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Field Hockey Boxes Out Loomis in a 9-0 Victory

Sarah Lackley ’26 whacks the ball across the field.

Field Hockey gathers, excited over their victory.

9/21 – Andover: 9, Loomis Chaffee: 0

 

Taking place on Saturday, Andover Field Hockey (3-0) dominated Loomis Chaffee (Loomis) in its third game of the season. The team has continued its win streak and put up over twenty-five unanswered points this season.

Quiana Bell ’26 noted the complicated start of the game and the ability. Although the team managed to get itself together, the start was not ideal.

“It was a very long bus ride. We were a little bit slow because we also arrived a bit late to the game. The refs weren’t really helping: they were missing some calls, a bit biased, and backed up. Something we had to work through, but we did manage to turn it around. The score was two goals at the end of the first quarter, so even though we started off a bit slow and our energy was off, we still managed to work through the different challenges together and really finish and complete our plays, which is good,” said Bell.

Despite a high-scoring victory for Andover, Co-Captain Ellie Parker ’25 spoke on the high level of competition presented by Loomis. She mentioned Loomis’s physical players but highlighted her teammates as they kept calm even in demanding moments. 

Parker said, “In the first quarter, Loomis gave us definitely the most competition we’ve had yet this season in terms of physicality, and it’s the way that we kept our poise and responded well. There was definitely a momentum shift.”

Peyton Kennedy ’25 shouted out one of the younger players of the team, Vanessa Hall ’28, for her outstanding performance. According to Kennedy, she stepped onto the team and immediately made herself an asset.

“One of the [Juniors] on our team, Vanessa, scored two goals. She’s a lefty and very good. She’s a very skilled player, and I am so happy to have her on the team. She really stepped up with being a freshman and all and scoring two goals is no joke. It was really great to see, and she definitely brought up the energy,” said Kennedy.

Bell highlighted the hopes she has for future games and practices. While the team has made a big splash with three commanding victories, she spoke about how she is looking forward to seeing what Andover Field Hockey can accomplish. 

Bell said, “I’m looking forward to continuously seeing how we’re all going to work together because this was only our third game, in which we were at nine goals, which is very impressive. We were able to see a lot of really great passes, sequences, a lot of people scoring… and we’re going to see everybody working together, so it’s going to be really fun to see how we all continue to grow that chemistry and trust with each other.”

Although excited about the success, Kennedy emphasized the need for the team to carefully focus on each game and practice in order to adequately improve and treat every game with full seriousness. 

“We just have to take one game at a time. Obviously, we have big goals, but we don’t want to overlook any teams. We try to take it slow and focus on each practice and game one day at a time. We have this saying where we say, ‘be where your feet are.’ We live by that every day and we play with gratitude and passion. Our goal is always to just try and be where our feet are every day on and off the field,” said Kennedy.

Field Hockey will continue its season by playing against Brooks this Thursday at home.