Check out the recaps for SOL field hockey teams in action Tuesday. PW/Wissahickon photos provided courtesy of Kim Supko. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 5, WISSAHICKON 1
Sparked by Anna Borkowski’s hat trick, the Colonials took a giant step toward yet another conference crown. The Trojans – with just one loss heading into Tuesday’s showdown – figured to be the Colonials’ biggest challenge in conference play, but for the second time this season, PW was victorious, both times by identical 5-1 scores.
“This was a little different – the goals were much more spread out this game,” said PW coach Charise Halteman, whose team jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the initial meeting. “We still scored in the first eight minutes or so and set the tone offensively, but for most of the first half, the game was played in the midfield a lot.
“I thought Wissahickon looked a lot stronger than they did the first time around. They had some nice give-and-go passing between their two senior captains (Grace Ball and Hannah Havrilla), which put us under a little more pressure, so it definitely took us longer to find the back of the cage today.”
Borkowski (Hailey Copestick assist) put the Colonials on the scoreboard, and late in the opening half, Livia Truong scored to send the Colonials into halftime with a 2-0 lead. A minute into the second half Borkowski connected on her second goal. The Trojans answered with a goal shortly thereafter, but the Colonials closed it out with two more goals for the 5-1 final.
“The second half really wasn’t very strong for us,” Halteman said. “We had four cards in the second half – we were playing a little too physical and not being five yards, just not being disciplined. It was kind of a sloppy second half for us. We were a little disappointed with that, but in the second half, I also did see some nice transfers across the field. We had a couple of really nice passing combinations, which was nice to see.”
In addition to Borkowski, Kaleigh Missimer had a goal and an assist. Truong added a goal. Hailey Copestick contributed a pair of assists.
“I thought my two senior captains – Livia (Truong) and Kayla (Link) – played very consistent, very solid, very composed. The same thing with Kaleigh (Missimer) and Ava (Borkowski).
“Kaleigh got hit in the face in the first half and was out for a good chunk of time, and we definitely missed her. She really does a nice job of controlling the ball in the midfield. She was able to come back, which was great. The four of them showed their experience and leadership, which was really nice. Things got a little sloppy, but they were consistent.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (10-0, 8-0 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Thursday, and Wissahickon (7-2-1, 6-2) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday.
Wissahickon 0-1 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-0 2
HATBORO-HORSHAM 1, UPPER DUBLIN 0
Jada Mills and her Hatter teammates displayed a flair for the dramatic in Tuesday night’s conference battle. With time expired on the scoreboard clock, Mills found the cage on a lift shot during corner play, propelling the Hatters to the heartstopping win.
“There was a loose ball in the circle, Jada stepped up, got her feet turned all the way around correctly and did a nice beautiful lift in the goal to end the game,” coach Dipi Bhaya said. “It was a beautiful goal.
“We lost to Wissahickon when they scored off a corner with 56 seconds left to go earlier this year, so it’s nice to win a game like that.”
The Hatters’ corner was the second of a riveting sequence that came with time expired. They were awarded a second corner when the Cardinals’ defense was whistled for a foul on the first.
The Hatters held a 14-8 advantage in corners.
“They had some beautiful chances too,” Bhaya said. “It could have gone either way. We had some defensive saves.
“The girls have been working on scoring, and I’m proud to see they scored when they could have easily let up. They’re now fighting for the ball, they’re competing, and they’re playing like a team. It’s super exciting to see them come together, especially as we start the second half of our conference games.”
Hatter goalie Morgan Kirby was credited with three saves in the shutout win. Audrey Liebfried and Kayla Hiller each had a defensive save.
“Audrey had a nice defensive save – she really helped us out at the end,” Bhaya said. “Sorrell Long always plays hard for us. She’s a playmaker that helped us get the corner.
“The defense did a nice job. Jordan Brown and Paige Mullen helped the defense keep the shutout.”
Tuesday’s game marked the first game of the second go round in conference play. It was the second Hatters’ win over the Flying Cardinals this season.
“The kids played hard – I was super proud of them,” Bhaya said. “We lost to Abington (1-0) last week. We had more corners and we had more shots, and we just couldn’t put the ball in. The girls were moving to the ball tonight, they were hungry.”
