Fall

Soccer – Girls Varsity

At BB&N, the girls soccer program trains and demands every player to be technically and tactically sound. We overlay this with a strong emphasis on developing a cohesive team approach to each practice and game.

Team Highlights

5x NESPAC Champions

6x ISL Champions

All-ISL Honors Caitlin Mara ’24 (first-team ISL and NEPSAC), Francesca Valverde ’23 (NEPSAC Player of the Year, All-NEPSAC, first-team ISL and NEPSAC) Maeve Theobald ’25 (first-team ISL and NEPSAC)

ISL MVP: Caitlin Mara ’24 (Co-MVP), ISL Honorable Mention Sophia Recupero ’24 (second team), Samantha Mahoney ’24 (second team), Ava Venuti ’23 (second team), Caitlin Mara ‘24 All American

Schedule
Coaches

Date	Opponent	Time	Home/Away	Type	Result
Upcoming Games
9/9/26	@ Rivers School	4:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/9/26 Opponent: Rivers School Time: 4:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Rivers School	Regular	TBD
9/16/26	@ Miss Porter’s School	4:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/16/26 Opponent: Miss Porter’s School Time: 4:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Miss Porter's School	Regular	TBD
9/19/26	@ Hotchkiss School	2:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/19/26 Opponent: Hotchkiss School Time: 2:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Hotchkiss School	Regular	TBD
9/23/26	vs. Worcester Academy	3:30 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 9/23/26 Opponent: Worcester Academy Time: 3:30 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
9/26/26	@ Pingree School	12:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 9/26/26 Opponent: Pingree School Time: 12:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Pingree School	Regular	TBD
9/30/26	vs. Noble & Greenough School	3:45 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 9/30/26 Opponent: Noble & Greenough School Time: 3:45 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
10/7/26	@ St. Mark’s School	3:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/7/26 Opponent: St. Mark’s School Time: 3:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: St. Mark's School	Regular	TBD
10/10/26	vs. Governor’s Academy	5:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/10/26 Opponent: Governor’s Academy Time: 5:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
10/14/26	@ Rivers School	4:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/14/26 Opponent: Rivers School Time: 4:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Rivers School	Regular	TBD
10/16/26	vs. Milton Academy	6:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/16/26 Opponent: Milton Academy Time: 6:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
10/21/26	@ Tabor Academy	3:45 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/21/26 Opponent: Tabor Academy Time: 3:45 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Tabor Academy	Regular	TBD
10/23/26	@ Groton School	6:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/23/26 Opponent: Groton School Time: 6:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Groton School	Regular	TBD
10/28/26	@ Austin Preparatory School	3:45 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 10/28/26 Opponent: Austin Preparatory School Time: 3:45 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Austin Preparatory School	Regular	TBD
10/31/26	vs. St. George’s School	3:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 10/31/26 Opponent: St. George’s School Time: 3:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
11/4/26	vs. Brooks School	2:30 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 11/4/26 Opponent: Brooks School Time: 2:30 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
11/7/26	vs. Thayer Academy	4:00 pm	Home i ✕ Date: 11/7/26 Opponent: Thayer Academy Time: 4:00 pm Home/Away: Home Type: Regular Location:	Regular	TBD
11/11/26	@ Middlesex School	2:30 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 11/11/26 Opponent: Middlesex School Time: 2:30 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Middlesex School	Regular	TBD
11/14/26	@ Lawrence Academy	12:00 pm	Away i ✕ Date: 11/14/26 Opponent: Lawrence Academy Time: 12:00 pm Home/Away: Away Type: Regular Location: Lawrence Academy	Regular	TBD

Hayley Katkowski

Varsity Girls Soccer Head Coach

Coach Hayley Katkowski leads the BB&N GVS team with her experience of coaching elite club soccer at FC Stars of Massachusetts and previously, as an assistant coach for the Bedford Varsity Girls program for two seasons (2021, 2022). She focuses on player development, motivational leadership, and the importance of each player in the collective team. Originally from Westford, MA, Coach Katkowski played at Rutgers University where she was a four-year starter and three-year captain on the women’s soccer team and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in sports management in 2015. While there, she was recognized by the Big East Conference, American Athletic Conference, and Big Ten Conference with preseason and postseason honors from 2012-2015. As a senior, Coach Katkowski led Rutgers to the program’s first-ever Final Four College Cup appearance in 2015. Post college, she played professionally for the Boston Breaker reserves and overseas for the FC Slovacko’s Women’s team in the first division in the Czech Republic and for Sandviken IF in Sweden. She holds a USSF Class C license.

Stacey Spring

History Teacher

The Girl’s Varsity Soccer Team at Buckingham Browne and Nichols Schools is a part of the Independent School League (ISL) as well as the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class “A” Division.

The BB&N Girls’ Varsity Soccer Team is looking forward to another challenging season after a 19–1 record and facing tough competition en route to winning another NEPSAC and ISL Championship. After losing some rockstar seniors, our other exceptional players are ready to fill their shoes and take on another season of stiff competition any try to win a third-straight NEPSAC and ISL crown.

Following their preseason, the team will compete in the very challenging ISL conference filled with top college talent. The non-league schedule is equally impressive featuring many other top NEPSAC schools. The 2023 opponents will come from three of the six New England states. The roster will rely on all four classes to compete with all opposition.