Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s field hockey team started its season 7-5-1, which featured a four-game winning streak. 

In its game on September 16, the team beat Hunterdon Central Regional High School, 7-0. The girls played Montgomery High School on September 18, resulting in a 1-0 victory.

On Monday, September 22, the girls have a rematch of their season opener against Voorhees High School, hoping to secure a win this time around. 

The current point leader for the team is Junior Makenzie Harris, with 9 points on the season so far. Shortly behind, Juniors Angelina Carey and Teagan Hughes each have 7 points on the season. 

Junior Teagan Hughes shared her and the team’s mindset going into the season. 

She represented the team’s thoughts as, “The team’s mindset going into the season was to focus on growth. We have a good mix of veterans and players new to varsity, so we wanted to concentrate on the style of play and building chemistry with each other on and off the field.” Teagan continued to say,  “I think it really shows now in how we play, and we are proud and excited about how the season has started. I am confident this team’s mindset will continue to grow throughout the season and make our team even stronger.” 

This year, the field hockey team has a new goalie, freshman Zahra Abraham, who has already recorded a total of 55 saves on the season.