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GREENE – Ever since she could walk, she had a field hockey stick in her hand. Now, after she concluded the end of her senior season as a Greene Trojan, McKenna Sergi signed the dotted line to continue her playing career as a Husky at the University of Connecticut (UConn) Monday afternoon.

In a packed library, Sergi was surrounded by family, friends, teachers and coaches – including the Trojans’ field hockey coach Christine Battaglini – as she officially committed to the NCAA Division-I program

“All you have to do is come to a game and see what McKenna is capable of,” said Battaglini. “She is a game changer and has the ability to make her teammates around her better. Over the years McKenna has played our center midfield position and has been nothing short of spectacular.”

Sergi said her love for the sport came at a young age from her mother, Morgan Sergi, and aunt Kate Harris (Sergi). “Both played when they were in school and they introduced me into the sport at a very early age,” said Sergi. “

The coaches from UConn first saw Sergi play at a camp two summers ago, a camp she was invited to join by her club coach’s step-daughter Amanda Collins. Collins, a Vestal graduate, is currently a senior on the Huskies roster.

“The associate head coach [Paul Caddy] liked the way I played and wanted the head coach to watch me in play in a scrimmage at the camp,” said Sergi. “[Nancy Stevens] came to watch and liked the way I played also. After that, they told me they really like me and invited me on a tour.”

After stepping onto the campus for the first time, Sergi fell in love and knew UConn is where she wanted to continue her field hockey career.

As the Greene Field Hockey program starts at the youth levels and carries through to varsity, Sergi has spent her career wearing the green and white. In these last few years as a Trojan, she has been active with the younger field hockey athletes and many look up to her as a role model.