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the winnetka current | March 15, 2018 | 61
Loyola girls lacrosse preview
New-look Ramblers aim for IHSA title
Michael Wojtychiw
Sports Editor
Having to replace 10
seniors who have moved
on to play at the Division
I collegiate level can normally
be seen as a daunting
task. However, for a
team like nine-time defending
state champion
Loyola, while it may be
difficult, it does have the
players coming back to
help ease the transition.
“The way we approach
each year is that it’s a new
team and each team has a
new set of goals, although
the goals never change,”
Loyola coach John Dwyer
said. “This is a team that
really is going to achieve a
lot and we know we may
have to be a little more patient.
We’re very fortunate
that we have some really,
really gifted kids coming
back.
“Right now, there’s a
lot of good, healthy competition
for playing time
and we certainly plan on
playing a lot of kids to
see what combination
works best.”
The Ramblers return 16
players from last year’s
team and add seven,
which makes for a smaller
team that they’ve carried
in the past, but many
of the returnees have
been on varsity for multiple
years.
“The kids that played a
sophomores, and we had
four freshmen who played,
they’re leaders now,” the
coach said.
The team returns four
seniors, but all will play a
big role, especially Riley
Dolan, who will play more
of a midfield defender
role, Claire Caffery, who
started at attack and Mary
Kate Campbell, one of two
goalies.
2018 Loyola girls lacrosse schedule
Date Opponent Time
3/15 vs. Fenwick 6 p.m.
3/16 at St. Ignatius 4:15 p.m.
3/17 vs. Mother McAuley TBA
3/19 at Lake Forest 4:30 p.m.
3/20 at Maine South 7 p.m.
3/24 vs. Montini 10 a.m.
4/4 at Potomac School* 3:15 p.m.
4/5 at St. Stephen’s &St. Agnes ** 3:15 p.m.
4/6 at Bullis*** 4:15 p.m.
4/7 vs. Georgetown Visitation** 8:30 a.m.
4/7 vs. Episcopal Academy** 12:30 p.m.
4/12 vs. Lyons 6:15 p.m.
4/19 vs. Naperville North 6:15 p.m.
4/21 vs. Rockford (Mich.) 10 a.m.
4/25 at New Trier 6:30 p.m.
4/28 vs. Cathedral (Ind.) 10 a.m.
5/2 at Hinsdale Central 5:30 p.m.
5/5 vs. Eden Prairie (Minn.) TBA
5/9 vs. Glenbrook South 6:45 p.m.
5/10 vs. Evanston 7 p.m.
5/16 at Barrington 6:30 p.m.
*at Potomac School (Md.)
**at St. Stephen’s St. Agnes School (Va.)
***at Bullis School (Md.)
2018 Loyola girls lacrosse roster
Audrey Brett
Brynn Holohan
Annabelle Burke Kelsey Koch
Claire Caffery
Ellie Lazzaretto
Mary Kate Campbell Angela Platt
Emily Doell
Marie Ponzi
Riley Dolan
Lauryn Repp
Annie Enrietto
Caraline Foley
Sophia Rucker
Mallory Garfield Emily Seymour
Anna Gordon
Maley Starr
Maggie Gorman Elizabeth Walker
Helen Hitt
Elizabeth Witkowski
The Ramblers’ junior
class is full of players who
will be key for the team,
including Brynn Holohan,
who will combine with
sophomore Sophia Rucker,
at attack; Anna Gordon,
Maggie Gorman, Lizzie
Walker, Lizzie Witkowski
and Lauryn Repp. Along
with Rucker, Kelsey Koch
and Annabelle Burke are
sophomores to watch.
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New Trier girls lacrosse preview
New Trier looks to push
Loyola in first IHSA season
Michael Wojtychiw
Sports Editor
In October of 2009, the
IHSA approved the sport
of lacrosse becoming an
IHSA sport, contingent of
65 teams playing in the
boys state playoffs and 40
in the girls state playoffs. It
took a number of years to
reach, but the 2018 lacrosse
season marks the first season
the sport is an officially
recognized sport.
“I think the state has always
recognized the level
of play. When it became
an emerging sport, they
realized how much it’s
growing and we needed to
set a minimum number of
teams to have,” New Trier
head coach Pete Collins
said. “With more interest,
it’s cool that more schools
will add it because it’s an
IHSA sport. It comes from
a youth level because the
kids are playing it and parents
are wondering why we
don’t have it.
Collins’ Trevians have
long been one of the best
teams in the state, and often
times, in the country. The
team constantly churns out
college-bound players and
will be tested this season,
having to replace recordsetting
Katherine Gjertsen,
who is playing at Stanford,
and Isabelle Sennett, who
is playing at Amherst.
Gjertsen scored 104
goals and 152 points and
Sennett had 49 goals for a
team that averaged 15 goals
a game.
“Our goal is to improve
our shooting percentage
overall,” Collins said. “Our
shooting percentage for
our team can get better. We
2018 New Trier girls lacrosse schedule
Date Opponent Time
3/13 vs. Deerfield 6:15 p.m.
3/17 vs. Lyons 11:30 a.m.
3/21 at St. Charles East 6:30 p.m.
3/22 at Vernon Hills 7 p.m.
3/24 vs. Upper Arlington 10 a.m.
4/4 vs. Maine South 6:15 p.m.
4/6 vs. Hinsdale Central 6:30 p.m.
4/13 at St. Ignatius (Calif)* 4 p.m.
4/14 at Carondelet (Calif).** 1 p.m.
4/14 vs. Novato (Calif.)** 4 p.m.
4/16 at Glenbrook North 6:15 p.m.
4/18 vs. Glenbrook South 6:15 p.m.
4/21 vs. Rockford (Mich.) 2 p.m.
4/25 vs. Loyola 6:30 p.m.
4/26 vs. Evanston 6:15 p.m.
5/1 vs. Highland Park 6:15 p.m.
5/2 vs. Montini 7:15 p.m.
5/5 at Arrowhead (Wis.) noon
5/8 at Lake Forest 6:15 p.m.
*at St. Ignatius (Calif.)
**at Carondelet (Calif.)
2018 New Trier girls lacrosse roster
Sophie Randle
Katie Busch
Mary Burke
Clare Mulhern
Charley Meier
Olivia Tragos
Anna Resnick
Lucy Murray
Elise McKenna
Emma Merk
Madison Smith
Gabby Malnati
Sophie McGinnia Claire Gottreich
Izzy King
Claudia Shevitz
Grace Bozzo
Courtney Kaskey
Sophia King
Lydia Kaup
Olivia Zaban
Sabrina Rice
Sammi Johnson Kate Burnham
averaged 26 shots a game,
so if we can improve our
shooting percentage and
improve our defense, we’ll
be fine.
“This year, we have a
lot of kids that will make
plays. A balance of returners
and we’re going to have
a lot of our finishers be our
attackers.”
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