LCHS GIRLS SOCCER ARCHIVES 2002 - 2009

Revere 3, Classical 0

At Manning Field, Classical would wake up when it was too late. Revere had a 3-0 lead at the end of the first half and would never look back. Classical's Kelly Deveney had a strong game for the defense.

"It was a struggle in the first half," Classical coach Marcy Durgin said. "In the second half, we played much better, not giving up a goal."

Classical plays Everett Saturday.
 

Beverly 4, Classical 0

At Beverly Airport Field, the Panthers (6-7) came out flying in the first half with Monica Casola scoring three goals and Bridget Leahy the other to take a 4-0 lead at the break. Casola and Leahy each had one assist. Hayley Lorge picked up the shutout.

The Rams  played a solid second half led by sweeper Kelly Deveney. Classical plays Revere today at Manning Field.

 

Salem 2, Classical 0

At Manning Field, Lauren Schaejbe scored on a penalty kick 13 minutes into the game and it turned out to be all the offense the Witches (5-5-3) would need. Jasmine Bryant added an insurance tally in the second half with Ashley Maccario picking up the assist. Emma Titus and Lindsay Trammell combined for the shutout.

Despite the loss, Classical coach Marcy Durgin was very happy with the way her team played.

"We played a great game tonight," Durgin said, citing strong play from freshman Chelsey Martin on defense, Gabby Galeazzi at halfback and Mackenzie Coppinger in net.
 

Gloucester 3, Classical 1

At Gloucester, an early deficit was too much for the Rams to overcome. Classical's Christine Francois scored the lone goal at the end of the first half. The score was 3-1 at the half, and would stay that way for the rest of the game.  Playing well for Classical were Brianna Capone, Christine Francois, and Kelly Deveney. Classical plays Salem Monday.

Winthrop 2, Classical 0

At Manning Field, Nicole Black scored with about five seconds left in the first half with the assist going to Haley Benson. The Vikings (3-8) added some insurance about 15 minutes into the second half on a Benson goal (Black assist). Johnna Fisher was in net for Winthrop. The Vikings had 17 first-half shots.

Keeper Mackenzie Coppinger and midfielder Brianna Capone played well for the Rams.
 

Danvers 5, Classical 0

At Manning Field, Brittany Russo and Corey Persson had two goals each and Joanna Zecha had one for the Falcons, who remain undefeated at 8-0-1. Classical is 1-10.
 

Swampscott Wins over Classical

At Swampscott, Tess Gorman and Merry Ball had two goals each and freshman Erin Cassidy had four assists for the Big Blue (5-1-1). Classical coach Marcy Durgin said her team (1-9) will put this game behind it and look ahead to the rest of the season.
 

Marblehead's offense finds spark against Classical

By Matthew Roy / For The Item

The St. Mary's girls get a "fourpeat" as they defeated Lynn Classical, 3-0, Saturday at Manning Field.

Kate Abbott, right, of St. Mary's kicks the ball down the field as Erin Walters (36) of Classical watches on Saturday at Manning Field. (ITEM PHOTO / OWEN O'ROURKE)

The Lynn City Soccer Tournament has been going for four years, and only one school has captured the girls crown every year. This year was no exception.


"We have to rebuild from the goal out," St. Mary's girls coach Jim Foley said before the game. "We lost most of our defenders plus our all-everything, Amanda Webster."

"We have only one senior," Rams coach Marcy Durgin said. "The team has 11 sophomores who were battle-tested last year as freshmen. I feel that this experience will help us as we go into the (Northeastern Conference) schedule."

St Mary's scored three goals in the first 20 minutes. At the 5-minute mark, senior midfielder Courtney Winters opened the scoring with a shot past Classical keeper Mackenzie Coppinger. The assist went to senior striker Michelle Macchione, who passed the ball through two defenders to find Winters unmarked in front of the net.

One minute later, Macchione had the honors and she received a great through ball from Brianna Anderson and scored against Coppinger to the short side. All the scoring was wrapped up in the 19th minute, when Rachel Stueve picked up an errant clearing pass off a defender and scored against Coppinger to the low far side.

Many individual battles sometimes determine how a game goes. Classical sophomore Jennie Erekson, who does a lot of the distributing and a fair share of the scoring, was covered by St. Mary's defender Mikaela Donovan. The other Classical attackers were unable to get the ball to Erekson, and that shut down a major part of the Rams offense. The rest of the game was one of both teams substituting freely in order to give their younger players experience for the upcoming season.

"We played a good game for the last 60 minutes," Durgin said. "The first 20 killed us." She added, "Co-captain Christine Francois played well at defender and co-captain Brianna Capone played well in midfield. We have a few days to get ready for our first league game when we play Salem."

