LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Lock Haven Division I head field hockey coach Pat Rudy (‘77) is one of several Haven alumnae that been selected to the compete for the United States 2022 O-65 Women’s Masters Field Hockey team at the upcoming World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa (Oct. 1-10).
Coach Rudy will be joined by fellow Lock Haven alumnae Denise Gobrecht (‘78), who will serve as manager for the O-65 team, as well as standout players Jane (Shaw) Cygan (‘81) and Pam (Whittaker) Sherry (‘78).
The four helped power the United States Women’s Masters Team to the gold medal at the 2019 Grand Masters Hockey European Trophy tournament in Antwerp, Belgium.
For Coach Rudy, it is her second time appearing for Team USA. Her appearances for the Masters Team included that gold medal run at the 2019 Grand Masters Hockey European Trophy Tournament in Antwerp, Belgium. The Bald Eagles Hall of Fame head coach has recently been selected to four Team USA rosters.
“I’m very excited to travel to Cape Town with Team USA,” said Rudy. “This will be my first appearance at a World Cup, and it will be with a lot of my former teammates from the European tournament in Belgium. We are all anticipating this World Cup as it has been canceled twice already. We’ve been practicing together since the fall of 2020, and we think we have a great shot at bringing home the gold medal.”
The tournament will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from October 1-10. On the opening day of action, Rudy and Team USA will face Scotland.
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(Twitter: @HavenAthletics and @USAFieldHockey).
