Sunapee, New Hampshire -     The girls’ varsity soccer team played their last regular season game on Friday ending a great  regular season at 14-2 and ending  Newmarket’s undefeated season with a 2-1. The Mules opened the scoring with a first-half goal to take an early 1-0 lead. However, the Lady Lakers caused a foul in the box later in the first half, and senior Brynn Smith tied the game after scoring the PK. Junior Izzy Correa defended very well and earned the rightful title of Beast. Correa was all over the defensive line protecting the Laker defensive half. winning balls out of the air, and keeping the ball in front. The Lady Lakers pushed through to end the half in a 1-1 tie.  Going into the second half, the Lady Lakers came out harder and more aggressive. Senior Calla Baker did a great job marking her opponents, and her defensive play was truly her best yet! The Lady Lakers were 20 minutes into the second half still battling for that winning goal. Tackles from all over the field were shielded by the intensity of the game. Soon enough, the Lady Lakers found an opportunity. At the 10 minute mark, a loose ball was found at the top of the defense, senior Elizabeth Tschudin picked it off and scored a filthy game winner. The Lady Lakers were ecstatic;the long hard effort to this moment has finally come! However, there was 10 minutes left. The Lady Lakers shaped more defensively and kept Newmarket away from the goal. The final whistle blew, and the Lady Lakers celebrated hard. Jumping, hugging, and smiles were non-stop after that final whistle of the last home game of the season.     The Lady Lakers ended the season 14-2-0, and placed third overall in their standings. The Lady Lakers will have their first playoff game at home on Tuesday against the Lin-Wood Lumberjacks. Come support your Lady Lakers and cheer them towards victory!   

Sunapee, New Hampshire -  A wonderful victory from an intense game made this night all more special. Wednesday evening, the girls’ varsity soccer team hosted the Woodsville Engineers and recognized five wonderful, hard-working seniors. Senior striker Brynn Smith, senior outside-back Calla Baker, senior midfielder Elizabeth Tschudin, senior sweeper Brie Hughlock, and senior stopper Miranda Andersen were all celebrated prior to the start of the game.    After the recognition, the Lady Lakers started the game. A confident first goal was scored in the first half. A dribble down the right flank by Brynn Smith was then crossed to the top of the box when junior Sophie Borque was able to tap in a nice goal. The Lady Lakers then entered the second half. However, Woodsville came out ready to play and an unmarked Woodsville player was able to tie the game 1-1. The Lady Lakers brushed it off and played with more intensity. Junior Izzy Correa stepped hard to 50/50 balls and soon enough, senior Elizabeth Tschudin took space in the middle third of the field and dribbled towards goal. Sophomore Clare Touhy made a beautiful c-cut run towards the goal box where Elizabeth Tschudin slipped it in to Clare to gain the lead back. The Lady Lakers defense was trying to clear balls out of the back but had trouble. This led to Woodsville earning a corner kick which resulted in a goal off the corner kick which tied the game 2-2. With ten minutes left in the game, the Lady Lakers preserved. Effort increased. and the girls were able to push up the field. Elizabeth Tschudin found the ball, took on a player and dribbled centrally where she ripped a shot that secured the game for the Lady Lakers.     A 3-2 win was a great win for the Lady Lakers for their record, but also on their senior night! The Lady Lakers played their last regular season game against Newmarket on Friday and a win led to a third seed heading into the play-offs.  

Epping, New Hampshire -  The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to play against Epping on Tuesday. Another great, high-scoring game for the Lady Lakers. A 9-0 win brings their record to 9-2-0. The Lady Lakers have been continuously creating consistent pressure in their attack. The constant ball movement and touches created many opportunities for the Lady Lakers. Even on such a short field the Lady Lakers were able to find one another on the outside, though the middle and in the last third to net in a few goals. The Lady Lakers had numerous scorers this evening, senior Elizabeth Tschudin (4), senior Brynn Smith (3), sophomore Clare Touhy (2), and junior Sophie Borque (1). We also had assists from Elizabeth Tschudin (1), Brynn Smith (1), and Clare Tuohy (1). The Lady Lakers earned a great victory. The Lady Lakers will play their next games against the Newmarket Mules whom they previously had lost 2-1 in overtime earlier on in the season, and Woodsville to celebrate their seniors on senior night.   

