Team Slideshow
Team Info
Basketball - Girls' Varsity
Overview
Overview
2018-19 New England Quarter-Finalists
2017-18 NE8 Finalists, New England Quarter-Finalists
2016-17 New England Quarter-Finalists
2015-16 Northeast 8 Finalists
2014-15 Northeast 8 Finalists
The Taft girls' varsity basketball program is one that reflects the culture of Taft more broadly; just as Taft seeks to educate the whole student in a caring environment, the girls' basketball coaches seek to help players develop their basketball skills and understanding within a strong and supportive team framework. While the team’s defenses and offenses vary from year to year based on the players' talents and experience, the common denominator is an emphasis on team defense and unselfish offense, as well as on playing hard, playing smart, and playing with honor.
Recent graduates who played or are still playing college ball are Morgan Manz (Quinnipiac University '17), Maggie O'Neil (Swarthmore College '17), Rylie Mainville (Hamilton College '18), Lauren Pelosi (Amherst College '22), Amara Chidom (Pomona-Pitzer '22), and Kayla Robinson (Haverford College '23).
Schedule
Schedule
| Opponent | Date | Time | Location | Advantage | Type | Details | Result | Score | Status |
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vs.
Kingswood Oxford School
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Home | Details | Win | 64-43 | |||
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vs.
Rye Country Day School
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Rye Country Day School | Away | Details | CANCELLED | |||
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vs.
Pomfret School
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Pomfret School | Away | Details | Win | 65-54 | ||
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vs.
Groton School
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Groton School | Away | Details | Loss | 48-52 | ||
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vs.
Phillips Exeter Academy
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Groton School | Away | Details | Win | 44-37 | ||
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vs.
Phillips Academy Andover
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Groton School | Away | Details | Loss | 38-70 | ||
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vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Home | Details | POSTPONED: Postponed | ||||
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vs.
Suffield Academy
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Suffield Academy | Away | Details | Loss | 31-41 | ||
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vs.
Deerfield Academy
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Home | Details | Loss | 40-50 | |||
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vs.
The Berkshire School
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Home | Details | CANCELLED | ||||
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vs.
Kent School
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Kent School | Away | Details | POSTPONED: Postponed | |||
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vs.
The Greenwich Country Day School
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The Greenwich Country Day School | Away | Details | Win | 47-46 | ||
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vs.
Westminster School
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Home | Details | Win | 42-32 | |||
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vs.
Loomis Chaffee School
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Home | Details | Loss | 38-59 | |||
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vs.
Choate Rosemary Hall
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Choate Rosemary Hall | Away | Details | Loss | 30-64 | ||
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vs.
Sacred Heart Greenwich
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Sacred Heart Greenwich | Away | Details | CANCELLED | |||
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vs.
Kent School
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Home | Details | Loss | 52-73 | |||
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vs.
The Ethel Walker School
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The Ethel Walker School | Away | Details | Loss | 37-48 | ||
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vs.
Hotchkiss School
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Home | Details | Win | 45-39 | |||
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vs.
Williston Northampton School
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Home | Details | Win | 54-45 | |||
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vs.
St. Luke's School (CT)
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St. Luke's School (CT) | Away | Details | Loss | 35-67 | ||
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vs.
Miss Porter's School
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Miss Porter's School | Away | Details | Win | 43-37 | ||
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vs.
The Berkshire School
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The Berkshire School | Away | Details | Win | 56-43 | ||
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vs.
Hotchkiss School
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Hotchkiss School | Away | Details | Loss | 37-47 |
Roster
Roster
| # | Name | Class | Hometown |
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| Audrey D'Autorio | 2022 | Watertown, CT | |
| Eliza Ford | 2022 | Middlebury, CT | |
| Faith Graziano | 2024 | Middlebury, CT | |
| Nathan Harlow | 2023 | Rayleigh, ESSEX | |
| Mya Hicks | 2023 | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| Maria Hogenkamp | 2023 | Rutland, VT | |
| Petra Kuncz | 2023 | Budapest | |
| Alayna Mariani | 2024 | Durham, CT | |
| Elise Moreira | 2022 | Middlebury, CT | |
| Charlotte Murphy | 2025 | Southbury, CT | |
| Skye Shepherd | 2023 | Gettysburg, PA | |
| Brooke Smith | 2023 | Cheshire, CT | |
| Sofia Torres | 2025 | Waterbury, CT | |
| Lauren Villanueva | 2022 | Watertown, CT | |
| Marianne Williams | 2023 | Saint-Georges, QC | |
| Annie Woodward | 2023 | Woodbury, CT |
Coaches
Coaches
About Head Coach Jon Willson
Coach Jon Willson is a Taft graduate who won the basketball and top male athlete awards his senior year. At Amherst College, Jon was the basketball team's leading scorer his junior and senior years. Since he took over the girls' basketball program in 2001, Coach Willson's teams have won more than 250 games and more often than not have qualified for post-season play.
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