Two former Watertown Raiders have gone on to excel at the next level. Field hockey player Caroline Andrade was named Rookie of the Year at Westfield State, and Hamilton College basketball player Taylor Lambo was named player of the week.
See details in the announcements provided by Westfield State Athletics and Hamilton College Athletics.
Westfield State’s Caroline Andrade Named MASCAC Rookie of the Year
Westfield State field hockey landed six players on the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s All-Conference team, including Rookie of the Year Caroline Andrade (Watertown, Mass.). Also, Owls’ coach Carden Brown was named the league’s coach of the year.
Andrade, a 2025 Watertown High School grad, made a splash in her debut as an Owl, finishing the season, scoring 13 goals with seven assists for 33 points in 16 games played. She was named the league’s rookie of the week on four occasions this season, and picked up NFHCA National Offensive Player of the Week honors in October.
“Caroline jumped right in, and clicked with the team right away as soon as she was healthy,” said Brown. Andrade missed the first six games of the season due to injury. “She has excellent skills, I think it’s fair to say a step above many of the players in our league, and I am excited that it is only her first year and she still has room to grow as a player.”
See the entire announcement at https://www.westfieldstateowls.com/sports/fh/2025-26/releases/20251113lpv5to
Taylor Lambo is NESCAC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for Jan. 5
Hamilton College forward Taylor Lambo ’26 (Watertown, Mass./Watertown HS) was selected the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday, Jan. 5.
Lambo, who graduated from Watertown High School in 2022, also received this award on Dec. 5, 2022. She averaged 12.0 points and 12.0 rebounds and shot 62 percent (13-of-21) from the floor in three games.
Lambo posted 12 points, 11 rebounds, and two blocks in a 77-54 win against Vassar College on Jan. 3. In a 59-52 victory over Vermont State University Castleton in the Montreal Shootout on Dec. 30, she collected 14 points and 14 boards. Lambo added 10 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals in an 86-48 setback against nationally ranked No. 1 New York University in the Montreal Shootout on Dec. 29. Lambo has 31 career double-doubles.
Lambo is seventh in the conference with 13.5 points per game, fourth with 9.0 rebounds per game, third in field goal percentage at 53.4 percent, tied for third with 2.8 assists per contest, and is seventh with 14 blocked shots.
The Continentals (8-6 overall) opens its NESCAC schedule at Bates College (11-1) on Sunday, Jan. 11 at 1 p.m.