University of New Hampshire Athletics
12/3/2020 1:45:00 PM | Field Hockey
DURHAM, N.H. – University of New Hampshire field hockey head coach Robin Balducci has announced that Ava Clarke (Wellesley, Mass.) has signed a National Letter of Intent join the Wildcat program for the Fall 2021 season.
"We are excited to announce Ava Clarke will be joining what I consider a very talented group of athletes for the Fall of 2021," Balducci said. "Ava is a speedy, athletic forward with an innate ability to score goals."
Clarke is a senior at Wellesley High School. As a freshman and sophomore at Hopkinton High School, she helped lead the field hockey team to the Tri-Valley League title. Clarke received All-League Honorable Mention both years. She led Hopkinton in both goals and assists as a junior, when she was named team MVP and a Tri-Valley League All-Star. Clarke then earned ISL All-League Team at Lawrence Academy in 2019.
Clarke has played club hockey for North East Elite, Cape Ann and Worcester County United.
Clarke joins UNH's incoming class that includes Elsa Goldsberry (Lake Bluff, Ill.), Ella Pratt (Greenwood Village, Colo.) and Macey White (Sandwich, Mass.).
New Hampshire advanced to the America East Championship tournament for the 13th consecutive year in 2019. The 2019 conference Rookie of the Year was a UNH Wildcat, and the 'Cats defeated two nationally-ranked teams in '19.
