GVS kicks off 2022 season with a 3-1 W on the road
GVS kicked off the 2022 season with a strong road win at Groton School, 3-1. The team is psyched to welcome five ninth graders to GVS as well as eight members of an undefeated JV team in 2021. Ninth graders Wylie Roossien and Emily Decker earned their first GVS starts as did former JV stars Ava Davey and Lauren Herlihy. Rounding out the starting line-up include captains Kelly Bu '23, Lulu Rourke '23 and Emma Robinson as well as teammates AJ Alicea '24, Emily Mara '25, Jazzy Cormier '24 and Kate McCool '23.
Player of the Game Wylie Roossien tallied a hat trick in the first half of play and was assisted by three different teammates, Mara, Robinson and sophomore Lily Keim. While GVS had a few more opportunities in the second half, Groton found its way to the score in the final seconds of play on a scramble inside the 6-yard box. Goalkeeper AJ Alicea looked confident with four saves as did the back line which included Bu, Davey, McCool, Decker as well as Keim and Lu with strong minutes off the bench.
It was great to see numerous friends from Andover who now work and coach at Groton School including for GVS stars, Hannah Guzzi '14 and Katie Kreider '14. Guzzi and Kreider were classmates and four-year varsity members of GVS prior to their collegiate careers at Amherst College and Hamilton College, respectively. Other Andover to Groton friends include head Groton coach, Ryan Spring as well as Midori Ishizuka '11 and Kellie Walsh '11. Of course, it cannot go without mention that a highlight was seeing former Andover colleague and dear friend, Groton Headmaster Temba Maqubela.
Thank you to our parents and siblings for their positive support on the sidelines and to the Keim family for the delicious treats. GVS heads to Class B powerhouse Rivers School on Saturday.