For the four consecutive year, the varsity girls field hockey team has been crowned Gateway Classic Pool Champion. The tournament took place at the Anheuser-Busch Center over Labor Day weekend and consisted of 48 high school teams from across the nation.
The Lady Lancers defeated Harvard-Westlake (Hollywood, CA), Oak Park (Chicago, IL), Episcopal School of Dallas (Dallas, TX), and local private school Nerinx Hall to earn the title.
Against Nerinx Hall in the final game of the tournament, the score had been tied 0-0 with two minutes remaining in the game before junior Kate Barber secured the win with a game winning goal.
The event also gave the team a chance to foreshadow their future success this season.
“Overall we’re gonnna do really well. We did lose five starters but we have junior stepping up to fulfill those spots,” senior Ashton Lichvar said.
The team now improves to 5-1 on the season after a recent shutout win against Clayton on Tuesday.
