Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrossel teams in action Monday. Upper Moreland/Upper Dublin photos provided courtesy of Michael Rice. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f1066908596 (CB East photos courtesy of Anthony Stella/CBE lacrosse)
SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 13, PENNRIDGE 12 (OT)
Twenty-one seconds.
That’s all the time it took for Riley Borgman to find the net for the dramatic overtime game-winner in Monday’s classic battle between two of the SOL’s top teams.
“We knew we had to win the draw and take possession,” Pennsbury coach Marguerite Piccolo said. “Grace Holmes won the draw, and we moved the ball quickly on attack. Freshman Sasha Dobos made a beautiful pass to Riley Borgman who put it away. It was just a phenomenal series of passes. I’m so proud of them, they never gave up.”
No one would have predicted overtime when the Falcons came out and took an early lead.
“We came out on fire, taking the lead by four goals,” Piccolo said. “Mia Popovich scored the first three goals.
“Pennridge closed the gap. From there, the game became really exciting, and nerve-racking for us coaches. We knew Pennridge was going to fight till the end- they have very talented players, and their back-check is phenomenal.”
The second half was a roller coaster ride for both squads. The Falcons, who took a 7-5 lead into halftime, scored the first goal of the second half, but the Rams answered with four straight to go on top 9-8. The Falcons had an immediate answer, knotting the score 9-9.
Pennridge regained a one-goal lead with 10:52 remaining and held that lead until just under six minutes remained and the Falcons tied the score yet again.
“We took the lead, and they tied it up,” Piccolo said. “Then they took the lead with 1:21 left, and Liv Graebner scored the tying goal with 57 seconds remaining.”
That set the stage for OT and Borgman’s game-winner. Popovich finished with four goals, Holmes had four goals and one assist and Graebner had a hat trick. Dobos had a goal and an assist. Borgman had one goal for the game-winner and Lily Abraham had an assist.
“Today was definitely a team effort,” Piccolo said. “Our defense – Chelsea Todd, Annie Cimochowski, Abby McCole – did well and caused some turnovers. Kema Brown had some critical saves and cleared the ball well.
“Pennridge is a very good team. They have a lot of talented players. This was a huge win for us.”
Brown finished with nine saves.
Pennsbury (13-3, 9-0 SOL) will be on the road at North Penn on Wednesday. A win would give the Falcons sole possession of the conference crown. Pennridge (11-6, 7-3) will travel to Mount St. Joseph Academy for a non-league game Wednesday.
Pennridge 5-7-0 12
Pennsbury 7-5-1 13
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 15, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 11
Addy Geary had a big night for the Titans, scoring five goals and assisting on three others for an eight-point game. She also had nine draw
controls. Also key on attack was Brooke Cenci with five goals and two assists. Senior goalie Gabby Mayo anchored the defense with 16 saves in goal.
It all added up to a memorable Senior Night for the Titans.
“The CB South girls’ team had a fantastic night with multiple celebrations,” South coach Janique Craig said. “We celebrated our six amazing seniors: Gabby Mayo, Grace Gannon, Lauren Michener, Kelsey Steel, Lindsay Cram, and Cam Grosso.
“We also celebrated Gabby Mayo’s 400th save, which happened in the Horsham game on Friday. She ended tonight with 422 saves so far this year. We also had our senior captain Grace Gannon enter her first game of the season.”
Gannon, who is committed to play lacrosse at the University of Richmond, contributed one goal, one assist and one caused turnover.
Also for the Titans, Kelsey Steal had two goals, and Avery Curtis had one goal and seven draw controls. Tessa Walls had one goal and one assist.
“Tonight was a full team effort, and I could not be more proud of this team,” Craig said. “The first time we played Council Rock North as a non-league game (early in the season), we lost 22-12.
“In the first half tonight, it was a pretty tight game, going back and forth. CB South had a four-goal lead,10-6, during the first half, and Council Rock North did a great job coming back, scoring three goals within the last 1:56 of the first half, making it 10-9 CB South.”
The Titans outscored their visitors 5-2 in the second half.
“Council Rock North had a few important caused turnovers that almost changed the game,” Craig said. “Gabby Mayo in goal came up big with some important saves at the end of the game and totaled 16 saves for the game.
Central Bucks South (6-10, 4-5 SOL) will be on the road at Central Bucks West on Wednesday, and Council Rock North (9-8, 4-5) will host Central Bucks East on Wednesday.
