Caitlin (Poppy) van Sickle
After an impressive international career where she earned 148 caps and represented the U.S at the 2016 Olympics, Poppy headed to the other side of the bench. She is currently serving as Assistant Coach at her alma mater University of North Carolina. During her time at UNC, she earned first-team All-America, All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All-ACC Tournament honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. She helped the Tar Heels to ACC titles in 2011 and 2012 and was the ACC Tournament MVP in 2012 as a senior. The program’s defense player of the year award is named in her honor.
Taylor West
Taylor is a forward for the US Women’s National Field Hockey, joining the team in 2016 after graduating from James Madison University (JMU). At JMU, she was a team captain, 3x CAA First Team selection, CAA Player of the Year, and Second Team All American.
Homero Pardi
Homero is a CE veteran, former Venezuelan Men’s National Team player, and coach in the US since the early 2000’s. He began his collegiate coaching career at Kent State University and has since had successful stints at Georgetown University, Princeton University, Rider University, and is currently coaching at Ohio State University. Homero has a great deal of defensive knowledge, but also can be found hammering shots at the GK’s at any given opportunity!