COACH MORETT ON SPADEA
'Arielle Spadea is a player we originally thought would be on the forward line, but she showed a lot of promise in the midfield and the backfield this past spring. We think that she can show a good run of the field from either the midfield or back position. She has strong passing and stick skills to be dangerous when she enters the attacking end.'
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008
Redshirt season ... Was named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad.
HIGH SCHOOL
Led Canton to two Division II state titles during her high school career, which was cut short due to a broken hand three games into her senior year ... As a freshman, the Bulldogs went 22-0-1 en route to the state title ... Junior year, Canton went 21-0-2 before capturing the top spot in Massachusetts on the strength of a 2-0 victory, in which she scored both goals ... A three-time league All-Star, she earned Patriot Ledger Honorable Mention honors her sophomore year as well as All-Star honors from the publications her junior year ... National Future Silver Medalist for Team Boston in 2007 ... Earned a gold medal at 2006[apos]s National Outdoor Field Hockey Festival ... Also a decorated goalkeeper for her high school[apos]s ice hockey team -- her team went as far as state finals her sophomore year ... Earned All-Scholastic honors from the Boston Globe and the Boston Herald her junior year.
PERSONAL
Full name is Arielle Marie Spadea ... Born on January 17, 1990 in Stoughton, Mass. ... Parents are Joe and Dee Spadea ... Has an older brother Joey (22) ... Uncle, Phil Tegtmeier, attended Penn State ... Is planning on majoring in kinesiology.