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SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 2, BENSALEM 0
The Golden Hawks scored a goal in the first quarter and took that lead into the fourth quarter when they added a goal for the 2-0 final in Thursday’s Pink Out game.
“I like the attitude of my team when we play under the lights,” Rock South coach Kelly Mason said. “The Pink Out game is always a really fun time for the girls.”
Kelly Longmore scored the first-quarter goal that stood as the game-winner. Maria Freeman added an insurance goal in the fourth quarter.
“We had to switch our lineup multiple times due to filling in injury gaps, and we generated a lot of opportunity in the circle,” Mason said. “Our juniors were able to find the back of the cage and that’s what we needed most this game.
“Kelly Longmore scored right out of the gate, and Maria Freeman came on strong during the fourth quarter. Our younger girls got to see some more playing time and gained experience tonight for future years to play. It broke a horrible losing streak we had, and we look forward heading back into league play.”
The win snapped a seven-game losing streak for the Golden Hawks, and although the Owls came up short, coach Gary Kubik had nothing but good things to say about his team’s performance.
“I am so proud of this team,” the Owls’ coach said. “We just played our most complete game that we’ve played all year. To think that we lost to CRS 8-0 on our own grass field in the first game of this season, and to then come into their turf and play the way we did amazed me.
“The entire team played well in all aspects of this game. For the first time this season, we were connecting on passes from back in the defense, through the midfield and even up to our forwards. The work that these girls put in tonight was just special.”
Council Rock South (4-9, 4-8 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Monday, and Bensalem (2-10, 1-10) will host Council Rock North on Friday.
Bensalem 0-0-0-0 0
Council Rock South 1-0-0-1 2
NESHAMINY 4, PENNSBURY 0
The Redskins, who led 1-0 after one quarter, opened up a 3-0 halftime lead on their way to the shutout win.
“We played well tonight,” Neshaminy coach Jamie Pinto said. “We were able to generate a lot of offense—the forwards were working hard getting the ball into the circle and getting shots off.
“The mids did a nice job of supporting up and down the field, and Mia Sermarini did a nice job stepping up as center mid. Defensively, we looked solid and composed. It was a good team win tonight.”
Ava Arbakov scored with an assist from Maddy Shtino with just over six minutes remaining in the opening quarter to give the Redskins a lead they would not lose.
With 5:24 remaining in the second quarter, Hannah Stanton scored with a Kasey Rieger assist, and just over a minute later Mia Brooks connected on an unassisted goal to send the ‘Skins into halftime with a three-goal advantage.
Rieger scored the only goal of the second half in the closing minute of regulation for the 4-0 final.
Neshaminy (9-5, 8-4 SOL) will host Council Rock South on Monday, and Pennsbury (3-10, 2-10) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Friday for a non-league game.
(Article submitted by Pennsbury field hockey)
The Pennsbury Falcons traveled to Neshaminy to battle it out for a second time this season, but this time it felt very different. The bus didn’t take its normal right hand turn off the long drive to drop the PHS players off at the famous front grass field named for former coach Sheila Murphy. This time, the bus turned left and headed to the stadium turf – the new home of the Skins team.
“I believe the new setting was actually helpful for our girls as they historically have a mental block when they step foot on that grass field,” explained PHS coach Traci Curtis. “The turf location allowed us to view this game as any other and not make the association that puts obstacles in our mental preparation. Our girls were ready, excited, and more confident than ever.”
The night was a special one for the whole Neshaminy family as the 1983 PIAA State Championship team was being honored before the game. Instead of a distraction, it was a welcomed pomp and circumstance for Curtis, a Neshaminy field hockey alum herself.
“I was grateful that the ceremony was planned for our game night,” Curtis said. “I loved seeing those players being honored along with my high school coach. My time playing at Neshaminy were some of the best years of my life and helped to shape me into who I am today – it is rooted in who I am. My greatest wish is that my players feel that same level of connection and impact years from now when they think of Pennsbury field hockey.”
Once the game began, the fight was on. Pennsbury fell 6-0 the first time they played back on August 30 – tonight they arrived as a completely different team. Neshaminy scored halfway through the first quarter to go up 1-0, and that score remained until the last five minutes of the second quarter when the Skins squeaked in two more goals sending PHS into halftime down 3-0.
