Check out the results for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Monday. Go to the gallery to view photos of the Bensalem/CR South game.
National Conference
PENNSBURY 1, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
Kelly Amador scored the game’s only goal, in the 57th minute, with an assist from Caroline Foley to help the Falcons remain undefeated after this SOL National battle of first- and second-place teams.
Amador converted a rebound that had come from Foley’s header after Abby Wick had started the play with a corner kick.
In helping the Falcons record their sixth shutout this year, junior goalkeeper Kayla Kunde earned her first full shutout for Pennsbury (11-0-1, 8-0-1 SOL), as she had split a previous 5-0 victory Sept. 11 over Harry S Truman with junior Nany Santiago.
As Kunde didn’t have to make any saves this time against the Indians (7-3-1, 5-3-1 SOL), Pennsbury head coach Kaitlyn Battiste credited the performance of defenders Amy Blazejewski, Rachel Beri, Karina Raykova and Foley for limiting scoring opportunities.
Santiago sat out this contest for precautionary reasons because of swelling in one of her knees, related to a bad bruise, Battiste said.
“This was more preventative with that type of injury,” Battiste said. “We felt we could give (Kunde) a start with our defense playing as well as it has lately, so we also saw the opportunity to give (Santiago) the rest when she can.”
A 1-1 tie at Neshaminy on Sept. 15 remains the only half-blemish on Pennsbury’s otherwise-perfect season.
“It’s awesome – the players have been putting in the work, so they deserve it, but we know that every team will be bringing its best game,” Battiste said. “So the hardest part, at this point, is to make sure that we can consistently play at a high level.”
CR North 0-0 0
Pennsbury 0-1 1
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, BENSALEM 1
Sophomore midfielder Jesse Magee had a goal and an assist to help break a scoreless tie at halftime, as the Golden Hawks earned a victory over the host Owls.
For South (9-3, 6-3 SOL), senior forward Nikki Caffey and senior defender Elissa Dotzman also scored, and senior Becca Davey had an assist.
Senior forward Sid Doherty scored the only goal for Bensalem (4-8, 3-6 SOL) in about the 60th minute with an assist from senior midfielder Paige Wendling.
CR South 0-3 3
Bensalem 0-1 1
NESHAMINY 6, ABINGTON 0
Gabby Farrell scored a pair of goals, and Amy Mandia and Alyssa Tobin each had a goal and an assist in helping Neshaminy to a shutout victory over the Lady Ghosts.
Alyssa Antonelly opened the scoring for Neshaminy (6-5-2, 5-3-1 SOL) at 6:39 with an assist from Jackie Ziegler.
Almost 20 minutes later, Mandia scored off a penalty kick for a 2-0 Neshaminy advantage.
Farrell got Neshaminy started quickly after halftime, as she scored the first of her back-to-back goals 44 seconds into the second half, with an assist from Riley Nyhus. At 43:16, Mandia assisted on Farrell’s second goal for a 4-0 lead.
Nyhus then assisted on Tobin’s goal at 53:04, then it was Tobin’s opportunity to set up Erica Glasson, who scored at 67:57 for the 6-0 final.
Neshaminy outshot Abington, 13-2, as goalkeeper Destiny Walters made 10 saves for the Ghosts (4-8-1, 2-7 SOL).
In goal for Neshaminy, Victoria Smith played the first half, and Holly Bowser played the second half in combining for two saves in the shutout.
Abington 0-0 0
Neshaminy 2-4 6
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Shea Conway, Jessica Lee and Lynne O’Connor all scored first-half goals, in the 10th, 17th and 27th minutes, respectively, as the host Panthers earned a shutout victory over the Tigers.
HS Truman 0-0 0
William Tennent 3-0 3
Continental Conference
PENNRIDGE 1, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0
Katie Fischer scored with about 23 minutes left in the contest, and sophomore goalkeeper Kaitlyn Moran recorded her eighth shutout of the season, as the host Rams remained undefeated and put more space between themselves and the Bucks.
In sweeping the season series from West (8-3-1, 5-3-1 SOL), who had entered the match in second place in the SOL Continental, Pennridge (9-0-3, 7-0-2 SOL) posted a pair of shutout victories head-to-head this season.
CB West 0-0 0
Pennridge 0-1 1
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, NORTH PENN 1
The visiting Patriots got a pair of early goals from Maddie Myrtetus (sixth minute) and Emma Loving (eighth minute) and later got a score from Danielle DeMichael (73rd minute) to seal a victory that moved them back into second place in the SOL Continental.
After East (8-2-2, 5-2-2 SOL) had taken a 2-0 lead, North Penn (5-4-2, 3-4-2 SOL) responded in the 24th minute, as sophomore midfielder Anna Pedicone scored with an assist from sophomore forward Alexis Henderson.
Both teams’ goalkeepers were busy throughout the contest.
For the Maidens, senior Laura Leonard made 12 saves, and sophomore Lauren Donnelly recorded one save. For the Patriots, Lauren Burrell had five saves before intermission, and Katie Dolf made six saves after halftime.
Despite the loss, North Penn head coach Jim Dehner gave credit to several players for their strong individual performances: seniors Steph Bresadola and Maddy McClure; juniors Jani Johnston, Liz Volz, Shelby Chiodo, Hannah Alexander and Tina Miller; and Pedicone.
