The Loomis Chaffee School 2010 Fall Athletic Awards Ceremony ...

Freshmen
Danielle Snajder ‘10
Regular Season Record: 12 wins-­‐3 losses-­‐2 ties
Playoff Record: 1-­‐1
GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER 2010 SEASON SUMMARY
The varsity girl’s soccer team had another solid season falling just one game short
for the New England championship. Some highlights of the season include a thrilling
come from behind victory over Taft, scoring three goals in the last twenty minutes,
taking the lead with only one-­‐minute left to play when Kelsey Adamson found the
back of the net. The demanding win over league foes Choate and Deerfield as the
team’s chemistry became evident through the creative and unselfish play as Faith
McCarthy, Liana Hinds and Maddie Gardner had their finest games of the season.
The resiliency that was shown in the Suffield Academy game, despite all of the
frustrations the team managed to keep pushing and come out on top as Faith
McCarthy buried the game-­‐winning goal with only two minutes left. The intense win
over a feisty and physical Hotchkiss team was also memorable as the Pelican
defense held off a talented attack. And of course the 2-­‐1 win over Phillips Exeter as
senior Emily Riccio scored her first goal of the year to force Loomis to the semi-­‐
finals of the New Englands. This season the Pelicans were led by a big group of
seniors who will be greatly missed next year.
Senior captain Alexa Yow had to deal with adversity this season as she was sidelined
for the entire fall due to an ACL injury. However, she managed to keep her spirits
high and in turn continued to be a great leader on the team, always positive and
encouraging to her teammates. Alexa’s talent was greatly missed on the field, but
she continued to play a pivotal role on the team. On senior day, Alexa got what she
was hoping for all season: to start in a game. She went in for the kick-­‐off and came
right out, but that moment on the field was a special one, one she won’t soon forget.
Co-­‐captain Maddie Gardner had a solid season, her finest coming in the Deerfield
game, as she was involved in four of the five Pelican goals, as well as the lone goal at
Hotchkiss to secure the victory. Maddie brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to
the team and was a great player who made a lot happen and she will be hard to
replace.
Kathy Yannopoulos and Emily Riccio are two seniors who brought an immense
amount of positive energy and enthusiasm to the field each day. These two seniors
always knew how to have fun and were two of the hardest workers on the team.
Emily’s first goal could not have come at a better time as she struck a beautiful ball
in the top of the goal to advance the team to the semi-­‐finals of the New England