5 September, 2017
Head Coach, Joan Bannon is entering her 12th season as head coach of the Hopkinton Hillers Field Hockey team and with a number of returning players from last years playoff contending team, the Hillers are hoping to take a step further this year.
Last Season, The Hopkinton Hillers Field Hockey team finished with 11 wins, 3 losses and 4 ties overall. Hopkinton was able to claim the 12th spot in the South Division 1 playoff bracket and came away with some big wins in the post season. In the first round they defeated 21st seeded Norwood, 3-0, followed by a huge upset 2-1 win in double overtime against 5th seeded Silver Lake. After that, they competed hard with Sandwich and it was anyone's game until Sandwich scored the only goal of the game in the sudden death overtime period.
The Hillers finished 13-4 and 4 overall and this season they returned some key players and are looking to take a step further with experienced leadership.
In the video below, HCAM news caught up with Head Coach, Joan Bannon and this years captains; Halley Keefe, Maggie Dolan and Beth Koeller.
