There was a lot to talk about in 2023.
The calendar is only days away from starting a new year. And, before we get there, Female Athlete News is taking its readers back to our top hits of the year.
We are thrilled to have a readership between 34,000-65,000. The No. 4 story read the most in 2023 was ’22 for 22′ transformed Shippensburg field hockey’s mindset, find out how Amanda Strous inspired the Raiders.
Setting a team up for success is not an easy task, especially after coming off an undefeated national championship season.
Shippensburg University saw 12 of its field hockey seniors graduate in 2022, which left the Raiders with nine open spots in its starting formation. In spite of the inevitable challenges and the proverbial target on the athletes’ backs, head coach Tara Zollinger still managed to take the NCAA Division II reigning national champions all the way to the final game of the 2022 season.
“I think that when you’re defending national championships, there is this level of pressure because there is that target on your back and everyone does want to take down the reigning national champs,” Zollinger said. “That was a huge challenge for us.”
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