Souderton edged North Penn in SOL field hockey action.
SOL Colonial
SOUDERTON 3, NORTH PENN 2
The Indians, who trailed 2-1 at the intermission, scored a pair of third-quarter goals to eke out a win in the conference finale for both teams.
“We changed up our lineup again,” said Souderton coach Sue Casciato. “Not only do we change the players out there, we change our formation every game.
“Today we went with two forwards and four mids. That worked until halftime and then we changed that up. A lot of times we’re just trying to figure out how to get Lauren open. She’s been drawing a triple team.”
With 5:30 remaining in the first quarter, Erin O’Donnell (Bay Detweiler assist) scored during corner play to spot the Knights a 1-0 lead. It turned out to be short-lived as Kenah answered with a goal for the Indians 32 seconds later.
“She got that goal by herself,” Casciato said. “She dribbled around 10 people and put the ball in, which was nice because we didn’t even have time to get down after falling behind. It was nice to get even so quickly.”
With 5:31 remaining in the second quarter, Maddie Waldspurger converted a penalty stroke to send the Knights into halftime with a 2-1 lead.
The third quarter belonged to the Indians and turned out to be the difference in the game. Three minutes into the quarter, Kenah (Lauren Frye assist) slammed home a direct shot on a corner to knot the score. Josie Doughty turned a rebound of a goalie save during corner play into the game-winner with just under two minutes remaining in the quarter for the 3-2 final.
“It was a pretty even game,” Casciato said. “I felt like we dominated the third period, but in the fourth quarter, it was a little helter skelter.
“It was a very back and forth game. It definitely could have gone either way.”
The Knights held an 11-6 advantage in corners. Both teams took 11 shots on goal.
“There have been some games we dominated and lost, and I guess in the end it all comes out the same,” Casciato said. “Everybody had their moments today. We’re doing a much better job having more people involved in the offense, even including the mids and the backs.
“Lauren Frye is our left back, and she’s had two or three really good games in a row. She’s still defending well, but she’s getting involved more in the offense.”
North Penn goalie Mallory Stowell was credited with 10 saves, and Megan Albert also had a defensive save. Souderton’s Jordan Michalak had seven saves in a winning effort.”
Souderton (6-3-1 SOL) will host Wissahickon in a non-league game Monday, and North Penn (5-5) will host Wissahickon in a non-league game Wednesday.
Souderton 1-1-0-0 2
North Penn 1-0-2-0 3
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