By Caden Simpson – Social Media Editor

The Jonathan Law girls soccer team kicked off their season on Thursday, September 8 with a home game against Hamden.

The team’s next home game is September 27 against Lauralton Hall, and the team could not feel more confident about upcoming games. With several incoming freshmen and the varsity team growing, the girls soccer team is in good shape for the 2022 season. 

“This summer the girls spent two days a week conditioning and completing agility workouts,” head coach Mrs. Francisco said. “ The girls are also participating in summer league games to prepare for this season.”

The team has many goals set for this season, one of them being making it to states.

“My goals for this season would be to have a winning record and make it to states,”  senior captain Elly Van Waveren said. “I hope the team can connect passes and have chemistry on and off the field to improve performance.”

The teams has multiple big games coming up, including an away game with rival Foran on October 10. 

“The Foran game is the most important game of the season,” senior captain Demi Carrapico said. “Because Foran is our rival school everyone comes out to watch, making it really exciting to play.”

The team has another game against Foran on October 27 at home, which is the last game of the regular season.

“I am really excited for this season,” sophomore Maddy Baranowsky said. “We have some big games coming up and I think that our team will play really well together, despite losing some of our strongest players.”

The girls soccer team lost several seniors from last year’s team, but Francisco is optimistic about this team’s performance this season.

“Graduating seniors will always be missed, however this season’s captains are doing an incredible job of stepping up and helping the younger players find success at the same time,” Francisco said. “The best players make those around them great’ and I think that encompasses our team to a ‘T.’ I’m excited to see all of the success that our team earns.”

Senior captain and goalkeeper Sabrina Lawless is not worried about the team’s performance this year either.

“I think the team will really pull through,” said Lawless. “Although we lost strong players, I believe that our team will be able to play together well and have the ability to build chemistry with one another to better ourselves on the field.”