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Millbrook’s girls lacrosse team off to a good start

MILLBROOK — Millbrook High School’s girls lacrosse team performed well on Wednesday, April 3, against Red Hook in a home game. With a final score of 13-7, so far Millbrook is 2-1 in a season that looks promising for the Blazers. In this non-conference game, the team came out fighting and maintained their lead throughout. 

“Millbrook came out strong today,” said coach Jillian Barnes. “Although it was close for the first 15 minutes or so, once they took the lead, they never looked back.”

Goals were scored by Hailie Every, with 2; Cat Halpin, with 1; Carrie Halpin, with 3; Maddy Harkenrider, with 2; Adrianna Radovic, with 2; Emma Sager, with 2; and Stephanie Williams, with 1.

Carrie Halpin had five assists, setting up many plays along with her sister, Cat. Seven players on the Millbrook team scored. Kelly Olmstead and Caroline Malles, defensive players, also helped shut down a few plays from Red Hook, both playing strong games. Goalie Claire Martell played another great game with 10 assists.

Red Hook players Bailey Jordan had 2 goals, and Stasia Giannoulis had 4. Goalie Emily Feller had three saves.

After a scrimmage on Wednesday, March 27, the Blazer Girls Lacrosse team took on Lourdes High School (Poughkeepsie) for its first game of the 2019 season on Friday, March 29. 

The Blazers won a scrimmage against Highland, 15-10, and went into their first official game with Lourdes with high hopes.

The game began with much excitement on the Millbrook field, and the teams traded points for a time; it looked as though it might be a tough battle.

But Millbrook sorted it out, and by halftime the Blazers were up by three; they maintained the lead throughout the second half of the game, winning with a final score of 10-6.

Millbrook’s Erin Fox and Harkenrider each scored 1 goal; Cat Halpin and Carrie Halpin each scored 2. Goalie Martell chalked up 13 saves.

Barnes was pleased with the team’s first outing. 

“I was very happy with how we came out today in our first game,” she said. “They played together, they played hard from beginning to end. Carrie Halpin was fierce on the draw and played a great game along with the other midfielders, including Cat Halpin. Harkenrider had her first varsity goal after stepping into midfield today when she was needed.”

Barnes went on to reflect on the final outcome. 

“The defense played a great game and stopped many of Lourdes’ main goal scorers and Martell made many impressive saves in net.”

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