The 1997 Girls Soccer Team was a force to be reckoned with as demonstrated by their impressive 23 wins and 1 loss season record, which included matches against larger Division 1 schools and 17 shutouts amongst their 24 games played. The team allowed a mere 7 goals throughout the entire season, outscoring opponents an incredible 95 to 7 and going further in the state tournament than any other SCC soccer team in history. The 1997 soccer team was the SCC league champion that year as well as each of the prior three seasons, amassing an unprecedented four year record of 75 wins, 6 losses and 5 ties. Coached by Rory McFee and Julie Tevis-Finn, the team was led by captains Kate O’Shaughnessy, Kate Ostenberg and Sarah Borque and included many strong players: Eryka Vickers, Tiffany Lopes, Monyca Vickers, Margaret Liljedahl, Jessica Grondski, Allisa Cook, Bonnie Kilpatrick, Mary Flaherty, Marissa Rand, Carly Nahigyan, Amanda Byers, Maggie Borden, Jill Almeida, Margo Laetham, Geralyn Dias, Meg Best, Erin Lawrence, Kelly Pereira, Lynn Ulrichsen, Lindsey Gay, Ashley Daniels, Molly O’Brien Lauren Marks, and Samantha Drew.
THE COMPLETE STORY
ARCHIVAL MEDIA
Historical photographs, action images, team photographs and later-life images will be assembled here as verified source material becomes available.
INDUCTION CEREMONY
Vimeo labels this segment “1997-98 Girls Soccer Team”; the current ORRAHOF CMS record is named 1997 Girls Soccer Team.
SOURCES & HISTORICAL NOTES
The 2015 plaque biography and roster were checked word for word against the original physical plaque photograph IMG_1940.JPEG. Printed spellings and punctuation are preserved in the transcription. The 1997 varsity girls’ soccer yearbook photograph and captioned roster supply the approved team image. The full-page original remains in the Hall archive.
The plaque documents the 23-1 season, 17 shutouts, 95-7 scoring margin and four-year record of 75 wins, six losses and five ties. The ceremony link follows the 2015 recording’s labeled team segment.
