Eliza Quigley ’15 blasted a powerful slapshot past Brewster Academy’s goalie, giving Andover Girls Hockey its third and final goal in what turned out to be a 3-2 win last Friday.
“Friday’s game against Brewster was great. The energy was high and the play was sharp. We were poised and made smart decisions with the puck, and we really played as team,” wrote Co-Captain Renée LaMarche ’14 in an email to The Phillipian.
Brewster Academy (2-8-1) and Andover played a very tough back-and-forth game. Caroline Garrity ’15 led off the scoring for Andover. Hannah Sorkin ’14 scored on a power play with an assist from Quigley.
Ashlyn Aiello ’14 allowed only two goals, denying Brewster’s offense the chance to recover.
On Saturday, Andover visited hockey powerhouse St. Paul’s. After going 23-2-1 with a trip to the semifinals in the playoffs last season, St. Paul’s currently possesses a sterling 12-0-1 record.
Andover lost 0-5 to St. Paul’s. Despite the outcome, Ashlyn Aiello ’14 tested the St. Paul’s forwards and stood tall on odd-man rushes.
During the game, Hannah Sorkin ’14 was injured by an opponent she failed to see in her blind spot as she raced into the corner. Sorkin went down hard to the ice when she was hit, but was able to get up after two tries and leave the ice on her own power.
“Although the score didn’t reflect this, I feel that we held our own against a very good team,” LaMarche wrote. “I’m especially proud of how we played in the third period. We refused to let them win without a fight and despite being down in score and being tired after a hard-fought two periods we didn’t let our level of play drop.”
Andover suffered a loss to Lawrence Academy (5-7-1) by a score of 5-0. Lawrence outshot Andover 26-18. Out of Andover’s 18 shots, however, 17 of them qualified as quality shots, whereas only three of Lawrence’s were not quality.
“Tonight’s game was a tough loss. We didn’t have the energy or intensity we needed to win and we definitely had an off day which at this point in the schedule we can’t afford,” said LaMarche. “I’m very disappointed, but we’re moving past it, and I think this will become a motivator for the team as we focus on beating St. Mark’s this weekend.”
Andover will return home Saturday to face St. Mark’s School (4-6-1) before hitting the road again to battle Cushing Academy (2-8-1) on Wednesday.