Hinsdale, New Hampshire -  The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to play against Hinsdale on Thursday. The Lady Lakers secured a convincing win of 8-0 improving their record to 10-2-0. The Lakers owned possession throughout the game; the outside half backs were able to get wide and create space, while the midfield could distribute balls to their attack. The Lady Lakers score sheet was led by sophomore Clare Tuohy with 4 goals and 1 assist, senior Elizabeth Tschudin had 2 goals and 3 assists, senior Brynn Smith had 1 goal and 1 assist, and junior Ameila Slack had 1 goal. The Lady Lakers ended the game with great spirits.     Coach Cooney said, “We are onto some concepts that work for us. We moved the ball well offensively; however, we have some work to do in ball winning and defending. If we put all the pieces together, I am optimistic.” The Lady Lakers will go to practice tomorrow ready to work,  and improve. The Lady Lakers will play their next game against the Epping Blue Devils on Tuesday.   

Hinsdale, New Hampshire -  The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to play against Hinsdale on Thursday. The Lady Lakers secured a convincing win of 8-0 improving their record to 10-2-0. The Lakers owned possession throughout the game; the outside half backs were able to get wide and create space, while the midfield could distribute balls to their attack. The Lady Lakers score sheet was led by sophomore Clare Tuohy with 4 goals and 1 assist, senior Elizabeth Tschudin had 2 goals and 3 assists, senior Brynn Smith had 1 goal and 1 assist, and junior Ameila Slack had 1 goal. The Lady Lakers ended the game with great spirits.     Coach Cooney said, “We are onto some concepts that work for us. We moved the ball well offensively; however, we have some work to do in ball winning and defending. If we put all the pieces together, I am optimistic.” The Lady Lakers will go to practice tomorrow ready to work,  and improve. The Lady Lakers will play their next game against the Epping Blue Devils on Tuesday.   

Sunapee, New Hampshire -    The girls’ varsity soccer team secured another win at home against Wilton to improve their record to 9-2. The Lady Lakers consistently pushed against the Wilton defense and found a great deal of success passing through and running in behind to give them a convincing 10-0 win. Senior Brynn Smith had 4 goals, senior Elizabeth Tschudin 2 goals and an assist, sophomore Hannah Laflamme had 1 goal, sophomore Clare Touhy had 1 goal and 3 assists, junior Amelia Slack had 1 goal, sophomore Lilly Kelliher had 1 goal and 1 assist, and junior Sophie Bourque had one assist. The Lady Lakers earned their goals through possession and rapid touches and passes to one another. The Lady Lakers will travel for a rematch against Wilton-Lyndeborough on Tuesday!

Sunapee, New Hampshire - The girls’ soccer team secured a great win at Saturday’s homecoming game with a nice 3-2 win against Concord Christian Academy. The win keeps the Lady Lakers near the top of Division IV  standings and as they prepare for some upcoming important games.    In the first half, sophomore Clare Touhy finished one in the back of the net to give the Lady Lakers a head start. In the second half two calls in the box led to senior Brynn Smith scoring her 100th and 101st goals of her Laker career- A great accomplishment! The Lady Lakers played hard and ran the field well. A great Saturday, sunny win! To kick us off into next week where the Lady Lakers will play against Wilton home on Monday!

Sunapee, New Hampshire – Two of the top teams in Division IV faced each other on Thursday as the Sunapee Lakers hosted Portsmouth Christian Academy. The Lady Lakers controlled much of the first half as they controlled the majority of possessions and kept attacking the corners to gain the outside to cross it to the middle. The PCA defense was tough and made chances slim.  The Laker attacks couldn’t find the ball, and the defense couldn’t consistently clear the ball up and out. However, the Lady Lakers created a few opportunities in the second half. The speed of play was faster and more precise. The Lady Lakers played a hard fought game from the first whistle to the last whistle. However, the Lady Lakers fell short 1-0, after a foul in the box cost them a PK against them. The Lady Lakers dropped to 7-2 with the loss while Portsmouth Christian improved to 7-3. The teams split the season series and could face each other again in the play-offs.  

