Check out the results for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Friday.
By Dan Beck
National Conference
PENNSBURY 2, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0
Pennsbury followed up its big win on Monday against Neshaminy with another big win, this time against visiting Council Rock South.
Riley Rudd scored with an assist from Cara Thomas in the seventh minute to give the Falcons an early lead. In the 26th minute, Jenna Peters scored an unassisted goal to put Pennsbury up 2-0.
The lead stuck until the end and the Falcons stayed undefeated on the season and maintained their lead in the National Conference. Meanwhile, the Golden Hawks have dropped four straight games.
Pennsbury (8-0, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Conestoga on Saturday for a non-league contest and then will be on the road at William Tennent on Tuesday. Council Rock South (3-4, 2-4 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Tuesday.
Council Rock South 0-0 0
Pennsbury 2-0 2
NESHAMINY 8, HARRY S. TRUMAN 2
Neshaminy came away winners in a league battle with Harry S. Truman, thanks to a pair of hat tricks.
Gabby Farrell (Brooke Mullin assist) got it going early, putting Neshaminy on the board in the fourth minute with a goal. Riley Nyhus scored an unassisted goal in the 19th minute, and Farrell added another goal in the 24th minute to make it 3-0.
In the 31st minute, Nyhus scored again off an assist from Maggie Daeche. Five minutes before halftime, Mullin scored with an assist by Farrell to make it 5-0 going into the break.
Farrell completed her hat trick in the 62nd minute, taking a pass from Daeche for the goal. Truman got on the board in the 65th minute with a goal from the corner by Amanda McElhare.
Mullin responded by scoring two goals in just over a minute to give her a hat trick. Assists went to Brianna Tobin and Nyhus on the Mullin goals.
Truman scored again on a Neshaminy own goal in the 78th minute to make it 8-2 and that’s how the score would stay.
Neshaminy (5-2, 5-1 SOL) will host Rustin on Saturday and then will be on the road at Council Rock South Tuesday. Truman (0-9, 0-6 SOL) will host Abington on Tuesday.
Harry S. Truman 0-2 2
Neshaminy 5-3 8
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 1, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0
Central Bucks East survived yet another close Continental Conference match on Friday afternoon.
The Patriots slipped by CB West on a 65th minute goal by Emma Loving. Hannah Zach had the assist in the game’s lone goal.
Katie Dolf was in goal for the shutout for East.
The win keeps the Patriots undefeated in a 2015 season that has seen East consistently come out on top of close games. The Bucks, meanwhile, lose ground on Souderton, who won today, and find themselves in a three-way tie for third in the Continental Conference with CB South and Pennridge.
CB East (7-0, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Villa Joseph Marie for a non-league game on Monday and then will be on the road at Souderton on Tuesday. CB West (4-3-1, 3-2-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Tuesday (7 p.m.).
Central Bucks West 0-0 0
Central Bucks East 0-1 1
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1, QUAKERTOWN 0
Central Bucks South came out winners in a tight Continental contest with visiting Quakertown, thanks to a late goal.
After a scoreless first half, the Titans came at the Panthers in the second half. Much of it, though, was to no avail.
“We had a lot of pressure inside the 18 pretty much the whole half, but Quakertown held strong and they were really organized in the back,” Titans’ coach Betsy Bullock said. “We had lots of missed opportunities. In fairness to Quakertown, they bunkered in and played really solid defense. They made it hard for us to score.”
South finally found the net in the 77th minute when Kylie Walsh was able to score the game’s lone goal.
“Some of the starters came off the bench,” Bullock said. “Corinne McDonald dribbled across the box flicked it over to Kylie, who made a run right in front of the keeper and touched it into the back of the net.”
The Titans managed 20 shots on goal in the win. Sophia Boggs collected the shutout saving eight shots in goal.
A close game against 2-6 Quakertown speaks to the depth of the Continental.
“We’re in a particularly competitive conference, top to bottom,” Bullock said “Every team has solid, quality players and good coaching. There’s really no easy game. Everybody is very talented.”
