Check out the results for SOL girls/boys lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. To view photos of the Souderton/Abington game, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Boys
NESHAMINY 10, SUN VALLEY 5
Matt Magdelinskas – in a standout offensive performance – scored five goals to lead the Redskins to their first win of the season on Wednesday morning, but it was not a one-man show.
“I think when we played them last year he also had five goals,” coach Len Quici said. “They had a hard time containing him. He’s very fast, but a lot of credit goes to Mason Zebberlin. He had two goals and a couple of assists.
“Cale Kitchenman is our workhorse in the midfield, and TJ Daino, our long pole, was solid on defense. They had one really good kid, and we focused on shutting him down. They were good. They’re very well coached.”
It was a 2-2 game after one period, but the Redskins went on a 3-0 second quarter tear to go into halftime with a 5-2 lead. They outscored the Vanguards 5-3 in the second half.
“We came out in the second half and just sort of exerted our will, which was good to see because we haven’t put together a full game this year,” Quici said. “
According to Redskins’ coach, it has taken some time for the players to adjust to a new offensive system under former Pennsbury standout Shawn Caven, the squad’s new offensive coordinator who joined the staff just a few days before the season started.
“I think our offense is finally starting to come together,” Quici said. “(Caven) is running a pretty complex offense, and my guys are finally starting to settle in.
“Our first three games weren’t very close, but I can see them growing in the system. They’re buying into it, and they’re doing really well. Today it showed. We just have to maintain this understanding of it and grow on it because it has to evolve.”
In addition to Magdelinskas’ big offensive performance, David Nuckles and Mason Zebberline both scored two goals and Kitchenman added one. Goalie Anthony Blickle was credited tiwth 15 saves in a standout performance.
“I knew we needed a big win goal-wise,” Quici said. “We scored 10 goals in one game compared to 11 (goals) in three (games).
“This will be a big boost going to North Penn tomorrow and then we get in our division next week.”
Neshaminy 2-3-2-3 10
Sun Valley 2-0-1-2 5
SOUDERTON 9, PENNSBURY 4
The Indians opened up a 5-1 halftime lead over the visiting Falcons and never looked back. Greg Gibbs led the Indians’ attack with four goals and an assist. Contributing one goal each were Jake Phaup, Colin Huggins, Sean Readinger, Kyle Curran and Sean Curran.
“Sean Readinger, Kyle Curran, Alec Moorshead, Justin Russell, Vinnny Stranges, (goalie) Remi Reeves and the entire midfield unit played an exceptional defensive game,” coach Mark Princehorn said. “This was a total team win and a complete four-quarter game.”
Reeves was credited with 10 saves in goal while Nick Portolese had a big game with 12 ground balls.
Jared Pertty scored all four goals for the Falcons.
Girls
SOUDERTON 20, ABINGTON 15
Thirty-five goals.
It’s a safe guess not many people saw that coming when Souderton hosted Abington for a non-league contest on Wednesday.
“I was pretty surprised, but I know that Abington has some really good goal scorers just having seen them in winter league and having coached some of them in summer, so I know they have some strong shot takers, and we have the same,” Souderton coach Kelly Kelly said.
If someone had told Mary Kate Lomady her team would score 15 goals, the Abington coach admits she would have expected to win.
“It was a shootout,” the second-year coach said. “They scored 20 goals, we scored 15. In games like that, you need to win the draw. That’s how you play defense, by winning the draw.
“(Fifteen goals) is a very good offensive day. Defensively, we were down two of our starters, and that really hurt us. When something like that happens, you have a defense that is struggling to come together as a unit.”
The story of this game could be summed up in two words – draw controls. Souderton won the first six and led 4-1 before Abington had found its rhythm. All told, the Indians – behind 12 draw controls by senior Brittany Roynan – won 23 of the game’s 37 draws.
“I think it determined our win,” said junior Krista Schneider, whose six goals and two assists led the Indians’ attack. “In our other games, we lacked the draw control, and that’s who wins games – the team that wins draws.
“I think this is our turning point. We’re going to go and get a lot more wins now. They were a really good team. They were 3-0, so this was big for us.”
The Ghosts had an answer for the Indians’ quick start, winning three straight draws of their own and scoring three unanswered goals to knot the score. Sophomore Lindsay Baer connected on back-to-back goals and Casey Mcallister added a single goal, but the Indians responded by reeling off eight unanswered goals out of a timeout to go into halftime with a 12-4 lead.