"We did some nice things out there," Foley said. "We are coming together and should be ready for our league season."

Classical High girls soccer player Brianna Capone, center, leads the way in the Rams' first day of practice Thursday at Hood Park. (ITEM PHOTO/ REBA SALDANHA)

 Classical Girls Soccer Team Feeling Optimistic

By Rich Tenorio / The Daily Item, August 28, 2009

The Lynn Classical girls soccer squads struggled last season, but  coach  Marcy Durgin is hopeful for the 2009 campaign.
The team started practice on Thursday, sand the school will  begin the regular season on Sept. 9 in the Lynn City Tournament. Classical plays Tech.

Classical is counting on underclass talent.

Classical coach Marcy Durgin has been part of the Rams program for the past 12 years, eight as an assistant and four as head coach. This season, however, she has seen something unprecedented in her tenure: Her team has only one senior, sweeper and captain Kelly Deveney.

"I've been coaching at Classical for (12) years," Durgin said. "It's never happened. The last two years, I graduated nine seniors each year."

Twelve players, all with varsity experience, return for 2009. The team boasts a deep sophomore class with eight second-year players.

"We had a large freshman class last year," Durgin noted.

There are also three juniors, all assistant captains: midfielder Gabby Galeazzi, defenseman Christine Francois, and Brianna Capone, who the coach said would probably run the middle of the field.

"I'm really looking to the four captains to show some great leadership on the field," Durgin said.

As for the sophomores, they include goalie Mackenzie Coppinger, Jasmine Badr, a defenseman; Katie Cuozzo, who plays defense and midfield; forward Allison Kurpiel; sisters Erin and Kelly Walters, who play offense and defense, respectively; midfielder Stephanie Lopez; and forward Jennie Erekson.

"All eight saw great playing time as freshmen," Durgin said. "They go into the preseason with a lot of experience in their back pocket."

In all, 22 players, including six freshmen, attended the first day of practice at Hood Park, across from the school. The preseason will include a scrimmage against Amesbury. Then comes opening day with the Lynn City Tournament.

"Going into the season, I am extremely pleased with the experience we start with," Durgin said. "I am optimistic that we'll put a few more in the win column.

"We have a lot of speed, and very quick girls, a lot of girls who know the game, who just understand the game."

However, she added, "I definitely lost a few defenders. I'm hoping to fill in these sophomores with four starting positions."

Players from last year who graduated in the spring included three starting captains, Danielle Jesoraldo, Katie Fitzgerald, and Nikki Kourembanos (who is trying out for the Salem State team), plus fellow starter Jillian Adams and a classmate who Durgin called "the surprise of the season," Sochitta Men, "who came out for goalie her senior year and was a huge, huge surprise for me. She never played soccer before; you'd have thought she trained as a goalie her whole life."

And yet the coach is able to make the best of playing with only one senior this year.

"It's good for this year and the future," she said.

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Girls Soccer 2008

Congratulations goes out to Kelly Deveney and Nikki Kourembanos for being named NEC North Girls Soccer ALL-STARS !

English's Ashley Keighley and Classical's Katie Fitzgerald pursue the ball at Manning Field. The game ended in a scoreless tie. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA) English, Classical Girls Soccer Teams get Scoreless Tie By Art McManus / For The Item, LOctober 27, 2008 LYNN -- The final game of the NEC season is always a barnburner. Classical and English met in the season-ending game at Manning Field. The girls were playing for pride and the championship of the City of Lynn. The game ended in a 0-0 tie. Click here to see a photo gallery from the game. The girls game was preceded by Senior Day, and both coaches, Ed McNeil of English and Marcy Durgin of Classical, presented flowers and gifts to their seniors, who will be leaving the program this year. As this was the last game of the year, played in front of a good crowd of parents and friends, both teams played exceptionally well. Both teams have much in common. Neither has a JV team and both have quite a few promising underclassmen. The Classical back five, with Sochitta Men in the net and deep defenders Kelly Devaney, Jillian Adams, co-captain Danielle Jesoraldo and Christine Francois, held the English attackers from any strong attacks for the entire game. English, in turn, was just as stingy in its end. Keeper Brittany Goulet had her usual good game. The four deep defenders for English also had another excellent game. Cara Crowley, Maura Coyle, Maura Beaulieu and sweeper Shawna Henry stifled any Ram attacks on the English net. The first half went end-to-end as each team tried to get the advantage of the first goal. The half ended with no score. The second half was just like the first. Both coaches substituted freely during the second half. The closest that either team came to a goal was in the waning minutes of the game. Classical was whistled for a hand ball just outside the area. English senior striker Ashley Keighly took the shot from about twenty-two yards away. It missed high and right. The game ended moments later. Both coaches mentioned the play and leadership of their captains during the season. Durgin had high praise for freshman striker Jennie Erekson and sophomore defender Christine Francois. McNeil had praise for Ashley Keighly, Shannon Kidney and Shawna Henry.

