This 2025 fall season, three senior Blue Devil goalies hit a huge milestone of 100 saves in their varsity careers. Simon Gunzberg, goalie of the varsity boys soccer team, Sofia Busocio, goalie of the varsity girls soccer team and Haley Berger, goalie of the varsity girls field hockey team.
Senior Simon Gunzberg hit his 100 saves in the middle of this season, following his 63 saves from last season. Gunzberg has been playing soccer since he was four years old, starting in the little leagues, then making his way up to travel, club and high school.
Gunzberg started to play goalie at a young age with inspiration from his brother. “He was the goalie of the high school team and when I saw him play, I decided to try. It turns out, I’m not so bad,” said Gunzberg
Now, it is Gunzberg’s second year on varsity and second year as the starting goalie. After hitting 100 saves on Sept. 30 in a game against Summit, he said, “It felt good. It was a good accomplishment. It showed the hard work that I’ve put in since I was a kid.”
Across the field, senior Sofia Buoscio hit her 100 saves on Oct. 4 in a game against Princeton. Buoscio has also been playing soccer since she was four years old, but didn’t realize she wanted to be a goalie until much later.
Buoscio said, “I actually hated being goalie when I was growing up but then at one of the LBD (Ladie Blue Devil) camps, when my sister was on the team, we were playing a game and I caught the ball then Coach Schmidt went up to her and told her to tell me to start playing goalie so that’s why I did it.”
Buoscio has been playing on the WHS varsity girls soccer team since her sophomore year, starting both her sophomore and junior years, and currently plays, switching on and off with sophomore Phoebe Klag.
After hitting her 100 saves, Buoscio said, “It was very exciting. I think that the team definitely made me feel appreciated when it happened. They really showed up for me by making me signs and helping me feel like I made a big impact on my team.”
Sharing the Westfield turf with Buoscio and Gunzberg, senior field hockey goalkeeper Haley Berger hit two milestones this season: 100 career saves and 100 single-season saves. After saving 52 shots in her junior season, she currently has 153 career saves.
Berger spent much of her youth as a goalie for the PAL Lacrosse program, but picked up field hockey much later. She continues to be a dual-sport athlete for WHS, playing both sports. She said, “I’ve been playing field hockey since eighth grade, but I’ve been a lacrosse goalie since third grade. Staying active through the spring season helps prepare me for the fall. They are very different sports, but getting any kind of reps helps.”
This is Berger’s second year as the starting varsity goalie, and the program has witnessed her develop into a confident and improved player throughout the season. She said hitting two milestones in one season, “means even more because it is my senior year and my last time playing field hockey.”
With the season coming to a close in the coming weeks, Berger hopes to have a lasting impact on the future of the program. She said, “I hope to be a role model for our younger goalies and the future of the program. Seeing myself succeed makes all the hard work feel worth it.”
All three of these goalies have made huge contributions to their teams in their successes over the past few seasons.