“Our girls were fighting hard and doing extremely well on both sides of the ball,” Curtis said. “We could not have asked for more effort, heart, skill, and unity from them. What made us most proud was the confidence they were showing – we were winning the small moments, and those little victories mean a lot to us.”
The third quarter was scoreless for both teams, and the pace just kept increasing at every turn.
“We had some opportunities and were creating some really nice offensive pushes, but Neshaminy’s defense is tough, and we could not finish the few times we got really close,” said Curtis.
Despite the scoring draught, Curtis was completely happy with holding such a powerful force to three goals for as long as they did. The fourth goal came with only 24 seconds left until the final buzzer. Kasey Rieger, one of Neshaminy’s strongest scorers, lifted the ball past the PHS goalie to add one and close out the win 4-0.
“The first time we played them Rieger scored three on us, tonight she scored one,” Curtis said. “Those are the winning pieces we take away with us. We are a better team than when we started – we have gotten so much smarter.”
Pennsbury’s goalie, Kayla Shaffer, faced 10 penalty corners and 19 really strong shots on goal, holding her own and protecting the cage with strength. Senior Gabby Darling, freshman Cailyn Reilly, and senior Riley Henderson were a fierce threesome in the backfield. Freshmen Ryan Burdette and Abby Iacona worked like mad on the offense to create opportunities. Juniors Ava Jordan, Angelina Kenney, and Olivia Coen contributed a ton of effort in their roles. Senior Kaylin Flannery had some beautiful anticipations and interceptions on defense. Seniors Chelsea Todd and Rylie Borgman showed great focus and tenacity tonight while juniors Riley Askey and Avalee Shumski came in and did what was asked of them.
“We are walking away from this one super proud,” Curtis said. “Our focus this week was on making sure we keep the FUN in what we are doing each and every day out here. We continue to make each other laugh, and that is so important to help take the sting out of our stream of losses. This gave us a spark that will carry us into these final weeks of the season.”
Pennsbury travels to Hatboro Horsham on Friday and then Truman on Monday.
Pennsbury 0-0-0-0 0
Neshaminy 1-2-0-1 4
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 8, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
The visiting Indians led 2-0 after one quarter and then blew the game wide open with a five-goal outburst in the second quarter.
Maddy Mela (Kailyn Smith assist) and Brynn Boyle each scored a first-quarter goal.
In the second quarter, Charlotte Ondria found the cage with a pair of goals – the first unassisted and the second with a Smith assist. Scoring one goal each were Smith, Sierra Kim (Mela assist) and Julie Ondria (Keiley Lyons assist).
Smith – whose two goals and two assists led the Indians – connected for the game’s final goal in the fourth quarter.
Council Rock North (7-6, 5-6 SOL) will travel to Bensalem Friday, and Harry S Truman (0-14, 0-12) will host Pennsbury on Monday.
Council Rock North 2-5-1-0 8
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
SOL Colonial Division
SOUDERTON 1, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
The Titans brought a six-game winning streak into Thursday night’s contest, and the Indians were winners of seven straight since a rough go-round in division play.
Something had to give, and it did.
Julia Blair scored an unassisted goal during corner play three minutes into the second quarter, and that would be the extent of the scoring for both squads.
“It was a very tight game the whole way,” Souderton coach Sue Casciato said. “South is very physical and steps aggressively to every ball.
“I was really proud of how hard the girls worked on defense. I feel like we’ve come a long way as a team the last month or so, but South has improved a lot too.”
The Titans held a 7-6 edge in penalty corners, but the Indians had a 7-3 advantage in shots.
“I think we dominated the first quarter, and they dominated the second, but I feel we really dominated most of the second half,” Casciato said. “Except with like two minutes remaining in the game, they had the ball in the circle – it was probably 30 seconds, but it seemed like 15 minutes.
“They’re very good at packing the circle, and a lot of teams struggle to score against them.”
The Indians’ coach credited defensive effort of her squad in the shutout.
