by John Osborn ·
Friday, May 15, 2026
Caroline Caiozzo powers through defenders and sets her eyes on the net in an April 30 home game against Oakmont. (Photos by Jen Manell)
On a sunny May 12 afternoon with temperatures hovering in the low 60s and images of the team’s five seniors decorating the fence at the far side of Harvard Park, the Bromfield varsity girls lacrosse team closed out its home schedule the way its seniors might have scripted it—with a come-from-behind victory and Sorrento’s pizza waiting across the field at game’s end.
The Trojans defeated the Tyngsborough Tigers 12-9, rallying from an early three-goal deficit in a game that proved far more competitive than their previous meeting this season, when Bromfield won handily, 12-5. The victory improved Bromfield’s record to 11-3-0 in the Midland Wachusett B League, maintaining the Trojans’ second-
place standing in the league, one game behind first place Westborough (12-1-0).
Before the opening draw, the crowd paused for a moment of silence in memory of Morgan Rogers and in support of those navigating mental health challenges, a tribute organized through Morgan’s Message, the student-athlete mental health advocacy organization. Sophomore Kate Wicks and freshman Caroline Caiozzo serve as Bromfield’s ambassadors to the organization, which was founded following Rogers’ death in 2019.
Next came Senior Day ceremonies, with announcer Dave Fitzgibbons calling the five Bromfield seniors onto the field to be honored with flowers alongside their parents. Seniors Ruby Cameron, Phoebe Cole, and Darragh O’Connor are all headed to college in the fall. Senior Joana Juliano will continue her lacrosse career at Chapman University. Senior Hanna Wicks will play at Denison University. Coach Ali Wicks—Hanna’s mother—also presented flowers to three Tyngsborough seniors during their team’s introductions.
Then the game began, and Tyngsborough wasted little time making itself at home. The Tigers scored barely two minutes in and continued to pour it on, outscoring Bromfield 4-1 before coach Wicks called a timeout with three minutes remaining in the first quarter. Whatever was said in that huddle worked. When the Trojans returned to the field, the defense locked down, and sophomore Kate Wicks responded with two goals, one with an assist by her senior sister Hanna, to pull Bromfield within one point of their opponents. The quarter ended 4-3 Tyngsborough, but Bromfield never trailed again.
The Trojan defenders held Tyngsborough scoreless through the entire second quarter. A goal by sophomore Clementine Roy tied the game at 4-4, and Roy scored again with 30 seconds left in the half, assisted by Kate Wicks, to give the Trojans a 5-4 lead at halftime.
Bromfield stretched its advantage to 8-6 in the third quarter and pulled away to 12-9 in the fourth, though the outcome remained competitive to the end.
Despite being double-teamed, Clementine Roy gets above the defense to take a shot on goal.
“Our chemistry on offense was really slow to warm up,” said coach Wicks. “We were forcing shots that shouldn’t have happened. But once we got this together and started controlling the ball and looking for those pretty plays, that was really what turned the game around and helped swing that pendulum back to Bromfield where it belongs.”
Roy, Kate Wicks, and Caiozzo each finished with three goals. Hanna Wicks scored twice, including one on an 8-meter penalty shot. Juliano, Caiozzo, Kate Wicks, and Hanna Wicks each had one assist. Kate Wicks scored the final goal of the afternoon.
Senior goalie Darragh O’Connor made four saves, a modest total that reflected how thoroughly her defense controlled Tyngsborough’s offense. The Tigers managed only 13 shots to Bromfield’s 25. “I don’t think I was under a lot of pressure,” O’Connor said after the game, “because defense was just playing so amazing. I had so few shots on me throughout the whole game.” Tyngsborough’s goalie was tested far more, stopping 11 of Bromfield’s 25 shots.
The ground battle belonged emphatically to Bromfield, which recovered 33 ground balls, a total that coach Wicks thinks may be a program record. Juliano led the way with seven of those recoveries. Draw controls were evenly contested: Tyngsborough won 13, Bromfield 12. Sophomore Roy was particularly valuable on the draw circle, where her work in ground defense and draw controls drew postgame praise from her teammates. Sophomore Summer Finn was singled out for repeatedly stripping defenders and pushing the ball up the field, and sophomore Saya Dion earned recognition for her interceptions and defense in the crease.
“Although we started out a little slow,” said Juliano, “when we finally homed in on our two-man work and our plays, everything just started working.”
Bromfield girls lacrosse team wore handmade sky-blue tie-dyed T-shirts as they warmed up earlier in the day, a fitting touch of color on a senior afternoon that ended exactly as they hoped.