Hatboro-Horsham (4-6, 4-4 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Thursday, and Upper Dublin (2-6-2, 1-5-2) will host Cheltenham on Thursday.
Upper Dublin 0-0 0
Hatboro-Horsham 0-1 1
UPPER MORELAND 3, CHELTENHAM 2
The Golden Bears escaped with a win in Tuesday’s seesaw battle.
The Lady Panthers struck first when Elsa Nguyen found the cage just two minutes into the game. Bryanna Gordon answered with a goal for the Golden Bears, and Taylor Boone’s goal midway through the half sent UM into halftime with a 2-1 lead.
Meredith Marstellar turned a Boone pass into a goal just over two minutes into the second half. With 13 minutes remaining in regulation, Nguyen answered with her second goal – this one with a Bailey Messa assist. Neither team scored the rest of the way.
UM goalie Isabella Guarenghi was credited with nine saves. Cheltenham goalie Mayanna Perry recorded 10 saves.
Upper Moreland (4-6-1, 2-5-1 SOL) will host Abington on Thursday, and Cheltenham (0-8) will travel to Upper Dublin on Wednesday.
Upper Moreland 2-1 3
Cheltenham 1-1 2
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 1, ABINGTON 0
Maddie Yoder scored with an assist from Charlotte Henry, breaking a scoreless tie with 7:29 remaining in regulation.
“It was an evenly matched game,” Springfield assistant coach Anita Stum said. “Late in the second half, Charlotte Henry shot on goal, and Maddie Yoder deflected the ball in the cage.”
The Spartans – who held on for the 1-0 win – threw some defense at the Ghosts. Goalie Rebecca Berglund was credited with six saves, but it was the defensive save of Lauren Corrado that stole the spotlight.
“That was the play of the game,” Stum said. “Lauren Corrado (made a) defensive save on Abington’s only corner – a high lift over the keeper’s head. Lauren Corrado told me she ‘used her lacrosse skills.’”
The Spartans held an advantage in shots (13-6) and corners (7-1).
Springfield Township (9-2, 6-2 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday, and Abington (3-5-1, 3-4-1) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Thursday.
Abington 0-0 0
Springfield Twp 0-1 1
SOL Continental Conference
SOUDERTON 3, NORTH PENN 0
The Indians, according to Sue Casciato, turned in their best effort of the season, and listening to the Indians’ coach tell it, anything less would not have been good enough.
“It was a really good game,” Casciato said. “North Penn played well.
“We do have a rivalry, so I think they step up to play us. They were much better than the first time we played them, and thank goodness so were we. We had to play well.”
The Indians’ coach pointed to her team’s passing as the key.
“North Penn’s turf is really quick, so that definitely plays to our strength because we have a lot of team speed, and that probably helped our passing game today too,” Casciato said. “As a team, it was our best effort. Some of our players had their best games.”
Anna Gwiazdzinski – one of the area’s most dangerous offensive weapons – was once again a rock in the defensive backfield at sweeper.
“Our lineup is a lot different than it was earlier in the year,” Casciato said. “The last time we played North Penn she was a high forward, and now she’s at sweeper, and it makes a huge difference because we have a jayvee goalie and two ninth graders playing defensive back. Her leadership has been a key factor.”
The Knights kept the Indians off the scoreboard until – with eight minutes remaining in the first half – Courtney Kenah scored, using a Kate Martin assist. Three minutes later Gwiazdzinski (Lauren Kenah assist) scored during corner play, sending the Indians into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
That 2-0 score stood until Riley Knize found the cage with 11 minutes remaining in regulation.
Casciato lauded the strong efforts of Ange Borisow and Autumn Hunter.
“They had good games,” the Indians’ coach said. “As a team, it was definitely our best effort, but we had to play that well because North Penn played really well. If we didn’t play as well as we did, they would have beaten us.”
The Indians held an 8-3 advantage in corners.
North Penn goalie Mallory Stowell and Souderton’s Teagan Farina both had four saves.
Souderton (10-1, 7-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday (6:45 p.m.), and North Penn (5-5-1, 3-4) will host Conestoga in a non-league game Friday.
