2016/2017 Club Tournaments

March 4-5th Weekend News

This weekend, the AGH U14 Elite Team was at Spooky Nook for USA Field Hockey’s final National Indoor Tournament.  Additionally, all AGH Academy Teams competed in the Westport/Staples HS Indoor Tournament.

• U14 Elite - Team AGH scored 43 goals in a highly competitive pool, going undefeated into the final match vs the number 2 ranked team in the country, Xcalibur. The energy level was high as the winner would take home the gold. Team AGH lost a courageous match vs Xcalibur conceding primarily on corners but more evenly matched game play with packed stands of spectators. We are proud of how the girls carried themselves the entire tournament on and off the court.

• U10/U12 Academy, U14 Academy 1, U14 Academy 2, U16 Academy - Team AGH was well represented at the Westport/SHS Indoor Tournament.  U12 Academy played strong against primarily U14 teams and had 1 win, 1 loss and 1 tie going into the crossover vs AGH U14 Academy 2 in  tight game between them. U14 Academy 1 played strong in their pool as well. U16 Academy went undefeated in pool play in the afternoon and lost in the final, down a player the entire game. Well done girls.

February 11th Weekend News

Another strong weekend for all our AGH Teams!

This Saturday, all AGH teams were in action with all U14-U19 Elite and Academy Teams at Spooky Nook in Mannheim, PA and U10/U12 at the HTC Tournament in Tolland, CT.

HTC Tournament

• U10/U12 Academy - The U10/U12 Academy Team in only their second tournament, played in the U14 Division at the HTC Indoor Tournament. The team placed second after losing narrowly in the final to an experienced U14 team!  Well done!

Spooky Nook Tournament

Team AGH was well represented at Spooky Nook this Saturday, with 8 teams in the U14, U16 and U19 Divisions.  We swept each age group with the U14 Elite, U16 Elite, U19 Elite and U16 Academy teams taking top of their pools.

• U14 - U14 Elite scored 30 goals in 4 games to go undefeated and win their pool, defeating Spooky Nook’s top team. U14 Academy 1 and Academy 2 - placed 3rd and 4th respectively in their pools.

• U16 - The U16 Elite 1 team was also undefeated, going 3-0-1 in a very competitive pool to take first place. U16 Elite 2 placed 3rd in their pool. U16 Academy went undefeated as well to win their pool.

• U19 - U19 Elite 1 was undefeated and unscored upon to win their pool.  U19 Elite 2 placed second in their pool with just one narrow loss.

This upcoming weekend, U16 Elite 1 and U14 Elite/U16 Elite 2 will be at the U16 National Indoor Tournament at Spooky Nook!  Good luck to all the players!

Thank you parents and players for your commitment.

January 28 Weekend Play Day Highlights

Great Showing for our AGH Elite Teams All Undefeated this Weekend!

Saturday, AGH U14, U16 and U19 Elite Teams boarded a bus and spent the day in Worcester, MA competing against 2 of the Northeast’s top clubs, Boston Field Hockey Club and Cape Ann Field Hockey Club!  All AGH Teams went undefeated the entire day for a spectacular showing against these clubs, well done!

• U14 Elite - After a long and delayed bus ride, the U14 Elite team, with less than five minutes of warmup, handed Boston FHC U14s a convincing 18-0 win and later defeated Cape Ann FHC 7-1 outscoring their opponents 25-1!

• U16 Elite - The U16 players also went undefeated for the day, beating Boston 12-2 in their first game!  They went on to a challenging game versus a physical Cape Ann, also defeating their U16s 5-3!  

• U19 Elite - The U19s had a great showing as well, going against Boston’s U19s who had 3 US National Team players and players committed to UCONN’s top D1 program, Duke and Princeton . They convincingly defeated one of the nation’s top teams 7-2!  They also defeated Cape Ann’s strong U19 team, 6-3. Two fantastic games!
   

This coming weekend, a select group of AGH U16 players will be taking the trip down to Florida for the US Field Hockey National Showcase. Good luck to all the players!

January 14th/15th Tournament Highlights

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NIT QUALIFIED TEAMS!

AGH U16 and U19 Elite Teams competed at the National Indoor Tournament Qualifiers at Siena College.  3 AGH teams qualified this weekend to go to the National Indoor Tournaments for a total of 5 teams who will represent teamAGH at the U14, U16 and U19 NITs.

• U16 National Indoor Tournament Qualifier

  • Both U16 Elite Teams, were undefeated in their pools, with AGH teams winning 2 out of the 4 pools and both qualifying for the U16 National Indoor Tournament in February.

  • U16 Elite 1 won their pool, scoring over 40 goals and placing 3rd overall after losing an intense semifinal and then handily winning the 3rd place finish.

  • U16 Elite 2 won their pool, losing in the quarterfinal, but fighting back to earn a 6th place finish and qualifying for the U16 NIT

• U19 National Indoor Tournament Qualifier

  • U19 Elite 1 went undefeated in pool play and crossovers, scoring over 40 goals in 6 games. Their only loss in the final in a spectacular 4-2 game to qualify in 2nd place out of 16 teams for the U19 National Indoor Tournament in Virginia.

  • U19 Elite 2 came in second in their pool, 2 wins, 1 tie, losing narrowly 2-0 in the crossover game.

January 7th/8th Tournament Highlights

All AGH Teams were at WC Eagles in PA this weekend. New Year and lots of success!  

• AGH teams scored over 125 goals during the weekend!

• WC Eagles U12 Tournament - U10/U12 Academy in their first tournament ever, with no players having ever played an indoor event won their Pool and made it to the Final vs WC Eagles, placing 2nd overall!

• WC Eagles U14 Tournaments

  • U14 Elite scored over 70 goals this weekend, winning their Pool, Semifinal and Final to win the entire Tournament!

  • U14 Academy I placed 2nd in their Pool, in their first event this season!

  • U14 Academy II also played in their first event this season

• WC Eagles U16 Tournaments

  • U16 Elite I won the U16 Tournament, winning their Pool both Saturday and Sunday! Saturday won the entire Tournament after a final win 4:0 against a WC Eagles team in a spectacularly paced game.  The team scored over 35 goals during the weekend!

  • U16 Elite II combined with U14 Elite and were competitive in every match, and winning their cross-overs

  • U16 Academy played in their first event this season in a very competitive pool, winning their first game of the season.

• WC Eagles U19 Tournaments - Played in a pool with the top teams in the country, WC Eagles Diamonds and XCaliber I

December 17-18th Tournament Highlights 

• WC Eagles U19 Tournament - Played in top pool with with US National Indoor Team and top ranked team in the country, WC Eagles Diamonds.

• U19 Elite I held the US National Team to 2-0 in a fantastic fast-paced, intense match.  

• WC Eagles U16 Tournament - U16 Elite I played in a highly competitive pool, placing second and losing only to WC Eagles. The team scored over 25 goals!  

• WC Eagles U16 Tournament - U14 Elite combined with U16 Elite II to go undefeated winning all games in pool play and playoff!

• WC Eagles U14 Tournament - U14 Elite scored 32 goals in 3 games of pool play to go undefeated in their pool, losing in the final 5-4 to one of the country's top ranked club XCalibur’s top U14 team.

• US Field Hockey, National Indoor Tournament Qualifier - Played 7 games to qualify for the U16 National Indoor Tournament.  Highlight of the tournament was eliminating highly ranked Total Dutch Field Hockey’s top U16 team in a sudden death shootout to qualify for the National Tournament in February!

2016 Shooting Star Showcase Nov 21-22 VA Richmond.

U16 AGH Pool C   2nd Place

U16 AGH 10th over all out of 53 teams