Dexter Vs. Andover 10–6 Loss (May 16th)
Deerfield Vs. Andover 13–20 Win (May 17th)
Brooks Vs. Andover 5–23 Win (May 20th)
Girls Lacrosse (17–1) faced three matches this past week against Dexter Southfield (Southfield), Deerfield, and Brooks. It fell in its first loss of the season 6–10 to Southfield, defeated Deerfield 20–13, and overcame Brooks 23–5. This past weekend also being the Prep Cup and with the season approaching its end, Girls Lacrosse strived to finish strong.
On Saturday, Girls Lacrosse faced Southfield, which it had beaten earlier in the season 10–5. But on Dexter’s home turf, the team started slow, ultimately facing its first loss of the season. Aubrey Orraca-Cecil ’29 reflected on the team morale after the game.
“The energy was pretty low, which was expected because we lost… they were definitely a beatable team. We weren’t playing our best, and we were also missing a lot of people. It was definitely a low because we could have potentially been undefeated,” said Oracca-Cecil.
The next day, Girls Lacrosse had a matchup against Deerfield. Vanessa Hall ’28 explained how the team bounced back after suffering a hard blow.
“Our loss motivated us to come out really strong against Deerfield, because we didn’t want to feel the way that we felt it after Dexter again. We came out fast and got on the board quickly, and our ball movement up the field was really good, and it was much better than our game on Saturday,” said Hall.
The team went on to beat Deerfield 20–13. Hall commended Sophie Stetson ’29 and Emma Morrison ’28, who scored five goals each, for their roles in the win.
“They were all over the ball. They caused a lot of turnovers, and that kept us in possession and didn’t allow them to have a lot of chances to get upfield,” said Hall.
Facing Brooks only three days later, Girls Lacrosse emerged victorious 23–5. Gracynn Hartley ’27 reflected on the team’s performance.
Hartley said, “The game was good, everyone played well. There was a mix of people on the field, which we usually don’t have. It was pretty good… On offense, there are certain moments where the ball moved around super quickly, and we were able to get a good goal coming right off the draw.”
Hartley highlighted key players in the matchup against Brooks.
“Our draw takers, Scarlet [Glass ’26], Lola [Aguirre ’26], Ashley [Dimnaku ’28], and Emma, and the people in the circle did a great job getting the ball into the offense, working it around, and getting us really quick goals,” said Hartley.
Girls Lacrosse will conclude its season on Friday with a rivalry matchup against Exeter.
