Neicia Smith ’25 looks for an open teammate to pass the ball.
Saturday: Andover: 14, New Hampton: 7
Wednesday 4/3 – Andover: 8, Middlesex: 3
On Saturday, Girls Lacrosse (2-0) played the first game of its season against New Hampton. On Wednesday, Andover followed up with a win against Middlesex despite rainy and windy conditions.
Though Girls Lacrosse struggled with its energy at the start of the game, Quiana Bell ’26 commented on Co-Captain Lauren Herlihy’s’25 performance which noticeably influenced the game in the midfield and brought morale up as she scored impressive goals.
In an email to The Phillipian, Bell wrote, “We had a slower start to our offense toward the beginning of the game, we weren’t working together and same on defense. Lauren ended up getting an 8-meter and got two quick shots within ten seconds of each other which really brought up our energy as a team and got our flow on both sides of the field.”
Bell emphasized the team’s main preparation for the game. She discussed that leading up to the match, the team focused on discovering how to work with one another.
“We worked a lot on finding our flow and team chemistry on both offense and defense. On the offensive side, we learned some new plays, focused on keeping our feet moving and cutting through the middle. On defense, we worked a lot on making initial and second slides to cover the ball and the adjacent players. We also worked on our communication with each other and our goalie,” wrote Bell.
What’s more, according to Neily Ware ’25, is that the team also worked on quick movement of the ball, along with practicing patience when making crucial passes, and organization of the defense.
“[Leading] up to the game we worked on our defensive organization, for attack we focused on quick ball movement and patience when hitting our cutters,” wrote Ware in an email to The Phillipian.
Looking ahead to the rest of its season, Bell noted that Andover should focus on maintaining its calm while under pressure.
“I feel frantic with the ball in transition and on offense when the game is close. I think we need to work on slowing the ball down and waiting patiently for open people,” wrote Bell.
According to Ware, additionally, Girls Lacrosse had a well-played match that resulted in a win against Middlesex despite rainy conditions and a small roster.
“[Although] the weather was tough and we were missing some people we had a lot of energy to keep everyone motivated,” wrote Ware.
Girls Lacrosse will travel to Noble and Greenough on Friday.