Newbury, New Hampshire - The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to Newbury to play against Mount Royal Academy on Tuesday. The Lady Lakers earned another great win of 5-0 against Mount Royal.    The score sheet was led by senior Brynn Smith with four goals, followed by senior Elizabeth Tschudin with one goal and one assist, and junior Delia Leslie with one assist.     Junior goalkeeper Annellesie Rowell did a great job in the first half making clinical saves and distributions. In the second half, junior Madi Hughes went in goal and kept the shutout going.    The Lady Lakers will play their next game against Portsmouth Christian Academy home on Thursday!  

Sunapee, New Hampshire - Under the lights the girls’ varsity soccer team played against Newport on Monday. The cold, wet field sped up the play of speed and gave the Lady Lakers immense scoring opportunities to start. The Lady Lakers played well throughout with a variety of players getting valuable minutes in the game. Senior Miranda Andersen came back from injury and dominated balls out of the air, and junior Ameila Slack made excellent runs in and out of the Newport Defense. The Lady Lakers pulled out a 10-0 win!   The score sheet was led by senior Elizabeth Tschudin who had 4 goals and 3 assists, followed by senior Brynn Smith with 2 goals, sophomore Clare Tuohy added a goal and an assist, junior Delia Leslie and junior Amelia Slack each scored an unassisted goal and junior Sophie Bourque added a helper to cap off the scoring.   The Lady Lakers have a tight schedule this week, they will face Mount Royal away tomorrow, Portsmouth Christian Academy home on Thursday, and their homecoming game against Concord Christian Academy on Saturday!  

Woodsville, New Hampshire - The girls’ varsity soccer team had a great victory against the Woodsville Engineers on Friday. A great performance pushes the Lady Lakers up to third in the standings.       The Lady Lakers came out from the start of the first half with great intensity and effort. The Lady Lakers quickly took advantage of the right flank and secured many opportunities in the beginning of the first half. Senior Elizabeth Tschudin passed a nice through ball to Senior Brynn Smith where she cut to her left and scored. Sooner rather than later Brynn Smith scored another goal to give the Lady Lakers a great 2-0 lead against the Engineers.    Going into the second half the Lady Lakers kept passing into the midfield and out to the outside, where Junior Sophie Bouroque took it down the right flank and crossed the ball where it would land on Brynn Smiths foot again, to earn her a hat-trick for the evening.    The Lakers ended the game in a 3-0 win. The energy and excitement filled the Lady Lakers as they rushed to celebrate their big win. The Lady Lakers will play their next game home against Newport at 6:30 under the lights!   

Concord, New Hampshire - Wow! The Sunapee Girls’ soccer team earned an exciting overtime win on Friday by defeating Concord Christian Academy 3-2. The Lady Lakers earned an early lead in the first half. A nice tap in from senior Brynn Smith set the pace, with another goal from sophomore Clare Touhy from a corner kick that went through the Concord Christian defense and curved into the back of the net. Freshman Chloe Lesilie did a great job working down the left flank to keep Concord Christian outside. The Lady Lakers ended the half in great spirits with a lead of 2-0.    In the second half, Concord Christian came out harder and scored two early on goals which tied the game 2-2. The rest of the half was a sturdy battle between both teams. The Lady Lakers held possession for most of the half, but they couldn’t find their strikers. Game time regulation ended, and the Lady Lakers geared up for extra time.     In overtime the Lady Lakers pushed through the Concord Christian girls and took advantage of a mistouch from a Concord Christian defender. Senior Elizabeth Tschudin took it down the right flank and tucked it away far enough to end the overtime. The Lady Lakers celebrated a great win. However, much needed work is still needed as they push through the season. After a postponement of a Monday game against Wilton-Lyndeboro, The girls’ varsity soccer team will visit undefeated Woodsville on Thursday.  

Dover, New Hampshire - The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to Dover to play against Portsmouth Christian Academy (PCA) on Wednesday. The Lady Lakers came out of the gate with a slow start as PCA got an early goal to put the score up 1-0 in the first ten minutes. Sooner rather than later, the Lady Lakers gained more possession and found the back of the net. A cross from senior Brynn Smith found the feet of Junior Izzy Correa to tie up the game. The Lady Lakers struggled to find attackers up top to gain a lead. Senior defender Calla Baker kept the ball in front and had strong, sturdy, tackles. The midfield struggled to find their attackers as PCA flooded the middle and double-teamed both Brynn Smith and Senior Elizabeth Tschudin. The Lady Lakers ended the first half with a 1-1 tie.      The Lady Lakers came out stronger in the second half with more 50/50 wins and ball control. Senior Brie Hughlock kept balls in front and distributed the ball outside, then to our attack. The Lady Lakers pressured the PCA defense and eventually earned a PK (penalty kick), Senior Brynn Smith scored the PK. The Lady Lakers dropped more defensively and kept the score 2-1 to end the game.     The Lady Lakers struggled throughout the game, but eventually picked up the intensity and pulled out the win. The Lady Lakers improve to 3-1 on the season and look to travel back to Sunapee and practice hard to improve for another hard game away at Concord Christian on Friday.   

