Girls Varsity Lacrosse Jamboree
Big Red Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse brought the heat back from Florida this Sunday when they traveled to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School to compete in a jamboree. The team pulled off commanding wins against both the Rivers School and the New Hampton School. However, they suffered a tough, one-goal defeat to Sudbury.
When asked if the team worked hard during the offseason, lower Tia Reaman responded, “Of course everyone was working hard. Are you kidding me? Every weekend the girls would be at lax camps, and if we weren’t there, we would play wall ball with each other.” Reaman expressed the team’s readiness to “fight our way to the top of the rankings.”
Senior and co-captain Bella Hillman noted that the whole team improved their mile times drastically. “Our fastest runner is Caroline Luff—she’s a speed demon,” Hillman said. “But it was clear that every other girl on the team was working their butts off to get their time down.” Reaman agreed, saying, “The hard work has paid off and we are a speedy team now.”
Hillman said that preseason helped the team find the “kinks in our game” and fix them before the start of the season. “This preseason was the best it’s been in four years. The team made a really tight bond that will hold throughout the season and beyond,” Hillman said.
Hillman highlighted lower Marymegan Wright on her stellar performance during the jamboree. “Marymegan stepped up in the jamboree. Her stick skills have improved a lot and she really worked on her game to improve. She’s really good at using her speed to make important plays,” Hillman said. Reaman added that Wright “has a great shot and understands how to get the ball past the goalie.”
While the season has just begun, the captains have already established themselves as diligent leaders. Wright described senior and co-captain Cammie Lavoie as the “loud and directing voice, making sure that everyone is putting their all into every practice and game.” Lower Alyssa Xu said that, despite Hillman’s injury, “she is always on the sideline giving players tips to improve their game.” Xu appreciated Hillman’s guidance with stick skills and pump fake. Reaman said that senior and co-captain Chandler Jean-Jacques “always makes sure that every girl on the field is moving their feet so that they can create opportunities to make plays.”
Girls’ Varsity Lacrosse is a relatively new team this year: half of its players are underclassmen. The girls are not sure how they stack up against the rest of the teams in the league; however, with their impressive games this past Sunday, they are hopeful that the upcoming season will be full of exciting wins.
The team’s next game is this Saturday against the Choate Rosemary Hall School, and the girls are eager to start their first game of the season with a win. “We need to focus on winning one game at a time, and before we know it, we’ll be in the finals,” Reaman said.