Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Monday. CB West/CB East photo provided courtesy of Marge Bullock (http://www.margebullock.com) CB South photo provided courtesy of CB South lacrosse.
SOL National Conference
Central Bucks West 10, Central Bucks East 9
Paige Gilbert filled a stat sheet with five goals, nine draw controls, eight ground balls and four interceptions, and those numbers don’t take into account the senior’s tremendous will to win.
“Paige Gilbert had an amazing game all over the field,” West coach Nicole Fisher said. “She’s an incredible athlete, and defensively and offensively, she gave her all, for sure.
“She really had an outstanding game with her ball control, winning 50-50 loose balls, on the draw, interceptions. She just had a phenomenal showing.”
The Bucks led 10-8 with four minutes remaining but then withstood a late comeback attempt by the Patriots.
“East had a great draw control and put the ball in the back of the net, and we were only up by one,” Fisher said. “We won the next ball control, had a turnover on the attacking end, and their goalie ended up getting the ball with maybe 30 seconds left.
“She tried to send the ball down the field, but we had an awesome interception by senior Maddie McCusker, and we controlled the ball, got the ball to freshman Kate Weyer, and she held the ball for the remainder of the clock with about 15 seconds.”
In addition to Gilbert, Jada Reichwein had two goals while Meg Weyer, Shelby Hahn and Brooke Deily each added one goal.
Fisher lauded the play of her defense that included Caroline Crecca, Jackie Ebert, Hope Dryden, Emma Schrandt and Maggie McCusker. Margot Haring anchored the defense with 13 saves in goal.
“Margot also had a huge save on a free position with a minute and a half left that was crucial,” Fisher said. “The defense really played as a unit, taking away a lot of options. They worked together, forced a lot of turnovers that helped our momentum.
“Our midfielders – Meg and Kate Weyer and Paige Gilbert – were on the defensive end as well, and Paige, Meg and Shelby Hahn were great leaders on the attacking end.”
The win evened the Bucks’ record at 5-5 in conference play, but more importantly, it gave the Bucks bragging rights in the rivalry game.
“This win was huge,” Fisher said. “I know there’s a big rivalry between West and East, and I know it was an emotional game with a lot of anxious nerves.
“I think that had a little bit of control of the game, but at the same time, I think our players recognized what they wanted to do and executed and controlled as much as they could even with all the pressure of a big East-West game. They did a really great job playing with discipline and composure even when emotions were high.”
Central Bucks West (5-7, 5-5 SOL) will host Garnet Valley on Thursday, and Central Bucks East (5-10, 3-6) will host Central Bucks South on Wednesday.
Central Bucks East 4-5 9
Central Bucks West 5-5 10
North Penn 14, Pennridge 13
The Knights nearly saw their Senior Night end on a sour note, thanks to a furious Rams rally, but they held on and picked up the win.
North Penn celebrated its eight seniors – Lily Szilagyi, Alli Lindsay, Kat Rimmer, Caroline Hoy, Laynie Doran, Michelle Park, Maura Schaffer and Julia Yannul – then got off to a strong start by building a 10-6 halftime lead.
“Just all the excitement and all the hoopla that goes along with it – it’s fun, and it’s a great night for the girls,” Knights coach Heather Mellow said. “They’re very excited about it. It was a very exciting night. There was a lot going on. We were playing very well, and we were up 14-8 with two minutes left in the game.”
Szilagyi also got to celebrate a personal milestone as the senior captain scored her 100th career goal on her fifth and final tally of the night.
“Lily had a great game. She had five goals and two assists – it doesn’t get too much better than that,” Mellow said. “She played fantastic tonight.”
When Szilagyi scored her milestone goal that put North Penn up 14-8, the Knights players rushed the field, which resulted in the hosts being charged their final timeout. It also opened the door to a furious finish that saw the Rams nearly come all the way back.
“Momentum just shifted,” Mellow said. “We lost focus, and Pennridge is one of those feisty teams you can’t do that with. They got hungry.
“We were winning most of the draws, but those last four or five draws – they got every single one, scooped them up, and they went to town on us. They went straight down and scored. Got it again, scored, got it again, scored, and there was nothing I could do because I was out of timeouts. If there had been one more minute or not even a minute, they would have tied it up or won the game because they had that momentum going with them at that time.”
In addition to Szilagyi, Rimmer and Jordan Baily each had a hat trick. Lindsay had a pair of goals to go along with four draw controls. Emily Varilla added a goal and an assist as well as three draw controls.
Kayla Stressman chipped in an assist and won eight draw controls.
“Kayla Steersman did an amazing job getting draw controls for us, and she’s been doing that for most of the season,” the Knights’ coach said. “She may not have had a lot of stats tonight, but she really hooked us up with getting control and keeping control when we needed it, and that’s why we went ahead quite a bit at one point.”
