Check out the winners in SOL field hockey action Friday. (Photo provided by Pennridge field hockey)
SOL Freedom Division
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 3, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 1
Eleven months ago, New Hope-Solebury scored a pair of second-half goals to defeat the Spartans 2-0 in the District One 1A title game. On Friday, the Spartans exacted a degree of revenge.
“It was a hard played and fast game,” Springfield coach Linda Nixon said. “It was a very contested game. They beat us last year at districts, so the kids really wanted to win, and they came out with that attitude. I’ll take that any day.”
Annie Coll scored on a corner shot just over three minutes into the game to spot the Spartans an early lead. Midway through the second quarter, Ella Marino turned a Molly McGoldrick pass into a goal that sent the Spartans into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
McGoldrick scored an unassisted goal early in the third quarter to put the Spartans on top 3-0 before the visiting Lions got on the scoreboard.
Nixon and assistant Anita Stum both had high praise for the play of Coll (right midfield) and Maddie Yoder (right outside).
“Annie Coll and Maddie Yoder had a stupendous game – a lot of speed down the right side,” Stum said.
“They both played very well,” Nixon said. “They connected and carried the ball really well and were really smart in their play.”
The Spartans held an advantage in shots (22-8) and corners (11-6).
Springfield goalie Erin Roy was credited with three saves.
Lauren Corrado recorded a defensive save for the Spartans.
“She had a nice game,” Nixon said of Corrado.
The two teams will meet again on Oct. 8 at New Hope-Solebury.
Springfield Township (2-0) will host Upper Moreland on Tuesday, and New Hope-Solebury (1-1) will be on the road at William Tennent Tuesday.
New Hope-Solebury 0-0-1-0 1
Springfield Township 1-1-1-0 3
SOL Colonial Division
SOUDERTON 2, NORTH PENN 0
Lauren Kenah scored a pair of goals to lead the Indians to the conference win over the visiting Knights.
“We got off to a slow start, and North Penn had a couple of corners at the beginning,” Souderton coach Sue Casciato said. “I just felt we were a step slow today.”
The Knights may have had the early edge in field play, but Kenah negated that when – six minutes into the opening quarter – she slammed home a shot from the top of the circle. That 1-0 lead stood until early in the fourth quarter when she connected again on a play similar to her first goal.
“She didn’t strike it nearly as cleanly, but I think it deflected off a defender’s stick into the goal,” Casciato said.
That 2-0 lead stood the rest of the way.
The Indians’ coach lauded the play of several players.
“Taylor Weaver was amazing,” Casciato said of her senior defensive back. “She started at right back but ended the game at center back. They didn’t have a ton of offense, but they definitely had a couple of breakaway opportunities, and she can really run. She played a great game.
“Ang Borisow played really well at center back, and then we took her out of center back for the second half. She’s been resistant to playing defense, but after today’s game, we said, ‘’We’re just a better team when you’re in there (on defense).’ She said, ‘All right, I agree.’”
Souderton held an advantage in shots (10-3) and corners (7-6). The Knights drew four of their corners in the first half while the Indians had six of theirs in the second half.
Jordan Michalak was forced to make just two saves in the shutout win for the Indians. North Penn’s Mallory Stowell recorded eight saves.
Souderton (2-0-1) will return to action on Thursday at Pennridge (4:45 p.m.). North Penn (2-1) will travel to Central Bucks South on Thursday.
North Penn 0-0 0
Souderton 2-0 2
Non-league
PENNRIDGE 6, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Rams celebrated the team’s 11 seniors – Amanda Fravel, Emily Amsden, Emma Schlotter, Amber Sims, Alexis Gilbert, Brooklyn Hudgins, Emily
Miller, Morgan Maloney, Kenzie Herbst, Lexie DInsmore, and Maddie Bross – with a shutout win over their neighboring rival.
“What a way to celebrate,” coach Becky Spahr said. “The team played well as a unit, and a senior scored or assisted every goal.”
The Rams opened up a 3-0 halftime lead. Morgan Maloney scored a pair – the first with an Emily Amsden assist and the second with an Emma Schlotter assist. Hayley Borneman’s goal with an Amsden assist gave the Rams a three-goal lead.
Amsden opened the scoring in the second half, using an assist from Maddie Bross. The Rams closed out the scoring with goals from Borneman (Amsden assist) and Schlotter (Maloney assist).
