The girls varsity lacrosse team lost to the North Middlesex Regional High School Patriots 13-10 on Tuesday, April 8, at a game in Townsend. Despite the loss, the Trojans celebrated junior Hanna Wicks’ 100th career goal for Bromfield, a milestone in the sport.
Sporting winter coats and wrapped in blankets, spectators huddled in sunny spots to take any advantage offered on the unseasonably cold and windy spring afternoon. Junior varsity players sought refuge in the heated bathrooms while they waited for their turn to take the field. All the while, the varsity Trojans ran hard, hoping to secure a win, but the frigid temperatures and lack of communication on defense proved to be too much to overcome, according to head coach, Ali Wicks.
“Last year, we lost by one goal in the last seconds of the game,” said Ali Wicks, recalling the game against the Patriots in the spring of 2024. “So I was anxious for the win. Some excellent lacrosse from our young team took place, despite the outcome.”
Hanna Wicks, co-captain of the team and the coach’s daughter, was the game high scorer with 5 goals and one assist. Freshman Audrey Burek completed her 20th draw control of the season, an impressive number given the team has played only three games. A draw control begins every play, with each team battling for possession. Goalie and junior Darragh O’Connor had nine saves.
Bromfield was scheduled to play their first home game of the season on Saturday, April 12, but it was rescheduled for April 30 due to snow and rain. The Trojans played Oakmont Tuesday, April 15, at an away game, and Tyngsboro on Thursday, April 17, at 4 p.m., at McCurdy Track. Their current record is one win, two losses.
Thursday’s game is a Morgan’s Message dedication game, in which the team, with junior player Ruby Cameron as an ambassador for the organization, hopes to raise awareness for mental health within the student athlete community. Morgan’s Message is a nonprofit organization founded after the tragic loss of Morgan Rodgers, a former Duke lacrosse player, who struggled with mental health.
