Girls JV Lacrosse
Schedule
vs.
Kent School
Home
Playing Fields - South Street Field Complex - 1
Loss
2 - 10
vs.
Taft School
Away
Taft School
Loss
0 - 10
vs.
St. Luke’s School
Home
Playing Fields - South Street Field Complex - 1
Loss
3 - 11
vs.
Westover School
Away
Westover School
Win
5 - 4
vs.
School of the Holy Child
Home
Playing Fields - Barnes Field (turf)
Loss
vs.
Canterbury School
Home
Playing Fields - Barnes Field (turf)
Loss
vs.
Westover School
Home
Playing Fields - Underhill Memorial Field
Tie
5 - 5
vs.
Rumsey Hall School
Away
Rumsey Hall School
Loss
1 - 9
vs.
Berkshire School
Away
Berkshire School
Loss
Meet the Coaches
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Head CoachRachel is Assistant Director of Admissions, Social Media Specialist, and Head Coach for Girls Varsity Lacrosse at The Frederick Gunn School. A Connecticut native, Rachel played soccer and lacrosse at Lewis S. Mills in Burlington. She was named a CT Senior All-Star, First Team All-State, All Courant selection, CIAC Athlete of the week, U.S. Lacrosse All-American for Connecticut, and led her team to four conference championships as Most Valuable Player. She went on to play NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse at Central Connecticut State University, and graduated cum laude with a degree in history, and double minors in sociology and general education, from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, where she was captain of Hartwick’s Empire 8 (E8) Athletic Conference Women’s Lacrosse Team, a student ambassador in the Admissions Office, and a peer mentor in the Center for Student Success. Since 2015, she has been a club lacrosse coach for Dodgers Lacrosse (now DewLaxCT), alongside her mentor, lacrosse legend Dee Stephan. Rachel has helped place female athletes nationally in collegiate programs of all levels, served as the transfer liaison for D1 and D2 student-athletes in the national transfer portal, and coached lacrosse programs and clinics for many towns in Connecticut. She joined The Frederick Gunn School in 2021.
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Assistant CoachCatie Lang joined The Frederick Gunn School in fall 2024. She teaches biology and human anatomy and physiology and is an assistant coach for Girls Varsity Lacrosse. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Colgate University, where she double majored in biology and environmental studies, and played DI lacrosse. She was also a sustainability liaison for the Women’s Lacrosse Team and a member of two of Colgate’s affinity groups for student-athletes: the Athlete Ally Chapter and Wellness Advocates. Catie has traveled to London, Costa Rica, Italy, and Grenada, and was living in Montana prior to joining Gunn. Fun fact: She completed research with earthworms and knows a lot about jumping worms!
Meet The Players
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Riley Barter2026Larchmont, NY
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Sheridan Bass2028Cheshire, CT
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Raven Bennett2028Morris, CT
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Annaliese Chavez2027Watertown, CT
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Cassidy Cotton2027Hamden, CT
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Brynn Cunningham2025Cross River, NY
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Sophia Dadd2026Ridgefield, CT
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Celia Dauphinais2025Westerly, RI
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Maya Edwards2026Oradell, NJ
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Molly Grout2028West Springfield, MA
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Ella Jumps2027Branford, CT
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Isabella LaMothe2026Bristol, CT
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Pia Maccione2026Woodbury, CT
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Amelia Martin2025Washington, CT
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Isabelle McAnany2027Darien, CT
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Mia Merrill2025Portland, ME
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Isabel Nicholas2025Stratford, CT
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Luciana Oneglia2026Avon, CT
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Sofia Panzer2025Pawling, NY
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Wylie Straten2027Montclair, NJ
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Skyler Toffolo2025Ithaca, NY
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Briana White2028Watertown, CT
Team Overview
Gunn Girls Lacrosse is a force. The program competes in the Western New England Prep School Lacrosse Association (WNEPSLA) Class B division alongside teams from Canterbury School, Kent School, Hopkins, Millbrook, and Berkshire, among others. Practices and games focus on developing the basic fundamentals while instilling a college-level approach to strategy in all facets of the game. “Doing the little things well,” such as ground balls, draw controls, caused turnovers, and off-ball movement, is the team’s mantra, and a big point of emphasis in every practice. More importantly, the coaching staff is intentional about ingraining the values of teamwork, respect, hard work, and having fun in everything that they do. Developing young women with strong character is of utmost importance.
The growth of Gunn Girls Lacrosse over the past two years has been impressive. For the first time in recent history, the program expanded in 2022 to include JV and varsity teams. The current varsity roster includes 25 student-athletes from eight states, with four All-NESCAC selections, and 23 tri-sport athletes at Gunn. In 2022, four members of the Girls Varsity Lacrosse team were selected to represent Connecticut at the USA Lacrosse Women’s National Tournament, along with Head Coach Rachel Hedden, who evaluated athletes at the regional tryout and coached in the national tournament. In 2021, one member of the Girls Varsity Lacrosse Team was also named to the CONNY Girls Command Team in the Under Armour All-America Underclass Tournament. Current players are being recruited by colleges and universities with NCAA DI, DII, and DIII teams, while competing for club programs nationally. Gunn girls lacrosse alumnae are also represented on the women’s lacrosse teams at Hamilton College, St. Lawrence University and the University of Hartford, among others.