GIRLS SOCCER   ROSTER 2008

18      Katie Fitzgerald (Captain)               Defense                Senior

11      Danielle Jesoraldo (Captain)           Midfield               Senior

16      Nikki Kourembanos (Captain)        Forward              Senior

39      Jillian Adams                                    Defense                Senior

2        Karen Perez                                     Forward              Senior

17      Katie Simmons                                 Forward              Senior

41      Sochitta Men                                    Goalie                  Senior

38      Sarai Zelada                                     Defense                Senior

35      Jessie Corradano                             Midfield               Senior

37      Kelly Deveney                                  Defense                Junior

30      Marysa  Mezzeti                              Midfield               Junior

33      Gabriella Galeazzi                           Midfield               Sophomore

5        Christine Francois                           Defense                Sophomore

12      Brianna Capone                               Forward              Sophomore

21      Jenni Erekson                                  Forward              Freshman

34      Katie Cuozzo                                    Defense                Freshman

36      Erin Walters                                    Forward              Freshman

29      Kelly Walters                                   Defense                Freshman

26      Allison Kurpiel                                 Forward              Freshman

40      Stephanie Lopez                               Forward              Freshman

15      Yasmin Badr                                    Defense                Freshman

42      Mackenzie Coppinger                      Goalie/Defense    Freshman

At Lynn, Erika Digiacamo scored a hat trick and added an assist for the Tanners (13-3). Emily Manoogian scored a pair of goals and added a pair of assists. Taylor Provost and Caitlin Pinkham had an assist apiece. Katie Tsapatsaris picked up the shutout.

Salem 5, Classical 0   Item Roundup

At Salem, the Witches (8-7-1) offensive attack was too ferocious for the Rams (1-11-3) to withstand.

Jasmine Bryant, Holbrook Phelan, Desiree DeLeon, Sarah Felton and Lauren Schaejbe all scored for the victors. It was Felton's first tally as a Sachem after spending her freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Mary's. Melissa Ryan assisted on three goals while Felton and Janelle Gallant each had an assist.

Classical defenders Kelly Devney and Katie Fitzgerald both garnered mention from their coach, Marcy Durgin, for their strong play.

Beverly 3, Classical 0   Item Roundup

At Hood Park, the Rams (1-12-3) had a much better showing the second time around against the Panthers, but they still came up short. Beverly's Kate Carlotto scored 31 minutes into the game to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead at the half. Bridget Leahy and Carlotto scored in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Classical's Christine Francois played well at sweeper and goalies Sochitta Men and Mackenzie Coppinger had 25 saves between them.

Revere 1, Classical 0   Item Roundup

At Revere, Sochitta Men made 14 saves for the Rams (1-11-2). Kelly Deveney had a strong game playing sweeper.

Marblehead 3, Classical 0  Item Roundup

At Manning Field, the Magicians had goals by Lizzie Whitehill, Gabrielle Carrick and Kathryn DiGiacamarino. Mary Keroack had a pair of assists and Sarah Forward had one assist. Marblehead is 7-4. Classical (1-9-2) had strong play by Kelly Deveney at sweeper and freshman Mackenzie Coppinger in net

Danvers 8, Classical 0  Item Roundup

At Danvers, Brittany Russo had a field day for the Falcons, scoring four goals to lift her season total to 17 with six assists. Shyla Bates, Rebecca Cann, Alex Strangie and Nora Harvey also contributed to the scoring attack. Maria Uminski and Allison Tivnan split the game in net. Danvers is 10-0. The Rams are 1-8-3.

Beverly 5, Classical 0  Item Roundup

At Beverly, the Rams (1-7-3) tried to keep the momentum going from Monday's 0-0 tie against Gloucester, but didn't have much luck. Classical, playing without several senior starters due to injury and illness, found itself trailing 3-0 by the half. Beverly (3-4-1) had goals by Sky Cowans, Katie Carlotto, Bridget Leahy, Daryl Powell and Monica Cassola.

Classical coach Marcy Durgin was happy with the play of freshman goalie Mackenzie Coppinger, who took over for an ailing Sochitta Men.

Winthrop 4, Classical 0 Item Roundup

At Winthrop, Vanessa Caruccio was involved in all of the scoring for the Vikings (4-4-2). She scored a pair of goals and assists. Elaine Lanza and Nicole Black accounted for the other Winthrop goals.