“Hannah Fuente, Lexi Yanchunas and Gianna Radcliffe are all about five feet tall – they are two forwards and one mid, and they played really great defense,” Casciato said. “They’re working their butts off the entire game, trying to get involved in every play.”
For the Indians, the win avenged a 2-1 overtime loss to the Titans in an early-season meeting.
“Souderton played a strong game today,” South coach Kelly Chioffe said. “We just couldn’t finish in the circle tonight.
“Despite a late bus and a very short amount of time to warm up, we still fought hard. Souderton beat us to more of the 50-50 balls and were able to capitalize on one corner. I am still proud of our team. We didn’t back down when they scored on us early in the second quarter.”
South goalie Emma Kraft was credited with six saves.
Souderton (7-5-1, 7-3-1 SOL) will travel to Pennridge on Monday, and Central Bucks South (8-4, 8-4) will be on the road at Merion Mercy for a non-league game Friday (4 p.m.).
Central Bucks South 0-0-0-0 0
Souderton 0-1-0-0 1
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0
The visiting Bucks came away with a win in the team’s annual Pink Out game, and this night was about so much more than field hockey.
“This evening’s match was extra special for both CB West and CB East as it was our annual Pink Out match,” West coach David DeAngelis said. “Both of our programs proudly displayed their support for all Breast Cancer Survivors while also bringing awareness to others.”
Thursday’s game marked the beginning of the second go-round in division play for both teams, and the Bucks maintained their stronghold on the division’s top spot with the shutout win.
“As we begin the second half of the season, we knew coming in how competitive CB East would be after our earlier match this season,” DeAngelis said. “We were hyper focused this evening on maintaining our form throughout the match – and being active within the circle. Each of our goals this evening was the result of finishing off plays after the initial shots were taken.”
With just under six minutes remaining in the first quarter, Nina Mayro put the Bucks on the scoreboard
with an unassisted goal.
In the opening minute of the second quarter, Mimi Duffy connected for a goal, and less than two minutes later, Mayro scored her second goal to send the Bucks into halftime with a 3-0 lead.
Sophomore Aida Ierubino scored the only goal of the second half with 3:19 remaining in the third quarter.
“We were very pleased again with all of our lines and contributions across the team,” DeAngelis said. “They continue to play for each other – selflessly. We continue to transition and move the ball quickly. This was a full team victory.”
Central Bucks West (13-1, 11-1 SOL) will host North Penn on Monday at 7 p.m., and Central Bucks East (10-3, 9-3) will travel to Unionville for a non-league game on Friday.
Central Bucks West 1-2-1-0 4
Central Bucks East 0-0-0-0 0


NORTH PENN 5, PENNRIDGE 0
Caleigh Sperling scored a pair of goals in the first quarter – the first in the opening minute of the quarter and the second with two minutes remaining in the frame. Those goals loomed large as the Rams answered back quickly after the Knights’ first goal and held the corner advantage in the first quarter.
“I was really proud of how our defense – goalie Kiley Moister, backs Melissa Sessler, Maddie Hanrahan and Rhyan Poole – stepped up in the first quarter when Pennridge was putting a lot of pressure on us and earning penalty corners,” NP coach Shannon McCracken said. “Even though we got out to a quick lead, there was a lot of play in our defensive end at the start of the game, and I was happy to see our kids play gritty in the circle and hold the Rams off.”
After a scoreless second quarter, the Knights went into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
“The second quarter is when our speed, quick transitions and possession passing really came alive and then continued into the second half,” McCracken said. “Even though we didn’t get on the scoreboard in the second quarter, it really set the scene for a strong second half.”
Ericka Pickford made it a 3-0 game just over four minutes into the second half, using a Grace McGeehan assist.
In the fourth quarter, Kylie Barwis scored an early goal, and McGeehan added a goal later in the frame.
“Midfielders Caleigh Sperling and Laura Albert shut down the middle well tonight and fed our forwards some great passes,” McCracken said. “It was a great team effort by all lines, and the cohesiveness on the field was excellent tonight.”
The Knights held a 10-9 edge in penalty corners and a 13-6 advantage in shots.
Moister was credited with six saves in goal in the shutout while her counterpart, Molly Bross, had seven saves.
