Check out the recaps for SOL boys/girls lacrosse teams in action on Monday.
Boys
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 6 (OT)
Michael Samson scored the game winner in overtime, propelling the Bucks to a thrilling victory in Monday’s SOL National Conference war. It was Samson’s second goal and he also had an assist.
The Bucks appeared to have the upper hand when they took a 3-0 lead into the second quarter only to watch the Titans answer with four goals to go into the intermission with a 5-4 lead. The Titans still had a one-goal lead heading into the final quarter that saw the Bucks score the quarter’s only goal to knot the score and send it into overtime.
Joey Rockovich had another big night for the Bucks, scoring three goals and assisting on two others. Zach Lorino and John McCreary both added a goal.
Also for the Bucks, Garrett Hitchens won 9-of-17 face-offs and also scooped up four ground balls. Ben Sexauer added five ground balls.
Highlights for the Titans included the leading scorer, Dante Poli, hitting for three goals. Adding single goals were Austin Novick, Logan Swangler and Angus Ballantine. Novick had a team high three assists, while Poli and Colin Abbonizio each had one. Poli and Matt McDonald led the Titans with four ground balls each, while Novick had three. Swangler, Evan Quinn, Joe DeLaurentis and Matt Stoll all had two ground balls, followed by Abbonizio, Connor Falkowski and Alex Jonnson each scooping one ground ball. Tyler Horvath went 7-for-15 at the X.
West goalie Max Dunar recorded 13 saves in goal and kept the Bucks in it. South goalie Bobby Sautner was credited with 10 saves.
Central Bucks West (6-2, 1-1 SOL) will host Pennsbury on Friday at 7 p.m., and Central Bucks South (5-3, 1-1) will be on the road at Kennett for a non-league game Thursday.
Central Bucks West 3-0-2-1-1 7
Central Bucks South 0-4-2-0-0 6
Non-league
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 14, PHOENIXVILLE 4
The Spartans shut out the host Phantoms in an impressive first half showing as they opened up a 5-0 lead en route to the convincing non-league win.
Paul Richardson led a balanced Spartan attack with three goals. Scoring two goals each are Zach Coppol, Trey DuBose and Wilson Krewson. Dillon Donnelly, Brennan Fluehr, Nic Pugliese, Teddy Saunders and Justin Smith added one each.
Springfield Township (5-3, 0-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Tuesday.
Springfield Township5-9 14
Phoenixville 0-4 4
DOWNINGTOWN WEST 10, HATBORO-HORSHAM 8
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 11, UPPER MORELAND 4
Girls
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 14, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 8
The Patriots – who were sparked offensively by the five-goal effort of sophomore Riley Forman – seized control of Monday’s game against their neighboring rival in the second half, closing it out with a 7-1 tear that turned a 7-7 halftime tie into a six-goal win.
“CB East did a phenomenal job the second half of being poised on attack and winning the draw,” South coach Janique Craig said. “It really came down to draw controls, and we did not win them the second half as we did in the first.
“We simply need to limit turnovers and win the draw. I’m proud of the way the girls played the first half, but CB East just outplayed us. Our goal for Wednesday is to play two solid halves.”
Senior Erin McGovern (one goal, three assists) and Brigitte Bishop both had a four-point game for the Patriots while sophomore Katie Powell had a three-point game with two goals and an assist. Senior Mackenzie Boyle and sophomore Quinn Ferry both contributed a goal and an assist. Senior Bella Ridolfi had one assist.
Coach David Schlesinger pointed to two key factors in the Patriots' second half turnaround. The first was a change in defensive strategy and included inserting freshman Fiona Henderson into goal late in the opening half.
"Also a focused defensive strategy to defend CB South's top two players, Kasey Dietzel and Anna Green," said Schlesinger, crediting assistant coach Todd Forman for devising the strategy. "We did not want either superb player to continue to score freely as they had in the first half.
"The strategy worked. Henderson had four saves on five shots in the second half, and we began to assert ourselves more aggressively on the draw. Janique's team played with tremendous heart and battled us until the final whistle. It was a terrific bounce-back win for the Patriots."
