Check out the results for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Tuesday. Photos of the CR South/Pennridge game provided courtesy of Darryl Rule of J&D Photography. Check back for a gallery of game photos.
American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 13, UPPER MERION 6
What a difference a year makes.
Last year, the Colonials finished conference play mired in the middle of the pack in fifth place with a 4-5 record. On Tuesday night, they celebrated Senior Night by closing out a perfect league season with a win over the visiting Vikings to clinch sole possession of the coveted conference crown.
“Senior Night was made complete with the win, accomplishing a team goal to win the league,” coach Ellen Reilly said.
That wasn’t the only highlight of a memorable night that saw the Colonials open up an 8-3 halftime lead on their way to the historic win. Senior Monica Dresnin – who has spent her career setting up her teammates – and sophomore Ali Diamond both scored their 100th career goals.
Dresnin led the Colonials with three goals and two assists while Diamond added three goals and one assist. Maddie Berman also collected a hat trick, and Sophie Kolkka added a pair of goals. Victoria Betterly and Sarah Putsch both added a single goal.
Reilly lauded the strong performances of defenders Sarah Putsch, Cate Golden, Sam Ward, Sarah Tenaglio, Aurora Mills, Sophie Kolkka, Lilly Hanlan, Lexi Petrakis and Kennedy Reardon.
For the Vikings, Quinn O’Malley had two goals and two assists while Anna Davis added two goals, four draw controls, five ground balls and one caused turnover. Haley O’Malley added one goal and one assist, and Riley O’Malley had one goal. Allison Shuster chipped in an assist.
Senior goalie Alexa Augustine had six saves for PW.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (15-2, 9-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn for a non-league contest on Thursday, and Upper Merion (8-8, 4-4) will host Jenkintown on Thursday.
Upper Merion 3-3 6
Plymouth Whitemarsh 8-5 12
UPPER MORELAND 16, HATBORO-HORSHAM 11
Delaney Smith, according to coach Pam Remmey, took over the game in the second half, scoring the last three goals of the contest and finishing with a game-high eight goals. She also had seven draw controls in a dominant performance.
Syd Bachmayer scored three goals and added three assists. Allison Felicetti also played well, according to Remmey, scoring two goals, contributing three assists and grabbing four draw controls. Jess Flanagan added two goals, and Claudia Zanine had one.
“The defense played awesome, only allowing Hatboro to score three goals in the second half,” Remmey said.
Leading the defense were Melanie Wittick, NG Wood, Emily Zanine and Cait Corr.
“Maura O’Leary and Madison Pisut played well in the midfield for the entire game,” Remmey said. “The draw was key for (us).”
The Bears controlled 19 draws. Emma Hood was strong in goal with 12 saves.
Upper Moreland (8-8, 4-4 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Wednesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (3-13, 3-6) will host Central Bucks East on Wednesday.
ABINGTON 16, WISSAHICKON 3
The Ghosts closed out conference play with a no-doubt-about-it win, racing to an 11-1 halftime lead and never looking back.
Junior Sam McGee was once again unstoppable, leading the Ghosts with eight goals to go along with one assist, one caused turnover, one ground ball and five draw controls. Rachel Morris added three goals, one caused turnover and one ground ball. Casey McCallister had one goal and three assists while Lindsay Baer had one goal, two assists and one caused turnover. Jules Greco added one goal, one assist and one ground ball. Mikki Raymond had one goal, one caused turnover, one ground ball and five draw controls, and Emma Garg added one goal. Cathy Staerk contributed one assist, one caused turnover, one ground ball and four draw controls. Maddie Sjoholm had one caused turnover and three ground balls.
For the Trojans, Shannon Stagliano had a pair of goals, and Carolyn Wilde added a goal and an assist. Sam Intrieri also added an assist. Marie Dickson had five ground balls while Claire Tarzia and Emily Vervlied each had three. Caty Santucci picked up two ground balls, and Wilde, Stagliano and Intrieri each had one. Vervlied had two draw controls.
Goalie Kiara Brasher had three saves in goal for the Ghosts.
Abington (14-3, 8-1 SOL) will close out its regular season by traveling to Garnet Valley for a non-league contest Friday (7 p.m.). Wissahickon (9-6, 6-3) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Thursday.