Swampscott 6, Classical 0 Item Roundup

At Classical, Marissa Gambale scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season to lead the Big Blue (5-2). Erin Langan, Mallory McDonough, Kelly Birchmore and Monique Bleau scored the other goals for Swampscott. Tara Nimkar picked up her third shut out of the season.

Saugus 8, Classical 1 ,   Item Roundup

At Lynn, Gabby Cogliano led the scoring attack for the Sachems (1-3-1) with a pair of goals. Belinda Cresta-Devine, Alyssa Wilkie, Kaleigh Evans, Kerri Quinlan, Jill Herr and Kelsey Sturgis scored the other Saugus goals.

"It was a very good all-around game for us," Sachems coach Ted Moriello said. "We had been struggling offensively and it was nice to find the back of the net."

Brianna Capone scored the Rams' (1-4-2) lone goal.

"I think we came out a little flat-footed today," Rams coach Marcy Durgin said. "But all in all, it was just great to see Ted (Moriello) back out there (on Saugus' sideline)."

Moriello, whose return to coaching this season had been in question after battling cancer during the off-season, was grateful for the well wishes from the Rams sideline.

Classical's Danielle Jesoraldo, left, and English's Stephanie Breault try to impact the course of the ball on Wednesday at Manning Field. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA) English, Classical Girls Play to 0-0 Tie By Art McManus / For The Item, September 18, 2008 LYNN -- If you like high-scoring games, this was not the game for you. However, if you wanted to see 22 players give everything they had on the turf of Manning Field, then this was the game for you to watch, as English and Classical played to a scoreless tie. Both teams had many opportunities to score, only to be shut down by the other team's defense. Classical now has a record of 1-3-1, while English has a 1-3-2 record. You could not have asked the players to work any harder. Both teams substituted freely. Ram coach Marcy Durgin was optimistic before the game, saying, "We have practiced well this week and I feel that we have a really good chance of knocking off English." Ed McNeil, the Bulldog coach, said, "We are coming off a good game against Beverly, and we should be ready for Classical." When your offense is not clicking, your only hope to score is for the other team's defense to crack. Last night, this did not happen. The goalies and sweepers on both teams were the stars of the evening. For Classical, keeper Sochitta Men, a senior playing her first year of soccer, was outstanding. Recruited from the basketball team by Durgin, she is getting better with each game she plays. She kept everything neat and tidy in the six-yard box as she cleaned up everything English threw at her. In front of her, shutting down the English attack before it could get going was sweeper Kelly Devany. Her clearing kicks to the wings were perfect. At the other end of the field, English junior keeper Brittany Goulet was pitching her fourth shutout of the season and the fifteenth in her three years as keeper for the Bulldogs. She knows how to play the angles on the shooters, which only comes with experience. In front of her is the English sweeper, Shawna Henry, who is as good a sweeper as you can find on the North Shore. Her booming high clears kept the Classical strikers at bay. For a real soccer fan, this was a great game to watch. Even though the final score was 0-0, it was a thrill to be there.

Peabody 5, Classical 0  Item Roundup

At Peabody, the Tanners (4-0) jumped out to a 3-0 halftime lead before scoring two goals late in the second half to put the game away.

Erica DiGiacomo paced the Peabody offense with two goals and an assist. Angela Ellison scored her first varsity goal and added an assist while Taylor Provost and Emily Scolaro each had goals. Emily Manoogian had a single helper.

Katie Psapatsaris stopped all five shots she faced to post the shutout. Classical (1-3-1) got good performances from Danielle Jesoraldo and Yasmin Bedir on defense and Brianna Capone up front.

Salem 6, Classical 0 ,  Item Roundup

At Hood Park, the Rams (1-1-2) got into a 3-0 hole at the half and never were able to recover.

Jasmine Bryant's two goals and an assist paced the attack for Salem. Jessica Ngo added two markers with Meghan Wilkins and Jackie Rocheville also finding the net.

Janelle Gallant had two assists while Melissa Ryan and Audrey Wyke had one assist each.

Classical got a good performance at sweeper from Kelly Deveney.

Classical Defeats Pope John in Girls Consolation Game 2-0

By Art McManus / For The Item, September 8, 2008

LYNN -- In the first of four straight games at Manning Field, the Classical girls came to play the game. Coach Marcy Durgin had them all fired up. She said, "We play five games in nine days and we are ready to win our first game of the year." Durgin's words were prescient: Classical defeated Pope John, 2-0, in the consolation game of the Lynn City Soccer Tournament on Saturday.

After losing Tuesday to St. Mary's and tying Revere with a goal in the last minute of the game, the Rams were ready for a win.

From the opening whistle, Classical was all over the Tigers. The ball never came out of the Tigers' end. Every time the Pope John players tried to clear the ball, the Classical defenders fired it back into the area.

