Lucy Roig is a two-sport dynamo at Quaker Valley.
The 5-foot-5 Roig was a feisty backcourt player on the girls basketball team in the winter months and begins the spring season as a third-year starter in lacrosse.
A junior midfielder, Roig has proven to be a scoring machine on the lacrosse field. She accounted for 138 goals and 20 assists in her first two seasons with the Quakers.
Roig racked up 76 goals as a freshman then added 62 more last year. She has averaged 3.8 goals per game for her career.
QV coach Laura Peery discussed Roig’s dynamic athletic abilities following last season.
“Lucy has been a huge asset to our team,” Peery said. “She has an excellent lacrosse IQ and works extremely hard on her skills. The girls really feed off of Lucy’s energy; when we are in tough games, they really look to her for motivation.
“She has been tremendous these past two years scoring goals and winning draw controls. We look forward to seeing what she can do in the next two years.”
Roig also secured 76 ground balls, forced 48 turnovers and won 182 draw controls in her first two seasons with the Quakers.
“Lucy really understands the game and is able to read what the other team is doing in order to force turnovers and gain possession,” Peery said. “Her strength is her ability to cut and get open in tight places.
“She does a great job of making quick cuts with her eyes up, reading the goalie and (getting) the open spots.”
In 2024, Roig was lauded as a USA Lacrosse All-American and Class 2A All-WPIAL selection. She and QV goalkeeper Emily Reiner were chosen all-section.
“I’m extremely grateful,” Roig said. “I worked really hard and I’m very proud that I was recognized for it.”
Roig expects the Quakers to advance to the WPIAL playoffs this season and finish with a winning record.
“We have so many new freshmen that will be getting a lot of playing time,” she said.
The 6-1 Reiner is an intimidating presence in front of the net who posted her 400th career save last year.
“Emily is an incredible goalkeeper,” Peery said. “She is patient, calm and has amazing reaction skills. She is extremely tough and always remains composed under pressure.”
Reiner, a senior, made it a personal goal last season to reach the career milestone once she realized it could be possible.
“Attaining 400 saves is incredible,” she said. “When I started playing goalie, I never even thought about having that many. Thanks to my coaches and teammates who have helped me tremendously, I was able to reach the milestone.”
Reiner, a fourth-year starter, will be looking for another career milestone in 2025 as she has attained 470 saves in three seasons with the Quakers. She accounted for 114, 181 and 175 saves in each of the past three years.
“Emily really helps to keep our defense focused and mentally in the game,” Peery said. “She has been a leader in the goal cage the past three years and a difference-maker in games. Emily’s teammates really look up to her. She is outstanding in net, and we are so lucky to have her for one more year.”
There were only three seniors on last year’s QV squad: Taylor Cupelli (ATT), Kendell Foster (ATT) and Sydney Hewitt (MF/ATT).
Along with Reiner, the senior class is represented on this year’s team by Nora Hammond (D/MF), Ruby Krotine (ATT), Lily Pulkowski (D) and Grace Wiehe (D/ATT).
Roig, midfielders Alexa Westwood and Meredith Fallgren, plus attackers Mia Floro and Lily Millet are juniors. Fallgren also can play defense.
Sophomores looking to make an impact include midfielders Isabel King and Anna Campbell, along with Madeline Horton (D/ATT) and Mary Molchen (D).
Leasia Karto (ATT/MF), Charlotte Chappell (D), Katharine Miller (ATT) and Molly Millet (ATT/D) are top freshman prospects.
The Quakers are looking to maintain their success of the past two years when they had 15-5 and 8-8 records and made WPIAL and PIAA playoff appearances.
“We are going to have a great year,” Roig said, “and I hope we will be able to put forth our best effort.”
QV girls make nationals
Reiner (19U), King (16U) and Quaker Valley eighth-grader Grace Keisel (14U) are members of the Pittsburgh Steel City Selects girls hockey program and have advanced with their respective teams to the Chipotle-USA Hockey national championships.
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The Pittsburgh Steel City Selects teams won 2025 MidAm titles to advance to the national events. Reiner and King are forwards for their respective squads; Keisel is a defensive specialist.
The 19U girls are playing in Cleveland, the 16U girls are competing in Ashburn and Springfield, Va., while the 14U girls are playing in Coral Springs, Fla.
The USA Hockey national championships are set for April 2-6.
All three girls also advanced to the national tournaments in 2024.