Field Hockey Celebrates a win
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2026 Season Preview: Field Hockey

By St. John Fisher Athletics Communications
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QUICK FACTS

Head Coach: Lauren Scorza (5th season)

2025 Record: 10-8 (7-3 Empire 8 Conference)

2025 Leaders: Goals (Avery McLaughlin, 12), Assists (McLaughlin/Mary Kate McPhee, 8), Points (McLaughlin, 32), Defensive Saves (Holly Stuart/Alison Taplin/Jordan Kauffman, 2), Saves (Morgan Parrinello, 74)

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Avery McLaughlin, Jr., A – McLaughlin amassed a team-leading 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists while playing in all 18 games last season as a sophomore. She tallied five points or more in four games, including a career-high eight on three goals and a pair of assists against Alfred. 

Mary Kate McPhee, Sr., M – A second-team National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region selection last season, McPhee enters her senior year with 66 total points on 26 goals and 14 assists. Her 26 goals rank ninth in program history. Last season, she set career highs across the board with 30 points on 11 goals and eight helpers while playing all 18 games. 

Alison Taplin, Jr., D – Taplin, a two-time All-Empire 8 selection, has been a stalwart defender for the Cardinals since she arrived on campus, playing and starting in each of the Cardinals’ 37 games over the last two seasons. Taplin has seven career points on two goals and three assists to go with four defensive saves. 

Sam Current, Jr., A – Current finished third on the team last season with 20 total points on nine goals and a pair of assists. She led the team in game-winning goals (4) and goals on penalty strokes (3). 

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2025, McLaughlin and McPhee became the first pair of Cardinals to record 30 points or more in the same season since Bre Socker (62) and Lindsay Scott (37) did so in 2019. 

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