North Penn 2-0-1-2 5
Pennridge 0-0-0-0 0
SOL Liberty Division
UPPER DUBLIN 2, QUAKERTOWN 1
The Flying Cardinals pulled off the upset of the night, knocking off a Panther squad that – entering Thursday’s game – was the lone SOL team without a loss in league play.
“This is the best my team has played all season – I’m so proud of them,” UD coach Emily Town said. “After the game, I said, ‘Does anyone have anything else they’d like to say before we get on the bus?’ One of my juniors said, ‘I just want to say – I’m so proud of everyone.’
“We are the only team to beat them so far this season (in league play). It feels really good. It’s real exciting to see them develop to this. It was a great game.”
The Panthers celebrated Senior Night prior to the game, and the visiting Cardinals quickly took the luster off that celebration with a pair of first-half goals to go on top 2-0.
“I’ve been telling people – the way Senior Nights are starting to grow and grow and grow, I really think they’re a huge distraction,” Town said. “We fell to that against New Hope on our Senior Night. We were distracted.
“I told them coming in, ‘You were distracted on your Senior Night. Let’s hope they’re distracted too, and take advantage of that,’ and that’s what we did.”
With 2:06 remaining in the first quarter, Aviva Kuznits turned a pass from Olivia Burdo into a goal that put the Cards on the scoreboard.
“That was some of the best teamwork I’ve seen from them,” Town said of her team’s first goal. “It all started with a play by Jenny Oh, but the assist was Olivia Burdo and the goal was by Aviva Kuznits, who unfortunately injured herself during the celebration and could not play the rest of the game.
“I told them – ‘This is their Senior Night, there’s no way they’re going to let you get away with this. They’re undefeated (in the league), they want to score goals tonight, and we need to score more goals.’ I said, ‘I want you to score a goal in the first two minutes (of the second quarter).’ That’s what I tell them every quarter. They almost scored in the first two minutes.”
They actually missed it by just nines second, and once again, Burdo was the facilitator, this time setting up a goal by Ellison Kullmann.
With 5:54 remaining in the opening half, the Panthers cut UD’s lead in half with a goal by Keira Gallagher. That 2-1 score stood the rest of the way.
“It was a tough battle,” Town said. “It was up and down the field. I felt bad for some of my girls. I said, ‘I know you need a break, but you can’t have a break because you’re playing so well.’ I was like ‘I can’t mess up this mojo they had going.’ It was beautiful.”
The Panthers held an 11-4 advantage in penalty corners that was negated by UD’s relentless defense.
“That’s usually where I get really nervous, but we really talked heavily about defending recently, and we defended 11 penalty corners against them,” said Town.
Comprising UD’s corner defense were goalie Camryn Muth, flyer Olivia Vitella and defenders Sam Fiegel, Ella Lyon and Mason Kullmann, but they weren’t the only players to excel.
“Jenny Oh had the best game of her life tonight as did Olivia Burdo,” Town said. “I played Olivia in a new position – she was my center mid, and I played her today as center forward because one of my forwards is out with a concussion. I had to move my lineup around, and this was our first time playing with this specific lineup, and they killed it.”
“The first half of the season, sometimes you have those moments – ‘Are they even listening to me?’ Today they showed that they’ve been listening.”
Muth was credited with 11 saves in goal in the win.
Upper Dublin (8-3-1, 7-3-1 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon on Monday for a 7 p.m. game, and Quakertown (11-2-1, 10-1-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Monday.
Upper Dublin 1-1-0-0 2
Quakertown 0-1-0-0 1
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6, ABINGTON 0
Maddie Carr jumpstarted the Colonials with a pair of goals in the first quarter, and she was just getting started, finishing the game with four goals to lead PW to the win in Thursday’s first game of the second go-around in division play.
Gracie Kerns scored on a tip midway through the second quarter, giving PW a three-goal advantage at the intermission.
Carr connected on her third goal early in the third quarter, and the Colonials led 5-0 after Emily Dobrowolski converted a penalty.
In the fourth quarter, Carr put an exclamation point on the win, scoring her fourth goal in the final minute of the contest.
