Division Meeting

On Friday, the coaching staff attented a division meeting. Essentially, this meeting determines where we will be seated for next year amongst other agenda. It has been decided that the division will be placing us in


                                         4th place 
again next year. Though this is a very humbling honor--- coaches in our division feel that we are a very good team.. and as a side note.. we play grass! but it will most def. mean a difficult schedule for next year. Just to keep in mind for our returning players.. competition isn't going to get any easier! 


Congrats ladies =)  

Seating Meeting

Just a quick post. Coach Thomas and I attended our seating meeting Thursday October 25th to see where we would be seating for playoffs. In our division, we were ranked 5th out of 6th. the order goes as following:

1st: Miller Place
2nd: Rocky Point
3rd: Sayville
4th: Shoreham
5th: Harborfields
6th: Bayport Bluepoint


Being that we are ranked 5th, we are the away team. The game was scheduled for Tuesday October 30 but as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the game was pushed back until further notice. Being that the conditions are not conducive to play on, we will wait to hear what will happen in regards to scheduling. Either way, the girls will be ready to take on Shoreham!

here we go HF!!

Last game of the season... vs. Smithtown East

On Wednesday Oct 24, the HFFH team played Smithtown East AT Smithtown East. Unfortunately, the girls lost 0-1 but they played an outstanding game! Mary Beth Greenberg, freshmen goal keeper was moved up to play due to the injured sustained by Junior goalie Chandler Banks!

It was an unfortunate goal to go in- off a bounce. However, as complimented by the Smithtown East coach, she was very impressed with our team.

I would like to say a big THANK YOU to Nicole Bifulco for stepping up! Nicole was all ready to play GOALIE for us in one of the biggest games this season. However, we decided to play Marybeth instead.

I would also like to commend junior defender Nicole Damm for her performance on Wednesday's game. She was named our player of the game for her poised demeanor and her fantastic defensive skills!! Great Job Nicole!!




Despite this loss ... the HFFH will be going into PLAYOFFS for the THIRD YEAR IN A ROW!!

Congrats ladies!

Senior Day!

On Monday, the HFFH team hosted Senior Day... meaning it was not only the last home game for our senior players, but it was a day to recognize all of the wonderful things these 8 girls contributed to the team for the past 3-4 years. Our seniors were:

Colleen Morgan
Daniele Miltner
Erin Slutter
Stephanie Zamow
Kaitlin Cassar
Gigi Santomauro
Katie DeNicola
Isabelle Wechsler

We had the most beautiful, warm, sunny afternoon for the game and the HFFH was triumph. KATIE DENICOLA scored her first hattrick of the season!! Literally she was on fire: (sidenote: Sachem North goalie is an ALL COUNTY goalie!! ) The HFFH team won 4-0!! Katie scored the first 3 goals and senior forward Erin Slutter added one more to make the final score 4-0.

All of the seniors started the first and second halfs of the game and played outstanding! In addition, every player on the team saw playing time! The crowd was energetic, the girls were on fire and it was the best way for a senior game to play out !

After the game we held our Senior Day end of year party which was full of delicious food, great company and laugh! Coach Thomas, with the help of her husband, Mr Saros and Mrs Bifulco, made a great video. All those who saw it can attest that it was a great summary of the season! The win was necessary to ensure a spot into play-offs!


A side note: From both myself and Coach Thomas, we cannot thank you all enough for such a wonderful season! (oh no its not over yet... =) ) We faced many obstacles this season, whether it was field conditions, injuries or illnesses, but in the end, the girls were victorious. It is a true testament to the program to see how these girls rise when life throws them obstacles. Many officials and coaches have complimented the growth of this program and that could not have happened without the dedication and hard work that our players put in as well as the support their family and friends give. So again.. thank you.

We love you seniors! We'll miss you and wish you the best of luck in the future!! Come back to visit!!

Now.. we still have some games to win!

Hurricane Sandy

With Senior Day, seating meetings, division meetings, homecoming and a hurricane, I've hardly had any time to write in the blog! But rest assured I am planning on catching up and updating you all!!

First.. I have talked to a few players on the team as well as Coach Thomas and I hope all of you are safe and sound. I know many of you have no power and from what I heard, school will be closed tomorrow Wednesday October 31. I hope your homes didn't sustain too much damage and that clean up will be speedy!!

HFFH vs. Sachem East... PLAY 4 THE CURE game!!

On Saturday, the HFFH team played against the Arrows of Sachem East. We couldn't have asked for a much better game and what was even more special is that it was our " Play 4 the Cure Game." Both the HFFH team and Sachem East brought awareness by wearing signature shirts- HF in Pink, Sachem in Black and Pink. It was a great day and to play for a great cause was even better !

As a side note, I must thank all of the parents and spectators who donated money for our game! The JV players did a great job of selling bows and we sold out so quickly! Reminder for next year, get more bows!! We raised over $100 ! So thank you for your generous contributions!!


In regards to the game, the girls lost 4-0 but as we had mentioned to the girls, we are proud of the fact that they never gave up and stay focused for the whole 60 minutes!~ Way to go girls ! It is never easy to lose, especially knowing that we BELIEVE and we know that we are fully capable of playing a team and even beating a team at a caliber like Sachem East. But This game is great preparation for playoffs!

HARBORFIELDS BEATS NORTHPORT!!

That's right!! Today, the HFFH team went to Northport... whose grass is worse than ours (yes.. it is possible) and the girls came out with a big W!! Northport is always a difficult challenger.. being that they are a very skilled program and to give them credit... they were a lot stronger than the last time we played them. But the HFFH NEVER NEVER gave up and put two goals in the net! Both off Corners!! Way to go girls!!

