Holland/East Aurora field hockey enters 2026 with senior core, program roots

Overview

• Holland/East Aurora is led by head coach Kim Borowski, who has coached the varsity team since the Holland/East Aurora program first merged in 2021.
• The roster includes eight Class of 2027 players: Aria Corcoran, Karly Kopciowski, Antonia Monteleone, Gianna Patterson, Gianna Savage, Alexis Senger, Jennifer Wiedeman and Jackie Wright.
• Gianna Patterson had four goals and two assists in the published 2025-26 statistics, the strongest returning production available from last season's lines.
• Holland/East Aurora's listed schedule includes home games at both Holland High School and East Aurora High School.

Holland/East Aurora builds from combined-program foundation

Holland/East Aurora enters the 2026 field hockey season with a head coach whose connection to the combined program runs through both communities.

Kim Borowski has been Holland/East Aurora's varsity head coach since the 2021 season, when the program first merged. Borowski said she is a Holland player alumna and now lives in East Aurora.

"I have a personal connection to both communities which means growing the program for both schools is one of my main priorities," Borowski said.

That combined-program identity is part of Holland/East Aurora's preseason picture. The roster lists 14 players, including an eight-player Class of 2027 group: Aria Corcoran, Karly Kopciowski, Antonia Monteleone, Gianna Patterson, Gianna Savage, Alexis Senger, Jennifer Wiedeman and Jackie Wright.

Patterson, a senior defense/midfield player, brings the most substantial returning production available in the published 2025-26 statistics after recording four goals and two assists last season. Senger, a senior attack, had one goal and one assist in 2025-26, while Corcoran, a senior midfielder, had two assists.

The roster also includes sophomores Willow Hupkowcicz, Olivia Jetty and Riley Wright, along with freshmen Vivian Fisher, Emma Kirsch and goalkeeper Elise Perry.

Schedule landmarks

Holland/East Aurora's listed schedule opens Sept. 9 against Hamburg at Holland High School's Stadium Turf Field, then continues with Buffalo Seminary on Sept. 14 at East Aurora High School's Stadium Turf Field and a Sept. 16 road game at Williamsville North.

The September schedule also includes home dates with Lancaster on Sept. 18, Pioneer on Sept. 21 and Williamsville East on Sept. 28, with a Sept. 23 road game at Starpoint and a Sept. 30 trip to Sweet Home.

In October, Holland/East Aurora is scheduled to host Clarence, Orchard Park, Williamsville South and Buffalo Academy of Science at East Aurora or Holland. Road trips to West Seneca, Iroquois, Eden and Amherst are also listed before the regular-season schedule closes Oct. 23 at Amherst.

Borowski said games played at the Holland field can be watched through the Holland Central School District athletics link on Hudl. The team also has an Instagram page, @hea.fh, and a booster club Instagram page, @heafieldhockey_boosters.