Newmarket, New Hampshire - The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled away on Friday to face their hardest opponent of the season, the Newmarket Mules. The Lady Lakers came out and pressured their defense hard.    The first half was a strong battle between both teams, and the first half ended in a 0-0 draw. Both teams were eager to score goals.  In the second half both teams came out stronger. Excellent tackles from junior Izzy Correa and senior Brie Hughlock kept our Lady Lakers afloat. A fast ard twenty minutes kept the score 0-0, until a foul in the Lady Lakers end cost them a goal. However, the Lady Lakers didn’t let up and ended up scoring a goal off another free kick from senior Elizabeth Tschudin. The second half ended in a 1-1 tie.     In the first overtime the Lady Lakers kept the score 1-1. Junior Sophie Bourque tracked back and kept Newmarket to limited crosses from the outside. Senior Calla Baker tackled hard and kept the ball in front as outside back. Junior goalie Annaliese Rowel consistently made great saves and conducted great passes out of the back. However, in the second overtime, the Lady Lakers had three minutes to go and fell short. A goal from Newmarket ended the game in the second overtime. The Lady Lakers played their hardest and kept their heads high. The 2-1  Lady Lakers will travel to Portsmouth Christian Academy on Wednesday.   

Sunapee, New Hampshire -  The Lady Lakers had another big win on Wednesday with a convincing 8-0 defeat of  the Epping Blue Devils. The Sunapee girls kept high possession in the forward end of the field throughout the whole game which led to a number of great scoring plays.     The Lady Lakers made excellent crosses, had good positioning, and good runs forward from the midfield. Central Midfielder, Sophomore Clare Touhy consistently made good runs to open up space and created an attack. Junior outside half-back, Sophie Borque attacked the right flank consistently and made crosses to strikers, senior Brynn Smith, sophomore Hannah Laflamme, and junior Izzy Correa for great goals. In the back, sweeper senior Brie Hughlock made great contact out of the air with the ball, and stopper junior, Jenna Caron tackled hard, and found easy, simple passes throughout the game. The game ended in a big 8-0 win. Goals were scored by junior Ameila Slack (1), Sophie Borque (2), Brynn Smith (3), and senior Elizabeth Tschudin (2). Assists were awarded to Hannah Laflamme, Brynn Smith, Clare Touhy, Elizabeth Tschudin (2), Hannah Laflamme, and Sophie Bourque. The Lady Lakers had a solid performance and good spirits for the season to come. The Lady Lakers face a more intense game away against the Newmarket Mules on Friday at 6 o’clock. 

Sunapee, New Hampshire – The girls’ varsity soccer team started off their soccer season with a big win 10-0 against the Hinsdale Pacers on Tuesday. Junior Izzy Correa scored a goal midway through the first half to start the scoring. Just minutes later, senior Elizabeth Tschudin scored her 100th career point to put the Lady Lakers up  2-0. The Lady Lakers ended the half with a 4-0 lead.     Starting the second half, the team continued to play smart and ended up earning six more goals. Senior striker Brynn Smith led all scorers with four goals. Additional goals were scored by sophomore Clare Touhy (1), sophomore Hannah LaFlamme (1),and sophomore Lily Kelleher (2), who netted her first varsity goal! Assists were awarded to Izzy Correa, Brynn Smith, Clare Touhy, Elizabeth Tschudin (2), Hannah Laflamme, and junior Sophie Bourque. The Lady Lakers had a solid performance and good spirits for the season to come.     After the game we talked to senior Brie Hughlock about her thoughts on the game. “We struggled a bit in the beginning, but I think we came out and got the job done. We knew it wasn’t going to be our toughest game of the season, but we still came out and played Sunapee soccer!” The Lady Lakers will head back out onto their home field for their next game against the Epping Blue Devils Tuesday.