Pennridge got scoring from eight different players. Aubrey Maher paced the Rams with four goals and an assist, Maddy Edinger and Grace Rosica each netted two with Rosica adding an assist while the duo of Kate Unzicker and Mackenzie Herbst each tallied a goal and helper. Kendall Posey, Amelia Loughery and Natalie Yilanjian each scored once for the Rams.
“We are still working on completing a game. We go on these waves of working extremely hard and then waves when we hang our heads,” Rams coach Karen Feher said. “The last two minutes of the game, the team turned it on and didn’t go down without a fight. We need more consistency with our effort and play.”
North Penn (8-4, 7-1 SOL) will visit Bensalem at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pennridge (4-11, 3-6) will host Neshaminy in a 7 p.m. start on Wednesday.
North Penn 10-4 14
Pennridge 6-7 13
Souderton 12, Council Rock South 8
Lauren Hallman turned in an outstanding effort to help the Indians pick an important win and knock the Golden Hawks from the ranks of the undefeated in conference play.
The junior led Souderton with four goals but perhaps even more vital were the 10 draw control wins she secured in the circle.
“She did an unbelievable job on the draw, and she was a huge part of why we held possession, got possession,” Souderton coach Claudia LaMarca said. “She converted on a lot of goals on our end. She definitely controlled the ball off the draw and in the offensive end. She was a huge part of this win today.”
South battled back and played the Indians to a draw in the second half, but Souderton’s strong start – the Indians opened up 6-2 halftime lead – proved to be the difference.
“That was huge for our kids,” LaMarca said of her team opening up an early lead. “They play a backward zone, and that’s not something we see every day or every game, so I think they knew our game plan going in, and they executed really well.
“That made them feel really confident with every possession that followed, so we were able to find success and then replicate that, which obviously made them feel really good and really excited, and it kept that momentum going.”
Reiley Knize had a hat trick for Souderton plus an assist. Isabel John scored a goal and assisted on a pair, Caroline Kelly scored one and assisted another while Clark Trowbridge and Lexi Krebs each added a goal.
Ang Borisow also tacked on a goal and assist to go with her usual hustle play.
“Ang Borisow is a really good field hockey player, so she’s kind of been taking that skill to lacrosse,” LaMarca said. “She plays hard, she fights hard, and she comes up with a lot of really gritty plays, big hustle plays, and she did really, really well today also.”
Courtney Mallon made five saves in goal for the Indians.
Souderton (11-5, 6-4 SOL) will host Methacton at 6:30 on Tuesday. Council Rock South (13-3, 7-1) – one of three teams with one loss atop the conference standings – will visit Pennsbury at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Souderton 6-6 12
Council Rock South 2-6 8
Central Bucks South 19, Bensalem 3
The Titans marked their Senior Night with plenty of goals coming from plenty of players.
South gave seniors Janessa Watson, Bridget Curtis, Brynn O’Donnell, Maddy Connell and Emily Klunk plenty to celebrate with the seniors getting in on plenty of it. Dynamic duo Watson and Curtis were keyed in, with Watson contributing four goals and three assists while Curtis was credited with three goals, two assists and seven draw control wins.
Klunk and O’Donnell each scored a Senior Night goal.
Nine total players scored for South, including a hat trick and two assists from Grace Gannon and two goals and three assists each from Kate Victor and Tegan Mullan. Maddy Flynn rounded out the offense with two goals.
Gabby Mayo made three stops in goal for the Titans.
CB South will be at rival CB East for a 3:30 p.m. start on Wednesday. Bensalem hosts North Penn at 3:30 on Wednesday.
Central Bucks South 11-8 19
Bensalem 1-2 3
Pennsbury 16, Neshaminy 4
Maggie Golder filled a stat sheet in Monday’s win, leading the Falcons with six goals, three assists, five ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers.
Sarah Walcott added four goals, two draw controls, two caused turnovers and one ground ball. Darrien Furiness contributed two goals, one assist, two draw controls and two ground balls while Lexie Snyder had one goal and two assists, two ground balls and one turnover.
Maddy Spratt had one goal and one assist to go along with three draw controls and three ground balls. Sophia Curtis and Riley Borgman each had one goal.
Olivia Graebner added three ground balls, one caused turnover and one draw control, and Lily Abraham had two caused turnovers and one ground ball. Kahtryn Baik had two ground balls, and Caroline Nolan and Jaclyn Gorgo both had one.
Pennsbury (12-1, 8-1 SOL) will host Council Rock South in a key conference game in the stadium on Wednesday at 6 p.m., and Neshaminy (1-14, 1-8) will travel to Pennridge on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game.
Pennsbury 13-3 16
Neshaminy 0-4 4
SOL American Conference
Springfield Township 21, Upper Moreland 4
Monday’s game was one the Spartans had been waiting to play for quite some time.
“(In 2019) we lost to Upper Moreland in the first round of playoffs, so this was a meaningful game for both parties,” Springfield coach Marissa Conover said.