“Our coach pulled us off and said we didn’t get the last two draw controls and that’s why they got the last two goals,” senior Amber Lambeth said. “So we went in and knew we needed to get the draw, and that’s how we got some goals.”
While Roynan – who also had two goals and three assists – owned the circle, she had plenty of help. Schneider had six draw controls and Lambeth, who had three goals and two assists, had four. Carlie Doughty had five goals while Kyra Shank added the hat trick, and Natalie Bulgier, one goal and one assist.
For the Ghosts, Baer was all but unstoppable, finishing with six goals and one assist.
“I am a huge fan of Lindsay Baer,” Lomady said. “She is one of those players who will take the team on her shoulders if she needs to – Example A: today.
“It’s just a matter also of knowing who has the hot hand in games and using that to your advantage. If someone is hot, give them the ball. Lindsay is an extremely solid player for us.”
Mcasllister finished with four goals, and Jeannie Van Buren and Sam McGee each had two goals and an assist. Mikki Raymond contributed a goal and an assist.
For the Indians, the win came on the heels of a disappointing loss to Southern Lehigh and evened the team’s record at 2-2.
“It was extremely important for us to get a win today – just because we’ve had some tough competition,” Kelly said. “Southern Lehigh is playing great, and Owen J Roberts was really stiff competition, so we started off big.
“It was really important for the girls to step on the field today, see a strong team and do well against them.
“We have kind of gotten down on ourselves in the past couple of games and stayed down. We talked about if we were even up or one or two down that you have to ignore the score and just play goal by goal. Even when we were up , we wanted to play as if it was 0-0.”
Abington 4-11 15
Souderton 12-8 20
WISSAHICKON 6, GWYNEDD MERCY 4
The Monarchs got on the scoreboard first and also connected in the closing seconds of the half. In between, the Trojans reeled off five unanswered goals to go into halftime with a 5-2 lead on their way to the non-league win over their neighboring rivals.
“They are a good team,” coach Patty Kovacs said. “It’s neat because when you get to this level it seems like a lot of the girls have played together, so they know what their strategies are and a lot of their playing skills.
“Gwynedd scored first, which we’re starting to see a lot, but we came back. We figured it out. The girls played strong, figured out their double teaming and we found the open girl.”
Once again, the Trojans were sparked by their standout midfielders. Emily Vervlied led the way with four goals and an assist while Lauren Irvine and Carolyn Wilde both added single goals. Wilde and Shannon Stagliano both added assists.
“My middies always play well,” Kovacs said of Vervlied, Irvine and Wilde. “I’m really proud of them because with our low numbers, they play pretty much the whole game.”
Goalie Julie Silverman was credited with five saves in a winning effort.
“Julie had a really good game in goal, and also, Amanda Mitchell on defense was able to get the ball out,” Kovacs said.
With the win, the Trojans upped their record to a perfect 5-0 on the young season.
Gwynedd Mercy 2-2 4
Wissahickon 5-1 6
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 8, EMMAUS 6
Goalie Alana Rivas turned away 19 of 25 shots she faced to spark a standout defensive effort by the Patriots in Wednesday’ win.
“Alana and the defense had a stellar game,” coach Kelly White said.
Maggie Vetter and Betty Wesney led the Patriot attack. Both players had three goals and one assist. Katelyn Stoudt added two goals and one assist while Mel Burian and Bella Ridolfi both chipped in with an assist.
PENNRIDGE 16, SAUCON VALLEY 7
Nine players contributed scoring in a contest that saw the Lady Rams sprint to a 7-2 halftime lead on their way to the convincing non-league win.
“The attack is moving the ball fast and able to hit the open cutter,” coach Karen Schnurr said. “The team is really starting to trust one another, and it shows in the amount of assists.
“The defense is working as one unit and able to force turnovers and get the ball safely to the attack.”
Maddie Dachowski was part of six goals, contributing three goals and three assists. Grace Loughery added three goals, two assists and three draw controls while Devan Rimmer had two goals and four draw controls. Casey Hefner had two goals and one draw control, and Jen Rodzewich added one goal, three assists and three draw controls. Kira Ozer had one goal, one assist and two draw controls. Adding one goal each were Emily Price and Kate Ziegler.
Carley Wingate was credited with six saves in goal.
Pennridge 7-9 16
Saucon Valley2-5 7
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