Patricia was born and raised in Argentina. She started playing field hockey at 9 years old for the A travel  team at the San Martin Club in Tucuman, Argentina. Patricia played for her state team, Tucuman, for 13 years straight on the U12, U14,U16, Junior, and First teams. She also played for the North Regional Travel Team comprised of 6 states competing at the national level.

Patricia has coached field hockey for over 25 years, coaching travel  teams in Argentina and now coaches for the Lone Star Field Hockey Club.

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