Souderton 2-1 3
North Penn 0-0 0
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 13, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Titans celebrated the team’s four seniors – Anna Gillard, Jillian Heilig, Maddie Pearce and Maddy Cooper – with a big win over the visiting Panthers that saw eight different players score goals. Gilliard had a pair of goals and an assist while Cooper added a goal and an assist. Heilig was not forced to make a save in goal in the shutout win.
Alyssa Endrick turned an Erin Smith pass into a goal 23 seconds into the game, effectively setting the tone. Endrick collected a hat trick in the opening half. Anna Shirley had a hand in five goals, scoring once and assisting on four others.
Erin Smith added a pair of goals and an assist, and Sophia Wasyliw found the cage with a pair of goals. Lily Haag had a goal and an assist while Julia Cooper added a single goal. Julia Cooper’s night came to a disappointing end when she fractured her collarbone in a collision.
Quakertown goalie Kylie Lerch was credited with 25 saves in a contest that saw the Titans pepper her with 38 shots.
Central Bucks South (6-4, 4-3 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Thursday, and Quakertown (1-9, 0-7) will host Pennridge on Thursday.
Quakertown 0-0 0
Central Bucks South 7-6 13
SOL National Conference
NESHAMINY 5, BENSALEM 0
Jamie Pennington had a hand in four goals – scoring a pair and assisting on two others – to lead the Redskins to the conference win.
It was Pennington setting up a Brooke Cordisco goal, and then it was Peyton Ritchey on the receiving end of a Pennington helper. Cordisco returned the favor, assisting on a Pennington goal to close out the half with the Redskins on top 3-0.
Madi Neiman and Pennington each added second-half goals for the Redskins.
Neshaminy (8-3, 7-0 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Thursday, and Bensalem (1-7, 1-6) will be on the road at William Tennent on Thursday.
Neshaminy 3-2 5
Bensalem 0-0 0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 10, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Seven different players contributed to the scoring in Tuesday’s win – six scored goals. Katelyn Cocco led the way with three goals and an assist. Kerry Kaufman and Cailey Hiscox both added a pair of goals
Cocco turned an Ava Haurin pass into a goal 7:34 into the game, and the Golden Hawks were off and running. Lauren Mitchell followed with a goal assisted by Rachael Rolle, and then it was Cocco connecting on an unassisted goal. Brigid Morgan turned a Cocco pass into a goal, and Haurin scored less than a minute later. Kerry Kaufman (Rolle assist) closed out the scoring in the half.
Kaufman (Mitchell assist) and Cocco scored the only goals of the second half.
Truman freshman Stacy Couillard was credited with eight saves in goal. Rock South’s Karlie McCloskey was not forced to make a save in the shutout.
Council Rock South (7-4, 6-1 SOL) will be on the road at Neshaminy on Thursday for a key conference showdown. Harry S Truman (3-8, 0-7) will host Council Rock North on Thursday.
Harry S Truman 0-0 0
Council Rock South 8-2 10
Non-league
PENNRIDGE 2, WILLIAM TENNENT 2 (OT)
The Panthers and visiting Rams exchanged goals in the first half and both scored in the second half. Neither could find the cage in OT, and the two teams were forced to settle for a tie.
“We struggled playing on the grass throughout the first half but found our game again, dominating possession in the second half and overtime,” Pennridge coach Becky Spahr said. “We were simply unable to convert.
“William Tennent’s defense and goalie kept their team in the game, and they were able to finish on a fast break with four minutes left in regulation to tie the game.”
Karly Adkins turned a Carly Prichett pass into a goal for the equalizer with time winding down in regulation.
Earlier, Prichett scored three minutes into the game to spot the Panthers a 1-0 lead. With five minutes remaining in the first half, Brynn Wenger turned an Abby Ludlow pass into the equalizer. Freshman Payton Muth’s goal early in the second half put the Rams on top 2-1, but the Panthers answered with a late goal, sending the game to overtime.
The Rams held an advantage in shots (15-4) and corners (16-2).
Tennent goalie Sophia Trozzi negated that advantage with 13 saves. Pennridge goalie Maia Machado had two saves.
Pennridge (6-3-1, 3-3 SOL) is off until Tuesday when the Rams will travel to Quakertown. William Tennent (4-4-1, 4-2) will host Bensalem Thursday.
Pennridge 1-1-0 2
William Tennent 1-1-0 2
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