October 16, 2023 By Liz Woodard
On Friday, October 13th, Notre Dame Academy field hockey and soccer programs teamed up for their annual “Purple Day” to raise awareness and funds for pancreatic cancer research. Team members wore purple “MacLeod Strong” shirts for their warmups and ran concessions collecting $1,200 of donations for the American Cancer Society in memory of Liz MacLeod (Parent 2024) of Cohasset, MA.
Purple clad varsity soccer and field hockey teams had an action packed afternoon on the field. Fans donned purple and pink apparel and cheered as Varsity soccer had a back and forth battle with Scituate High School that ended in a 1-1 tie. Bevan Doherty scored one goal for NDA and Emelia Daponte had a fantastic game with a shutout in the second half. The division 2 soccer team has a record of 8-3-3 and includes Cohasset resident Taylor Watts and Hingham residents Lily Pastan and Paige Holtschlag on its roster.
Varsity field hockey was next up versus Dennis-Yarmouth regional high school. Cheering fans were thrilled as NDA won 2-1. Bridget Pellicano scored one goal, Kaitie Ryan scored the second and Grace Rooney shined as goalkeeper keeping many shots out of the net. The division 2 field hockey team has a record of 8-4-2. The varsity roster includes Cohasset residents Shannon MacLeod and Ani Woodard as well as Hingham residents Kate Burke, Paige Foraste and Bridget Pringle.
