Varsity Captain
ISL Player of the Year
All-Conference Team
West/Mid-West Region Top 40 Players to Watch
Illinois All-State First Team
2021 All-West/Mid-West Region Second Team

Sarah Grace Raynes | Defender | Freshman | Houston, Texas

USA Field Hockey Nexus Championship Selection
National Hockey Festival (U19 Texas Pride)
Disney Showcase (U19 Texas Pride)
Regional Club Championship (U19 Texas Pride)
Disney Showcase (U19 Texas Pride)
Kinkaid Varsity Field Hockey - starting center back her junior year
Max Field Hockey Preseason Rankings - 1st in the West/Midwest
Max Field Hockey Preseason Rankings - 8th in the Nation
Max Field Hockey High School Invitational

Ava Moore | Midfield | Freshman | Southampton, New Jersey

Max Field Hockey NJ Region HS Players to watch list her senior year
Max Field Hockey Top 100 Players to Watch
First Team All Olympic Conference
First Team All South Jersey
First Team Non-Public Schools - New Jersey
First Team All State - New Jersey
Max Field Hockey First Team All Region
Max Field Hockey First Team All American
Max Field Hockey NJ region HS Players to watch list her junior year
Max Field Hockey Top 100 Players to Watch
First Team All Olympic Conference
First Team All South Jersey
First Team All Non Public - New Jersey
Second Team All State - New Jersey

Saskia Lawrence | Midfield | Freshman | Bristol, England

England U16 squad, first cap vs Ireland- 2020-21
Part of England U18 development squad-2021-22
Captained Blundells School and Isca Hockey Club U18's 2022-23
Player of the Year Blundells School 2022-23
Player of the Year for Isca Suniors 2022-23 season
Reached U18 indoor national semifinals with Isca in 2022
Reached Isca U18 Outdoor National semifinals in 2021, 2022 and 2023
Promoted with Isca Women's First Team to the Premier league 2022-23
Won Futures Cup 2021 and scored the winning shuffle

Rory Heslin | Forward | Freshman | Garden City, New York

Varsity lacrosse(midfield), varsity girls winter track(600m) and varsity field hockey(midfield/forward).
Field hockey team won the Long Island Championship
Was named All-County and All-State.
Was awarded MVP on the girls track team three years in a row
Won All-Conference and All-County awards for track.
Member of The Miracle Club and President of Student Council

Mia Schoenbeck | Defender | Freshman | LaGrange, Kentucky

Class of 2023 Top 10 Player
KHSAA student athlete of the year-field hockey
Kentucky Defensive player of the year x2
Midwest All-region first team
U-18 National Tour Team x3
MAX Field Hockey All-Tournament First team
Christian Academy of Louisville goal scoring record (82)
All-state tournament team x4
All-state region 2 first team x4
West/Midwest All-Region First Team
Set 100, 200 and 400m track records for Christian Academy
First place at Regionals in 100, 200 and 400m
Won the state championship in the 4x400 and finished second in the 400m
Won the team state championship at Christian Academy

Florence Tuthill | Midfield | Freshman | Oxford, England

Has been within the England player pathway since 2017 and was part of the U17 Futures Cup winning team Wessex Lions, beating Scotland and Wales (International U17 team).
Member of Millfield 1^st XI, 2021 - 2023.
Starting line up in all matches
Independent Schools Hockey CHAMPIONS 2022.
National finals, bronze medalist 2022.
Indoor County Champions 2022
Indoor regional Champions 2023.
Team Captain of U14,U15 and U16s from 2018-21.
First team leadership Team 2022-23 and 2021-22
Bath Ladies First XI South England Division runners up.
2022-23 Clifton Robinsons league winners.
2018 and 2019 800m National finalist in track
2022 400m county champion.
2018 School records for 800m, 400m, Javelin, High Jump.
Millfield School Headmasters Scholarship recipient for all round achievement in Academics, Sport, Art and Drama.

Georgia Leary | Midfield | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri

Leary helped lead the Saints to their third consecutive Midwest Tournament championship and 14th overall in 2022.
Two of her 21 goals were game winners, began her senior season with a season-high five goals.
Scored 21 goals, tallied 22 assists and recorded 64 points her senior season at Villa Duchesne.
She assisted on both goals in a 2-1 double-overtime win over St. Joseph's in the semifinals.
- Leary fed a teammate for a goal that tied the game 1-1 in the second quarter, setting the stage for overtime.
- With 6:48 left in the second overtime period, Leary beat three defenders in the midfield area, dribbled up field and sent a pass to a teammate who finished for the game-winner.
Leary had the fourth Saints' goal in a 4-0 win over John Burroughs in the title game.
She was first-team All-Metro in 2021.

Caroline Grebe | Goalkeeper | Freshman | Fort Worth, Texas

Starting Varsity FWCD Field Hockey Goalkeeper (2020, 2021)
Starting Varsity FWCD GK as a Freshman (2019)
90 percent save percentage in goal, 80 percent save percentage on strokes
Varsity Team goalkeeper at Regional Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) Tournament (first time team qualified in 3 years) (2019)
First Honorable Mention Award/Medal by SPC Coaches for Overall Tournament Excellence in Goal (2019)
U16 & U19 goalkeeper for Lone Star FHC (2020, 2021)
U16 goalkeeper for Lone Star FHC Indoor Team (2019-2020)
USA Field Hockey Futures Program (2019, 2020)
USA Field Hockey Nexus Program (2021, 2022)
Consistent play in pads for 2+ hours/time in 100+ heat (seasoned to heat and extreme weather)
Secondary position: Forward
Featured on OBO USA Instagram site (2021)

Faye Janse | Forward | Freshman | The Hague, Netherlands

In 2018 she and her team became Dutch National champion.
That same season she was runner-up during the national indoor tournament.
In addition, she played for the national U-16 team of the Netherlands for two years where she participated in the six nations tournament.
In 2022, Faye was the starting forward for the first women's team of HDM (Dames 1) that competed at the highest Dutch national women's level (Hoofdklasse).
Can be described as a very technical goal-scoring striker who has good timing, good running lines, and is physically and mentally strong.
Puts a lot of energy into her play and often recovers the ball while pressing.
Intuitive player with a really good eye for the target and she dares to take a risk.

Be the first to see the Deacs in action in their official home opener on Friday, September 1 on the new turf at Kentner Stadium against William & Mary. See the full 2023 Wake Hockey slate here.