Check out the results for SOL girls' soccer teams in action Friday.
National Conference
PENNSBURY 4, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
Pennsbury coach Kaitlin Battiste knows Council Rock North is a tough team. So her message to her team at halftime of Friday night’s game was simple.
“We told them that we knew what North was capable of,” Battiste said. “They’ve been down two goals before and then come back. We told them they had to eliminate any thought or hope in them that they were still in this game. And we came out fired up.”
Lizzie Kirk, a sophomore starting in the middle, connected for a goal in the 17th minute to give Pennsbury a 1-0 lead, but towards the end of the first half, the Indians gained control and got some shots on net.
But the Falcons rose to the occasion in the second half. Still holding a 1-0 lead, junior Riley Rudd took a pass from Jenna Peters to give the Falcons a two-goal advantage in the 43rd minute.
“[Rudd] has been a game-changer for us,” Battiste said. “She never gives up and she’s always working hard.”
Just two minutes later, Rudd found Jadyn Peto to put the Falcons up 3-0. Kelly Amador scored for Pennsbury in the 71st minute with another assist from Rudd.
“The girls had great movement off the ball and they were able to create lanes for themselves tonight,” Battiste added.
It’s a big win for the Falcons in a crowded National Conference. Battiste was impressed with her team’s shutout win.
“The cross-town rivalry always exists. Each time you play North, [Council Rock] South or Neshaminy and people are always getting excited. It was nice to get four goals in against a talented North squad,” she said.
Nany Santiago made six saves in net for Pennsbury. The senior keeper has been strong in the Falcons’ undefeated start as Battiste notes she feels like she has “something to prove.”
The defense has also been strong in front of Santiago. Senior Karina Raykova and junior Rachel Beri have joined newcomers junior Jo Tennant and sophomore Hope Drewes to create a solid backline.
Pennsbury (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Bensaem on Wednesday, and Council Rock North (1-2, 0-2) will host Truman.
Council Rock North 0 – 0 – 0
Pennsbury 1 – 3 – 4
WILLIAM TENNENT 5, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The Panthers picked up a win over Harry S. Truman in Warminster.
Lynne O’Connor scored twice, once in the eighth minute and again in the 18th minute to give Tennent an early lead. From there, the Panthers never looked back.
In the 35th minute, Nicole Baldesarre scored, and Michala Fox added a goal in the 38th minute before halftime to give the Panthers a 4-0 lead through 40 minutes.
In the second half, Sarah Richie found the back of the net as Tennent defeated National Conference opponent Truman.
William Tennent (2-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy Wednesday while Truman (0-4, 0-2) will be on the road at Council Rock North.
Harry S Truman 0 – 0 – 0
William Tennent 4 – 1 – 5
NESHAMINY 6, ABINGTON 0
The Redskins didn’t get going until late in the second half, but once they got ticking there was no stopping them.
Gabby Farrell got Neshaminy on the board first with a goal in the 36th minute off an assist from Jackie Ziegler. Less than three minutes later, Farrell struck again in the 39th minute with an unassisted goal just before the break.
Farrell kept her big afternoon going in the second half, assisting a pair of goals, first by Brianna Tobin in the 48th minute and again in the 53rd minute by Riley Nyhus.
Neshaminy added to their lead late in the game with two 74th minute goals. Alyssa Tobin found Emily Tomlinson for a goal, and 37 seconds later the pair reversed it, as Tomlinson connected with Alyssa Tobin to make it 6-0 over the Ghosts.
Victoria Smith and Holly Bowser split time and combined to make three saves for Neshaminy in goal. Freshman Ashley Hopper made four saves for Abington.
Neshaminy improves to 2-1, 2-0 in the SOL on the season, while Abington drops to 1-2, 0-2 in the SOL. The Redskins will host William Tennent on Wednesday, and the Ghosts will host Council Rock South.
Neshaminy 2 – 4 – 6
Abington 0 – 0 – 0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3, BENSALEM 0
Council Rock South jumped out to an early lead and held that advantage, claiming a National Conference win over Bensalem in Holland.
Jesse Magee, who scored two goals on Wednesday against Truman added anther two goals Friday to lead the Golden Hawks to their third straight win to open the season. Keira Flanagan also scored for South.
Golden Hawk assists came from Flanagan, Emily Wilkinson, and Callie Deola. Freshman goalkeeper Emily Helmich preserved the shutout in net for South.
Rock South (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Abington Wednesday, and Bensalem (1-3, 0-2) will host Pennsbury.
Bensalem 0 – 0 – 0
Council Rock South 3 – 0 – 3
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, NORTH PENN 1
Central Bucks East clung to a 1-0 lead over North Penn early in the second half of a back-and-forth game.
