SOL Field Hockey Wrap (10-17-24) – Suburban One Sports

Non-league

LOWER MORELAND 4, HATBORO-HORSHAM 1

Four different players scored one goal each for the Lions, who closed out the regular season with their third straight win.

Mady Rossiter, Kaitlyn Koshy, Mia Torgan and Cara Toran each had a goal while Ashley Avington had a pair of assists.

Scoring Summary

Mady Rossiter – 1 goal

Kaitlyn Koshy – 1 goal

Mia Torgan – 1 goal

Cara Torgan – 1 goal

Ashley Avington – 2 assists

Lower Moreland coach Janet Lutter on the win: “We have worked hard all season and grew as a team, finishing with a three-game win streak.

–The scoring: “Mady Rossiter opened the scoring the first off a penalty corner. Kaitlyn Koshy scored the second goal after many attempts and rebounds off the goalie’s pads. With only 23 seconds left, Mia Torgan closed out the second quarter with a beauty of a goal. Her sister Cara (Torgan) dribbled her way through the circle to score the final goal with only 49 seconds left in the game.

“I was happy we were able to find the goal in the final seconds of each of the last two quarters. We’ve had too many times this season where we faded to end quarters which cost us too many times. Keeping that pressure until the buzzer sounds was a great way to go into the postseason.”

–Props: “Ashley Avington has been a playmaker all season, and today was no different, assisting the first two goals of the game. We carry a large squad so being able to get all 25 players in the game today was nice. They have all worked so hard this season so being able to get everyone in is rewarding. We will graduate nine amazing seniors who have been a part of our program for four years. They will all be missed next year, but we aren’t finished yet.”

Up next: Lower Moreland (9-8-1, 6-3-1 SOL) – the 14^th seed in the District 1 2A Tournament – will travel to #3 Springfield-Delco for an opening round game Tuesday at 7 pm. Hatboro-Horsham closed out its season with a 4-14 mark.

CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 5, MERION MERCY 2

Kaeli VanDerSluis scored a pair of goals and assisted on another while Erin Kelly also played a role in three goals, scoring once and assisting on a pair, to lead the Titans to the decisive win in Thursday’s regular season finale.

Addison Edwards added a pair of goals, including the first goal of the game with an Ella Haag assist after Merion Mercy took an early 1-0 lead. The goal came with one second remaining in the first quarter.

VanDerSluis scored four minutes into the second quarter, but Merion Mercy answered with a goal. VanDerSluis gave the Titans a lead they would not lose, turning a Kelly assist into a goal that sent the Titans into halftime with a 3-2 lead.

Kelly scored the only goal of the third quarter and Edwards closed out the scoring with a goal in the fourth.

The Titans’ dominance is underscored by their 20-4 advantage in shots.

Scoring Summary

First quarter

Anna Haub (MM) 11:12

Addison Edwards (CBS) from Ella Haag 0:01

Second quarter

Kaeli VanDerSluis (CBS) 11:00

Maggie Dowd (MM) 7:34

Kaeli VanDerSluis (CBS) from Erin Kelly 2:13

Third quarter

Erin Kelly (CBS) from Kaeli VanDerSluis 12:10

Fourth quarter

Addison Edwards (CBS) from Erin Kelly 12:53

By the number:

Shots: CBS 20, MM 4; Penalty corners: CBS 14, MM 1.

Saves: Nora McQueen (CBS) 2, Merion Mercy 15.

Up next: Central Bucks South (8-9-1, 3-7-0 SOL) – the 22^nd seed – will travel to #11 Quakertown on Monday for an opening round District 1 3A game (7 pm).

Merion Mercy 1-1-0-0 2

Central Bucks South 1-2-1-1 5