By Ashley Darling<\/p>\n
Three Blazer field hockey players have accepted an offer from USA Athletes International to play inScotlandthis summer.\u00a0 Senior defender Amanda Blakeslee, junior midfielder Miriah Stone and sophomore midfield defender Nicole Killmer have plans to travel toScotlandJune 1 through 10 to play for the USA College team.<\/p>\n
While travelling to Scottish cities like Edinburgh, Glasgow and Stirling, they will participate in four scheduled field hockey games.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying field hockey will be the highlight of my trip, but I also have family from the area which will make this so interesting to me,\u201d said Blakeslee.\u00a0 Blakeslee ended her Hood career with one assist and four defensive saves. Blakeslee played 59 games in the number 20 jersey.\u00a0 She hopes to add depth to the defense on theUSAteam.<\/p>\n
Killmer will also support the USA defense ending her second season of Blazer field hockey with one goal, two assists and two defensive saves.\u00a0 Killmer was an offensive threat on the Blazer corners and played a strong defensive role.\u00a0 Her flexibility of play will be an asset to the team.<\/p>\n
Stone also offers a similar flexibility. Preferring to play a more offensive midfield position, she acted as an insert on offensive corners and as a fly on defensive corner.\u00a0 She ended the season with one goal, three assists and one defensive save.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am so excited for this opportunity to play in another country,\u201d says Stone, \u201cThis will be great experience for next year\u2019s season.\u201d<\/p>\n
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