Field Hockey Wins Home Opener Against St. Mark's

On September 16 at home, the Archmere field hockey team, wearing orange hair ties and shoelaces as the school raised awareness of and funds to fight brain cancer, kept the pressure on St. Mark's from the opening whistle. The team earned another shutout, and still have yet to allow a shot.
With 4:15 to go before halftime, Lindsey Renshaw '23 controlled the ball near the goal line to the left of the the Spartans keeper, and her cross to Maura Read '25 was rewarded. Maura knocked the pass into the cage for the 1-0 lead.

"It didn’t take long for the Auks to double their advantage. Less than two minutes into the second half, they earned a penalty corner. Renshaw again gained possession, and this time she found Emma Gioffre in the middle of the circle. Gioffre went low left for the tally."

Archmere finished with 14 shots in the game, and had a 12-2 edge in corners. 

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Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.