Meet the top high school girls lacrosse players from the SouthCoast to watch in 2024
More than half of the top girls lacrosse players from the SouthCoast are back, including 2023 Standard-Times Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year, Dartmouth’s Grace Haskell.
Six Super Teamers — Apponequet’s Abby Bradley and Cece Levrault, Bishop Stang’s Sydney Plouffe, Dartmouth’s Makai Vincent, New Bedford’s Hannah Blanchard and Old Rochester’s Caroline Brogioli — also return and will look to lead their respective teams in their quests for conference titles and playoff berths.
Here’s a look at the top 25 girls lacrosse players to watch on the SouthCoast in 2024:
BOYS LACROSSE: Meet the top high school players from the SouthCoast to watch in 2024
Abby Bradley, Apponequet
Bradley, a 2023 Super Teamer, is coming off a strong sophomore year in which she scored 50 goals and handed out 40 assists to help the Lakers reach the Div. 3 Elite 8. “Abby is a real competitor,” said Apponequet head coach Cindy Cuthbertson. “She’s physically strong. She has a great shot. She’s a great team player.”
Jayleigh Howarth, Apponequet
Cuthbertson is looking for big things from Howarth, a junior attack. “Jayleigh surprises you,” she said. “She’s strong. She has a good shot. She’s competitive.”
Cece Levrault, Apponequet
Levrault made quite the freshman debut last spring as she scored a team-high 76 goals and dished out 26 assists, earning a spot on the Super Team. “CeCe is ambidextrous,” Cuthbertson said. “A lot of kids struggle with their weak hand, but she’s one of those kids who is truly strong on both sides. She’s got good game sense and moves well without the ball.”
Addie Taylor, Apponequet
Taylor, a junior, played a big role in Apponequet reaching the Div. 3 Elite 8 last year with 38 goals and 34 assists. “Addie is really quick and has great fakes,” Cuthbertson said. “She’s got good game sense from basketball and she keeps her head up.”
Sofie Doucet, Bishop Stang
Look for a big season from Doucet as a junior midfielder. “She’s worked real hard with draws,” said Bishop Stang head coach Alison Caito-Galligan. “She worked hard in the offseason and has improved a lot.”
Sydney Plouffe, Bishop Stang
Plouffe, a junior attack, was instrumental in Bishop Stang’s turnaround last year as she led the Spartans with 44 goals and had 21 assists. “Sydney is a natural athlete,” said Caito-Galligan. “She can do a lot of things with the ball. She’s a great athlete and she’s got good stick skills.”
Grace Haskell, Dartmouth
Haskell turned heads last spring when she scored 90 goals and handed out 12 assists to be named The Standard-Times Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year. She enters her senior year with 128 goals and 35 assists. “She is just excellent on both sides of the field on offense and defense and taking the draws,” said Dartmouth head coach Nicole Simas. “She’s the hardest working player I've ever coached. She makes it go for us.” Haskell will be playing in Merrimack College.
Sarah Kelly, Dartmouth
Kelly, a senior midfielder, should once again be a big playmaker for Dartmouth after recording 24 goals and 28 assists a year ago. “That shows how well she scores, but also how she can facilitate,” said Simas. “She’s good around the draw and she’s reliable.”
Kayla McGee, Dartmouth
McGee, a senior attack, gives Dartmouth another legitimate scoring threat on offense. A year ago, she had 21 goals and 33 assists. “My hope for her is to continue to put the ball in the back of the net and also distribute it to her teammates,” Simas said. “Her stick skills are awesome going righty and lefty.”
Makai Vincent, Dartmouth
The senior will help anchor Dartmouth’s defense. “Makai has excellent speed. She’s quick,” Simas said. “She played defense a lot for me the last couple of years so I think her defense is really strong. She’s a big leader on this team.”
