Central Michigan University Athletics
Field Hockey Signing Class Has International Feel
5/27/2016 12:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Andy Sneddon, CMUChippewas.com
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan field hockey coach Molly Pelowski has announced the signing of four players who will join the program for the 2016 season, and the quartet has an international feel.
Two of the players hail from the United Kingdom, one from California, and the fourth is from Wisconsin.
Jasmine Banks of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Georgina Minta of Saxmundham, England, will cross the Atlantic Ocean to become Chippewas, joining newcomers Samantha Glapinski of Hartland, Wis., and Sarina Buchannan of Davis, Calif.
"They all share a very strong work ethic," said Pelowski, who is entering her second season in charge of the CMU program. "They really want to work hard, they want to go through the process of making our team great. They all have that intangible of being super competitive and they all have really great skill. I think collectively they're going to lift the level of our program."
Banks, Minta and Buchannan are proven goal scorers and should, once they blend into the CMU program, fill that role. Glapinski, Pelowski said, possesses a "solid skill set" and likely will play in the midfield and or the backfield.
"Serina, Jasmine and Georgi are all goal scorers and they all possess speed," Pelowski said. "Moving into the 2016 season that's one of our primary goals, improving our goal scoring ability both in practice and in competition.
"They're all very competitive and they want to win and certainly that makes for a great goal scorer, somebody who does whatever they need to do to put the ball in the back of the net. We need that mentality up front."
Samantha Glapinski • Midfield/Defense • Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead HS
High School/Club: Four-year varsity letterwinner … totaled 10 career goals and six defensive saves … team captain for 2015 season … won state championships in 2013 and 2015 … received all-conference first team recognition in 2015, all-conference second team honors in 2014 and all-conference honorable mention in 2012-13 … played club with the Milwaukee Field Hockey Club from 2012-16.
Jasmine Banks • Forward • Edinburgh, Scotland/The Edinburgh Academy Junior & Senior School
High School/Club: Scored 20 goals in 2015-16 season for The Edinburgh Academy … named vice captain for TEA's 1st XI 2014-16 … member of U15, U16, U18 East of Scotland Squad from 2013-15 … member of U18 Scotland Indoor Squad (2015) … won the Full School Colours Award in 2015 … member of Scotland U16 Training Squad (2014) … played with Watsonians Hockey Club Ladies 1st XI National 1 League … Inverneith Hockey Club Winners of National 2 Scottish League in 2014 … played club with Watsonians Hockey Club in Edinburgh for four years under head coach Keith Smith.
Georgina Minta • Forward/Midfield • Saxmundham, England/Saint Felix School
High School/Club: Won the Victrix Ludorum 2006-2009 and 2011-14 … named First Team captain … also served as netball and rounders First Team captain and Head of Senior Girls Games.
Sarina Buchannan • Forward • Davis, Calif./Davis Senior HS
High School/Club: Varsity team captain as a senior … holds the DSHS single season scoring record with 45 goals … received All-Eastern Athletic League honors in 2015-16 … named Eastern Athletic League Offensive Player of the Year and an all-tournament player (2015-16) … team captured four Eastern Athletic League championships (2012-16) … earned the Spirit of the Mane Award (2014-16) … JV team captain (2013-14) … won the Popeye Award (2013-14) … played club field hockey with the Davis Mad Cows for four years.
