VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Sophomore Jayden Moon  and freshman Pyper Friedman were selected to compete in the 2022 Senior Nexus Championship (NXC), the USA Field Hockey announced Thursday. The NXC presented by Osaka 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 144 elite high schools, 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.