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BROCKPORT, N.Y. - Coker University field hockey senior Payton Baronella-O'Toole was named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association's (NFHCA) Division II Senior Team, announced by the organization today (Wednesday, May 19). Baronella-O'Toole was one of five field hockey student-athletes from South Atlantic Conference Carolinas named to the team. 

The in-person 2020 NFHCA Senior Game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the 2021 Virtual Coaches Caucus, the NFHCA Division II membership agreed to continue to recognize a selected group from the graduating class of 2021 who either played or would have played their senior season during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Baronella-O'Toole played and started in all 36 games in her Coker career, recording one assist for one career point as a defender. She also tallied three defensive saves on the back line, and was part of a defensive unit that helped Coker to seven shutouts over her career. Baronella-O'Toole was also named to the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team, as the Cobras captured the 2021 Spring South Atlantic Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship.

The Severn, Md. native is the daughter of Amy and Gary O'Toole, and graduated from Coker earlier this month with a degree in biology.