At the 10-minute mark, two Classical freshmen teamed up to score the first goal for Classical. Yasmin Badr penetrated into the top right corner of the area and pushed the pass out on the right wing. Jennie Erekson fired the ball from a nearly impossible spot down near the end line, and it beat Tigers keeper Katie Demirdjian and went into the net over her hands.

The best defensive play of the game was in the 31st minute, when a Pope John striker came in alone on Rams keeper Sochitta Men. She came off her line and the Tigers striker shot the ball towards the net. The ball was just about to cross the goal line when sophomore defender Christine Francois cleared it before it went into the net.

Five minutes later, Francois fired a shot on Demirdjian in the Pope John net. The keeper made a great save and the rebound bounced to freshman Erin Walters, who put the rebound in the net. This made the score Classical 2, Pope John 0. The first half ended with the same score.

The second half started with a new keeper in the Classical net. Freshman Mackenzie Coppinger played the net for the entire second half. Classical played a defensive game for the entire half. Neither team had any good opportunities to score and the clock wound down to zero.

Classical came away with its first win of the year and its record stands at 1-1-1. Durgin was pleased with the play of the whole team.

"We hustled the whole game and we were looking for the open players to pass to," she said. "And our defense played better than in the first two games."

The backpack and ball, donated by Neatco, were won by Kelly Deveny for her outstanding play on defense.

Classical 1, Revere 1

At Manning Field, Jennie Erekson scored on a pass from Briana Capone in the 79th minute to earn a point for the Rams (0-1-1) in their first Northeastern Conference game of the season.

Revere's goal came in the 14th minute, but goalkeeper Sochitta Men played flawlessly thereafter. Kelly Deveney played well at multiple positions for Classical, while freshman Erin Walters had a fine debut at right wing.
 

Classical's Jilian Adams and St. Mary's Courtney Winters vie for the ball during Lynn City Soccer Tournament action at Manning Field on Tuesday. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA)

St. Mary's Girls Defeat Classical 5-0

By Art McManus / For The Item, September 3, 2008

LYNN -- The second game of the Lynn City Soccer Tournament doubleheader on Tuesday at Manning Field featured St Mary's against Lynn Classical. St. Mary's won, 5-0.

Classical will play Pope John at 11 a.m. in the consolation on Saturday and English will match up against St Mary's at 3 p.m. in the championship game.

Classical coach Marcy Durgin is in her fourth season at the helm. When asked about the team's progress during the preseason, she said, "We have 21 players on the team and eight are freshmen. It will take a while to integrate them in with the upperclassmen. We are playing five games in nine days. We should know by then."

Jim Foley, the Spartans' head coach, is in his 10th season. He has a veteran club returning, led by all-everything Amanda Webster, who will attend Santa Clara University next year.

The Classical goalie is Sochitta Men, whom Durgin recruited from the basketball team. She had never played soccer before. She received her baptism of fire in the first minute of the game, when Amy Bozarjian crossed the ball through the area to Courtney Winters, who shot. Men made the save and Winters put in her own rebound. St. Mary's jumped out to a 1-0 lead.

Classical recovered from the quick goal and took the game to the Spartans. The St Mary's defenders, Mikaela Donovan, Briana Marotta, Stephanie Mowry and Bridget Donovan, were able to keep the young and inexperienced Rams away from keeper Megan Brickley.

In the 22nd minute, Kristin Ferrari took a shot. The ball rebounded to Tonianne Gernigla, who scored for the Spartans' second goal. With less than a minute to go in the half, Amanda Webster unleashed a rocket that hit the rear net before anyone could move to stop it. At the half, the score was St Mary's, 3, Classical 0.

The second half was six minutes old when Winters dribbled through the defenders and put it by freshman keeper Mackenzie Coppinger.

Brittany Naumann finished the scoring in the 54th minute. The score was now 5-0. Both coaches emptied their benches for the rest of the game.

Soccer Team Prospects Looking Good

Reprinted from the Daily Item of Lynn

Coach Marcy Durgin's club returns seven starters from a team that suffered through a 1-15-2 season a year ago. But with seven incoming freshmen that have soccer experience, and seven seniors to lead the way, the outlook seems to be positive for the Rams.

"We had 19 come out (Thursday) and four others are coming. That's great for us," Durgin said. "The kids came in in the best shape that I've seen them in many years. They were enthusiastic and energetic and just wouldn't stop running."

Leading the Rams are senior captains Katie Fitzgerald, Nikki Kourembanos and Danielle Jesoraldo. They will be joined by seven incoming freshmen (Jennie Erekson, Kelly Walters, Erin Walters, Katie Cuozzo, Stephanie Lopez, and Allison Kurpiel) along with four sophomores, including three starters.

