Starpoint field hockey opens 2026 with senior experience across the field

Overview

• Starpoint's roster lists 18 players, including seven seniors in the Class of 2027.
• Mihla Smith, Shaylen Scarfone, Isabella Figliomeni and Evie Connors each had at least nine starts listed in the 2025-26 statistics.
• Evie Connors is the top returning goal scorer from the 2025-26 statistics after recording two goals as a junior.
• Starpoint has four consecutive home games Sept. 21–28 against Lancaster, Holland/East Aurora, Barker and Pioneer.
• The schedule is set to open Sept. 2 at home against Webster Thomas, with early September road games at Williamsville South and Orchard Park.

Starpoint Starts With An Experienced Senior Group

Starpoint enters the 2026 field hockey season with a seven-player senior class and several returning players whose 2025-26 lines show starting experience under head coach Megan Reed.

The Class of 2027 includes Shaylen Scarfone, Evie Connors, Mihla Smith, Jordan Horn, Gracelyn Peters, Sophie Kessler and Isabella Figliomeni. That group gives Starpoint a senior presence across the roster, with midfield, forward and defensive positions all represented.

Smith, a senior defender, is listed with 13 starts in 2025-26. Scarfone, a senior midfielder, also had 13 starts last season and recorded two assists. Figliomeni, a senior defender, had 10 starts and one assist, while Connors, a senior forward, had nine starts and two goals.

Starpoint also lists Sophie Kessler and Jordan Horn on defense, along with Gracelyn Peters in midfield. The roster's underclass groups include six Class of 2028 juniors, three Class of 2029 sophomores and two Class of 2030 freshmen.

Goalkeeper And Roster Shape

Miriam Fischer is the only goalkeeper listed on the roster. She made 13 goalkeeper starts in the published 2025-26 statistics.

The Class of 2028 group includes Gwen Freundschuh, Julia Monde, Emilia Prezioso, Elyanna Keith, Morgan Costello and Fischer. Savanna Jones, Paige Beutler and Molly Zoladz are listed in the Class of 2029, while Abby Lukasik and Lily Laraba are listed in the Class of 2030.

Schedule Landmarks

Starpoint is scheduled to open Sept. 2 at home against Webster Thomas at Starpoint Central High School's Turf Stadium. The first road tests are set for Sept. 8 at Williamsville South and Sept. 10 at Orchard Park before Starpoint returns home Sept. 11 against Amherst.

The September home schedule also includes Hamburg, Lancaster, Holland/East Aurora, Barker and Pioneer. October brings road games at Williamsville East, Clarence and Eden, along with home dates against Sweet Home, West Seneca and Iroquois.