Eastern High School's Austyn Cuneo close to setting new all-time field hockey goals mark

by Jeff Fisher
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Courtesy Eastern High School

Eastern High School's (New Jersey) Austyn Cuneo is closing-in on America's all-time goals record in field hockey.

Cuneo, who announced earlier this year that she'll play college field hockey at North Carolina, scored five goals Wednesday, giving her 185 goals in her career.  That leaves her six goals shy of the all-time record of 191 held by 2013 NHSCA National FIeld Hockey Player of the Year Lexi Smith of Florence High School (New Jersey).

Cuneo's team is currently ranked #6 in the country, according to the latest Top of the Circle Top 10 rankings.  

1. Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pennsylvania) 10-0, LW: #1
2. First Colonial (Virginia) 10-0, LW: #2
3. Watertown (Massachusetts) 12-0, LW: #3
4. Lower Dauphin (Pennsylvania) 16-1, LW: #4
5. Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania) 14-0, LW: #5
6. Eastern (New Jersey) 12-0-1, LW: #6
7. Emmaus (Pennsylvania) 18-0, LW: #7
8. Farmingville Sachem East (New York) 11-0, LW: #8
9. Schrub Oak Lakeland (New York) 11-0, LW: #9
10. Palmyra (Pennsylvania) 17-1, LW: #10