Juniors Kelly Deveney and Marisa Mezzetti also help give the Rams experience.

"I like the experience we have coming back and I am very pleased with the young kids," Durgin said. "And it was fantastic to see them because of all the trouble we've had with the school in the past couple of years."

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Girls Varsity Soccer Team 2007

Classical's Bryanna Connolly gets the ball away from English's Cara Crowley during their game Saturday at Manning Field. (ITEM PHOTO / JONATHON M. WHITMORE)

Tight Game Against English

By Art McManus / For The Item, Monday, October 29, 2007

LYNN -- In the final regular-season game for the Bulldogs and the Rams, English squeaked out a 1-0 win at Manning Field. Prior to the game, both teams honored their seniors with flowers and balloons. English honored seniors Sheila George and captain Kristi Rebidue, while Classical honored seniors Amanda Stevens, Allison Burggren, Kristina Tsolias, Kelsey Ylonen, Samantha Barker and tri-captains Bryanna Connolly, Courtney Sullivan and Jillian Reddy.

English, under the leadership of coach Ed McNeil, brought a 2-12-3 record into the game. He said, "This is our biggest game. We would like to finish on a high note with a win."

Classical, with Marcy Durgin in charge, had a 1-15-1 record and was looking for a win. She said, "It would be nice to win it for the seniors."

Both sides played excellent soccer with keepers Courtney Sullivan of Classical and Brittany Goulet of English both having outstanding games. The entire game came down to one play with thirty seconds remaining in the first half. Junior Devon Robinson of English intercepted a clearing pass in the Classical area and fired a 25-yard shot that eluded Ram keeper Sullivan to the top far corner. That made the score English 1, Classical 0. This should have been a devastating blow to the Classical players.

However, Durgin worked miracles with the team as it came out for the second half all fired up and ready to play. McNeil, though, was working the same magic with the Bulldogs. The forty minutes of the second half flew by as the Rams struggled to tie up the game and the Bulldogs were hanging on to their slim one-goal lead. The Ram attack was led by Connolly, while stalwart English was led by freshman sweeper Shawna Henry. The second half ended as it had started, with English on top 1-0.

English's record moved to 3-12-3 while Classical dropped to 1-16-1.

McNeil was very pleased with the win and said, "We are looking forward to next year with twenty-two experienced players with a lot of game time."

Durgin was disappointed with the loss, but not with her players. She said, "I am so proud of the girls. They never gave up and played every game right to the end. I am especially proud of my three captains, Jillian Reddy (injured for most of the season), Courtney Sullivan and Bryanna Connolly."

English and Classical both have players who participated in the North-South all-star game played at Manning Field on Sunday.

Representing English were senior captain Rebidue, sophomore keeper Goulet, who had six shutouts, and leading scorer sophomore Megan Forti. Representing Classical were senior keeper Sullivan and sophomore Kelly Deveney.

Peabody 6, Classical 0

At Peabody, Courtney Sullivan (18 saves) had another strong game in net despite the score. It was senior night in Peabody and the Tanners not only recognized their own seniors, but they also presented carnations to the graduating Classical players.

"They showed they're a classy team and I wish them well," Classical coach Marcy Durgin said "I think they'll go deep in the tournament."

Salem 6,Classical 0

At Manning Field, Rams (1-12-2) keeper Courtney Sullivan had 17 saves and Amanda Stevens played well at forward.

Beverly 4, Classical 1

At Beverly, junior Danielle Jesoraldo scored for the Rams with the assist going to freshman Christine Francois. Katie Fitzgerald and Fallon Gaudet all played well despite the loss. Classical is 1-11-2.

 Revere 1, Classical 0

The Rams, 1-10-2, "didn't play our game," said coach Marci Durgin.
Still, she wanted to credit sweeper Kelly Deveney and midfielder Nikki Kourembanas for playing well.
Classical plays Thursday at Beverly.

