Darien Varsity Girls Lacrosse Team Fights for the Win

Sofia Bender

Nicole Humphrey playing against Staples' defense. Photo Credit: Dave Stewart

The day finally arrived for the Darien varsity girls lacrosse team to play against the infamous Bishop Ireton, coming all the way from Alexandria, Virginia. For weeks, Darien had been preparing for April 25th to arrive. With high expectations to be fulfilled, Darien was ready to dominate.

Nicole Humphrey, #1, begins the draw passing it to her teammates. Adrenaline running through each athlete, pressure to maintain the ball begins to build rapidly in the first few minutes of the game. Humphrey scores flawlessly in the first two minutes of the period. Turning the tides around, Aubrey Williams from Bishop Ireton scores on goal keeper, Shea Dolce, in less then three seconds after the last goal, making the score 1-1.

Sarah Jaques, #17, scores second point at 20:26 in the first period. But, six minutes after scoring, accidental hit performed by Jaques and Darien receives a yellow card with 14 minutes and 24 seconds remaining in the period. Darien didn’t let a yellow card prevent them from performing well.

With three minutes left in the period, Shea van den Broek, #16, scores assisted by Humphrey, making the score 3-2. The intensity between Bishop and Darien increases rapidly. Bishop takes the opportunity to score once again, score tied 3-3 at the end of the first period.

After halftime, Darien gets back into action, determined to beat Bishop. With multiple goals made one after another, by the end of the second half, Darien and Bishop continued tied with a score of 10-10 leading to overtime. With five minutes left, Darien needed to score one last point. Final goal was scored by Humphrey once again making Darien victorious.

The girls definitely stepped up to win this game. Playing with determination granted the win for Darien. Brianna Lyons, #15, said " We were really strong in the first half, and we played incredible the second since we came back from a three point deficient. And we won in sudden death, thanks to Nicole Humphrey”. Throughout the whole game, supporting fans can clearly see the amount of dedication and practice Darien places into their sports. Stop by and watch the girls play another incredible game on April 29th on Darien High School stadium field at 4 pm.