Mallory Guerin - Director of Coaching
info@longislandfieldhockey.com

Coach Guerin grew up in Port Jefferson, NY and started playing field hockey in the seventh grade. 

Guerin played for the Port Jefferson Varsity Field Hockey team from 2006-10. Guerin was named All-Tournament, 2x All-County Player, All-Long Island Player, All-State Player, MSG Varsity’s MVP, and the Class ‘C’ State Championship MVP.  She was the 2009 Leading Goal Scorer in Suffolk County and Second Leading Goal Scorer on Long Island.  She helped lead her team to win 4 Suffolk County Class ‘C’ Championships, 3 Long Island Class ‘C’ Championships, 2 Class ‘C’ State Semi-Finalist appearances, and 1 Class ‘C’ State Championship Game coming home with the Silver Medal.  She played one year for the Long Island Fishsticks and one year for Strong Island Field Hockey. 

Guerin continued playing hockey at SUNY Cortland from 2010-14 where she became a 2011 SUNYAC Champion and made two NCAA appearances between 2010-11.  She also played for SUNY Cortland’s Club Ice Hockey team.

After college graduation in 2014 she returned to Port Jefferson High School as an Assistant Varsity Coach. She coached for East End Field Hockey from 2015-19. She served as the Assistant Coach for Molloy College in 2016. She coached at Shoreham-Wading River from 2017-2020. Guerin received her USA Field Hockey Level 1 certification in June of 2019. Guerin was the Varsity coach at Port Jefferson 2020-2021. Guerin is also a member of the NFHCA.

Long Island Field Hockey Inc. is the nation’s first disability inclusive field hockey program. We launched our program in the Fall of 2020.

Long Island Field Hockey Inc. was nominated for the 2021 USA Field Hockey Grow the Game award and the 2021 USA Field Hockey Club of the Year.

Danielle Groneman - Assistant Director of Coaching
U19 Coach
listixfh@gmail.com

Coach Groneman competed at SUNY Cortland from 2009-12. Groneman took over as the Varsity Field Hockey Coach at Manhasset High School Fall 2023. Prior to Manhasset, Groneman coached at Bay Shore for 9 years.

Groneman was named State University of New York Athletic Conference’s (SUNYAC) Rookie of the Year in 2009 and helped her team to a undefeated 2009 regular season (19-1 final record),  16-5 record in the 2010 Playoff Season run and a 2011 SUNYAC Championship. Groneman was also a member of the Softball team at SUNY Cortland who were crowned SUNYAC Champions in 2010 and 2011.

Groneman also is the owner of LI STIX Field Hockey, an adult field hockey league that encourages athletes to play post high school and college.

Groneman currently resides in East Islip, NY, is a Special Events Coordinator at Suffolk County Community College. Groneman received her USA Field Hockey Level 1 certification in June of 2019. Groneman is also a member of the NFHCA.

Kayla McKeveny - U16 Coach

Coach McKeveny played as a forward/midfielder at SUNY New Paltz from 2013-2016. McKeveny is the current Assistant Varsity Coach at Manhasset High School.

During her time as a hawk she helped her team win 3 consecutive SUNYAC Championships (2013-2105). She was a four year starter earning the most points in program history (104 points, 42 goals, 20 assists). In 2013, she was named the SUNYAC tournament MVP. She earned spots on the All SUNYAC and All Tournament teams each year as well as North Atlantic All Region teams (2014-2016). In 2016, she was named the SUNYAC fall scholar athlete of the year.

Prior to playing ay New Paltz, Coach McKeveny played at Sachem East High School. She helped her team win back to back NYS championships in 2011 and 2012. She was a 2x all state and all county player. During her senior season, she was ranked 4th on Long Island with 16 goals and 11 assists while earning a spot on the 2012 All Long Island first team.

During the 2018 - 2020 seasons, Coach McKeveny was an assistant coach at Adelphi University.

McKeveny is also a member of the NFHCA

Dani Ackerman - U14 Coach

 Coach Ackerman played collegiate field hockey at SUNY New Paltz from 2012-2016 where she was a four-year starting forward/midfielder.