After close losses against CB East, Pennridge and a tie with Souderton, Bullock is ready for the back half of the schedule.
“We’re very hungry,” she said.
CB South (4-2-1, 3-2-1 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks West on Tuesday. Quakertown (2-6, 1-5 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Tuesday.
Quakertown 0-0 0
Central Bucks South 0-1 1
SOUDERTON 2, NORTH PENN 1
Souderton grabbed three big points in the close Continental Conference standings with a tightly contested win over North Penn.
After a quiet first half, the scoring heated up in the second half. Tied at 0-0, Kylie Heath drew a penalty kick. Cara McCausland took the PK and converted to give Souderton the lead in the 46th minute.
The Maidens answered back quickly, though. In the 53rd minute, North Penn’s Allison Williams scored to knot the game up at one.
But the Indians would have the last say. Meredith Moore scored in the 65th minute assisted by Mel Witter, a goal that would turn out to be the game-winner for Souderton.
“We worked it a few passes through midfield and got it in to our striker between two defenders, and Moore ran it in and finished it underneath the goalkeeper,” coach Chris Felber said of the goal.
Heath, the team’s captain, made arguably the play of the game late in regulation, saving a ball off the line.
“The goalie came out to deal with the ball and kind of fumbled it, got caught and the ball went over her head and Kylie was there to scoop it up, anticipating it to happen and got it out,” Felber described. “That was a big moment for sure.”
Vivian Feliciani made four saves and Lauren Guthrie had a save for the Indians. Hannah Lambert came up with five saves in net for the Maidens.
The win helps the Indians keep pace in the Continental, as they remain in second place behind unbeaten CB East.
Souderton (6-1-1, 3-1-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday, and North Penn (3-3-2, 1-2-2 SOL) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham.
Souderton 0-2 2
North Penn 0-1 1
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 3, WISSAHICKON 3 (2OT)
The two undefeated teams in the American Conference both stayed undefeated Friday afternoon as Wissahickon and Upper Dublin battled to a draw.
Upper Dublin controlled the first half, jetting out to a lead. Sizzy Lawton and Priya Kanteria scored to give the Flying Cardinals a 2-0 lead at the intermission.
Wissahickon fired back in the second half. In the 49th minute, Madison Elwell got the Trojans on the board. Her shot deflected off the crossbar, flew into the air, hit the ground and took a friendly bounce that found the net. In the 53rd minute, Wissahickon got the equalizer. Rachel Coleman found Alexis Smith just outside the 18 to tie the game at two. Emily Vervlied put the Trojans on top in the 78th minute with a goal, but Upper Dublin had a response right after to tie the game off a goal from Paige Lawton
In net for Wissahickon, Keanna Haney had five saves and Nicole Hastings saved six. Hastings preserved the tie with a sliding save in the 89th minute.
Trojans coach Shannon Franke credited the strong offensive play of Krysta Memis and Madison Elwell for keeping her team in the game for 100 minutes.
“The team showed well today,” Franke said. “ I am happy with the game. It showed us a few weak spots as well as showed off a few of our strengths. Now we can get back to work.”
Upper Dublin (6-0-1, 5-0-1 SOL) will travel to Springfield on Tuesday, and Wissahickon (5-1-1, 5-0-1 SOL) will host Cheltenham.
Wissahickon 0-3-0-0 3
Upper Dublin 2-1-0-0 3
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6, CHELTENHAM 2
Plymouth Whitemarsh came out on top in a battle of 2-3 American Conference teams.
Jewel Terraces led the way for the Colonials with four goals. Her fourth goal in the waning minutes help put the game out reach for PW. Grace Branscome and Victoria Betterly dominated midfield play for the Colonials.
Carly Waldman scored both goals for the Panthers in the loss.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-4, 3-3 SOL) will host Norristown on Tuesday, and Cheltenham (3-5, 2-4 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon.
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