While Henderson turned away four shots for the Patriots, junior Maddie Gresko recorded two saves.
For the Titans, Kasey Dietzel and Anna Green were a two-woman show as both contributed four goals and two assists.
South goalie Laura Robinson, according to Craig, had a solid second half in goal with 11 saves.
Central Bucks East (5-2, 2-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Wednesday, and Central Bucks South (5-2, 0-2) will travel to Pennridge Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest.
NORTH PENN 18, NESHAMINY 6
The Knights received contributions up and down their lineup in Monday’s win. Bri O’Donnell (five goals, one assist) and Heather Shannon (four goals, two assists) both had a hand in six goals. Shannon also led the Knights with nine draw controls. Kelly Macnamara wasn’t far behind with four goals, and Grace Sacchetti was a factor all over the field, contributing two goals, two assists, seven draw controls and seven ground balls.
Kristin Varilla added a pair of goals while Kellie Pickford had a goal and an assist. Brooke Millevoi contributed a pair of assists, and Lily Szilagyi had one helper.
“It was a good all-around team effort,” Knight coach Heather Mellow said.
Katelyn Denis led the Redskins with three goals, and Kelsey Goetz added a pair. Caroline Angerer and Mackenzie Foster had one goal each, and Alexis Krippel had an assist.
Steph Bennett was credited with 10 saves in goal for the Redskins. Jillian Barr (three saves) and Ashley Lambert (four saves) split time in goal for the Knights.
North Penn(4-2, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Wednesday, and Neshaminy (2-4, 0-2) will be on the road Tuesday for a non-league game at Nazareth Academy.
Neshaminy 1-5 6
North Penn 11-7 18
SOL American Conference
ABINGTON 12, SOUDERTON 6
The Ghosts picked up an important conference win, opening up a 7-3 halftime lead over the visiting Indians and then adding to that lead in the second half.
“It was a great team win today,” coach Mary Liz Klepper said. “We rebounded after our (14-4) loss (to Downingtown West) on Saturday and came out strong.
“We transitioned the ball well and were able to make it count on attack. We talked a lot about getting draw control and the ground balls, and that’s exactly what the girls did. Once again, it started with our strong defense, and Ellie Hughes starting it off in the cage.”
Hughes was credited with six saves in goal while Claudie Grossi had a pair for the Ghosts.
Kaley Ehnow led a balanced Ghost attack with three goals and two assists. Jamira Mashore added two goals and two assists while Natalie McNamara and Abby Thomas both had a pair of goals. Taheera Rodgers chipped in a goal and an assist. Lauren Van Buren and Kelly McCallister both added one goal.
For the Indians, Kate Connolly and Liz O’Hara each had a pair of goals. Connolly also had a caused turnover. Carlie Doughty and Sarah Goodwin both had one goal. Doughty added an assist while Goodwin was credited with a caused turnover. Kelly Norbeck had one assist. Juliana Borisow and Sophia Lynch each had one caused turnover.
Lauren Scott had a busy day in goal for the Indians, recording 12 saves.
Abington (3-4, 1-1 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and Souderton (4-3, 1-1) will travel to Wissahickon on Wednesday for a 5:30 p.m. contest.
Souderton 3-3 6
Abington 7-5 12
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 11, PENNRIDGE 7
Finley Ueland continued her assault on opposing defenses, this time scoring six goals and assisting on another to lead the Bucks to hard-fought win in their SOL opener. The USC-bound senior also scooped up three ground balls. Dani Dundas also had a big game, scoring four goals while contributing four ground balls as well as two draw controls.
“Pennridge gave us a fight and Grace (Loughery) got the better of our defense,” West coach Tara Schmucker said of the US Naval Academy-bound senior. “We certainly didn’t help ourselves with some turnovers and shot placement, but we pulled it out.”
The Bucks, who led 6-4 at the intermission, also received a goal from Abby Natoli while Emma Haring had two assists. Julia Carey and Maddie Maio both had one assist.