“Quakertown played a tough, physical game, and their goalkeeper and defense did a great job stopping a lot of our scoring opportunities,” Spahr said.
Kylie Lerch recorded 15 saves in another standout effort for the Panthers in goal.
“Regardless of the score Quakertown played with heart and intensity the entire 60 minutes against a very good Pennridge team,” Quakertown coach Kate Kemp said.
Maia Machado and Molly Bross combined for the shutout in goal for the Rams.
Pennridge (2-1, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks West on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. contest. Quakertown (0-3, 0-2) will host Wissahickon on Tuesday.
Quakertown 0-0 0
Pennridge 3-3 6
WISSAHICKON 2, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 1
Aiden Drabick is a new face in the Trojans’ lineup.
The senior standout transferred to Wissahickon from Great Valley when her family moved to the area. To say she’s been a welcome addition would be an understatement.
“She’s been a godsend,” Wissahickon coach Lucy Gill said. “We had three girls go Division One last year, and that’s a big hole in your team, so it was nice to get another star, superstar actually.
“She’s a game-changer. She’ll just take the reins and just go. You know those kids who just make everyone around them better – that’s her. She has no problem with passing the ball to someone even if she could have taken the shot. She’s been a great, great addition to the team all around.”
Drabick played the hero’s role on Friday, scoring with 2:32 remaining in regulation to break a 1-1 tie and propel the Trojans to the important non-league win.
“Their turf is brand new, so it’s really, really slow,” Gill said. “Aiden took the ball from our 25 yard line and dribbled past it seemed like 10 people – it was probably more like three, but it seemed like everybody.
“She kept drifting off to the left, which makes it really hard to shoot reverse. I was next to my assistant coach going, ‘No, no, Aiden, go the other way.’ At the end, she shot and scored. I was like, ‘Okay, we’ll take it.’ You’re putting yourself in a position where it’s going to be harder to shoot, but she can shoot forward, behind – she’s pretty incredible.”
Drabick also set up the Trojans’ goal by Ella Hummel less than a minute into the second quarter.
“She fits right in, and the girls welcomed her with open arms,” Gill said of Drabick. “What’s so great about this year is that the girls are just so happy to be out there.
“They’ve been stuck inside. We’re all virtual, so they’re not at school to talk to their friends. We get out there, and they’re all smiles, they’re all talking to each other, they’re all including everyone, and they’re just having a great time. If that’s the only thing we get out of this season, I’m super happy with it. It’s been great.”
The Golden Hawks answered Hummel’s goal with one of their own less than two minutes later when Kylee Hager scored with an assist from Amanda Green. They did not score the rest of the way.
Gill lauded the play of her defense against a dangerous Golden Hawk squad.
“Our defense led by Alena Doll and Julia Schools held tough as South came out strong,” the Trojans’ coach said. “Goalkeeper Alli Wood had nine saves to help with the win.”
Rock South goalkeeper Karlie McCloskey was credited with eight saves.
For the Trojans, the win was the third of the week.
“This was a really nice win,” Gill said. “We were nervous about it because we had two pretty easy game, so I didn’t know how the girls were going to react.
“The game was really even, and it was a lot of back and forth. It was a really tight, tense kind of exciting game, and it was nice to pull out the win. It could have easily gone either way.”
Wissahickon (3-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Tuesday, and Council Rock South (1-2, 1-1) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Tuesday.
Wissahickon 0-1-0-1 2
Council Rock South 0-1-0-0 1
Thursday, Sept. 24
BENSALEM 3, UPPER MORELAND 0
The Owls scored a pair of goals in the final minute of the opening quarter and never looked back on their way to the non-league win.
Khyla Brooks turned a Megan Klein pass into a goal that turned out to be the game-winner with 54.7 seconds remaining in the first quarter, and Jane Leible made it a 2-0 game, scoring a goal as time expired.
Brooks connected on her second goal – this one unassisted – just over a minute into the second quarter. That 3-0 score held up the rest of the way.
Bensalem goalie Emily McGivern recorded four saves in the shutout win. UM’s Emma Hurley also had four saves. Cayden Wiest had a defensive save for the Golden Bears.
Bensalem (1-1, 0-1 SOL) will hold its Senior Night game Tuesday (7 p.m.) when the Owls host Council Rock South. Upper Moreland (0-2, 0-1) will travel to Springfield Township on Tuesday.
Bensalem 2-1-0-0 3
Upper Moreland 0-0-0-0 0
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