By Katie Murphy ’14 | Staff Writer

For the second consecutive year, Tenley Shield ’14 was awarded Miss Hockey for the 2014 girls’ hockey season on Sunday, March 16, Assistant Hockey Coach Liz Rabidoux said. A week later, Shield signed to play golf at Princeton University in the fall of 2014.

Every girl who is awarded All-State first or second time is in the running for the title of Miss Hockey, said Rabidoux. Apart from the requirement of All-State, Miss Hockey candidates also have to possess many significant outside activities, a strong GPA and she has to have been in the league for at least three years.

“It was kind of a long shot,” said Shield. “Our team wasn’t the strongest that it’s ever been, so I knew it was a possibility because I was Miss Hockey last year, but there are a lot of good girls in the league that could get it too.”

Although Shield was awarded Miss Hockey, she has decided to play golf in college at Princeton University instead, Shield said. She decided to play golf in college realizing that Princeton was her academic and athletic fit.

“When you play hockey at the high school level, Division One hockey is isn’t really a possibility unless you try to walk-on, which I might try to walk-on to Princeton’s team but they have a really good program,” said Shield. “Ivy league hockey is like premiere women’s league, so it is really difficult.”

Shield has been playing hockey since  the age of five and golf since she was 12 years old, said Shield. Although she has worked hard and loves both sports, she does have more of a liking for hockey in comparison to golf.

“I put in a lot of extra time, especially for golf, since it is an individual thing, you have to practice on your own and do that kind of thing,” said Shield. “For hockey, same thing, I get extra ice and just workout more than others normally would.”

Co-captain, Anne Crowley ’14 has enjoyed the four years she has been playing hockey with Shield, said Crowley. Shield has been a strong role model both on and off the ice. Crowley and Shield have played together before playing for South on various teams for multiple years.

“We always had each other’s backs, but my favorite part about playing with Tenley these past years was her positive energy and enthusiasm,” said Crowley.

Though Shield will be off in college next year, Shield said she has high hopes for the success of both teams next year.

“Both teams are going to have to work really hard to improve over the off season,” said Shield. “I think for both, knowing how hard they will have to work to go into next season prepared for everything they have to do.”