Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/15/11

This is one of a series of previews for the 2011 Philly lacrosse season

Team: The Baldwin School

Last Year’s Record: 8-8

Coach: Kathleen Harte Simone, 5 seasons

Key returnees:
Val Cohen, Senior, Goalie
Kristin Feinberg, Senior, Defense
Hilary Gray, Senior, Midfield
Tiffany Hau, Junior, Defense
Lauren Rhodes, Senior, Attack
Arden Simone, Sophomore, Midfield, All InterAc Second Team
Brooke Simone, Senior, Attack
Sloan Warren, Senior Co-Captain, Midfield, All American, 4-time All InterAc First Team, will play at UVA next year
Jennie Wigrizer, Senior Co-Captain, Attack, All InterAc First Team

Key newcomers:
Ali Thaler, 8th grade, Attack

Coach’s Outlook for 2011 season:
“We will show a different style of play this year. We have 7 seniors and 9 returning starters so we will draw on their experience and poise. Last year, we had quite a few very close loses. This year our maturity will put us over the top in tight and crucial games. The team is fun yet focused and I’m very excited to see the girls in action.”

Team: Germantown Academy

Last year’s record: 2-18 (1-11)

Coach: Ginny Hofmann, 33 years

Key Returnees:
Seniors
Kat Bolen, Captain, Defense
Alex Farris, Captain, Midfield
Sally Anne Greenwood, Defense/Midfield
Tracey Duryea, Attack
Sammi Hurley, GK

Juniors
Brooke Kiley, Midfield, Leading scorer with 62 goals
Kelli Stack, Attack/Midfield
Megan McNamara, Defense

Sophomore
Caroline Haynie, Attack

Coach’s Outlook for 2011 season: “Last year we lost 9 starters to injuries so we are hoping for a healthy year. The team is working hard and we anticipate being very competitive.”

Tags: Baldwin School, Germantown Academy