Classical Lands in Win Column

Courtesy of The Daily Item of Lynn, 10/5/07

2007 Roster

        5              Jillian Reddy            (CAPT)      Senior

        0/21                Courtney Sullivan    (CAPT)      Senior

        12            Bryanna Connolly    (CAPT)      Senior

        25            Samantha Barker                    Senior

        00            Kelsey Ylonen                          Senior

        2              Kristina Tsolias                                Senior

        20            Allison Burggren                      Senior

        15            Ashley D’Entremont                 Senior

        33            Amanda Stevens                      Senior

        11            Danielle Jesoraldo                   Junior

        16            Nikki Kourembanas                 Junior

        18            Katie Fitzgerald                                Junior

        29            Jillian Adams                            Junior

        30            Alba Ortega                              Junior

        42            Jessie Carredano                     Junior

        39            Karen Perez                              Junior

        17            Ariel Pires                                        Junior

Cassandra Hally                      Junior

        26            Hongchau Huynh                    Junior

        37            Kelly Deveney                          Sophomore

        36            Fallon Gaudet                          Sophomore

        34            Shanice Clark                          Sophomore

                        Yvonne Milan                           Sophomore

        38            Christine Francois                   Freshman

        35            Brianna Capone                       Freshman

        41            Ana Tobon                               Freshman

        40            Gabriella Galeazzi                    Freshman

At Manning Field, the Rams, who were without four starters due to injuries and other commitments, had a rough outing. Winthrop led 6-0 by the half with Julie Dowson (3 goals) and Nikki Dominico and Vanessa Caruccio (2 goals each) doing the bulk of the damage. Courtney Finn also scored for the Vikings (4-2-2). Classical (0-3-2) plays Gloucester Thursday and Winthrop faces Mt. Alvernia today.

English, Classical Girls Soccer in 1-1 Stalemate

By Art McManus / For The Daily Item of Lynn, Tuesday, September 25, 2007 

LYNN -- To many people, the Super Bowl or the World Series is the ultimate in sports; to the Lynn soccer community it is the Classical-English matches.

Records mean nothing. Anyone who has played in these games remembers everything that ever happened, even if it was 20 years ago.

Monday night at Manning Field, both games finished in ties. The girls opened the festivities in the 4 p.m. game and played to a 1-1 tie. Both teams feature outstanding keepers, senior co-captain Courtney Sullivan for Classical and sophomore Brittany Goulet for English. The score at halftime was 0-0 because the defenders of both teams stuffed any opportunities that the other team had. The defenders for English are Marina Biondi, Maria Beaulieu, Maura Coyle and freshman Shawna Henry at sweeper. Henry, more than anyone else on the Bulldogs team, kept the Ram strikers off the board.

For Classical, Katie Fitzgerald, Jillian Adams and Kelly Devaney shut down Kristi Rebidue and Megan Forti.

The second half opened with the same intensity by both teams. This lasted until the 50th minute when co-captain Bryanna Connolly collected a pass outside the top right corner of the area and lofted a shot high over the keeper's head into the left corner. This was the first and only time that she was left unmarked in the game, and she came through with the go-ahead goal. Eight minutes later, co-captain/midfielder Jillian Reddy made an attack down the right wing only to be taken down in the area for a penalty shot. Reddy had to be removed from the game due to an injured ankle in the collision. Connolly took the PK and missed low and just outside the left post. The score remained 1-0 in favor of the Rams.

The frantic pace continued until the 78th minute, just 2 minutes from the end. Jenna Henry, the English striker, was taken down in the area and the referee awarded English a penalty shot. The Bulldogs' top shooter, Forti, calmly drilled the ball low left to tie the game at 1-1. The game ended with both teams leaving everything they had out on the field.

English coach Ed McNeil, whose team's record now goes to 1-5-1 (0-4-1 NEC), said, "We dominated the play and had the most chances to score, but the ball didn't go in." He continued, "We are 1-0-1 with Classical this year. Our biggest game will be Oct. 27, the rematch."

Classical coach Marcy Durgin was disappointed, being only 2 minutes from her team's first win. She said, "We will continue to work harder to get the first win. We need it."

Both teams play in a tripleheader Wednesday at Manning Field: St. Mary's-Arlington Catholic in the first game, Classical-Saugus at 5:15 and English-Marblehead at 7:30.

Thursday, 9/20/07   Peabody 7, Classical 1

At Manning Field, Classical's Bryanna Connolly scored with 13 minutes remaining, but it barely made a ding in the score. Peabody led 5-0 at the half and 6-0 when Connolly found the net. The Tanners (4-0) had seven different people score: Erika DiGiacomo, Emily Manoogian, Amanda Lowry, Alyssa Manoogian, Lauren Ward, Kathleen Dolan and Lindsey Elwell.

Salem keeper Kristin Wyke (1 save) picked up the shutout.

Salem is 2-2 and Classical is 0-4-1.

Friday, 9/14/07     Beverly 2, Classical 0

At Hood Park, the Panthers scored 23 minutes into the game and again at the 63rd minute. Courtney Sullivan (10 saves) was in net for the Rams. Sweeper Kelly Deveney played well.

English Girls Defeat Classical in Consolation Game 4-0

By Art McManus / For The Daily Item of Lynn, 9/10/07

English finished the scoring when Devon Robinson carried the ball down the right wing and passed it through the crease, where Stephanie Brault had an easy tap-in to make the score Bulldogs 4, Rams 0.

The tourney presented an award to the MVP on each team, as selected by the respective head coaches. The Classical MVP was Kelly Deveney and the English MVP was Forti.