PW’s team defense helped goalkeepers Carly Spinner and Claire Carrington earn the shutout win in goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-5, 8-3 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Monday, and Abington (5-7, 4-6) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Monday.
Abington 0-0-0-0 0
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-1-2-1 6
WISSAHICKON 7, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
The Trojans picked up a win and – as a result of Quakertown’s loss to Upper Dublin – find themselves tied with the Panthers at the top of the Liberty Division standings.
Kayla Pak turned a Riley Ball pass into a goal, giving the Trojans a 1-0 lead after one quarter.
In the second quarter, Kayla Mullin scored with an Audrey Walsh assist, and then it was Ball (Regan Szczepkowicz assist ) connecting for a goal that sent the Trojans into halftime with a 3-0 lead.
In the third quarter, Ball scored a pair of goals to complete her hat trick – the first with a Pak assist and the second with an Avery Mullin assist. Between Ball’s two goals, Kayla Mullin found the cage, using a Walsh assist.
Cait Connaghan scored the Trojans’ lone goal of the fourth quarter, using a Noelle Koop assist.
Ava Fell was forced to make just one save in the shutout win in goal for the Trojans.
Sydney Matthews was credited with 13 saves for the Hatters.
Wissahickon (11-2-1, 10-1-1 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Friday for a non-league game, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-10, 0-9) will host Pennsbury on Friday for a non-league game.
Wissahickon 1-2-3-1 7
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0-0-0 0
SOL Freedom Division
UPPER MORELAND 1, LOWER MORELAND 0 (OT)
In their second game of the season on August 30, the Golden Bears fell to their neighboring rival Lower Moreland 1-0.
“That result was a key moment in the Bears’ young 2023 season,” UM coach Pam Remmey said. “In our postgame talk, our players were very upset about losing to neighboring school (Lower Moreland). They clearly outplayed us, but the Bears felt they wanted to work hard to be able to compete with teams like this.
“As a new coach, I was pleasantly surprised to hear team captain Maggie Morrow and others vocalize that they were disappointed and frustrated that they had lost. In the past, they said that when losses built up, they just expected to lose and became complacent with the expected outcome. They were determined to make this year different. So, this game was definitely on our radar to show the team’s improvement, resiliency and winning mindset.”
On Thursday night, the Golden Bears avenged that loss with a hard-fought overtime win.
“With today’s contest being the third game in a row in the heat, (we) started out slow in the first quarter but started playing our game about 10 minutes in,” Remmey said. “Most of the play was between the 25s, but when (Lower Moreland) got the ball in our circle, Kelly Bates and Eowyn Stainback played well to get the ball out. Goalie Ash Conrad also made several key saves in the first quarter to keep the game scoreless.”
In the second quarter, the Bears, according to Remmey, took control.
“Captain Cambrie Richmond controlled the midfield, giving Ava Bailey, Maggie Morrow and Olivia Meakim multiple scoring opportunities,” Remmey said. “We were also trying to work a press on Lower Moreland and trying to force them where we wanted the ball to go, and as the game went on, it really started working. Ella Gould and Melissa Torpey played the press well forcing (Lower Moreland) into difficult situations.
“In the third quarter, the Lions bounced back, pressuring the Bears, but the defense led by Izzy Duncan held tight. With the Bears starting goalie out, Tierney Hogan was splitting time with Conrad, and Hogan made several key saves while down on the turf with her teammates backing her up. That was stressful, and I thought they may score, but right after that we went down to our attack circle and drew a corner and (we) had multiple other scoring opportunities. The game was very back and forth. For a 0-0 field hockey game, it was pretty exciting with many scoring opportunities and very aggressive high level fast play.”
With neither team able to find the cage in regulation, the stage was set for overtime.
“The Lions started man down because of a yellow card slide tackle on a Bears player going to goal with 53 seconds left in the game,” Remmey said. “Then with 4:37 left in OT, we drew a corner.
“Kelly Bates inserted to Melissa Torpey, and she passed to Cambrie Richmond who shot a bullet to the goalie’s pads. Ava Bailey, who was playing the pads, tipped it in for the dramatic OT win. We had never even practiced an OT corner, so Richmond and her teammates talked about it and came up with that play on the spot.”
