Coach of the Year Rick Sofield (right) high fives his daughter, Charlotte (15), named the VISAA’s player of the year Monday. It was Coach Sofield’s second coach of the year award, but the UNC-bound Charlotte was the state’s player of the year for the first time.
Bishop Ireton landed 6 players on the VISAA Division I all state teams and had a father-daughter coup of sorts when Coach Rick Sofield was selected as the coach of the year for the second consecutive year and UNC-bound daughter, Charlotte, earned player of the year honors.
Joining Sofield on the first team was senior Kaitlin Luzik, junior Kelly Larkin, and sophomore Kayla Duperrouzel. Boston University’s Kelly Mathews was selected for second team honors as was junior defenseman Maggie Lohrer.
The two finalists dominated the all state selections, St Stephens & St Agnes garnering 4 first team, 1 second team selectees, while the Cardinals placed four on the first squad and two on the second. Twelve schools in all placed one or more players on the elite lists.
For Coach Sofield, it was his second consecutive selection for the distinguished recognition. His 2014 team won both the WCAC and VISAA titles. His 2015 squad was upset in the WCAC semifinals but upended the Saints for the second year in a row, spoiling a perfect season to end 28-1. The Cardinals ended their campaign at 20-3.
The complete list is below:
Division I, First Team:
Charlotte Sofield, Player of the Year, Bishop Ireton
Ellie Majure, St Stephens & St Agnes
Ellie Carson, St Stephens & St Agnes
Kaitlin Luzik, Bishop Ireton
Julia Haney, St Anne’s Belfield
Campbell Brewer, Collegiate
Kelly Larkin, Bishop Ireton
Lizzy Schwien, Flint Hill
Sheila Rietano, Potomac School
Katherine Golladay, Trinity Episcopal
Kendall Swenson, St Stephens & St Agnes
Audrey Schreck, St Anne’s Belfield
Zoe Belodeau, St Stephens & St Agnes
Shannon Cross, Bishop O’Connell
Annie Cory, St Anne’s Belfield
Kayla Duperrouzel, Bishop Ireton
Division I, Second Team:
Haley Tucker, St Catherine’s
Hannah Kurisky, Paul VI
Kelly Mathews, Bishop Ireton
Meredith Hughes, Trinity Episcopal
Caroline Wiseman, St Stephens & St Agnes
Jordan Marcus, Collegiate
Sarah Jones, Episcopal
Courtney Byler, Norfolk Academy
Erin Scherrer, Cape Henry
Maggie Lohrer, Bishop Ireton
Mariel Cardenas, Bishop O’Connell
Grace Marshall, Norfolk Academy
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