Hockey - Girls Varsity
Ice hockey was established as a varsity sport for girls in 1991, and since then Berkshire has developed a strong tradition of excellence. Berkshire entered the New England Prep School league as a Div. II team and, after capturing the New England Championship in 1999, became a Div. I program. The Bears have twice won a Div. I New England Championship, in 2003 and 2006. Notable alumni of the program include Olympians Kendall Coyne-Schofield '11, Kacey Bellamy '05, Jill Saulnier '12, and Toni Matzka '17.
In a typical season, Berkshire will play at least 25 games. The Bears play one of the most competitive schedules in New England with games against the top Division I teams in Eastern and Western New England. The Bears also compete the E.G. Watkins Holiday Tournament each December. The members of this program pride themselves on building a foundation where character and teamwork are the focus. Players develop their skill sets while working within a team and learning how to play the game at a faster pace. The skills the players learn on and off the ice will help them attain their aspirations of playing at the next level while also setting them up for success outside of the ice rink.
The Bears enjoy practicing and playing home games at the Jackman L. Stewart Athletic Center, a state-of-the-art athletic center with two sheets of ice, one Olympic sized and the other an NHL rink, a fitness and training center, and spacious locker rooms.
Schedule & Scores
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Frederick Gunn School
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Frederick Gunn School | Scrimmage | ||
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Kent School
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Kent School | Loss | 1-2 | |
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vs.
Taft School
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Berkshire School | Loss | 1-2 | |
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vs.
Lawrenceville School
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Berkshire School | Win | 4-3 | |
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New Hampton School
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Cushing Academy | Loss | 1-4 | |
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vs.
Proctor Academy
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Cushing Academy | Win | 3-0 | |
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vs.
Groton School
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Cushing Academy | Tie | 0-0 | |
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vs.
Cushing Academy
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Cushing Academy | Win | 3-2 | |
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vs.
Loomis Chaffee School
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Berkshire School | Loss | 2-5 | |
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vs.
Williston Northampton School
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Berkshire School | Loss | 2-8 | |
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vs.
Noble and Greenough
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Berkshire School | Loss | 0-5 | |
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vs.
Millbrook School
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Millbrook School | Loss | 2-3 | |
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vs.
Northfield Mount Hermon School
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Berkshire School | |||
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Lawrence Academy
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Lawrence Academy | Loss | 0-4 | |
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Cushing Academy
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Cushing Academy | Loss | 2-3 | |
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vs.
Frederick Gunn School
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Frederick Gunn School | Loss | 2-5 | |
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vs.
Canterbury School
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Canterbury School | Win | 2-1 | |
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vs.
The Hill School
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Berkshire School | Loss | 2-3 | |
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The Hotchkiss School
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The Hotchkiss School | Loss | 2-4 | |
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vs.
Pomfret School
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Pomfret School | Win | 4-1 | |
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vs.
Deerfield Academy
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Berkshire School | Loss | 1-3 | |
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vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Berkshire School | Loss | 1-2 | |
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vs.
Westminster School
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Westminster School | Tie | 2-2 | |
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Taft School
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Taft School | Loss | 3-1 | |
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Tabor Academy
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Berkshire School | |||
Team Roster
| # | Name | Position | Class | Hometown |
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| Campbell Billingsley | 2024 | Rye, NY | ||
| Sophia Busa | 2026 | Huntington, NY | ||
| Mairead Campbell | 2025 | Concord, MA | ||
| Adriana Echavarria | 2025 | Newtown, CT | ||
| Julia Echavarria | 2025 | Newtown, CT | ||
| Abby Eselunas | 2024 | Unionville, CT | ||
| Brooke Eselunas | 2024 | Unionville, CT | ||
| Sofia Esposito | 2025 | Greenwich, CT | ||
| Addie Frechette | 2024 | North Ferrisburgh, VT | ||
| Alex Gregorek | 2026 | North Attleboro, MA | ||
| Lily Herzig | 2026 | New York, NY | ||
| Izzy Hurkala | 2025 | Darien, CT | ||
| Katie Hurley | 2027 | Grand Falls-Windsor | ||
| Gracyn Kurrle | 2024 | Middlesex, VT | ||
| Peyton Laperle | 2027 | Barre, VT | ||
| Emma Leahy | 2025 | Rye, NY | ||
| Mia Lovering | 2024 | Scituate, MA | ||
| Emma McGowan | 2024 | Burlington, CT | ||
| Georgia Perkins | 2026 | Sheffield, MA | ||
| Rory Perkins | 2026 | Sheffield, MA | ||
| Victoria Tesoro | 2026 | Pelham, NY |
Coaches
Coach Lisa Marshall joined Berkshire in 2018 after leading Vermont Academy to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council Division II Championship. Prior to coaching the Wildcats, Coach Marshall served as an assistant coach at both Rochester Institute of Technology and Penn State University, where she was responsible for all recruiting efforts, practice planning, and implementation.
In her sixth year at the helm for the Bears, several student-athletes have or will head to play college hockey at both Division I and Division III colleges and universities including Clarkson, Colby, Connecticut College, Dartmouth, Elmira, Endicott, Hobart William Smith, Holy Cross, Middlebury, Trinity, Wesleyan, Western New England, and Yale. Throughout her career at the prep school level, former players have also played for the following programs: Colgate, Dartmouth, Manhattanville, Nichols, Northeastern, St. Thomas University, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of Vermont, and Utica.
Coach Marshall coached several players who’ve attended the USA Hockey Player Development camps along with five players that have represented their native countries at the IIHF World Championships, including a 1A Gold medalist for France, two Bronze medalists with Czech Republic at World Championships, and a Bronze medalist with the Czech Republic Olympic team. Several players continued on to play professional hockey, including a first-round draft pick of the inaugural PWHL Draft.
A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, she played at both Wayne State University and Elmira College where she was named to the College Hockey America Academic All-Star Team and the ECAC West All-Academic Team, respectively. She was also a member of the 2013 National Championship Team at Elmira College and still holds goaltending records for the program. In addition to her coaching duties, she serves as an Associate Director of Admission and lives in Spurr Dorm with her husband, Tyler Smith.
Assistant Coaches: Heidi Woodworth, Jamie Goldsmith