Girls Soccer Falls to Pope John in Tourney Nightcap

Classical's Kristina Tsolias and Pope John's Fiona Lunney try to gain an advantage during action last night at the Lynn City Soccer Tournament.            ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA

By Art McManus/For The Daily Item of Lynn, 9/5/07

The rest of the first half was played between the penalty areas with neither team getting any outstanding chances to score. The half ended with Pope John in the lead 1-0.

The second half was a contrast in styles, Classical throwing caution to the wind and attacking at every opportunity while Pope John was trying to hold on to its one goal lead. As Classical added more players to the attack, Pope John brought more players back to play defense. It turned the game into a kick and run game. The contest was whether Classical would score and force a penalty kick shootout to determine the winner or would the clock run out and make the Pope John Tigers the winner. This time the clock won. Pope John will play St. Mary's on Saturday at 5:00 in the Championship game. Classical will take on long-standing cross-town rivals, the Bulldogs from English in a 1:00 game. Classical opens its NEC season on Friday with at game in Revere.

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Girls Soccer 2006

     "We have 15 freshmen and sophomores who got a lot of playing time and experience this year," he said. "We hope to improve on it next year."

Varsity Team 2006

JV Soccer Team 2006

     "Our underclassmen are being tested against some of the best teams in the North," he said. "They are getting better with every game."

Varsity Roster 2006

11                Allison Donovan- Captain           Senior

12                Paulina Koutroubis- Captain       Senior

22                Vanessa Francois- Captain         Senior

17                Jill Magner                                  Senior

3                  Denielle Harris                            Senior

5                  Jillian Reddy                               Junior

00                Courtney Sullivan                       Junior

8                  Bryanna Connolly                       Junior

24                Samantha Barker                       Junior

0                  Kelsey Ylonen                            Junior

6                  Kristina Tsolias                          Junior

23                Allison Burggren                        Junior

32                Tara Landry                              Junior

25                Alissa Johnson                           Junior

13                Ashley D’Entremont                  Junior

7                  Danielle Jesoraldo                     Sophomore

19                Nikki Kourembanas                  Sophomore

18                Katie Fitzgerald                         Sophomore

Classical coach Marcy Durgin, who took over the head coaching job for her sister, Maura, after serving as her assistant for many years, is also dealing with low numbers. Durgin said she has about 23 players, 20 of them who have been showing up for practice regularly.

     "The junior varsity team is a feeder program, so that concerns me for the future," Durgin said.

     Most of Durgin's players are juniors and seniors, with only one freshman showing up so far. The senior class features captains Paulina Koutroubis, a forward, and sweeper Allison Donovan. Jill Magner, a midfielder and three-year varsity player; defender Vanessa Francois, a four-year varsity player, and Denielle Harris, a forward, round out the list of returning seniors.

     Goalie Courtney Sullivan will return for her third year in net. Fellow juniors Allison Burggren, Laura McLaughlin and Samantha Barker will also be getting the call, as will Bryanna Connolly, Morgan Murphy, Kelsey Ylonen, Jillian Reddy, Ashley D'Entremont and Rocio Funez.

     The sophomore class will feature Nikki Kourembanas, Katie Fitzgerald and Danielle Jesoraldo while Abby Field is the lone freshman.

     "My numbers are down, but the kids are working really hard," Durgin said. "They know each of them has a role to fill and that I'm going to rely on each one of them."

     Durgin's assistant is Michael Zukowski, who coached the junior varsity for the last five years. Classical will open next Tuesday against St. Mary's.

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2005 Varsity Soccer Team

2005 Junior Varsity Squad

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Girls Soccer 2004

Varsity Soccer Team 2004

2004 Varsity Captains

Photo by Jessica Arrington

2004 JUNIOR VARSITY SQUAD

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Girls Soccer 2003

Seniors and Captains

The Varsity Squad

The Junior Varsity

FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON 9/05/03

LYNN CLASSICAL     2003 JV GIRLS SOCCER

  *JILL MURRAY -CAPTAIN          *ROXANN PHELAN - CAPTAIN

VANESSA FRANCOIS                 KRISTINA BOEHM

SANDRA FLORES                      CARLA FABIAN

KATIE FORD                           ANGELA CHRISTIAN

JENNILEE LEBLANC                   SAVANNA CLEMENS

CASEY FERRARI                        KAREN HOGAN

JILL MAGNER                           COLLEEN BEAVER

LAUREN D’ETREMONT                 VICKI GRIMANIS

NIKKI RICKO                            CATIE GEARY

DANIELLE STRONG                     DANIELLE HARRIS

JESSICA BOULAY                       MEAGHAN MACDONALD

NEDDY                                     YANCY 

Varsity 2002 Photo