Three Sign NLIs to Join Eagles in 2018

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Three players signed National Letters of Intent and will join the Boston College field hockey team for the 2018 season, head coach Kelly Doton announced on Tuesday.

Skyler Caron (Hampton, N.H.), Jonna Kennedy (Watertown, Mass.) and Nell Webber (Yardley, Pa.) will add to the Eagles' ranks next season. PHOTO GALLERY

Caron, a defender from the Governor's Academy in Newbury, Mass., helped the Govs earn Independent School League (ISL) championship titles in 2015 and 2017 and a NEPSAC title in 2016. She collected ISL MVP honors as a freshman and sophomore and first-team accolades in 2016. Caron, a senior captain, was named an All-America First Team in 2015 and 2016 and was a member of the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Academic Squad last season. She was a member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team for two years, captaining the squad in 2016-17. Caron plays club at NorthEast Elite under the direction of former Eagle Chelsey Feole.

Kennedy is a goalkeeper for Watertown High School under head coach Eileen Donahue. She is a Middlesex League All-Star three years running and collected Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Team honors in 2016. Kennedy was named a captain for the Raiders her junior and senior years. Watertown has won the league title the last four years and are three-time Massachusetts state champions. Kennedy was part of Watertown's 184-game unbeaten streak and will play in the Division 2 North finals on Saturday. She is also a member of the U.S. Under-17 Junior National Team. Her sister, Kourtney, is a freshman forward on the Connecticut field hockey team.

Webber is a forward/midfielder from Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pa. She helped the Falcons go undefeated in league and win the Suburban One League (SOL) for the first time in school history in 2017. A two-year captain, Webber was named a Philadelphia Senior All-Star. She was a three-time all-league selection, notching 34 goals and 32 assists in her four-year career. Webber was also a National Futures Championship and Junior Olympics selection.

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