CB East 2-1 3
North Penn 1-0 1
SOUDERTON 3, QUAKERTOWN 1
Freshman Tori Dowd and senior forward Kara Waskiewicz, a co-captain, scored second-half goals within about two minutes of each other, lifting the Indians to a comeback victory over the host Panthers.
For Souderton (5-5-1, 5-4 SOL), Dowd got the game-winner at 69:38, her fourth goal since being promoted from junior varsity, with an assist from junior forward Kylie Heath. At 71:07, Waskiewicz tallied an insurance marker off a rebound, as junior Maddie Doepner got the assist after initiating the play from a free kick.
Quakertown (2-9-1, 2-7-1 SOL) had opened the scoring at 18:57, as senior midfielder Jami Soriano scored with an assist from sophomore forward Katie Crouthamel.
Senior defender Beth McGee, another co-captain, tied the score at 1 with a goal at 23:28, that originally appeared to be scored by Dowd.
“The referee said the ball already was in the goal before (Dowd) hit it,” Souderton head coach Chris Felber said.
Souderton 1-2 3
Quakertown 1-0 1
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
Kate Neil scored unassisted in the 78th minute for the only goal of the contest, as the visiting Titans edged the Hatters.
South goalkeeper Sophia Boggs made three saves in earning her fifth shutout this season.
The game was tightly contested and much of play was controlled by the Titans (5-3-3, 3-3-3 SOL) in the first half, but the tide started to change in the second half as the Hatters (2-10-1, 0-8-1 SOL) looked to attack with more enthusiasm.
For Hatboro-Horsham, Sarah Thuerer and Mikaela Malofiy showed that they are two of the better senior players in the league and with the help of Marissa Portelli controlling the central midfield for much of the game.
But the Titans defense played well and patiently waited for the game winner.
"We still believe we have a lot to play for, and every time we have the opportunity to play together, we consider it a blessing," said Hatters’ coach Ben Winderman, whose team travels Wednesday to
War Memorial Field for a 7 p.m. start against Central Bucks East.
CB South 0-1 0
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0 0
American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 7, UPPER MERION 0
Nic Abbott scored three goals, and Ragan Ebersole added two more, as the Colonials remained perfect this season, both overall and in the SOL American with a shutout victory over the host Vikings.
Kristen Monte and Maddie Berman also got into the scoring column for Plymouth Whitemarsh, (9-0, 9-0 SOL) against Upper Merion (2-9-1, 2-6-1 SOL).
PW 5-2 7
UM 0-0 0
SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 5, NORRISTOWN 0
Katelyn Gillinger enjoyed a fine offensive day for the host Spartans, with three goals and an assist, in their shutout victory over the Eagles.
With all the scoring in the first half, Springfield (5-5-1, 4-4-1 SOL) also got goals from Alyssa Griet and Mary Kate Krewson. Emily Giampietro and Bailey Krewson tallied assists for the Spartans against
Norristown (1-11, 0-9 SOL).
Norristown 0-0 0
Springfield (M) 5-0 5
WISSAHICKON 8, UPPER MORELAND 1
Krysta Memis, Alyssa Ryan and Maddie Elwell scored four points each for the Trojans, who broke open a close game after halftime against the host Golden Bears.
Memis, who finished with three goals and an assist, opened the scoring at 5:43 with the first of Elwell’s four assists for Wissahickon (8-2-1, 7-2 SOL).
At 13:48, Emily Vervlied found Meghan Guzewicz open for a chip-shot goal that gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead.
As she had done in the first half, Memis started the scoring in the second half, this time with an assist from Ryan just 46 seconds after intermission.
Elwell then assisted on Wissahickon’s next two goals, by Ryan at 43:58 and 55:42.
In between Ryan’s goals, Upper Moreland (2-10, 2-7 SOL) got its only goal of the game, as Taylor Valera set up Christina Kane, who scored at 53:00, which had cut the deficit to three goals, 4-1.
Memis later completed her hat trick at 66:41 on an assist from Ryan. Guzewicz added her second goal at 69:47 from Memis, and Jasmine Bishop closed the scoring at 73:44 on Elwell’s final assist of the contest.
In goal for Wissahickon, Keanna Haney didn’t have to make a save in the first half, and Kara Ciaccio made three saves in the second half.
For Upper Moreland, sophomore goalkeeper Kim Benge made 20 saves in 55 minutes. Jenn Storbrauck played the other 25 minutes and recorded 11 saves.
Wissahickon 2-6 8
Upper Moreland 0-1 1
UPPER DUBLIN 5, CHELTENHAM 0
The host Flying Cardinals scored three goals in the first 12 minutes Monday night against the Panthers and earned their eighth shutout victory this year to remain in second place behind undefeated Plymouth Whitemarsh.
For Upper Dublin (8-4, 8-1 SOL), Paige Lawton opened the scoring in the sixth minute on an assist from senior Julie Cross.
Senior Tovah Kaiser followed with a goal in the 10th minute with a shot from about 25 yards away.
In the 12th minute, Lexi Schneider gave Upper Dublin a 3-0 lead, then freshman Tori Hoffner scored in the 29th minute.
Olivia Ness got the only goal of the second half against Cheltenham (2-7-2, 2-5-2 SOL), in the 70th minute on a great individual effort, Upper Dublin head coach John Topper said.
Cheltenham 0-0 0
Upper Dublin 4-1 5
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