“Casey Reichwein got some draws when we needed them – totaling eight, and Dani and Finley converted in the end,” Schmucker said. “They were both strong for us on attack."
In addition to Loughery, Jenna Lund and Jill Csaszer each had a goal. Casey Hefner and Morgan Wahlers both had one assist.
West goalie Lauren Ring was credited with six saves in the win. Pennridge's Alexa Machado was credited with 11 saves in goal.
Central Bucks West (8-1, 1-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Wednesday at 7 p.m., and Pennridge (2-3, 0-1) will host Central Bucks South at 7 p.m.
Central Bucks West 6-5 11
Pennridge 4-3 7
UPPER DUBLIN 16, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 8
The Flying Cardinals took a tenuous 5-4 lead into halftime but exploded for 11 second-half goals to seize control of Monday’s contest.
Lindsey Schreiber had a team high five goals to go along with one assist and two caused turnovers. Mack Moore was part of seven goals, scoring three times and assisting on four others. Jenn McCarry and Jackie Rama both had hat tricks. McCarry also had a pair of assists while Rama had a team-high five draw controls. Caroline Wall added two goals and an assist as well as three draw controls and three caused turnovers. Becky Browndorf had a pair of assists and two draw controls. Julia Reardon added an assist. Maddie Templeton had three ground balls and one caused turnover and, according to coach Dee Cross, “played a great game on defense.”
For the Spartans, Lindsey Smith and Emily Walsh both scored three goals. Smith also had one assist, six draw controls and one ground ball while Walsh added a draw control. Ellie Hamilton contributed two goals, two assists, six draw controls and one caused turnover. Gracie Woron had one interception, and Ellie Lynch, one caused turnover. Molly McGoldrick scooped up two ground balls and also was credited with two caused turnovers.
In goal for the Cardinals, Sarah Herchenroder was credited with seven saves. Springfield Township’s Annie Ryan recorded six saves.
Upper Dublin (8-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday, and Springfield Township (4-4, 0-2) will be on the road at Abington on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 5-11 16
Springfield Township4-4 8
WISSAHICKON 15, QUAKERTOWN 2
Sophia Chiodo Ortiz and Sam Intieri both scored five goals and assisted on another to lead the Trojans to the convincing win over the visiting Panthers. Abby Groat had a pair of goals, and contributing one goal each were Brooke Berry, Kelly Dickson and Maddie Hippensteal. Berry also had an assist, Dickson contributed three assists and one interception while Hippensteal had one assist and one interception. Quinn Gaffey added an assist to close out the scoring.
Jacklyn Staub recorded four saves in goal for the Trojans.
Wissahickon (3-5, 2-0 SOL) will host Souderton on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., and Quakertown (0-7, 0-2) will travel to Cheltenham on Wednesday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 12, CHELTENHAM 1
Gabby Liott had a a big game for the Hatters, scoring five goals and assisting on two others. Audrey Leibfreid and Cam Ryan added four goals each. Ryan also had an assist. Cam Hughes contributed an assist.
Hatboro-Horsham (1-6, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland on Wednesday, and Cheltenham (1-5, 1-1) will host Quakertown on Wednesday.
Non-league
UPPER MORELAND 14, LOWER MORELAND 1
The outcome of this one was never in doubt as the Golden Bears raced out of the gate to an 11-0 halftime lead en route to the lopsided win over their neighboring rival.
Jess Flanagan and Meghan O’Donnell both had a hat trick to lead the Bears. In addition, O’Donnell had three assists in a six-point game. Emma Meakim also had a big day for the Bears, scoring twice and assisting on three others. Contributing one goal each were Moira Olexa, Bryanna Gordon, Chloe Leiter, Cassidy Hirsch, MaddieGrace Wood and Erin Slater. Hirsch and Bryanna Gordon also had a pair of assists.
The Golden Bears had a lopsided 27-8 shots on goals.
Upper Moreland (7-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Lower Moreland 0-1 1
Upper Moreland 11-3 14
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