Council Rock North 9-2 11
Central Bucks South 10-5 15
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 13, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6
A shorthanded Golden Hawk squad took control of Morgan’s Message Game at CB East in the second half, going on to earn the 13-6 win.
“We played our way through despite having four swing players start and play the whole game due to injuries,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “Kaya Mallon, our goalie, played outstanding.”
Amanda Green’s four goals and one assist led the Golden Hawks. Karissa Smedley and Kelly Longmore each added three goals and an assist. Kate Deal had two goals, and Adi Rakawski had one goal.
“Our defense played awesome,” said Hurwitz, going on to credit Teagan Shay, Emerson Wackowski, Jenna Marconi, Karissa Smedley, Grace Franchini, Amanda Green, Kelly Longmore and Kate Deal. “Our midfielders – Karissa Smedley, Amanda Green, Kelly Longmore – stepped up on draws.”
For the Patriots, Monday’s game was about a whole lot more than the final score.
“Although tonight didn’t go as planned, we played for something bigger than the game,” East coach Maggie Stella said. “My amazing player, Olivia Samkavitz, organized an event through her club ‘Next Play.’
“She organized a Morgan’s Message game with CRS, and we shared the importance of mental health and moving onto the ‘next play.’ We are currently looking forward to CR North on Wednesday.”
For the Patriots, Ava Delfini led the attack with two goals and one assist. Paige Keller, Lauren Boylan, Emma Weisel and Natalie Berndt each had one goal and one caused turnover. Sammy Kishel contributed an assist.
Avery Stephenson led the Patriots with three caused turnovers, and Paige Dougherty had two. Amanda Ries had one caused turnover.
Sydney Tannenbaum was credited with two saves in goal for East.
Council Rock South (12-4, 7-2 SOL) will host Bensalem on Wednesday, and Central Bucks East (7-9, 3-6) will be at Council Rock North on Wednesday.
Council Rock South 5-8 13
Central Bucks East 5-1 6
NORTH PENN 17, SOUDERTON 8
The Knights found themselves deadlocked with the Indians at halftime but came out of halftime and seized control of the game, outscoring the Indians 11-2 in the second half on their way to the decisive win.
“We got off to a slow start in the first half – it felt like our energy level was really low,” North Penn coach Heather Mellow said. “At the half, we discussed picking up our level of play, communicating better on defense, working smarter on offense.
“Thankfully, these ladies went back out in the second half and executed what we talked about. It turned out to be a good win for us.”
Kayla Stressman had another big game for the Knights, finishing with five goals and one assist to go along with 11 draw controls. Lauren Blanch was once again the second half of the Knights’ dangerous one-two punch, contributing five goals and three draw controls. Katie Harkins added three goals and three draw controls while Stephanie Gibson had two goals and three assists. Morgan Rodoff and Grace McGeehan added one goal each.
Kiera Holt was credited with seven saves in a winning effort in goal for the Knights.
For the Indians, senior Ang Borisow led the way with three goals, six draw controls and three ground balls. Avery Farina added two goals, one assist and one ground ball while Tatum Andrews had two goals and two draw controls. Carly Gavetti added one goal while Rachel Schewe had one assist.
Also contributing for the Indians were Hannah Cornes (1 DC, 2 GB), Ava Shaw (1 DC), Sam Newbery (2 GB), Hannah Schmidt (1 GB) and Mimi Christman (1 GB).
Gabby Hirschmann was credited with six saves in goal for the Indians while Nicole Kleckner had one.
North Penn (11-4, 8-1 SOL) will host Pennsbury in a showdown between the top two teams in the conference. The Knights can clinch a share of the title with a win over the Falcons, who do not have a loss in conference play. Souderton (4-13, 2-7) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday.
North Penn 6-11 17
Souderton 6-2 8
NESHAMINY 9, BENSALEM 8
SOL American Conference
UPPER MORELAND 10, UPPER DUBLIN 9 (OT)
Olivia Meakim scored an overtime goal, propelling the Golden Bears to the heartstopping win in a battle with title implications for both sides. The win created a three-way tie at the top of the conference standings.
“The first draw in overtime was won by Allison LaRocco which was absolutely key to our success,” said UM coach Kim Frantz. “We were able to go to attack and set up, we were patient and settled and then Olivia Meakim saw a hole and went to goal to make the shot to win the game.”