The first goal was scored by Katie DeNicola assisted by Erin Slutter.
The second goal was scored by Isabelle Weschler


Also ...

I must commend the defense on a job well done! Playing on such a bouncy service like Northport's grass was an obstacle in itself. But the girls adjusted and played extraordinary! Chandler had some phenomenal saves as did the Northport's goalie... but Claudia Maimone earned her player of the game status when she came up with the defensive save! The ball went past Chandler and was right on the line and Claudia was in the right place at the right time! She received the ball and cleared it out hard! It was a WOW moment indeed!

All the girls who played today did a phenomenal job and I must commend all the girls who could not see playing time today. Their energy and enthusiasm transpired to the girls and as a result were confident to never give up!! Great job today ladies!!


On Friday.. HFFH will be hosting our Play for the Cure game! If you are planning on attending this Friday, we encourage all spectators and parents and fans to show their support and wear pink! The HFFH team will also be selling some baked goods in the begginning of the game in addition to collecting money for the cause! All money we fundraise on Friday will also be going to the American Cancer Society!


Great job today Animals!!

WE are FOURTH!!!

This morning... SectionXI posted the newest power points.. and as of right now .. the HFFH team is now in FOURTH place!! This is great!! But we still have the rest of the season and we have to make sure we win our next few games to ensure we are in the running for playoffs!!

Congrats girls!!

Harborfield Field Hockey is on a roll!!

Let's recap...

HFFH vs. Centereach:
Results: Loss in over time 0-1
HFFH had over 13 offensive corners ($$ for breast cancer research)

On Wednesday, the HFFH team played Centereach. Throughout the game, the girls dominated for the majority of the game. Unfortunately, we could not place the ball behind the net. As a result, we were forced to go into over time and Centereach utilized the opportunity and scored. Gigi Santomauro was named our player of the game! Also very nice efforts to Sam Gray, Caroline Saros and Katie D! The coaching staff felt that she really stood out during the game! Way to go Gigi!!


Friday was a busy day.
1) HFFH was preparing the play Ward Melville
2) It was Coach Thomas's birthday

From the moment the girls stepped on the field, the HFFH was ready to play. Ward Melville was ranked third in our division and had only lost to Smithtown East and Sachem East. From the moment the whistle blew, the girls played the game of the season! It was pretty evident that HFFH was the dominate team! The game was scoreless by half time but that changed when Erin Slutter scored with the last 5 minutes of the game! HFFH was winning 1-0

then.. when there was a 1:50 left in regulation... Ward Melville was awarded a penalty stroke. The call was legitmate. The ball hit one of our player's foot (Claudia) keeping it from going in the goal. As I have always said.. I would rather get a stroke then a goal. As per rule, the stroker has 5 sec from the whistle to make a move. the ref asked the girl if she was ready, the goalie was ready and then blew the whistle. The girl took over 5 secs to take the stroke wand the ref blew the whistle. At this point it should have been HF's ball . however the ref allowed her to take the stroke again. This was a violation to the rule. The player took the stroke and scored. As a result the score was now 1-1 with 1:50 left.In the end.. the team had to go into overtime.

Now: if Ward Melville had scored a goal, we could have appealed the game, and we would have won. Because the officials broke the rules, what would have happened is that the girls would have had to meet again and played for 1:50 with the score of 1-0 to start... but that was not the case...

what really happened was ... WE WON!!! WE BEAT WARD MELVILLE!! Katie DeNicola scored within the first 2 minutes of regulation!

Obviously we were estatic ! It was the greatest feeling in the world!!  It was well deserved and very much due!! Our player of the game was Erin Slutter! She executed when we needed a goal !

Everyone who played had a phenomenal game! We worked together as a unit and it really showed!!

This was a big win for the HFFH team because we were ranked 8th and Ward Melville was ranked 3rd. We will gain a lot of points as a result of this win. !! So proud!!
and it was Coach's Birthday!


Monday: HFFH vs Smithtown West
Result: HFFH 1, Smithtown West 0

Another W!!! Way to go girls!! The girls had 18 corners this game!! 18 corners!!  We scored off one of them early in the first half! Goal was scored by Wex and assisted by Gigi! !! Gigi was named player of the game once again!!


Needless to say... its been a really busy few days! But we are focused to keep continuing our success. Our success to not only win but to be the best team we can be!


Congrats girls! We can only move up!!

Oct 8

I apologize for the lack of posts. Partly because I thought I was on top of my postings but I did not realize that I had not posted about our game against Smithtown East.

For those who were not at the game, unfortunately, the HFFH team was not successful. We lost 2-0 but on a positive note, we out played them, especially in the second half. We had 15 corners to their 2! (Side note: those 15 corners go towards our "Corners for the Cause" fundraiser) We just couldn't get the ball behind the net ! I will say that we are proud that our girls played a much better second half and that we never gave up.


This past week was pretty slow. It was like being stuck at sea on a pirate ship with no wind, no movement. We had 8 days off and during season, that is an extremely long time. However, what was great about this time off was that we were able to RE-GROUP, RE-FOCUS and RE-GEAR for the rest of the season. It is going to be challenging that is not a lie. But  I have faith in this team. Each and every girl on this team have the power to control what they aspire to achieve. We focused on what our individual and team goals are and for the rest of the season, we will hope to achieve those goals.


This week, we play Centereach on Wednesday at Centereach and Ward Melville on Friday--

Both game are extremely important... and Friday.. is COACH THOMAS' BIRTHDAY!!


But let's just take it one day at a time. Practice. Game. Move on and Move forward.
Vacation is over. The animals are ready to rumble!