Field Hockey

Leslie Jones started her field hockey career at four years old. A native of Chelmsford, MA, Leslie was introduced to the sport she loves by her older sister Alison, who put Leslie in goal as she practiced to her shooting. Buoyed by watching Alison and her other older sister Laura go on to play Division I field hockey at Boston University, Leslie stepped out of the net and onto the field herself. During her years at Chelmsford High School, Leslie was a 4 year starter and 2 year team captain who was named to the Lowell Sun All Star First Team three years running and was named the Lowell Sun Player of the Year her senior year. Recruited by the University of Rhode Island, Leslie was a 4 year starter and 2 year captain. The highlight of Leslie’s collegiate career was beating #5 ranked University of New Hampshire and securing a top 20 ranking for URI. Throughout her college career, Leslie was a 3 time Regional All American and 3 time First team All-Conference player.   After college, Leslie learned through a close family friend, MB Alum Mindy (Fisher) Penny, that the Head Field Hockey Coach position was open at Moses Brown. Flash forward twenty three years and Leslie has been blessed with the opportunity to coach amazing young women throughout her long standing career at Moses Brown. Over the years, Moses Brown‘s field hockey team has compiled 232 wins, 7 State titles, 8 division titles, enjoyed 4 undefeated seasons, had 3 team members named the Providence Journal Player of the Year, and seen countless athletic alums competing at the Division I, II and III collegiate level. Leslie has also been surrounded by tremendous coaches; Maura O’Rourke, Rachel Motta, Andy Dewhirst Pete DeStefano and newly appointed assistant Melina Panichas.

Andy Dewhirst is a Native New Yorker from Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County.  She began playing the game of field hockey in 7th grade and immediately fell in love with the sport.  She loved all team sports, especially ones where she could chase a ball.  Andy played and started on the Varsity team for three years of High School.  She also played for the Hudson Valley Team for three summers in the Empire State Games.  Andy went on to play at Tufts University in the NESCAC league.  In 1996 she traveled to Argentina with the US Maccabi Team to represent the United States Women’s Open Field Hockey Team. 
 After college, Andy was an Assistant Field Hockey Coach at Newton Country Day and then went on to be an Assistant Coach at Regis College.  After moving from Massachusetts to New York, Andy coached the Middle School team in her hometown for two years.  She then returned to Massachusetts and was the JV coach at The Middlesex School for two years.  Her next coaching experience would take place in Rhode Island at Smithfield High School as the Varsity Coach.  Andy loved running the field hockey program in Smithfield for 10 years.  She and her team moved from the bottom of Division 2, to Division 2 State Champions three years in a row.  They moved up to Division 1 and held their own by making playoffs.  Ten years ago, her family moved to Providence and she began coaching field hockey for the Moses Brown Middle School team.  After four years with Middle School, she joined the MB High School program as the JV Assistant Coach.  This year, Andy is the Head JV Coach.