Abington 11-5 16
Wissahickon 1-2 3
UPPER DUBLIN 16, NORRISTOWN 1
Caroline Wall led a balanced Cardinal attack with three goals, two ground balls and three draw controls. Contributing two goals each were Lindsey Schreiber (one assist, two ground balls, six draw controls), Paige Lawton (one assist, one ground ball), Maddie Templeton (two caused turnovers, two ground balls) and Julia Fellus (one caused turnover, one ground ball). Adding one goal each were Charlotte Smith (two assists), Grace Tucker (one assist, one ground ball), Jess Derr (one assist, one caused turnover, three ground balls), Nancy DeCamara (one ground ball) and Elizabeth Lawton (two caused turnovers, two ground balls, one draw control). Elizabeth Barber (one assist, one caused turnover, three ground balls, three draw controls), Demi Balasa (two caused turnovers, one ground ball) and Becky Browndorf (one caused turnover, one ground ball) also contributed for the Cardinals.
UD goalie Sarah Herchenroder was credited with three saves and two ground balls.
Upper Dublin (10-7, 6-3 SOL) will be on the road at Methacton on Friday for a non-league contest. Norristown (1-15, 0-9) will travel to Academy Park for a non-league contest Thursday.
Upper Dublin 10-6 16
Norristown 0-1 1
National Conference
PENNRIDGE 11, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 10 (OT)
The visiting Lady Rams need a free position goal by Grace Loughery with 1:40 remaining to eke out the conference win.
“As a team, we came out flat and slow today,” said Pennridge coach Karen Schnurr, who teams took an early lead but found itself trailing 8-6 in the second half. “There was no sense of urgency or drive on our attacking end.
“It took us a while to figure it out, and CR South was able to capitalize on this.”
Jen Rodzewich led the Rams with four goals and one assist while Kate Ziegler had a hat trick. Loughery finished with two goals and two assists, and Maddie Dachowski had one goal and one assist. Emily Rice added one goal.
For the Golden Hawks, Sarah Womer had a big day, scoring four goals. Hannah Inchausti and Emily Keller both had a pair, and Paige Schmid had one goal. Anna DiDonato added an assist.
“I am so proud of how our team played today,” Rock South coach Ashley Fox said. “We have had a tough season with a number of losses, but that didn’t stop them from coming out strong today.
“The entire team played their hearts out for the entire game. Sarah Womer had a great game with four goals while Anna DiDonato stepped up huge with five draw controls.”
Katie Rafter was credited with five ground balls.
Rock South goalie Chloe Wszolek kept her team in it with 13 clutch saves.
“This would have been a much different game without our goalie,” Fox said. “Her 13 saves were crucial.”
Pennridge (12-5, 6-3 SOL) will host Souderton in its Senior Night game on Thursday, and Council Rock South (2-14, 1-9) will host Villa Joseph Marie in a non-league game at Walt Snyder Stadium on Thursday at 6 p.m.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 16, PENNSBURY 11
The Indians found themselves on the short end of a 7-4 score at halftime but turned on the afterburners in the second half, outscoring the Falcons 12-4.
So what changed?
“They just played their game the second half,” coach Krista Dayton-Ventresca said. “The defense clicked.
“We’re missing Lauren D’Amelia, and the defense made some adjustments. We face-guarded number 10 (Lily Nolan), and we took (Sarah Benzinger’s) left hand away. We made defensive adjustments, and the offense started using each other.”
The Indians lost D’Amelia for the season to a knee injury.
“She really was our defensive glue,” Dayton-Ventresa said. “She’s got more experience on varsity – this is her third year on varsity, and she really is a leader down there, so that’s been hard.”
Anna Lehman had a big day for the Indians, finishing with five goals and two assists. Claire Jarema added five goals and one assist, and Devon Mela had four goals and two assists. Jacklyn Walstrum contributed a pair of goals.
“We pulled it out, and we needed that win,” Dayton-Ventresca said. “They had us on the ropes. All the credit to them – they ran the show. I was worried.”
Council Rock North (10-6, 7-3 SOL) will close out its regular season on Friday with a home game against New Hope-Solebury. Pennsbury closed its season with a 3-7 record in conference play (5-10 overall)
Council Rock North 4-12 16
Pennsbury 7-4 11
QUAKERTOWN 11, NESHAMINY 8
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