The win knocked the Cardinals from the ranks of the undefeated in conference play. UD, UM and Springfield Township all boast identical 9-1 records with one conference game remaining.
“Everyone played a part in this very big win tonight,” Frantz said. “Upper Dublin is always a well-coached tough competitor. We knew going into this game what was at stake and knew we had to play our hearts out if we wanted to win.
“I told the girls heart is what will win this game, and they proved that today. When you can win a game and be down a player for the last almost four minutes and then in overtime, it takes a ton of heart to keep working. We never gave up even when UD was up a player and up a goal with less than two minutes left in the game.”
Annalise Messina’s five goals and one assist led UM while Meakim had two goals. Reagan Cummins had one goal and two assists, and Isabel Leiter had one goal and one assist. Jenna Piatieri had one goal, and Willow Taylor added an assist.
“The game started off very rocky with a yellow card in the first two minutes of the game,” Frantz said. “Our defense was able to hold off UD from scoring even with being down a player. The defense had to do that three more times throughout the game and was able to keep UD from scoring. 
“We went up with a 2-0 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game. UD battled back and scored three unanswered goals with a 3-2 lead. In the last two minutes, Willow had a key assist to Jenna Piatieri to take us into halftime with a lead.”
The Golden Bears led 4-3 at the intermission.
“In the second half, we were able to score to make the score 5-3,” Frantz said. “UD then tied up the game around minute 17. Scoring went back and forth until UD took the lead 9-8 with 1:49 left in the game.
“Our defense came up big again and was able to get the ball back with 49 seconds left. Reagan Cummins’ seniority showed its colors tonight as she took control of the ball and drove to the net where she was able to get an 8m penalty. With 25 seconds left Reagan scored the tying goal to make the score 9-9. Time ran out and we went to overtime.”
Frantz lauded the play of her defense and goalie Addi Hurley (11 saves).
Our defense – Cambrie Richmond, Avary Adamski, Kellen Distel, Charlotte James and goalie Addi Hurley – were a huge part of this win,” the UM coach said. “Addi Hurley really had some key saves in the game.
“The game was incredible, Upper Dublin played a great game and did a great job at making us make mistakes.”
For the Cardinals, Anna DiMartile and Paige Dinkel each had four goals. DiMartile also had five draw controls and three caused turnovers while Dinkel had three draw controls and one caused turnover. Ava Brennan added one goal.
Abby O’Meara (1 DC, 2 CTO), Ava Shohen (2 DC) and Ali Gay (2 CTO) also made important contributions for UD.
“This was a tough loss,” UD coach Dee Cross said. “We were so close but couldn’t close it out. Kudos to Upper Moreland. They are an experienced team and did what they had to do to win.
“Our whole defense is sophomores and freshmen, and I could not have asked for any more out of them. The girls played their hearts out all over the field, and sometimes it is just not meant to be. This one hurts right now, but it will make us better in the long run and get us ready for the playoffs.”
Upper Dublin (13-4, 9-1 SOL) will host Cheltenham Wednesday, and Upper Moreland (15-2, 9-1) will travel to William Tennent on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 3-6-0 9
Upper Moreland 4-5-1 10
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHP 9, ABINGTON 8
The Spartans kept themselves in the hunt for a share of the conference crown, eking out a win over the Ghosts Monday.
“This game was tight for all 50 minutes,” said Spartans’ coach Marissa Conover.
The Spartans led 5-4 at halftime and never trailed, although the Ghosts did knot the score.
Emma Yoder’s four-goal effort led the Spartans.
“Emma Yoder was quarterbacking us up and down the field,” Conover said. “She is the heartbeat on the field.”
Tess Talbot once again stood tall in goal, anchoring the Spartans’ defense.
“Tess Talbot had a killer game with 15 saves at incredible times,” Conover said. “Their goalie was really talented and saved a lot of our shots.”
Also for the Spartans, Sam McDevitt had two goals, Fiona Rizzo had one goal and two assists. Shannon Meder added one goal, and Maddie McDevitt had a goal and an assist. Shannon Silvius was credited with one assist.
“Senior middie Shannon Meder had a picture-perfect goal where she let it rip after the goalie had been out of the crease,” Conover said. “It was one of those goals you wish you had on film.”
The Spartans’ coach also lauded the play of several players who aren’t in the scoring column.
