The Moricone Sisters
In professional sports you hear about
siblings playing a sport during the same season or even on the same team. It
does not happen often but when it does it certainly can become interesting to
watch. Manhattanville’s women field hockey team is lucky enough to have a
sister duo playing for them this season. The Moricone sisters, Toni Moricone
and Gina Moricone have been playing together for years and have shared the
Manhattanville field for the last two years.
Toni Moricone will be playing her third
season as a Valiant and Gina Moricone her second. What many people might not
know is that the Moricone sisters are actually Irish twins; they were born 11
months apart with Toni Moricone being the oldest one. That certainly accounts
for them being so similar and it has helped their relationship as sisters. Their
sisterhood has been a secret weapon to the team and has helped influence the
shape of the team as a whole.
“My sister and I have been close our
whole lives, we obviously have had our downs with extreme arguments and fights
here and there but I can definitely call her my best friend. On the field is
where we put our sister skills to good use because we naturally flow together.
I can read her really well so if were playing the same side of the field I know
what kind of hit she’s going to give and where she’s positioned on the field,” shared
Gina Moricone.
The dynamic duo may share many
similarities but Toni Moricone was sure to note that they were still different
from one another. “An interesting fact that no one knows about each other would
be that even though we are so close, we are completely different. It is like
night and day. She is quieter and more conservative whereas I come off as shy
and quite but really I am more outgoing and talkative,” she elaborated.
One might ask how these sisters managed
to end up playing the same sport. Toni Moricone had no hesitation in crediting
one of her older cousins for her love of the game. Her sister would then follow her footsteps and
also find affection for field hockey.
“My older cousin (Jennifer Moricone)
made me decide to play field hockey. I never heard of field hockey when I was
little. It wasn't until I was going into seventh grade that my cousin told me
that she used to play. She gave me her old stick and showed me how to play. I
wanted to be like her since I was already playing softball just l like she had.
Now I could play another sport [just] like her,” said Toni Moricone.
Needless to say, once these sisters were
introduced to field hockey they’ve never stopped playing ever since. Both sisters
have shared their own goals for the 2014 season, and one commonality was their
desire to win. Toni Moricone wants to score more goals this season while Gina
Moricone’s goal is slightly different.
“My goal for this
season is just really to improve as a teammate, to be positive and a role model
for all incoming freshman, as well as defiantly see my team come out on top in
the conference and win as many games as possible,” explained Gina Moricone.
This duo is hopeful that this season
will bring plenty of success to Manhattanville and they look forward to what
lays ahead of them.
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