Girls Lacrosse is "Goal"-den

By Reagan Lynch | Staff Writer

May 6, 2025

The Girls Lacrosse season is now underway, their first game was on March, 22, against St. Ursula. The girls and coaches alike have high hopes for the team this year, hoping for a more successful season than last year.

Last season, the girls went 0-7 in the conference, ending the season with a record of 2-16. However, the team is looking for a fresh start with the influx of new players this year.

“The team will be different because we have a lot of new players this year. It will just depend on the team chemistry and how well we can play together, but it will be better, I think,” Stella Armstrong (11) said.

On top of the new girls on the team, the program has been making strides to improve in the off-season.

“We have open fields every single Wednesday, and lifting throughout the off-season, so I think we have gotten better at running, better stick skills, and bonded more as a team during the off-season,” Stella Hammond (12) said.

Armstrong also shared how the team has improved their shooting over the off-season.

“We had a lot of girls this year play a lot of club lacrosse in the fall and spring, and we do our winter league together, which is always a help,” Head Coach Mr. Hardiman said.

In addition to the girls' desire to improve, the coaching staff has helped push this team to play to the best of their abilities.

“[The coaches] hold everyone accountable. One of our big goals this year is to make sure we are practicing hard all the time,” Hardiman said.

Hammond echoes that the coaching staff continually motivates the team to work hard and to be game-ready.

While the team seeks to win as many games as possible, they have other goals that are at the forefront of their mind.

“We always strive to get better after every practice and every game. Getting better is always a big [goal], and after every single practice, [we] take away something,” Armstrong said.

Improvement has been the key focus for the Anderson Girls Lacrosse team this off-season, and is still a key area of focus as the season progresses.