#16
Jacki Coveleski
Freshman
Forward
Lewes, Del.
Cape Henlopen
At Delaware: One of 11 newcomers on the Delaware roster this fall • will battle for playing time at forward position • one of six team members from state of Delaware, including three from Cape Henlopen High School • has the strong skills, understanding, and mentality to score and assist.
High School: Led Cape Henlopen High School to a perfect 18-0 record and the state title as a senior in 2011 for head coach Nicole Hughes • four-year starter in field hockey who scored 74 goals and 23 assists for her career • scored 20 goals as a sophomore, 25 as a junior, and 19 as a senior when she missed four games with an injury • earned second team All-American honors in field hockey as a senior when she also earned All-Mid-Atlantic Region honors • three-time All-State pick, earning first team honors as a junior and senior and second team honors as a sophomore • 2011 Delaware Field Hockey Player of the Year • three-time All-Henlopen Conference selection • competed in U.S. Junior Olympics as a freshman • also played basketball and lacrosse at Cape Henlopen • Key Club • National Honor Society • President of Marine Science Team • Student Council President.
Personal: Jaclyn Francis "Jacki" Coveleski ("co-vuh-leski") • daughter of Peter and Staci Coveleski • born July 3, 1994 • business major at Delaware • fourth of six children with two sisters and three brothers • older sister, Kaci, plays field hockey at CAA rival Northeastern • older sister, Samantha, played field hockey at Villanova and older brother, Max, played football and ran track at NCAA Division III Moravian College • father is a physician •mother graduated from Delaware and cousin, Josh Coveleski, played lacrosse for the Blue Hens • works at Beach Shacks at popular resort Dewey Beach, Del. during the summer • enjoys snowboarding, surfing, and archery • Philadelphia sports fan.
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