While at New Paltz Coach Ackerman helped lead her team to 4 SUNYAC Championships, was named a two-time Longstreth/NFHCA All-American, two-time NFHCA All-Region honoree, SUNYAC Offensive Player of the Year, three-time All-SUNYAC honoree, and SUNYAC tournament MVP. Coach Ackerman was named to the SUNYAC All-Decade team and was inducted into the New Paltz hall of fame in 2022.

 Prior to playing at New Paltz, Ackerman played varsity field hockey at Smithtown East. She currently works in the Sachem School District as a pediatric Speech Pathologist.

Kylie Peregoy - U19 Coach

Coach Kylie is in her senior year at Adelphi University. 

At Adelphi, she started 61 of 62 games at defense, tallying 2 goals and 8 assists. she finished her career totaling 18 defensive saves. She was named NE10 defensive player of the week three times and NFHCA defensive player of the year twice. In her senior year, she was named to the NE10 Second team- All conference as well the NE10 Academic All conference team. Kylie will graduate from Adelphi in the Spring of 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Prior to attending Adelphi University, she played at Patchogue Medford High school where she was a four year varsity starter and a three year varsity captain. She was a two time All-County selection her junior and senior year and was named All-County Honorable Mention her sophomore year. She was selected to play in the 2019 Suffolk All star Game. She was recognized as the Suffolk County Exceptional Senior. She played for East End Field Hockey.

Emiline Biggin - U16 Coach

Biggin is currently playing for Adelphi as a Forward. She is a member of the NE10 Academic Honor Roll.

At Quinnipiac, she was a member of the NFHCA Scholar of Distinction 2020-2021 and the NFHCA National Academic Squad 2020-2021.

At Carle Place High School she was a member of the field hockey and lacrosse teams. She as a member of the National Honor Society and National Italian Honor Society. Biggin was the winner of the 2020 Carle Place High School's Best All-Around Athlete Award, winner of the 2020 Nassau Zone Outstanding Physical Education Award by the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NYS AHPERD). She was named All-State, two-time All-County and Team Captain in Field Hockey. She was a Max Field Hockey All-Northeast First Team in 2019 and Second Team in 2018. She was Newsday's Long Island Top-Ten Players to Watch in 2019. She was a two-time Class C New York State Finalist in 2018 and 2017, four-time Class C Nassau County Champion and Long Island Champion in Field Hockey. She was a 2018 AAU Junior Olympics Selection in Field Hockey.

Olivia Kelly- Goalie Coach

Coach Kelly played Division 2  Mercy College Field hockey program from 2014-2018. During this time she was named to the ECC commissioners honor roll and also competed as two year member of the Women’s lacrosse team from 2016-2018.  A Mercy graduate with a bachelors in Exercise Science and currently obtained her Masters degree in Athletic training at LIU Brooklyn.

Coach Kelly is an athletic trainer at Columbia University. 

Dayanna Ortiz

2022: Appeared in seventeen games, making thirteen starts...Netted first collegiate goal against Southern Connecticut (Sept 10)... Recorded one shot against Assumption (Oct. 29)... Tallied 498 minutes of action. 

Prior to Molloy: Played two years of varsity field hockey and two years of track at Bay Shore High School...Also competed with Long Island Field Hockey.

Bio from Molloy University Athletics

Lizzy Hedgecock U14 Coach

2023: Appeared and started in all 15 contests, playing in all 912 minutes of the season...Leads the nation with 13 defensive saves, including a career-high three defensive save effort against Mercy (Sept. 20)...Recorded a shot at New Haven (Sept. 55

Prior to Molloy: Played two years of field hockey at Northport High School...Was apart of two Class A Long Island Championships and two Class A County Championships...Also competed with Long Island Field Hockey.

Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Nicole...Has two siblings, Kaleigh and Hunter...Enjoys listening to Girl in Red...Lists pot pie as her favorite food...Favorite movie is The Half Of It...Majoring in psychology.

Bio from Molloy University Athletics