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Coaches Roundtable Thoughts on a Winning Season
What do you think made this particular season a championship season for your team? Rich D’Andrea: I think there are two reasons we were successful
last spring. The first is tremendous leadership, guys that had been in the program for a number of years who had a clear direction for what they were hoping to achieve as seniors. The second reason is that we had full buy-in from all players. The boys always chanted “TOGETHER” to break each huddle. It served as a reminder to play selflessly, commit oneself fully and always have your brother’s back. The boys took ownership in creating such an environment and the energy was contagious. This group was family—older and younger brothers.
Tim Williams: We had a group of young new players who mixed
very well with our returning players, and each of them embraced our common goal. We had players who were prepared to listen to our coaching staff, work hard and sacrifice their individual self for the benefit of the team.
Boys Varsity Lacrosse (16-1): Mercer County Champions and Prep B Champions
again in Tess Gecha ’16 and Rowan Schomburg ’16 and a good core of attack and defensive players coming back. It has a lot to do with tradition and carryover from year to year. The team leaders got the freshman involved and recruited enough players to field a JV team. It all came together fueled by that taste of victory in 2015.
Ed Tseng: We honestly did not treat this season any differently
than other years. If we gave our best effort in every practice and competition, we knew we had a chance against anyone.
Hussein Tolba: It was a combination of good management, dedicated players, a strong technical program to enhance the players’ performance, and a good relationship between the coach and the players.
Was there a moment from the season that stands out in your mind? PT: Clearly the one moment that stands out is our overtime victory in the State Prep Championship. We were very grateful that the Administration allowed for an early dismissal for the students to attend the game. Their support was overwhelming and when the student body stormed the field after our golden goal victory it was a very emotional experience and I’m sure a memory of a lifetime for our players and coaches.
JT: We do a wonderful team trip to Florida over Spring Break and
we played two games against two really good teams from Maryland and the DC area, and we lost both. This was a real wake up call for us after winning it all the previous May. We came back home, settled in, and together took it up to the next level.
Will Asch: There were many excellent matches. We had wins over some of strongest Prep Schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania including Haverford, Pingry, and Haddonfield. I also always enjoy when students take leadership in our preparations for matches. We particularly enjoyed great leadership last year from our senior, Scott Altmeyer ’16.
Girls Varsity Lacrosse (14-6): Prep B Champions
Jack Amaral ’17, Coby Auslander ’18, Samuel Bernardi ’18, Tyler Birch ’17, William Brossman ’17, Christopher Chai ’16, Nicholas Day ’16, Connor Fletcher ’16, Diego Garcia ’18, Coby Gibson ’17, Connor Green ’19, Justin Herrup ’18, Zach Izzard ’17, Brooks Johnson ’18, Aiden Jones ’16, Jack Konopka ’18, Jared Leveson ’18 , Joseph Levine ’16, Amir Melvin ’16, David Phillips ’18, Peter Shannon ’17, Elon Tuckman ’18, Jonah Tuckman ’16, Noam Yakoby ’16
Pat Trombetta: I truly believe for a team to be succesful you need great leadership and excellent team chemistry. Our team was well led by captains Isabel Meyercord and Abby Atkeson. Their positivity and enthusiasm was infectious and the team bonded very well together.
Jill Thomas: We won the Prep championship in 2015 and we graduated just two seniors. The girls set their sights early on another win. It always starts in the winter, and we had great leadership
Gwendolynn Allen ’19, Abigail Atkeson ’17, Katherine Bennett ’18, Madeline Birch ’19, Elizabeth Brennan ’18, Hannah Bunce ’18, Ashley Cavuto ’17, Emma Dries ’18, Mackenzie ElKadi ’19, Tess Gecha ’16, Kyra Hall ’18, Bridget Kane ’18, Morgan Mills ’17, Madison Mundenar ’18, Valerie Radvany ’19, Elena Schomburg ’18, Rowan Schomburg ’16
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