Freshman Class Shines for Girls’ Varsity Soccer

Freshman players have 22 of the team’s total 24 goals.

Tavio Mares-Van Praag, Social Media Manager • October 17, 2023

Shyla Fernandes ’25 plays outside midfield against Newman, winning 2-0.

Girls’ Varsity Soccer kicked off their season last month, winning five games and losing four.

After nine games, the team is optimistic for the rest of the season.

“I’m super excited for the season ahead of us and cannot wait to see the challenges we face and how we overcome them,” co-captain Shyla Fernandes ‘25 said.

The team is also optimistic about the seven freshman players, all of which are starting or getting significant play time.

2023-2024 V. Girls Soccer

Date	Opponent	Result
Tue, Nov 30	Covenant Christ	1-0	W
Wed, Sep 20	St. Andrew's Sc	6-1	W
Wed, Sep 27	Landmark School	1-3	L
Fri, Sep 29	Montrose School	0-4	L
Tue, Oct 03	Cambridge Schoo	3-0	W
Thu, Oct 05	Chapel Hill-Cha	9-1	W
Tue, Oct 10	Gann Academy	1-3	L
Thu, Oct 12	The Newman Scho	2-1	W
Sat, Oct 14	Rocky Hill Scho	1-3	L
Tue, Oct 17	Penguin Hall	6-0	W
Fri, Oct 20	Boston Trinity	4-1	W
Tue, Oct 24	The Waring Scho	1-4	L
Fri, Oct 27	The Waring Scho	2-0	W

One of these freshmen, attacker Hadley Reardon ‘27, scored 12 goals. Overall, the freshmen have scored 22 of the team’s total 24 goals.

Coach Ian Plant stated his excitement and goals for the long-term future of the team,

“Our goal is going to be to progress the program; we want to send people to college to play soccer, and have a winning atmosphere about our team,” Plant said.

Moreover, Plant hopes that the team will finish with a winning record and make the playoffs.

They will play Penguin Hall on Tuesday, October 17 on the road.

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Freshman Class Shines for Girls’ Varsity Soccer

2023-2024 V. Girls Soccer

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