1/11- Andover; 2, Choate; 1
1/13 – Andover; 8, Brooks; 0
1/15 – Andover; 11, K.U.A; 0
Girls Hockey (7-1-1) took on Choate on Saturday (2-1), Brooks on Monday (8-0), and Kimball Union Academy (KUA) on Wednesday (11-0). The team was victorious against all 3 teams, now on a 7 game-winning streak.
Kimberly Duplessis ’27 noted the pace and shifts in the game that helped increase the intensity on the ice.
“Our game against Choate was fast-paced and aggressive. They came up on us 1-0, the first shift into the game. So that definitely increased our intensity. We fought hard throughout the game and ended up tying it up [1-1]. Then we made it 2-1 with about a minute left in the third period and snuck away with a W,” said Duplessis.
Despite a lack of penalties called on Choate, Duplessis commended Molly Driscoll PG’25 for her unwavering composure.
Duplessis said, “Molly Driscoll played well. There were a few times where [Choate] was hitting her and [the referees] should have called penalties. They didn’t, but she didn’t like to retaliate and she got back, and was working hard all game.”
Following its game against Choate on Saturday, the Girls Hockey team took on Brooks on Monday. According to Vanessa Hall ’28, the style of play had a distinct change from Saturday to Monday, despite no practice in between.
“We played well, and this game was much different than our last game, Choate, which was on Saturday. We didn’t have a practice in between, because it was Friday and we don’t have Sunday practices, but we didn’t play well at Choate, so we knew that we had to play well today to redeem ourselves. So, we just came out fast from the first puck drop, and scored quickly,” said Hall.
Duplessis added on to Hall, highlighting the pacing and energy before the game and on the ice. The drive to Brooks was high energy, and once on the ice, the team managed to quickly get points within the first period.
“We came out with a lot of energy. It was a very fast-paced game to start. It was three nothing going into the second period, so we were excited and we came out fast. We all played really well as a team,” said Duplessis.
She continued, “We had to drive to show up, so we weren’t trying to drive there to go lose. We wanted to go down there and play well. Our game was the last one of the day, so we wanted to make sure that we won and closed out the day well. Everyone was super excited to go. [The bus] was pretty fun. We had the music going, and it was a good win.”
The team beat KUA on Wednesday, ending in an 11-0 shutout. Keira Bruen ’26 acknowledged the slow start to the same, along with a shift in the second period, where the team scored seven points.
“We won 11-0 yesterday against Kimball Union and almost everyone was back in the lineup…t was great to have such an awesome game. We had a slow start after only scoring one goal in the first period, and our opponent definitely gave it to us. We were able to grow from this throughout the second period, we scored 7 more goals, and we were able to stick to our game for the second half of the game. Overall, we carried over the energy from our previous game at Brooks, where we won 8-0 and everyone in the lineup was able to contribute. It was really great for our two [Junior] goalies to step in for this game as well,” said Bruen.
Bruen reflected on the team’s style of play in comparison to previous games. Bruen noted that the slow start worked for this game, but in the future, this is an area of improvement.
“This game stood out in particular, because of how we grew from our slow start in the first period. Everyone in the lineup contributed which was great to see. For future games, we will definitely keep in mind that we cannot start out slow, especially when we play a more competitive team, but knowing that we can still bring it together is good to know,” said Bruen.
Girls Hockey will face St. Pauls away on Saturday.
