Poppy Hamilton made her presence known in the draw circle throughout the event. She fought hard for every possession and consistently put herself in a position to come away with the ball. Her ability to read draws stood out, allowing her to anticipate where the ball would go before others could react. Additionally, her self-draw ability was impressive, creating extra possessions for her team and giving them opportunities to push transition quickly.

Hamilton is very good when she takes the draw. She loves to self-draw, and she goes up and grabs it with one hand. The midfielder is from Long Island, N.Y., but attends high school at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. She is a three-sport athlete: Cross Country, Alpine Skiing, and Lacrosse. When she gets the ball in her stick off the draw, she can push it in transition. Hamilton can get downhill on her dodges. She had a nice left-to-right split dodge, got downhill, and scored on the run in one of her games.