Girls' Soccer

Varsity
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Varsity

Overview
Meet the Coaches
Schedule
Roster
Team News
Photos
Alums Playing in College
Past Results

Overview

MAPL CHAMPS

2018

Our philosophy is one of hard work and positive team chemistry. Coaches push players to fulfill their potential as both athletes and, eventually, as leaders of the team.

Blair’s varsity squad carries between 18 and 22 players. The team trains six days a week, and a varsity player is expected to attend every practice and game. The training sessions are typically two hours long, including warm up, and the team usually competes in matches on Wednesday and Saturday.

Since Blair fielded its first girls' varsity soccer team in fall 1990, the team has enjoyed great success including a prep “B” state championship, two appearances in the prep “A” finals and several semi-final berths. The 2012 squad boasted a 12-4 record, along with state tournament wins over both Peddie and Lawrenceville.

Meet the Coaches

About Coach Mamukelashvili

A 2017 Bard College graduate, David Mamukelashvili teaches English and serves as head coach of the girls’ varsity soccer team at Blair. He joined Blair’s faculty in 2018 following a year as an English teacher and social media coordinator at The Patrick School in Hillside, New Jersey. David double-majored in philosophy and art history at Bard and played varsity soccer and tennis. He also served as a tutor in the Bard Prison Initiative program and helped run Bard’s soccer camp.

About Coach Goggins

Tim Goggins joined Blair's history faculty in 2013 as a teacher of global issues, U.S. history and western civilization. He currently serves as the School’s assistant dean of admission, social media coordinator and class of 2019 monitor. Tim earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a concentration in leadership studies at Williams College in 2012. Prior to Blair, he worked at Wyoming Seminary Preparatory School in Kingston, Pennsylvania, as a history teaching intern, assistant varsity soccer coach and head varsity lacrosse coach. Tim is the housemaster of Blair’s Lakeside Hall, and he serves as an assistant coach to the girls’ varsity soccer and boys’ varsity lacrosse teams.

About Coach Chamberlain

Caroline Chamberlain joined Blair's faculty as a member of our science department. Caroline has her bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College and a master's degree from Seton Hall. She has spent the last ten years teaching science at Delbarton. At Delbarton, she coached girls' soccer for two years and track and field for nine years.

Schedule

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Opponent	Date	Time	Advantage	Result	Score
vs. North Warren	9/15/18	6:30 PM	Away	Win	5-0
vs. Wallkill Valley	9/19/18	4:00 PM	Home	Win	3-1
vs. Princeton Day School	9/22/18	2:30 PM	Away	Loss	1-4
vs. Pennington	9/26/18	4:45 PM	Home	Loss	1-7
vs. Delaware Valley	9/29/18	1:00 PM	Home	Win	5-1
vs. Kent Place	10/4/18	4:15 PM	Home	Win	3-2
vs. Hun	10/6/18	3:30 PM	Away	Win	2-0
vs. Morristown-Beard School	10/10/18	4:15 PM	Home	Loss	0-1
vs. Mercersburg	10/13/18	1:00 PM	Home	Win	6-1
vs. Jefferson Township High School	10/17/18	4:00 PM	Away	Win	2-0
vs. Hill School	10/20/18	2:00 PM	Home	Win	2-0
vs. Lawrenceville	10/27/18	4:45 PM	Away	Loss	1-2
States vs. Oak Knoll	10/30/18	3:30 PM	Home	Win	2-1
States @ Pennington	11/1/18	4:15 PM	Away	Loss	1-5
vs. Peddie	11/3/18	1:30 PM	Home	Win	2-0

Roster

#	Name	Class
0	Emma Nolan	2020
2	Clara Ulivi	2020
3	Melissa Groseibl	2022
4	Jenna Van Valkenburg	2021
5	Nancy Beaujeu-Dufour (captain)	2019
5	Margaret Williard (captain)	2019
7	Caroline Driscoll	2022
8	Beverley Da Costa	2021
9	Seo Yeong Kwag	2020
10	Kara Henry	2021
11	Elizabeth McGinnis	2020
12	Esther Pasternak (captain)	2019
13	Emily Neuffer (captain)	2019
14	Hannah Starorypinski	2020
15	Grace Hogue	2021
16	Emily Mooney (captain)	2019
17	Mia Stillerman	2022
18	Rebecca Groseibl	2020
19	Sejal Grizzetti	2020
20	Kathleen Devlin	2020
21	Luella Soranson Way	2022
22	Megan Donaghy	2022
26	Olivia Miles	2021
33	Ashlyn Alles	2020

Team News

News & Recaps

Girls' Varsity Soccer Clinches 2018 MAPL Championship!

