Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Trending
    • Boys Track & Field: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Girls Track & Field: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Boys Lacrosse: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Baseball: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Softball: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Boys Tennis: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Girls Lacrosse: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    • Girls Tennis: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    LoCoSportsLoCoSports
    Loudoun United
    • Schedules
      • Cross Country Schedule
      • Field Hockey Schedule & Results
        • Field Hockey Brackets
      • Football Schedule & Results
        • Football Brackets
      • Golf Schedule
      • Volleyball Schedule & Results
        • Volleyball Brackets
      • Winter Schedules
        • Boys Basketball Schedule & Results
          • Boys Basketball Brackets
        • Girls Basketball Schedule & Results
          • Girls Basketball Brackets
        • Gymnastics Schedule
        • Swimming Schedule
        • Wrestling Schedule
      • Spring Schedules
        • Girls Soccer Schedule & Results
          • Girls Soccer Brackets
        • Boys Tennis Schedule
        • Girls Tennis Schedule
        • Track & Field Schedule
        • Softball Schedule & Results
          • Softball Brackets
        • Boys Soccer Schedule & Results
          • Boys Soccer Brackets
        • Baseball Schedule & Results
          • Baseball Brackets
        • Boys Lacrosse Schedule & Results
          • Boys Lacrosse Brackets
        • Girls Lacrosse Schedule & Results
          • Girls Lacrosse Brackets
    • Standings
      • Boys Cross Country Top Times
      • Girls Cross Country Top Times
      • Field Hockey Standings
      • Football Standings
      • Volleyball Standings
      • Winter Standings
        • Boys Basketball Standings
        • Girls Basketball Standings
        • Boys Swim Top Times
        • Girls Swim Top Times
      • Spring Standings
        • Baseball Standings
        • Softball Standings
        • Boys Lacrosse Standings
        • Girls Lacrosse Standings
        • Boys Soccer Standings
        • Girls Soccer Standings
    • Sports
      • Fall Sports
        • Cheer
        • Cross Country
        • Field Hockey
        • Football
        • Golf
        • Volleyball
      • Winter Sports
        • Basketball
          • Boys Basketball
          • Girls Basketball
        • Gymnastics
        • Ice Hockey
        • Swimming
        • Winter Track
        • Wrestling
      • Spring Sports
        • Baseball
        • Softball
        • Lacrosse
          • Boys Lacrosse
          • Girls Lacrosse
        • Soccer
          • Boys Soccer
          • Girls Soccer
        • Tennis
        • Track and Field
    • Commitment Database
    • About
      • About Us
      • Scholarship
      • Pick’Ems
        • Make Your Picks
        • Weekly Results
      • Our Team
      • Contact
    • Support
      • Frame an Article
      • Senior & Team Banners
      • Big Heads
      • Gameday Programs
      • Cheerleading Signs
      • Custom Yard Signs
      • Donate
    • Advertise
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    LoCoSportsLoCoSports
    Home»Sports»Field Hockey»Field Hockey: Loudoun Valley Celebrates Its Seniors with Program’s First Win Over Heritage
    Field Hockey

    Field Hockey: Loudoun Valley Celebrates Its Seniors with Program’s First Win Over Heritage

    Owen GotimerBy Owen GotimerMarch 13, 2021Updated:March 15, 20214 Mins Read
    Avery Goodlin Loudoun Valley Field Hockey
    Full photo gallery by Katey Jackson >>>
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Purcellville, Va. — Since field hockey became a VHSL sanctioned sport in 2016, Heritage High School has been a perennial state title contender. And over the past five years, the Pride have knocked off just about every team they faced, including posting a 5-0 record against Loudoun Valley, while outscoring the Vikings, 26-2.

    Avery Goodlin had seen enough.

    With the fall season pushed to the spring due to COVID-19 precautions, the Loudoun Valley senior forward turned in her gymnastics chalk for a field hockey stick and her first team All-LoCo gymnastics nomination for a hat trick in Loudoun Valley’s first ever field hockey win over Heritage, 3-1, on March 10 in Purcellville.

    “I love this sport, and I love putting all my effort into it for this team, for myself, and all the Loudoun Valley teams from the past,” Goodlin said. “Getting a win against Heritage was what we’ve been looking for.”

