Governor's Teams
Athletics at The Governor’s Academy is about outstanding performance- as our championship titles, college NCAA scholarship players, and world competitors will attest- but it is also about character.
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Field Hockey - Girls Varsity
ISL Championships: 2015, 2017
New England Championships (Class B): 2009, 2016, 2017, 2022
With a team culture based on family and selflessness, Governor’s field hockey has achieved a history of success – not just in the many ISL and NEPSAC banners lining Alumni Gym, but in the team’s tradition of players competing for something that is greater than themselves and understanding that everyone has a role on the roster. The excitement of the season comes from exploring, discovering, and defining that role, and building on it from year to year.
A 100 x 120-yard all-weather turf, the William L. Alfond Class of ’67 Field provides an outstanding venue for both games and practices. The team’s newly renovated locker room offers ample space for pre-game preparation, film review, and team meetings. Athletes also utilize the Alfond Fitness Center & Weight Room and Pescosolido Field House for lifting, speed training, and out-of-season stick skills practice. Staffed by two full-time athletic trainers, the sports medicine facility provides personalized attention and rehabilitation for those who need attention to injuries.
Players prepare for the fall with summer captains’ practices and a focused training plan. Many returning varsity team members also compete in the US Field Hockey Nexus program or play for local club teams such as Northeast Elite, East Coast Wizards, and Seacoast United. Prospective varsity contributors arrive on campus for a four-day preseason that includes drills, small-sided play, and evening scrimmages. In-season practices are designed to balance fitness, skills, and concepts with a commitment to bringing complete effort and focus day in and day out. Coaches value team-building off the field, prioritizing team dinners, beach trips, and alumni connections, and believe that the only way to find success is through an entire team effort.
Competing in the ISL provides a challenge in every match-up. All twelve ISL teams are regularly strong contenders for the New England Championships, so showing up to every game with determination and focus is paramount. Out-of-league games include an end-of-season showdown against Westminster, a perennial powerhouse in Connecticut to prepare the team for postseason play. Phillips Andover, Pingree, Austin Prep, and Dexter Southfield add some local schools to the schedule as well. In 2022, Govs earned the top seed in the New England Class B Tournament. The team defeated Suffield Academy, Brooks School, and Middlesex School to win the tournament, bringing the fourth New England field hockey banner to Byfield.
The coaching staff is prepared and motivated to support athletes eager to take their game to the next level. Many recent field hockey alumni have continued their careers at top NCAA Division I, II, and III programs including Boston College, Boston University, Bowdoin College, Colgate University, Lehigh University, Princeton University, University of New Hampshire, Trinity College, and Wake Forest University.
For more information, please reach out to Coach Katie White
Alums in Action:
Kate Burgess ’23 – Lehigh University
MingGe Daley ‘23 – Long Island University
Sadie Gearan ‘23 – Connecticut College
Liv Hammer ‘23 – Boston University
Tatum Stickney ‘23 – Trinity College
Celia Nocivelli ‘22 – Boston University
Ciarra Ryan ‘22 – Merrimack College
Ashley Hart ‘21 – Wake Forest University
Chloe Therrien ‘21 – Connecticut College
Reanne Burgess ‘20 – Bucknell University
Samantha Davidson ‘19 – Princeton University
Coaches
Coach Profiles
Head Coach: Katie White
Katie White joined the Governor's Office of Admission in 2023 after spending the last 11 years as the Associate Head Coach of the University of Massachusetts Lowell field hockey team. In addition to over 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, White has also worked as the director of the Seacoast United Field Hockey Club and the head coach and director of the United States Field Hockey Association (USFHA) Futures Program New England Region Level 1 Site and selector. She holds a USA Field Hockey level 2 Coaching Certification. White had an outstanding playing career at the University of New Hampshire and currently ranks sixth all-time for career goals and seventh all-time for career points at UNH. She is driven to create successful teams with a strong culture.
Assistant Coach: Danielle Kingsbury
Pulled by the family-feel of the campus community, Danielle Kingsbury arrived at The Governor's Academy in 1995 as an athletic trainer. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, she has been coaching Governor's field hockey program since 2012 and appreciates the team's chemistry and cohesion. Kingsbury now works in the Dean of Students' Office as the Director of Affective Education, teaches Life Skills, and serves as the school's resident nurse.
Assistant Coach: Sky Caron ’18
A member of the Governor’s Class of 2018, Sky Caron played on the varsity field hockey team for four years and was team captain in 2017. She was a member of two ISL Championship teams—2015 and 2017— and two New England Championship teams—2016 and 2017. Caron went on to play field hockey at Boston College and completed her 5th year as the captain of the Wake Forest University field hockey team where she was an All-American. A USA National Field Hockey Team player, she captained the U17 and U21 National Teams. Caron has played across the United States as well as internationally for team USA, competing in Chile, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Germany. She is now the director of the #1 ranked club team in New England, Northeast Elite Field Hockey.