11/5/18

What a difference a year makes! Last season, the Blair girls' varsity soccer team was plagued by injury and defeat. In 2018, however, the Bucs overcame adversity and ended the fall season with a 2-0 victory against the Falcons on Peddie Day, which secured them the Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) title.

Varsity Girls' Soccer advances to NJISAA Prep A State Championship with thrilling win

10/31/18

The Blair Academy girls' varsity soccer team has come a long way this season. With last year's record being 3-11, the Bucs bounced back this season as they have advanced to a state championship game after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Oak Knoll yesterday.

Varsity Girls' Soccer earns big win against Hill

10/23/18

The Bucs had their third MAPL League game on Saturday against the Hill School and defeated the Blues 2-0. Blair Girls' Soccer enters the final two weeks with a

Photos

View more photos from the 2018-2019 season on Blair's Photoshelter or past years on Blair's Flickr.

Alums Playing in College

Susan Andreas '16 –Bard College
Olivia West '16 –Babson College
Casey Witte '15 –Bard College
Rachel Cooley '14 –Hamilton College
Ana Greik '13 –DePaul University

Fall 2017

Opponent	Date	Result	Score
vs. Montville Township High School	Sep 13 2017	Loss	2-3
vs. High Point	Sep 16 2017	Loss	1-2
vs. Gill St. Bernard's	Sep 20 2017	Loss	0-3
vs. Princeton Day School	Sep 23 2017	Loss	2-6
vs. Pennington	Sep 27 2017	Loss	0-7
vs. North Warren	Sep 29 2017	Win	6-1
vs. Mount Saint Mary's	Oct 5 2017	Loss	1-7
vs. Hun	Oct 7 2017	Loss	2-4
vs. North Warren	Oct 11 2017	Win	5-1
vs. Mercersburg	Oct 14 2017	Win	6-2
vs. Hill School	Oct 21 2017	Loss	0-5
Oak Knoll - State Quarters	Oct 25 2017	Loss	0-2
vs. Lawrenceville	Oct 28 2017	Loss	0-5
vs. Peddie	Nov 4 2017	Loss	1-3

Fall 2016

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Results
9/3	Millburn Scrimmage	Away	10:00 am
9/10	Montclair Kimberley	Home	3:15 pm	1-4 L
9/12	Gill St. Bernard's	Home	4:15 pm	0-1 L (OT)
9/14	Lenape Valley	Away	4:00 pm	PPD
9/17	North Warren	Home	1:30 pm	6-0 W
9/21	Newton	Away	4:00 pm	0-3 L
9/24	Princeton Day School	Away	2:30 pm	0-2 L
9/27	Kent Place	Home	4:00 pm	3-2 W
9/30	North Warren	Away	6:30 pm	1-0 W
10/1	North Warren	Away	6:30 pm	Canc.
10/3	Belvidere	Home	4:15 pm	2-1 W (OT)
10/5	High Point	Away	4:15 pm	0-2 L
10/8	Hun	Away	3:30 pm	0-1 L
10/11	Pennington	Home	4:15 pm	0-6 L
10/15	Mercersburg	Home	1:00 pm	9-0 W
10/18	Pope John	Home	4:15 pm	1-0 W
10/22	Hill	Home	4:00 pm	2-0 W
10/25	Rutgers Prep	Away	4:30 pm	1-4 L
10/27	Hun (state quarters)	Away	3:00 pm	0-5 L
10/29	Lawrenceville	Away	2:00 pm	0-7 L
11/5	Peddie	Home	1:30 pm	0-2 L