Early on, the Golden Bears were focused on slowing down Maddie Yoder, but with a balanced offense clicking for the Spartans, they were able to break the face guard. Yoder took advantage to score five goals, a solid day but not the team’s top total.
Ella Marino scored six goals and assisted on another to lead the Spartans, who also had a five-goal scorer in Fiona Rizzo with the freshman tacking on a pair of assists. Senior Raya Davis scored three and assisted three while Emma Yoder scored twice.
Lauren Corrado assisted three goals and Annie Coll added a helper to the prolific Spartans’ offense.
Yess Talbot made five saves in goal for Springfield.
“My middies worked so hard this game, pulling so much of the weight back and forth,” Conover said. “We really got to see freshman Fiona Rizzo shine along with some stats on the board from senior Raya Davis.”
Olivia Meakim had a hat trick and an assist to lead Upper Moreland. Willow Taylor scored a goal while Charlotte James and Molly Meakim each added an assist. Taylor’s four draw controls led the Bears while Bre Knox had three and Heidi Wittick, one draw control.
Springfield Township (12-3, 7-2 Sol) will visit Abington in a 5 p.m. start Tuesday. Upper Moreland (7-10, 4-7) heads to Dock Mennonite Academy for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday.
Wissahickon 17, Quakertown 4
The Trojans secured sole possession of the SOL American Conference title with another dominant effort on Monday.
Abby DeGroat led Wissahickon with six goals to go with five draw controls and two ground balls. Emma Baker stuffed the stat sheet for the Trojans with five goals, two caused turnovers, three assists, two ground balls and three draw controls.
Quinn Gaffney assisted five goals and scored once, Lexi Hobson scored two and assisted one and Sophia Chiodo Ortiz scored a goal. Madeline Murphy made five saves.
Natalie Riley, Katelyn Derstine, Sarah Hepburn, Kayla Fedenck all scored for Quakertown with Emma Donnelly providing two saves.
Wissahickon (15-0, 10-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh at 5 p.m. on Wednesday. Quakertown (5-7, 1-5) will visit Upper Moreland at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Wissahickon 11-6 17
Quakertown 2-2 4
New Hope-Solebury 23, Hatboro-Horsham 9
Both sides saw plenty of shots find the net Monday, but the Lions were too prolific for the Hatters to keep pace.
Rachel Saxton nearly matched the visitor’s total, as the New Hope-Solebury senior had a sterling game with eight goals. Kate Dougherty also had a hand in eight goals, scoring five and assisting on three more.
Emma Ives and Margaret Tresler each tallied a hat trick for the hosts. Lilly Smith scored two and assisted another while Rylie Hepp had a goal and two helpers and Meara Chick posted a goal.
New Hope-Solebury (10-5, 6-3 SOL) will visit Cheltenham at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Hatboro-Horsham (3-5) will host Lower Moreland at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday.
New Hope-Solebury 14-9 23
Hatboro-Horsham 6-3 9
Upper Dublin 16, William Tennent 3
Jenn McCarry scored four goals and assisted on another to lead the Flying Cardinals. Her third goal was the 100th of her career.
Tess Reardon added three goals and one assist while Aditi Foster had two goals and two assists. Kelly Senior contributed two goals and one assist while Allie Rock and Ella Lyon both had one goal and one assist. Adding one goal each were Maisie Hanson, Ellie Eby and Lauren Dartley.
Upper Dublin (8-6, 7-2 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Wednesday, and William Tennent (0-9) will travel to Abington on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 13-3 16
William Tennent 2-1 3
Upper Dublin
Abington 15, Lower Moreland 4
The visiting Ghosts raced out of the starting gate to a 7-1 halftime lead on their way to the decisive conference win.
Marilyn Capps scored five goals to lead the Ghosts. Lesha Karaba and Shea Gormley each added four while Mei Mei Cheng had a pair. Maddie Hinkle’s six draw controls led the Ghosts while Cheng added five draw controls.
“Our defense played a great game,” coach Amalie Kreitman said.
Abington (6-4, 5-3 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Tuesday, and Lower Moreland (4-11, 1-8) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham on Wednesday.
Abington 7-8 15
Lower Moreland 1-3 4
Plymouth Whitemarsh 15, Cheltenham 2
Ten different players scored goals for the Colonials, who were led by the four-goal, two-assist effort of Max Leszczynski. Haley McCourt added a hat trick and one assist. Brianna Austin contributed two goals and two assists while Raya Gauntlett and Fiona Gooneratne each had a pair of goals. Contributing one goal each were Meghan Wendler, Gigi Tone, Olivia Eaton and Gab Lifshutz.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-8, 8-2 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Wednesday for a 5 p.m. contest, and Cheltenham (2-9, 2-8) will host Quakertown on Tuesday.
Cheltenham 2-0 2
Plymouth Whitemarsh 15-3 18
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