“Our defense really showed up, including two game-altering plays from senior Alyssa Morrison and senior Paige Robinson,” Conover said. “Also, Amelia Price brought the energy on attack and completely controlled any 50/50 ground balls”
Springfield Twp (14-1, 9-1 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Wednesday, and Abington (10-6, 7-3) will host Jenkintown in a non-league game Tuesday. The Ghosts will be on the road at Quakertown Wednesday.
Springfield Twp 5-4 9
Abington 4-4 8
QUAKERTOWN, 21 HATBORO-HORSHAM 12
The Panthers pulled out the win over the Hatters, opening the game with a 5-1 tear only to see the Hatters battle back to make it a one-goal game, 10-9.
“We pulled away in the second half with possession and the offensive ride being key,” Quakertown coach Tracy Hibsman said. “Our defense made critical adjustments to keep some strong attackers out of the 8m. This prevented any goals from Hatboro-Horsham in the last 18 minutes of the game.
“Offensively, we took advantage of fast breaks and put ourselves in good scoring positions.”
Quakertown goal scorers included Cameron Hagerty with five goals to lead the way, Livian Stover, Kate Derstine and Madison Taylor with four each, Mya Hibsman with two, and one from Ciara Mory.
“We controlled the clock the last 10 minutes of the game, scoring our last two goals in the last two minutes,” Hibsman said. “It was a great team effort and win overall by our Panthers.”
Quakertown (7-9, 5-5 SOL) will host Abington on Wednesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (2-13, 2-7) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 17, LOWER MORELAND 1
Meghan Wendler scored four goals while Sophia Gartland and Liv Reilly each added three goals and an assist to led a balanced PW attack. Also contributing a four-point game was Ella Clark, who added two goals and two assists.
Liv Eaton, Maita Jayo, Kaiane Jayo and Mia Baron all had one goal and one assist, and Liv Bragg added one goal to round out the scoring.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-8, 6-4 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Wednesday, and Lower Moreland (2-13, 2-8) will be on the road at New Hope-Solebury Wednesday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 14-3 17
Lower Moreland 0-1 1
WISSAHICKON 20, WILLIAM TENNENT 2
The Trojans celebrated Senior Night, recognizing Gianna Maiale, Sadie Fox, Rylie Slobotkin and Gianni Hall in a pre-game ceremony.
“I really enjoyed coaching these four seniors,” Wissahickon coach Chuck Wurzbach said. “All are great people and wonderful teammates. You could see tonight how much they meant to the other players on the team.”
The Trojans received contributions up and down their lineup. Gianna Maiale and Alexa McCabe each had three goals.
Rylie Slobotkin and Maddie Radell both had two goals. Radell also had two draw controls. Adding one goal each were Sadie Fox, Nora Ryan, Sophia Stehlik, Thalia Tsiobikas, Olivia Bellinzoni, Allie Pijanowski, Cate Kroznuski, Ellie Stein, Adriana Crawford and Dani Brog.
Stehlik’s five draw controls led the Trojans. Emma Greenberg added one assist and three draw controls.
Ava Fell recorded six saves in goal for the Trojans.
Sophomore Emma Greenberg reached a milestone, notching her 100th career draw control.
For the Panthers, Emma Ferguson and Logan McAnally each had a goal.
Wissahickon (7-9, 6-4 SOL) will be on the road at Springfield Twp on Wednesday, and William Tennent (0-11, 0-9) will host Upper Moreland on Wednesday.
William Tennent 0-2 2
Wissahickon 17-3 20
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 15, CHELTENHAM 4
Sparked by the standout efforts of junior Madie Thistlewaite and senior Margaret Tresler, the visiting Lions rolled to the decisive conference win.
Thistlewaite scored five goals and contributed eight draw controls while Tresler netted four goals, putting her just one goal shy of her 100th career goal.
“We put together a complete game today,” NH-S coach Cailin O’Hara said. “From beginning to end, they executed the game plan and played hard and worked together.”
Also for the Lions, senior Nicole Michael contributed two goals, and sophomore Amilya Khairoullina scored her first varsity goal.
Sophomore goalie Nicole Seger contributed nine saves towards the victory.
“It was great to see the girls work together and get a team win today,” O’Hara said.
New Hope-Solebury (3-10, 3-7 SOL) will host Lower Moreland on Wednesday, and Cheltenham (1-9, 0-8) will travel to Upper Dublin on Wednesday.
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