GVS impresses with 4-0 home opening win
A three-goal second half capped an exciting day for the home-opener for GVS as they emerged with a 4-0 W over Middlesex School.
Andover controlled much of the run of play in the first forty minutes however, the Big Blue struggled to find the back of the net until the final minute of play when captain Emma Robinson found Emily Mara '25 on the back post.
GVS stepped up in the final forty and proved much more productive in the final third. Senior Kate McCool, who had a spectacular 80 minutes of play, found Jazzy Cormier through the middle for a text-book finish at the 31 minute mark. Six minutes later, lower Hayden Fischer came off the bench and within minutes made an incredible run to the top of the box where Cormier found Hayden's for her first GVS career goal. In the final minutes of play, Emily Mara broke into the final third yet again and sent a perfect lofted ball to Wylie Roossien '26 who head the ball into the back of the net. Jazzy Cormier's one goal, one-assist game earned her Player of the Game!
Also to note, AJ Alicea earned the shutout in goal while teammates Abby Heppelmann and first-year Lola Aguirre earned their first varsity minutes for the Big Blue. A shout out to every player on GVS as the collective focus, energy and friendship continues to lead to success and lots of fun. It was great to see former teammate Kendall Toth on the sidelines and to welcome back to Andover former GVS captain (and now Middlesex assistant coach) Leah Humes '12.
As always, thank you to our fans and also to Wylie's brother Jace '23 who was our team photographer alongside manager/photo/side-line runner super star, Victoria Ortiz. We are grateful for the snacks from the Davey family particularly the Smolak Donuts.