GVS Seniors lead the way on thrilling 3-2 win over Lawrence Academy
On a night on remember, our five GVS seniors, captain Keaghan Murphy, captain Lily Loughlean, captain Adele Russell, Elizabeth Wodarski and Maddie Shin inspired their squad to a 3-2 victory Under the Lights in front of an electric crowd under the pouring rain.
Class B powerhouse Lawrence Academy arrived having scored 55 goals in their first 14 games while Andover had given up only 5 goals on the season. Once again, our back line of Murphy, Loughlean, Shin and upper Nina Oswanski proved unbreakable - holding the LA offense at bay through the first 40 minutes.
At the 13 minute mark of the first half, Andover struck first off a free kick by Keaghan Murphy that leading goal scorer Anne Dunn headed past the Lawrence keeper. Five minutes later, the Big Blue struck in similar fashion - this time with a 40 yard free kick into the box - once again, finding Anne Dunn for her second tally of the day.
Lawrence was the first to score in the 2nd half only to have Andover answer with yet another set piece - Maddie Shin's corner kick finished with a gritty header by upper Emma Morrison. Lawrence notched a goal with seconds remaining in the second half to bring the score to 3-2 at the final whistle.
We cannot say enough about the incredible play of everyone who stepped on the field tonight in less-than-ideal conditions. The midfield play of Lily Zacher, Ashley Dimnaku, E Nelson and Emma Sharon as well as the non-stop pressure from front-runners Kate Comella, Audrey Gotha, Emma Morrison, Elizabeth Wodarski and Anne Dunn had the crowd on its feet from first to final whistle.
Shout out to our Big Blue fans - particularly our student section and the Blue Key Heads - who no doubt contributed to the high energy and great fun everyone at the stadium experienced. Finally, to all of our GVS who supported our senior night/dinner - THANK YOU!
GVS (14-1-1) looks ahead to the final regular season game of the season next Saturday versus Exeter.