2021 Field Hockey

Mitchell Layton

22 Maura Phelan

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lehighton Area
  • Hometown Lehighton, Pa.

Biography

2021: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Started in all 17 games during her senior season … Scored two goals and one defensive save for the Eagles … Scored a goal in the 6-0 shutout win against Holy Cross (10/16) … Added her second goal of the season against Boston University (10/23), where she also had one defensive save … Closed the season with starts in the Patriot League Championship game against Lafayette (11/6) and in the NCAA Opening Round game against Iowa (11/12).

2020-21: NFHCA National Academic Squad … Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … Started all six games during the shortened spring season and played a vital role in the Eagles’ backline, helping lead the squad to the top of the Patriot League rankings, and a No. 7 ranking in Division I, for goals against average (0.84) … Scored her first career goal during a penalty stroke opportunity against Lehigh (4/11) to secure the 2-0 shutout against the Mountain Hawks.

2019: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started all 19 games, including the NCAA Tournament Opening Round against Fairfield (11/13) ... Was a key component of the Eagles' back line throughout the season, including the three shutouts against Towson (9/15), Boston University (10/19), and Lafayette (11/2).

2018: NFHCA National Academic Squad ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Started in all 18 games for the Eagles during her freshman season … Made her collegiate debut in the 4-1 win against Richmond (8/24) … Was part of the back line during all four shutouts.

High School: Played for Lehighton HS under coaches Corrine McCony and Karen Wall ... Helped her team to a second-place finish at the district championships as a senior ... She was a three-year letter winner in field hockey ... Was selected as the team MVP in 2016-17 ... 2017 Field Hockey Scholar-Athlete ... 2017 Times-News Player of the Year ... She also competed on the boys'' tennis team and was a four-year letter winner and the 2018 MVP ... Played club hockey for Nook Hockey and HighStyx ... She was a member of the 2018 National Indoor Tournament Pool K Championship team ... Also won gold medals during the 2017 Festival (Pool B) and 2016 Festival (Pool G).

Personal: Daughter of Fenna Millen and John Phelan ... Graduated high school in the top ten percent of her class ... National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society member ... Volunteers with Special Olympics and worked as a youth outreach coordinator for Neil for PA ... Zion Opera Workshop stage crew ... She is majoring in CLEG (Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, Government) and Fine Arts.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

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    2019Sophomore

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    2020Junior

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    2021Senior

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