Girls’ Lax Beats St. Marks in an Electric Game

Girls’ varsity lacrosse played at Brooks School last Friday, followed by a Monday night game at St. Mark’s School. The team tied Brooks, ending a four-game winning streak, but defeated St. Mark’s 8-6.

Up until the Brooks game, the girls boasted a 9-1 record. Their only loss came from a game against Noble & Greenough School in which the girls only lost by one goal, 6-7.

During the Brooks game, PEA gained a sizable five goal lead in the game before tying with a final score of 10-10. Lower Chandler Jean-Jacques said that the team started off very strong in their Saturday game. Senior Charlotte Polk felt similarly to Jean-Jacques. “The Brooks game was good in a lot of ways but I think that it also showed us some things that we need to work on,” Polk said. 

Senior Leah Jones felt that the team overestimated the size of their lead and gave up the win. “On Saturday, we played well but unevenly, and we got caught being too comfortable with our lead,” she said.

The team had a quick turnaround for their next game as they played at St. Mark’s just two days later. Despite no practice and little rest time between the Brooks and St. Mark’s game, Jean-Jacques said that the team played significantly better against St. Mark’s. “Although we didn’t have practice between Saturday and our next game on Monday, we knew exactly what to fix and were able to come together and play one of our best games against a very good team,” she said.

Jones expressed similar thoughts to Jean-Jacques. “We prepared for Monday’s game by just fixing our mindset and playing without a doubt that we would win,” Jones said.

Polk complimented her teammates for their competitive spirit during the St. Mark’s game. “We did a really good job keeping their attack out and keeping our aggression up. We had a lot of really strong plays that game. We played really well, and I was really proud of us,” she said.

Most of the team felt that the season up until this point has gone well. The girls will travel to play Berwick Academy on Friday followed by a game at home on Saturday against Tabor Academy. Polk, like many other players on the team, is eager for the team’s games against Berwick.

Jean-Jacques has high hopes for the remainder of their season. “Our season has had its ups and downs so far. For the next week and the rest of the season, we expect to work hard during every practice and dominate in future games,” she said.

Jones wants the team to prepare for their upcoming games, but she emphasized the importance of the team’s game next week at Deerfield Academy. “I expect us to power through our fatigue and play a full 50 every game. For the remainder of the season and most importantly Deerfield, that we keep focus and leave everything on the field.”

Chandler: Our season has had its ups and downs so far. We’ve lost one game and barely won another before Brooks, so we were looking to play a solid game. Saturday’s game stared off strong, as we were leading by 5 goals. But they were able to come back and tie 10-10. Although we didn’t have practice between Saturday and our next game on Monday (today), we knew exactly what to fix and were able to come together and play one of our best games against a very good team. (Score: 8-6) For the next week and the rest of the season, we expect to work hard during every practice and dominate in future games.

Leah JOnes:

The season has gone pretty well so far. On Saturday, we played well but uneven and we got caught being too comfortable with our lead. We prepared for Monday’s game by just fixing our mindset and playing without a doubt that we would win. For the next three games this week, I expect us to power through our fatigue and play a full 50 every game. Also for the remainder of the season and most importantly Deerfield, that we keep focus and leave everything on the field.

Charlotte Polk: the brooks game was good in a lot of ways but I think that it also showed us some things that we need to work on. we played pretty strong attack in the beginning -- every time the ball went into our offensive end we came out with a goal. we also did a pretty good job of keeping their attack out. i think what got us was the ground balls and not getting draw controls.

the st marks game was really good! we did a really good job keeping their attack out and keeping our aggression up. we came up with a lot of tough balls. Michaella McCarthy had this really sick one handed interception on their goalie’s clear that she then scored with by beating the goalie back to the net. that was dope. we had a lot of really strong plays that game. we played really well, i thought, and i was really proud of us. i’m excited for berwick and middlesex! should be really good games!