Field Hockey Signs a Talented Class for the 2015 Season

PHILADELPHIA - Four recruits out of Pennsylvania will join the nationally ranked Temple field hockey team for the 2015 season, as announced by 10th-year head coach Amanda Janney on Wednesday. Jessika Daniels (Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet Valley), Nellie Doyle (Havertown, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy), Chloe Johnson (Phoenixville, Pa./Conestoga) and Alison Spinelli (Conshohocken, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) have all committed to Temple and will join the Owls next season.

Daniels is a four-year letterwinner and varsity starter for Garnet Valley High School, and twice helped lead her team to the second round of district playoffs. She scored 10 goals and had 17 assists for Garnet Valley as team captain her senior year, and was named to the All-Central League First Team for a second year in a row. Her junior season, Daniels was named first-team All-Central and All-Delco. As a part of her club team, Horizon FHC, she was a gold medalist at both the 2013 NITs and the 2012 Disney Field Hockey Showcase. She was an honor roll student and member of both the National Honor Society and National Quill and Scroll Honor Society. Daniels was also vice president of Students Against Destructive Decisions and senior editor of the yearbook. She plans to major in business at Temple. Her family has a field hockey background, with her mother Sheri playing at Harcum College and her cousin Meghan Plank playing nearby at Drexel.

"My cousin, Meghan, has been a huge influence on me throughout my life," said Daniels, "and I wanted to follow in her footsteps by playing field hockey at the Division I level. As soon as I went for my visit at Temple, I knew it was the college I wanted to attend and play field hockey for. The team and coaching staff were all so welcoming and made me feel at home. I also know that Temple's Business program is one of the best in the country, and the program met what I was looking for academically."

Doyle follows in the footsteps of her older sister Molly, the current volunteer assistant coach for the Owls and a standout Temple defender from 2010-13. The younger Doyle is a three-year letterwinner for Merion Mercy Academy, and was a Main Line All-Star her junior and senior seasons. She qualified for the NITs as a sophomore and junior with her club team, the WC Eagles. Doyle is an honor roll student and a member of the National Honors Society. Field hockey runs in the Doyle family, as her other older sister, Therese, played for Saint Joseph's from 2008-11.

"Molly played here for four years," said Doyle, "and her great experience at Temple influenced me to want to play here also."

Johnson is a four-year letterwinner for Conestoga High School and was team captain and an All Main Line selection as a senior, leading her team to a third Central League title with an undefeated league record. Johnson was a two-time Central League Honorable Mention honoree, and recorded 32 shutouts in her high school career while boasting a 91.0 save percentage in her senior season. Johnson has been a part of the USA Field Hockey Indoor National team since 2012, and earned a gold medal at the 2013 National Futures Championship as well as a bronze medal at the 2013 Junior Olympics. She attended the 2013 Junior National Camp, and was a part of the 2014 Futures Elite club team. Off the field, Johnson was an honor roll student and a part of the National Art Honors Society.

"I chose to come to Temple because it is close to home, so my family can come to my games," said Johnson. "I also loved the hard-working attitude of the team."

Spinelli earned four varsity letters at Plymouth Whitemarsh and was team captain her senior season. She was a two-time Suburban 1 All-League First Team selection and helped lead her team to back-to-back SOL League Championships. She was an all-state honorable mention honoree her junior year, and an all-league third team selection as a sophomore. Spinelli also earned two varsity letters for basketball and three for softball at Plymouth Whitemarsh. She was an honors student and plans to major in kinesiology at Temple.

"I choose Temple because the major I wanted to pursue was a top program in the area," said Spinelli. "I also liked how the team atmosphere was so welcoming and they are so hard-working."

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