For the Lions, who had plenty of opportunities, it was a disappointing outcome.
“We came out strong and had one of our best first quarters of the season,” LM coach Janet Lutter said. “Unfortunately, our lack of consistency caught up with us a bit, though we did dominate the majority of the game.
“It was unfortunate that one of our players was issued a yellow card with less than a minute left in regulation, forcing us to play shorthanded in the overtime. The girls held on as best they could, but playing a full field with only five field players is a difficult task. We are a resilient team and will bounce back for this.”
UM goalie Ash Conrad made nine saves in regulation and did not have to make a save in OT. Hogan made three saves to preserve the shutout.
Upper Moreland (6-7, 4-7 SOL) will travel to William Tennent for a 5 p.m. contest Monday, and Lower Moreland (6-8, 4-8) will celebrate Senior Night on Monday when the Lions host Cheltenham at 6:30 p.m.
Lower Moreland 0-0-0-0-0 0
Upper Moreland 0-0-0-0-1 1
SPRINGFIELD TWP 5, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
The Spartans scored a pair of second-quarter goals, breaking a scoreless tie. They added three more in the second half to notch the convincing win.
Norah Conlin scored two minutes into the second quarter, and five minutes later, Emma Yoder found the back of the cage, sending the Spartans into halftime with a 2-0 lead.
In the third quarter, Bella Navo scored at the 9:21 mark, and then it was Natalie Rittler scoring with a minute remaining in the frame to put the Spartans on top 4-0.
Conlin’s second goal just over a minute into the final quarter was the lone goal of the frame and gave the Spartans their final margin of victory.
Springfield Twp held a decisive advantage in shots (17-0) and penalty corners (15-1).
Grace Bell recorded one save in a winning effort in goal for the Spartans.
Springfield Twp (10-3-1, 8-3-1 SOL) will travel to New Hope-Solebury for a key division game on Monday at 7:15 p.m. William Tennent (1-13, 1-11) will host Upper Moreland on Monday at 5 p.m.
Springfield Twp 0-2-2-1 5
William Tennent 0-0-0-0 0
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 6, CHELTENHAM 0
The visiting Lions scored a goal in both the first and second quarters to go into halftime with a 2-0 lead. A four-goal explosion in the third quarter closed out the scoring.
Scoring first-half goals were Abby Varghese and Olivia Conte (Ava Cozza assist).
In the third quarter, Rylee Logston turned a pass from Varghese into a goal, and then Cozza went to work, scoring three straight goals – the first two with assists from Conte and the third with a Madie Thistelwaite assist.
New Hope-Solebury (10-4, 9-4 SOL) will host Springfield Twp in a key division contest on Monday (7:15 p.m.) Cheltenham (1-9, 0-9) will travel to Lower Moreland on Monday.
New Hope-Solebury 1-1-4-0 6
Cheltenham 0-0-0-0 0
Wednesday, Oct. 4
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 9, UPPER MORELAND 0
Madie Thistlewaite and Olivia Conte each connected for a hat trick while Ava Cozza contributed a goal and four assists. Adding one goal each were Sophia Leonardi and Nicole Segler.
The Lions controlled play but took just a 1-0 lead into halftime.
“The score was 1-0 with four minutes left in the third quarter,” UM coach Pam Remmey said. “We started playing with them and creating scoring opportunities. Forward Ava Bailey worked hard the whole game and Maggie Morrow was also amazing when we got the ball on the attack, but we could not find the goal.
“Then New Hope scored four goals in four minutes to end the third quarter which really brought us down. We were missing a few starters, and I was subbing to try to figure out a good lineup, but it backfired, and with everyone in different positions, things just broke down. Additionally, New Hope scored four goals off corners, and we were missing three out of five of our corner defenders.
“Izzy Duncan and Addie Gans played well at back to continually stop New Hope’s relentless attack. Our goalies – Ash Conrad and Tierney Hogan – got a lot of action and put in stellar performances.”
Upper Moreland 0-0-0-0 0
New Hope-Solebury 1-0-4-4 9