Sophia Fleurent, Fairhaven
Fleurent is making the move from midfield to attack this year to help fill holes on offense for the defending South Coast Conference champion Blue Devils. “Her ability to win the draw and her speed,” said Fairhaven head coach Scott Francis of what makes Fleurent stand out. “She got better at her shot last year.”
Carlie Francis, Fairhaven
Look for Francis, a junior midfielder, to be a focal point of Fairhaven’s offense after she had 30 goals and 10 assists a year ago. “Her speed makes her stand out,” said Francis of the three-year starter. “She has has a strong knowledge of the game.”
Ella Costa, GNB Voc-Tech
Costa, a junior midfielder, will once again be looked up to power the Bears on offense. “She was one of my top scorers last year,” said GNB Voc-Tech head coach Sydnie Gomes. “Ella is a very strong player. She goes up and down the field no matter what position. She’s very versatile.”
Casalice Dias, GNB Voc-Tech
This will be Dias’ third year as GNB Voc-Tech’s starting goalie. She surpassed 200 career saves last year as a junior. “She’s very good,” said Gomes. “She’s fast and she’s not scared of the ball. She’s always open to trying new things and might be playing defense as well.”
Anissa Paiva, GNB Voc-Tech
Gomes is looking for an increased role from Paiva, a junior midfielder. “Anissa wasn’t a top scorer last year, but when it came to defense she ran the ball up in transition,” Gomes said. “She’s a good player.”
Taylor Pearson, GNB Voc-Tech
Gomes is expecting a breakthrough season for Pearson as a sophomore attack. “This year she came in a lot stronger than last year,” Gomes said. “She’s a very strong attacker.”
Anette Bennett-Tucker, New Bedford
Bennett-Tucker, a junior goalie, averaged 10 saves per game last season to help the Whalers finish with 14 wins. “She’s aggressive and she not only stops the goals, she leads the defense,” said New Bedford head coach Erin Rezendes. “She’s the one calling out to the team who to watch.”
Hannah Blanchard, New Bedford
Blanchard, a junior midfielder, is coming off an impressive sophomore season in which she scored 46 goals and handed out nine assists to earn a selection to the Super Team. “She does the draw,” Rezendes said. “She is the person who initiates the offense. She plays well on both sides of the field.”
Logan Crook, Old Colony
Crook, a junior midfielder, makes everything go for the Cougars in transition. “Logan is our speed in the midfield,” said Old Colony head coach Katie Cawley. “She’s one of our top defenders and is good at getting the ball up to our attack.”
Lauren Lebeau, Old Colony
A junior midfielder, Lebeau will make contributions on both sides of the field for Old Colony. “She knows the game of lacrosse really well,” Cawley said. “She sees the field and knows the right play at the right moment.”
Abby Pitts, Old Colony
The senior attack enters her final year with 171 career goals. “Abby has an insane shot,” Cawley said. “It’s very quick. She knows how to place it. She’s also been working really well on her assists so she’s looking to feed the ball.”
Caroline Brogioli, Old Rochester
Brogioli, a junior midfielder, did it all for ORR last year, taking the drawing and scoring a team-high 71 goals to be named to the Super Team. “Caroline is pretty savvy on the field,” said Old Rochester head coach Scott Tavares. “She’s a prototypical midfielder; she can run. She doesn’t tire in games. I never have to pull her off the field.”
Lulu Johnson, Old Rochester
Tavares believes Johnson, a junior midfielder, could be an X-Factor for ORR this year. “She could be sneaky good,” he said.
Kelly Quinlan, Old Rochester
After missing most of last year with a torn ACL, Quinlan is back for her senior year. She’ll start off playing attack and could move to midfield later in the season. “Kelly has a high lacrosse IQ and she’s got great stick skills,” Tavares said. “She typically makes the right play more likely than not.”
Tessa Winslow, Old Rochester
Winslow, a junior, is entering her third year in net. A year ago, she had a save percentage of 50%. “She’ll probably be one of the better goalies in the area,” Tavares said.
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