Then Emma Loving stepped up.
“She decided it was time and Emma did what Emma can do,” CB East coach Paul Eisold said.
Loving, who put the Patriots up in the first half with a 34th minute goal with an assist from Paige Weiss, got going in the second half to spark CB East.
The junior forward scored again in the 45th minute, assisted by Hannah Zach. She added the magic number three in the 60th minute off a pass from Kate Schlotter to complete the natural hat trick.
“That’s what Emma does. She’s an outstanding player. She figures things out and she doesn’t quit. That put us over the top,” Eisold said.
Sydnee Towns scored in the 70th minute for the Maidens, but it wasn’t enough and the Patriots won, 3-1.
“I think North Penn is a very good team this year,” Eisold said. “They really stepped it up and played us tight, so I give them a lot of credit. They were very well coached and prepared. It took us a while to get going.”
North Penn had exceptional goalie play from Hannah Lambert, who made13 saves in the loss.
“Hannah Lambert kept North Penn in the game throughout but especially in the first half,” Maidens’ coach Jim Dehner said. “Even though Emma Loving had the hat trick, the fight never left North Penn.”
For East, it was Loving who ignited the engine and allowed the Patriots to pull away. Eisold also credits a trio of reserves—Carly Whiton, Jillian Pawelski, and Erin Lutz—for helping the Patriots hold the lead in the second half.
“It’s not just Emma,” he said. “There are 11 players out there on the field. Other players have to step up as well and we had some great players that really stepped up.”
The win wraps up a perfect week for the Patriots, who beat Pennridge in overtime two days earlier. CB East improves to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play. The loss drops North Penn to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in SOL. On Wednesday, CB East will host Hatboro-Horsham, and North Penn will host Quakertown.
Central Bucks East 1 – 2 – 3
North Penn 0 – 1 – 1
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
Central Bucks South stayed hot and took down Continental Conference foe Hatbro-Horsham.
After a scoreless first half, the Titans heated up in the final 40 minutes. In the 50th minute Kylie Walsh found Corinne McDonald, who took the ball around the flank and into the box for the game’s first goal.
In the 54th minute, Lindsay Weiss put back a rebound off a shot by Brooke Steigerwalt for the goal to make it 2-0. Aleksa Peev added a third Titans goal in the 59th minute with Weiss on the assist.
Titans’ keeper Taylor Marinelli made five saves in net behind strong defense from Mackenzie Ehresman and Nicole Wills.
Central Bucks South (1-1 SOL) will host Archbishop Wood on Tuesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (1-2, 1-1) will travel to Central Bucks East.
Central Bucks South 0 – 3 – 3
Hatboro-Horsham 0 – 0 – 0
PENNRIDGE 5, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
It’s not often a coach is so upbeat after a loss. But after Pennridge’s 3-2 overtime defeat at the hands of CB East on Wednesday, Rams coach Audrey Anderson was unusually positive.
Anderson and her team brought that positive energy to their game Friday, and the Rams routed defending state champion Central Bucks West, 5-1.
“We wanted to play like we did against East,” Anderson said. “We came out of that game so confident, so the fact that we were able to play like we did against East in the second half, that was our goal. We don’t expect to score five goals against any team in our conference.”
The Rams struggled to get off to a good start, though. Piper Zimmerman scored in the 24th minute with an assist from Kouri Peace to give Pennridge a 1-0 lead that they took into halftime.
Something clicked for the Rams in the second half. In the 44th minute, Katie Fischer headed in a corner from Dani Meenan. Four minutes later, Jess Milligan scored off an assist from Carissa Manero.
“The first half we were panicked and not confident,” Anderson said. “Once the second half came, we sorted things out and we were able to connect passes, find our forward’s feet, and get in behind CB West’s defense.”
In the 58th minute, Kouri Peace found the back of the net, assisted by Erin Stevenson. Off a quick restart, the Bucks got their only goal of the game from Mary Kate Vinkler from 20 yards out. Meenan added the final Rams goal in the 64th minute.
Pennridge returns most of its team from last year, a team that won a third straight Continental Conference crown. The Rams, however, bowed out in the first round of the District One playoffs. But Anderson believes her team is older and more mature this season.
“Our positivity on Wednesday, that’s the maturity of our team,” she said. “Those sophomores from last year are now juniors and they’re learning each year a little bit more to get to that next level. They always thought they had to win everything. They’ve carried the weight of the conference for the past three years, but they’ve seen that anything can happen. Their goal is to just get better as the season goes on and not focus on having to be perfect all the time.”
