Alaina grew up in a military family--thank you, Mom and Dad, for your service!--and participated in a wide-range of sports from soccer to ice skating to flag twirling until moving to Virginia. In 7th grade, she heard of this weird sport called "field hockey" and decided to go to a 3-day camp to learn the basics. She then tried out for her middle school team and made it!
Since the beginning, Alaina has been a defender--which means you'll often hear her emphasizing principles of individual defense, the importance of communicating, and working together as a unit.
Off the field, you can find Alaina at UVA, where she is the Associate Director of Emergency Management, at a nursery getting plants for her garden, on a run with her husband, or at Lowe's getting supplies for her next home project.
At Ascend, you'll find her working most closely with our U14, U16, and U19 age groups.
