Another field hockey record for Eastern's (NJ) Austyn Cuneo

by Jeff Fisher
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Down goes another national high school field hockey record at the stick of Eastern High School's (New Jersey) Austyn Cuneo.

On Tuesday, Cuneo, who earlier this year set the all-time record for goals in a career, scored six goals to help her team advance to the New Jersey Group IV state championship on Saturday.  Those six goals gave her 83 for the year, which passed the old single-season goal mark of 82 that was set in 1982 by Tracey Fuchs of Centereach High School in New York.  

Cuneo, who's only a junior, now has 220 career goals. 

Eastern is currently ranked #2 in the latest Top of the Circle National Rankings as of Monday...

1. Watertown (MA) 21-0
2. Eastern (NJ) 21-0-1
3. Lower Dauphin (PA) 23-1
4. Emmaus (PA) 25-0
5. Crestwood (PA) 23-0
6. Farmingville (NY) 20-0
7. Suffolk Lakeland (VA) 21-0
8. Shrub Oak Lakeland (NY) 20-0
9. Shore Regional (NJ) 20-0-1
10. Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur 20-1

Watertown (Massachusetts) takes over #1 spot in last field hockey rankings

by Jeff Fisher
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Watertown (Massachusetts) High School is the new #1 in the latest Top of the Circle national field hockey rankings.  Watertown took-over the top spot after former #1 Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pennsylvania) and former #2 First Colonial (Virginia) lost last week.

Watertown is currently riding a 110-game unbeaten streak, which is the second longest streak all-time in America.

Last week's NHSCA Sports Hour guest Austyn Cuneo of Eastern High School made more history this week when she became the first player to top 200 goals in her career.  The nation's all-time leading scorer, who's only a junior, now has 207 lifetime goals.

Here's the latest rankings...

1. Watertown (Massachusetts) LW: #3
2. Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania) LW: #5
3. Eastern (New Jersey) LW: #6
4. Lower Dauphin (Pennsylvania) LW: #4
5. Emmaus (Pennsylvania) LW: #7
6. Crestwood (Pennsylvania) LW: NR
7. Palmyra (Pennsylvania) LW: #10
8. Farmingville Sachem East (New York) LW: #8
9. Suffolk Lakeland (Virginia) LW: NR
10. Shrub Oak Lakeland (New York) LW: #9

Listen to October 24th NHSCA Sports Hour on-demand

by Jeff Fisher

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If you missed last night's radio show, don't fear, it's right here.  Just click here and you can listen whenever the time is right for you.

Guests on the show are: Austyn Cuneo of Eastern High School (New Jersey), America's all-time leading goal scorer in field hockey and David Taylor of XCNation.com, discussing boys' and girls' cross country.

Eastern's Austyn Cuneo sets new high school field hockey record

by Jeff Fisher
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Courtesy Eastern High School

Congratulations to Austin Cuneo of Eastern High School (New Jersey) who broke America's high school field hockey record for goals in a career on Wednesday.

Cuneo, who is only a junior, scored three goals in her team's 11-0 shutout of Cherry Hills East to move past Lexi Smith of Florence High School's mark of 191 career goals.  Cuneo now has scored 193 goals with plenty more games to play for her school that is currently ranked 6th in the nation.

Eastern's Austyn Cuneo moves within one goal of all-time field hockey record

by Jeff Fisher
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There's no change in the latest Top of the Circle Top 10 Field Hockey national rankings, but  there will be a change at the top of America's all-time field hockey goals list sometime this week...probably tomorrow.

Austyn Cuneo of #6 Eastern (New Jersey) scored five more goals last Thursday in a 12-2 win over Washington Township, moving her one away from the all-time mark of 191 career goals by Lexi Smith of Florence (New Jersey). Cuneo could tie and then break the record in upcoming games against Cherry Hill East (Wednesday) or Moorestown (Thursday).

In Massachusetts, Watertown is now second on the all-time consecutive games without a loss list.  Watertown passed former #2 Casady School (Oklahoma), placing the school behind Eastern, which owns the all-time mark at 153 straight games without a loss.  Watertown's unbeaten streak is now at 108

1. Villanova Academy of Notre Dame du Namur (Pennsylvania) 13-0, LW: #1
2. First Colonial (Virginia) 10-0, LW: #2
3. Watertown (Massachusetts) 15-0, LW: #3
4. Lower Dauphin (Pennsylvania) 17-1, LW: #4
5. Episcopal Academy (Pennsylvania) 16-0, LW: #5
6. Eastern (New Jersey) 14-0-1, LW: #6
7. Emmaus (Pennsylvania) 20-0, LW: #7
8. Farmingville Sachem East (New York) 13-0, LW: #8
9. Shrub Oak Lakeland (New York) 15-0, LW: #9
10. Palmyra (Pennsylvania) 17-1, LW: #10

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