The win moves Pennridge to 2-1 overall (1-1 SOL) and CB West drops to 1-2 (1-1 SOL). On Wednesday, Pennridge will be on the road at Central Bucks South while CB West will host Souderton.
Central Bucks West 0 – 1 – 1
Pennridge 1 – 4 – 5
SOUDERTON 5, QUAKERTOWN 0
Meredith Moore scored twice for Souderton as the Indians defeated Quakertown, Friday afternoon.
The Indians, who led 2-0 at the half and never looked back, also got goals from Tori Dowd, Cara McCausland and Aleia Kramer. Assists came from McCausland Bre DiRenzi, Taylor Moritz, and Mel Witter, who had two.
Souderton (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to West Chester Henderson Saturday for a non-league battle, and Quakertown will host Southern Lehigh Tuesday.
Souderton 2 – 3 – 5
Quakertown 0 – 0 – 0
American Conference
WISSAHICKON 4, UPPER MORELAND 0
The Trojans took down the Bears in a battle of American Conference opponents.
Wissahickon scored first in the 23th minute on a goal from Alexis Smith with an assist from Lieke Black, who made a nice through ball to find Smith.
“The game started slow,” Wissahickon coach Shannon Franke said. “Upper Moreland didn’t let up and continued to challenge until [we] finally figured it out in the 70th minute of play.”
Upper Moreland managed to keep it close with the Trojans until late in the second half.
Maddie Elwell found the net in the 71st minute for a Trojan goal. Rachel Coleman scored a pair of goals in the waning minutes, once in the 74th minute and again in the 78th minute, to vault Wissahickon to victory.
Keanna Haney saved three shots and Nicole Hastings had two saves for the Trojans. Kim Benge played well in net for the Bears, saving ten shots.
The loss still left Upper Moreland coach Lisa Benvenuto encouraged.
“Although the final score was 4-0,” she said. “[We] did a phenomenal job of holding off the attack of Wissahickon.”
Benvenuto said Benge, midfielder Amanda Walker, and defender Carly Wasson stood out for Upper Moreland. Franke saw stellar play from Coleman, Mary Atthews and Mady Foglia for the Trojans.
Wissahickon (2-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday, and Upper Moreland (0-3, 0-2) at Upper Dublin.
Wissahickon 1 – 3 – 4
Upper Moreland 0 – 0 – 0
UPPER DUBLIN 5, CHELTENHAM 2
Tori Hoffner’s hat trick propelled Upper Dublin past Cheltenham.
Paige Lawton and Lexi Schneider added goals in the winning effort by the Flying Cardinals.
For the Panthers, Ruby Tomasic and Chelsea Coutts scored goals. The Lady Panthers, who hung tough for one half, trailed just 2-1 at the intermission. Cheltenham goalkeeper Eliana Wyler made 17 saves in net.
Upper Dublin (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Wednesday, and Cheltenham (2-1, 1-1) will host Springfield.
Cheltenham 1 – 1 – 2
Upper Dublin 2 – 3 – 5
SPRINGFIELD 7, NORRISTOWN 1
Springfield scored early and often in an early season rout of visiting Norristown.
Freshman Megan Nelson got the Spartans going with a goal in the fifth minute with an assist from Ellie Leitzel. Freshman Emily Walsh scored two minutes later and Molly Molly Dugan added a goal in the 12th minute.
Mary Kate Smith (23rd minute) and freshman Sarah Potacki (25th minute) helped make it 5-0 Springfield before the half.
In the second half, the Spartans added goals from Lindsey Smith in the 52th minute and freshman Grace Baraclaugh in the 70th minute.
Katie Fitzpatrick played goalkeeper in the first half, and Emma Lindsay relieved her in the second half, making a few saves.
Springfield (1-1 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham while Norristown (0-2) will travel to Pottstown.
Norristown 0 – 1 – 1
Springfield 5 – 2 – 7
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2, UPPER MERION 1
Upper Merion scored in the first minute of the game, but couldn’t hold off the Colonials, who scored a pair of second half goals to take the American Conference win.
Lexi Ryan put the Vikings up early, and Upper Merion held the 1-0 lead through halftime. Jewel Terraces put back a rebound off the post in the 58th minute for the Colonials to tie the game. Then Terraces got the game-winner in the 73rd minute on a thirty-yard blast off a set piece into the right cornerto give PW the lead and eventual win.
Julia Loane made 11 saves for the Vikings, and UM coach Laura Himler had high praise for one of her defenders.
“Lexi Ryan had an unbelievable game defending the back line,” the Vikings’ coach said.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Wissahickon Wednesday while Upper Merion (0-3, 0-2) will host Marple Newtown on Tuesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 0 – 2 – 2
Upper Merion 1 – 0 – 0
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