Swampscott

The male player who took the shot is a four-year varsity player and co-captain of the Dighton-Rehoboth team, and has “the exact same right to participate as any player on any team,” Swampscott High School athletic director Kelly Wolff told WCVB.

Swampscott field hockey player #2 is a male.

“The shot was taken by a male member of the Swampscott girls field hockey team. This injury required hospitalization,” he said.

A listed telephone number for Mrndzic, who lives in Swampscott north of Boston, was no longer in service.

A phone listing for Mrndzic in Swampscott was disconnected on Wednesday.