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Soccer (Girls)

Year after year, the Deerfield Academy girls soccer team proves to be among the more competitive programs in the New England area. In fact, they have amassed an impressive 109-60 record since the squad was formed in 1989. In 1996, the girls posted an undefeated season, captured the Western New England Girls Soccer League title and went on to finish second in the New England Tournament.  That bid was one of eight consectutive years in which the Deerfield girls qualified for post-season play. The team's competitive schedule, which includes Loomis-Chafee, Taft, Choate, Andover and Exeter,has served as a solid springboard for girls wishing to compete in college. Amherst, Williams, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Colby, St.  Lawrence and Colorado College have all seen Deerfield's  players contribute to their programs.

Deerfield fields and supports three interscholastic girls soccer teams. The jv and thirds squads emphasize skill building and game experience, while the varsity focuses on fine-tuning skills, team strategies and conditioning.

Girls soccer at Deerfield is coached by Heidi Valk. Newcomer Jennifer Marino (jmarino@deerfield.edu) has joined the squad as an assistant. For more information, please contact Ms. Valk at hvalk@deerfield.edu

 

Varsity

Date Opponent Venue Time Result
Sep 10 --- Playday NMH 1:00 pm
Sep 14 Brooks Scrimmage Lawrence 3:30 pmLoss, 1-3
Sep 17 Milton Milton 2:00 pmWin, 2-1
Sep 21 Westminster Deerfield Academy 4:15 pmTie, 4-4
Sep 24 Exeter Exeter 2:30 pmLoss, 3-0
Sep 27 Worcester Deerfield Academy 4:15 pmLoss, 2-1
Sep 28 Williams College Williams College 4:15 pm
Oct 1 Pomfret Pomfret 4:00 pmLoss, 5-1
Oct 5 Williston Williston Northampton 4:15 pmTie, 2-2
Oct 8 Kent Deerfield Academy 4:15 pmWin, 4-0
Oct 12 NMH Deerfield Academy 2:00 pmWin, 3-2
Oct 15 Loomis Loomis Chaffee 3:00 pmLoss, 3-0
Oct 19 Cushing CANCELLED 3:00 pm
Oct 22 Taft Eaglebrook Track Field 3:45 pmWin, 4-2
Oct 29 Andover CANCELLED 2:15 pm
Nov 2 Suffield CANCELLED 2:30 pm
Nov 6 Hotchkiss Hotchkiss 12:00 pmWin, 1-0
Nov 9 Wilbraham Wilbraham 2:45 pmLoss, 6-3
Nov 12 Choate Deerfield Academy 1:30 pmLoss, 3-0

Junior Varsity

Date Opponent Venue Time Result
Sep 17 Vermont Deerfield Academy 2:00 pmLoss, 0-2
Sep 21 Westminster Westminster 3:30 pmWin, 4-0
Sep 24 Exeter Exeter 2:30 pmWin, 5-0
Sep 28 NMH NMH 3:00 pm
Oct 1 Pomfret Pomfret 4:00 pmWin, 3-0
Oct 5 Williston Williston Northampton 2:30 pmWin, 5-0
Oct 8 Kent Greenfield Community College 4:15 pmWin, 5-0
Oct 12 NMH NMH 2:30 pmWin, 4-1
Oct 15 Loomis Loomis Chaffee 3:00 pmWin, 3-2
Oct 19 Cushing CANCELLED 3:00 pm
Oct 22 Taft Greenfield Community College 3:45 pmWin, 7-2
Oct 29 Andover CANCELLED 2:15 pm
Nov 2 Suffield CANCELLED 2:30 pm
Nov 6 Hotchkiss Hotchkiss 12:00 pmWin, 3-0
Nov 9 Miss Hall's Miss Hall's 3:00 pmWin, 4-1
Nov 12 Choate Deerfield Academy 10:30 amLoss, 2-1

Reserve

Date Opponent Venue Time Result
Sep 21 Miss Porter's Miss Porter's School 3:00 pmWin, 4-2
Sep 24 Stoneleigh Deerfield Academy 11:30 amWin, 5-0
Sep 28 NMH NMH 3:00 pmWin, 3-0
Oct 1 Taft CANCELLED 3:00 pm
Oct 5 Westminster Westminster 3:15 pmWin, 5-0
Oct 8 NMH NMH 2:00 pmTie, 1-1
Oct 12 Vermont Vermont 2:45 pmWin, 6-1
Oct 15 Loomis Loomis Chaffee 3:00 pmTie, 1-1
Oct 20 Bement Deerfield Academy 4:30 pmWin, 2-1
Oct 22 Westminster Deerfield Academy 3:30 pmWin, 4-1
Oct 28 Hartsbrook Deerfield Academy 4:00 pm
Oct 29 Andover CANCELLED 2:00 pm
Nov 4 Bement Deerfield Academy 4:00 pmLoss, 3-1
Nov 5 Stoneleigh Stoneleigh-Burnham 1:30 pmWin, 4-1
Nov 9 Loomis Deerfield Academy 2:45 pmWin, 5-0
Nov 12 Choate Deerfield Academy 10:15 amLoss, 4-0

Girls Varsity Soccer

Name Ht Wt Hometown Year Position Jersey
Ali Schulz Shrewsbury, NJ 2012 Position 23
Vanessa Avalone Stonington, CT 2013 Position 17
Laura Whitehill Marblehead, MA 2012 Position 15
Cate Wadman Andover, MA 2013 Position 11
Libby Whitton Wilton, CT 2012 Position 8
Caroline Coppinger Billerica, MA 2015 Position 6
Anna Pettee Guilford, VT 2013 Position 2
Zoe Perot Amherst, MA 2012 Position 16
Carley Porter Amherst, MA 2012 Position 3
Lili Brown New Canaan, CT 2014 Position 22
Tally Behringer Avon, CT 2014 Position 9
* Joanna Davin Charlestown, RI 2012 Position 21
Julia Fissore-O'Leary Amherst, MA 2015 Position 5
Jacquelyn Dowling Weston, MA 2014 Position 12
Samantha Chai Norwell, MA 2015 Position 20
Liz Byrne Charlestown, MA 2013 Position 18
Maryanne Iodice 2014 Position 99
Libby Murray Granby, CT 2014 Position 99
Allison Dewey Vergennes, VT 2014 Position 6
* Connie Rhodes Boca Raton, FL 2012 Position 4
Mercedes Fissore-O'Leary Amherst, MA 2015 Position 14

Heidi Valk

Heidi Valk has cultivated the girls soccer program at Deerfield from its roots. Under her tutelage, the squad has amassed a 109-60 record. In 1996, the girls posted an undefeated season, captured the Western New England title, and finished second in the New England Prep School tournament.

Before coming to Deerfield, Heidi coached the JV soccer and lacrosse teams at the Nichols School in Buffalo, NY. She also held coaching positions in those sports at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, where she was an intern. Heidi played both soccer and lacrosse for three years at Mount Holyoke College; as an exchange student, she contributed to both teams in her junior year at Bowdoin College in Maine.

A member of the Academy’s Science Department, Heidi teaches biology, anatomy, and Environmental Science. She and her husband, Conrad, live in Abercrombie House with their sons, Jackson and Bennett.

Send email to Heidi Valk (hvalk@deerfield.edu)


 

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