After gathering a large amount of players at tryouts, the women’s lacrosse team is looking forward to a successful season.

According to varsity women’s lacrosse coach Krystin Porcella, the team looks for, “any [players] that want to be recruited.”

The team gained a large amount of players in comparison to previous years. Last year, they had 40 girls tryout. This year the number jumped to 57. No one was cut from either team, leaving the varsity team with 29 players and JV with 28.

Porcella believes that “with a large senior class [that] has plenty of game experience and many underclassmen who have game experience, we should have a nice balance on the field.”

Winning the IAAM ‘A’ Conference is the team’s goal. The team practices five to six times a week. “We could be successful if we work hard,” midfielder senior Caroline Haggerty said.

According to Porcella, “team chemistry” is the team’s potential weakness.

“Our conference [IAAM ‘A’] is one of the most competitive in the nation, so college coaches come to watch our games as well as recruit our players,” Porcella said.

“I think our team has the potential and talent to make it all the way to the championships. With the heart to win and leadership brought to the field, our team should be unstoppable,” freshman midfielder Alice Cumpston said.

With the season only now starting, JV coach Ed Miller thinks that “all in all it should be an interesting year. We could be successful if we work hard.”

Brianna George is a Copy Editor for The Patriot and jcpatriot.com.