Field Hockey | June 18, 2022

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - La Salle University rising junior Tatum Johnson was one of 144 elite athletes to have been selected to compete in the 2022 Senior Nexus Championship (NXC), presented by Osaka Hockey. The event, which is also sponsored by USA Field Hockey, will be held at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach, Va. from July 17 to 22.

Formerly known as the Young Women's National Championship, the Senior NXC is held annually and features high school, collegiate and post-collegiate athletes. During the spring and early summer, athletes trialed and trained at one of the seven USA Field Hockey High Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to be selected to the Senior NXC, a step along the Olympic Development Pathway program. All athletes that were previously on the Rise, U-21, Development and Senior U.S. Women's National Team were also included within the selection.

The event will start with a team training session on Sunday, July 17 with games starting on Monday, July 18. The opportunity to be selected for the 2022-23 U.S. Women's National Team and Junior USWNT Selection Camps are at stake.

Johnson was an All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honoree last season, leading the Explorers and ranked second in the A-10 with 27 points. Her 10 goals ranked second in the conference, while her seven assists placed sixth. The forward was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week when she scored twice while assisting two more goals in a 4-2 conference win over Davidson. Johnson ended with four games of at least three points, as well as two multi-goal performances.
 
The La Salle field hockey team, under the direction of second-year head coach Martu Loncarica, will begin the 2022 season in August. The full schedule will be announced on GoExplorers.com soon.