    OG Media—Your local graduation central

    Over the years, when the Loudoun Valley field hockey team had fallen into a hole, they just kept falling, so after Heritage senior forward Lindsey Blythe put the Pride up 1-0 early in the first quarter, it looked like history was about to repeat itself.

    However, Goodlin and co. had other plans.

    Late in the first quarter, the Vikings successfully defended more than half a dozen penalty corners as senior goalie Genna Marsh got rolling, holding the Pride scoreless over the last 56 minutes of the contest.

    “These seniors are the seniors we started with as freshmen, so they have a special place in my heart,” Loudoun Valley head coach Nancy Adams said. “They’ve certainly grown and improved tremendously through the program, and now’s their time to shine.”

    With their defense intact, the Vikings went into attack mode. Having already defended nearly ten penalty corners, Loudoun Valley converted on a penalty corner on the offensive end as Goodlin caught a piece of the shot with her stick, tying the game up at 1-1 early in the second quarter.

    Then late in the second quarter, Goodlin scored her second goal of the night, giving the Vikings a 2-1 lead and the momentum heading into the half.

    Even with the lead, Goodlin wasn’t content.

    “We didn’t have a great first half, but we came out in the second half strong and put all our effort into getting the win,” Goodlin said. “Sometimes we have a tendency to shut down, but we never did tonight; we got stronger all four quarters.”

    After another well-executed defensive effort in the third, Loudoun Valley was looking for a little bit more cushion which they got early in the fourth quarter when Goodlin scored on a penalty stroke to complete her hat trick as the Vikings held on to defeat the Pride, 3-1.

    “That definitely boosts our confidence,” Adams said. “The girls need to keep up the energy and enthusiasm, but that win will definitely propel us into the next game.”

    Sitting alone at the top of the Dulles District, Loudoun Valley will look to ride their momentum into their game against Tuscarora on March 13 at Park View as the Vikings and the rest of the teams throughout Loudoun continue to battle through the changing requirements brought on by the craziness of 2020-2021.

    “These girls have persevered through so much over the last year academically, socially, athletically, and just the different challenges they might have faced in their own homes,” Adams said. “To have a season means a great deal to them. They are making the most of it, considering the circumstances. That just shows the resilience they have.”

    Katey Jackson captured 200+ photos at the game!

    VIEW PHOTOSPRINT & FRAME THIS ARTICLE
    Scoring Plays
    PeriodTimeTeamGoalScore
    1Q11:10HeritageLindsey Blythe0-1
    2Q9:39Loudoun ValleyAvery Goodlin1-1
    2Q0:56Loudoun ValleyAvery Goodlin2-1
    4Q10:00Loudoun ValleyAvery Goodlin3-1
    avery goodlin
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
    Owen Gotimer

      Owen Gotimer has a passion for helping people grow and self-educate through new media. Owen spent his college years at Syracuse University, where he studied broadcast and digital journalism in the renowned Newhouse School of Public Communications. In his "free time", Owen volunteers as a varsity baseball coach at John Champe and is the president of the Jeffrey C. Fowler Memorial Scholarship.

      Related Posts

      Boys Track & Field: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected

      July 22, 2022

      Girls Track & Field: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected

      July 21, 2022

      Boys Lacrosse: 2022 Cheers and LoCoSports All-LoCo Team Selected

      July 20, 2022

      Comments are closed.

      • Facebook 2.6K
      • Twitter 10.4K
      • Instagram 4.6K
      Join APEX Gymnastics Today!
      SNOW Swimming—Loudoun's Premier Competitive Swim Team
      Cheer on the Loudoun United on match day!
      Cheers Sports—Where Everybody Knows Your Game!
      Of the Month

      Girls Tennis: Loudoun Valley Senior Lauren Allen Tabbed June 2022 Teammate of the Month

      July 3, 2022

      Girls Soccer: Briar Woods Senior Kendall Garza Named June 2022 Athlete of the Month

      July 2, 2022

      Subscribe to The LoCoSports Weekly

      Get the latest sports news, photos, and updates delivered right to your inbox every week!

      Subscribe to The LoCoSports Weekly

      Get the latest sports news, photos, and updates delivered right to your inbox every week!

      Facebook Twitter Instagram
      Copyright LoCoSports©. All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Web design by OG Media

      Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.