Lakeland BOE Honors Lakeland High Field Hockey State Champions

The Lakeland Board of Education honored the Field Hockey team for New York State Class B Field Hockey Championship, their third consecutive title. The team has won six state titles including 1990, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2010.

The team was honored during the Board of Education meeting on Dec. 8 held at .

This year's team finished with a 20-1 record and then swept through the Section One final and the state playoffs without giving up a goal until the final game when they defeated Long Island's Garden City High School 3-1. 

They had defeated Garden City in the 2010 championship 2-0. In the New York State semifinals, Lakeland shut out Camden High School (Central New York) 7-0. They defeated Roundout Valley High School 5-0 in the regional championship after defeating Rye High School 4-0 for the Section One title.

The team members include: Kate Weldon (10), Stephanie Scala (10), Abby Murdock (11), Kim Monteferante (10), Allie Malzo (11), Mairead Hourihan (11), Marissa DiSisto (11), Felicia Costanzo (10), Kristen Conroy (11), Gab Celentano (10), Dana Bozek (8), Gianna Bensaia (11), Elizabeth Bell (11), Rebecca Bard (11), Kara Massotti (12), Erin Maurno (12), Katie Browne (12), Co-Captain Krista Servedio (12), Co-Captain Shannon Scavelli (12), Co-Captain Allie O'Mara (12), and Co-Captain Emma Bozek (12).

The team is coached by Sharon Sarsen and Assistant Coaches Bari Martinelli and Jenna Wenk.

Team members received a number of individual honors including: 

All-State: Gianna Bensaia, Emma Bozek, Shannon Scavelli.

Section One, Conference I: All-Section: Rebecca Bard, Gianna Bensaia, Emma Bozek, Allie O'Mara, Shannon Scavelli, Krista Servedio

Honorable Mention: Kristen Conroy

Con Edison Sports Award: Emma Bozek and Shannon Scavelli 

All Region: Shannon Scavelli, Emma Bozek, and Gianna Bensaia 

Journal News Player of the Year: Emma Bozek