2/25 – Andover: 5, Loomis Chaffee: 0
Girls Hockey (19-2-1) defeated Loomis Chaffee (Loomis) with a commanding victory on Wednesday, avenging its loss to Loomis in the championship game at the Patsy K. Odden Tournament in December.
In preparing for the game, Jackie Louie ’29 explained how the team refined key areas of its play through film study and focused practices.
“The team did lots of film sessions with our coaches, going over game clips from previous games, most importantly our game against Loomis in the Patsy K. Odden Tournament, when we lost to them in the championship. We have also been going hard at practice, focusing on our defensive zone position, pressuring the puck, and communication,” said Louie.
Louie emphasized the team’s spirit and determination to redeem itself after the earlier loss and highlighted standout performances from Marie Lee ’28 and Sarah Powers ’26.
She continued, “Everyone gave it their all, the energy was super high since we all wanted revenge and payback for when they had beaten us in the past. Our goalie, Marie, was an absolute wall in net, shutting out Loomis from scoring any goals at all. Senior Sarah Powers was relentless on the puck and generated lots of offense, scoring a nasty goal.”
Vanessa Hall ’28 echoed Louie’s remarks, noting the team’s optimistic and focused mindset before the game.
“Everyone was really fired up and [there was] very positive energy in the locker room because Loomis is our biggest rival for the past two years,” said Hall.
Following the decisive win, Hall reflected on both areas for improvement and the team’s progress since its previous matchup against Loomis.
“We took a penalty in the first [period], and it was a penalty that could have been avoided. We also had to face their power play, which they scored on two or three of their power plays last time we played them. We killed it off really well, and our penalty kill looked really good the whole game,” said Hall.
Louie expressed that the shutout provided a surge of confidence as the team heads into the final stretch of the season.
“Winning this game definitely hyped everyone up, and now we have more confidence that we can bring into the rest of our season, since Loomis has always been a tough competitor for us,” said Louie.
Girls Hockey will play Phillips Exeter Academy at home on Saturday, February 28.
