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Amherst Opens 2026 Girls Soccer Season With Proven Pieces Back

Amherst returns goalkeeper Molly Lupini and several players with 2025 production, including Cora Pisarzewicz, Peyton Lauria, Elaina Dickman, and Sydney Lupini.

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Pre-season Girls Soccer

WNY Athletics Staff ·

Overview

  • Amherst finished 7-11 in 2025 and returns multiple players with recorded goals or assists from that season.
  • Cora Pisarzewicz had three goals and one assist in 2025 after a seven-goal season in 2024.
  • Peyton Lauria scored three goals in 2025, while Elaina Dickman added one goal and Sydney Lupini recorded two assists.
  • Molly Lupini returns after logging 840 goalkeeper minutes with 80 saves and 17 goals against in 2025.
  • Amherst opens 2026 with four road matches before home dates against Sweet Home on Sept. 16 and Starpoint on Sept. 17.

Amherst Girls Soccer Pre-Season Preview

Amherst enters the 2026 girls soccer season with JoAnna Fildes listed as head coach and Jason Cyrek and Kiersten Becker listed as assistant coaches. The roster brings back several players with production from a 7-11 season in 2025, along with a returning goalkeeper who carried a large share of the minutes last fall.

Cora Pisarzewicz is one of the key returning names in the scoring record. She had three goals and one assist in 2025 after recording seven goals and one assist in 2024. Peyton Lauria also returns after scoring three goals in 2025, matching her goal total from 2024, when she also had one assist.

Amherst has additional returning production from Elaina Dickman, who scored once in 2025, and Sydney Lupini, who had two assists. Molly Lupini gives Amherst an experienced option in goal after playing 840 minutes there in 2025, with 80 saves and 17 goals against.

The 2026 schedule starts on the road, with Amherst visiting North Tonawanda on Sept. 3, Williamsville South on Sept. 8, Starpoint on Sept. 10, and Orchard Park on Sept. 14. The first home matches are a quick turnaround: Sweet Home on Sept. 16 and Starpoint on Sept. 17 at Amherst Central High School.

Later schedule markers include road trips to Williamsville East on Sept. 22, Hamburg on Sept. 24, Iroquois on Sept. 28, Sweet Home on Oct. 5, and Buffalo Public Schools on Oct. 9. Amherst closes the regular-season schedule with two home dates in three days: Kenmore East on Oct. 13 and Hamburg on Oct. 15.

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