Fall 2015

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Results
9/4	Montclair Kimberley (scrimmage)	Away	11:00 am
9/9	Gill St. Bernard's	Away	3:45 pm	2-2 T (OT)
9/11	North Warren	Away	6:30 pm	0-2 L
9/14	Pope John	Away	4:00 pm	0-8 L
9/17	Faith Christian	Home	4:15 pm	7-1 W
9/21	Lakeland	Away	5:30 pm	PPD
9/23	North Warren	Home	4:00 pm	1-2 L
9/26	Princeton Day School	Home	1:30 pm	0-2 L
9/30	Lakeland	Away	4:30 pm	0-4 L
10/3	Lenape Valley	Away	4:15 pm	PPD
10/6	High Point	Home	4:15 pm	1-3 L
10/10	Hun	Home	2:30 pm	0-2 L
10/12	Lenape Valley	Away	4:30 pm	1-4 L
10/14	Newton	Home	4:00 pm	0-5 L
10/17	Mercersburg	Away	1:00 pm	1-2 L
10/21	Oak Knoll (state quarters)	Away	4:00 pm	0-3 L
10/24	Hill	Away	3:30 pm	0-5 L
10/26	Rutgers Prep	Home	4:45 pm	4-1 W
10/28	Verona High School	Away	4:00 pm	Canc.
10/31	Lawrenceville	Home	2:00 pm	1-4 L
11/7	Peddie	Away	1:00 pm	0-3 L

Fall 2014

Date	Opponent	Location	Time	Results
9/3	Newark Academy (scrimmage)	Away	3:45 pm	Canc.
9/6	DePaul Catholic High School (scrimmage)	Home	1:00 pm
9/13	Rutgers Prep	Away	2:00 pm	0-1 L
9/16	Faith Christian	Home	4:00 pm	2-1 W
9/19	North Warren	Home	6:30 pm	1-0 W
9/20	Gill St. Bernard's	Home	1:00 pm	3-0 W
9/25	Pope John	Home	4:15 pm	0-6 L
9/27	Princeton Day School	Away	2:15 pm	1-3 L
10/3	High Point	Away	4:00 pm	1-1 T
10/6	Newton	Home	4:15 pm	1-4 L
10/8	Pennington	Away	4:15 pm	0-7 L
10/11	Hun	Away	4:00 pm	0-5 L
10/15	Montclair Kimberley	Home	4:00 pm	2-5 L
10/18	Mercersburg	Home	2:00 pm	2-0 W
10/22	Oak Knoll (state quarters)	Away	3:00 pm	0-6 L
10/25	Hill	Home	2:30 pm	0-2 L
10/28	Lakeland High School	Home	4:30 pm	1-2 L
11/1	Lawrenceville	Away	2:00 pm	PPD
11/5	Lawrenceville	Away	2:45 pm	0-5 L
11/8	Peddie	Home	1:30 pm	1-2 L

JV

Overview
Meet the Coaches
Schedule
Roster
Photos
Past Results

Overview

Blair has a JV team for the development of less experienced players. The JV girls’ soccer team plays 14 to 16 matches per season, including participation in Peddie Day—an annual athletic contest during which all fall sports teams vie for the Kelley-Potter Cup—and at which a JV victory is equal to one achieved at the varsity level. On average, each season, one to four former JV players move up to the varsity level. There are also occasions throughout the season when JV players have the opportunity to train with the varsity team and coaching staff.

Meet the Coaches

About Coach Williams

Head coach Ann Williams is director of Timken Library. A Blair faculty member since 2007, she teaches in the history department, serves as a monitor to the freshman class, and coaches girls’ JV soccer and softball teams. Ann completed her undergraduate work in English at the University of Delaware in 1981 and earned her graduate degree in library and information science at Rutgers University in 2006. A resident of Blairstown for more than 25 years, she worked at Blairstown Elementary School prior to coming to Blair along with her two children: Robbie '12 and Kelly '15.

About Coach Litvin

Becca Litvin '10 returned to Blair in 2016 and began coaching JV soccer in the fall of 2017. While a student at Blair, Becca played Varsity soccer as an outside midfielder. She enjoys inspiring a love of the game in younger players, and having fun occasionally scrimmaging with the team on beautiful fall afternoons.