Check out the recaps for SOL field hockey teams in action Friday. CR South/CB South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos.
SOL Patriot/Colonial Crossover
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 1, PENNRIDGE 0
The Indians needed a reason to celebrate, and they got one on Friday, edging the visiting Rams for their first victory since Sept. 17. Megan Reichenbach turned a pass from Brynn Bogle into a goal just over five minutes into the second quarter, and that 1-0 score held the rest of the way.
“It was very pretty,” Rock North coach Heather Whalin said of the game-winner. “It was a pass from Ali Carpentier in the back to Brynn Bogle, our freshman. Brynn passed it to our other freshman, Megan Reichenbach, and she put it home. It was a really nice goal.”
The game was the third of yet another long week for the Indians and Rams.
“We were exhausted,” Whalin said. “I knew Pennridge beat CB South (earlier this season), and we just needed a win. We were pummeled game after game after game. We had a night game against North Penn on Wednesday, and I know the score (a 7-0 loss) doesn’t show it, but it was one of the best games we’ve played. That game took a lot out of us just because they’re so good.
“You could tell both teams were tired. We’ve had three-game weeks week after week after week. I also think a big part of this too is these kids haven’t been in school (because of the COVID-19 pandemic). I think that’s playing a factor. I’m exhausted, they’re exhausted, but I was very proud of them because they pulled out a win.”
Sarah Teitelman and the North defense allowed just four shots on goal for the shutout.
“My goalie really stepped up today,” Whalin said. “She didn’t have many shots, but the shots she had she made nice saves on. She had a great game. I was proud of her.”
The Indians’ coach had plenty of praise to go around.
“My whole defensive squad has been doing so well, and I’m just so proud of them – they have just really been holding it down,” Whalin said of Ali and Bella Carpentier, Sierra Kim and Maddie Mela. “We’ve been struggling scoring, and I was super proud of the freshmen for getting the score in.
“Aubrey (Williams), a mid, is a quiet player. She’s not flashy, but she’s always consistent, and she’s just doing what she’s asked. That’s literally saving us. She consistently does the right thing, and she’s super coachable, and she’s loved by her whole team. She’s just that really sweet kid that deserves accolades, but she doesn’t really get them because she’s not one of the scorers.”
Council Rock North (4-9, 3-8 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Monday
“I gave them off the whole weekend because they just need to regroup and take a break because it feels like we’re on a hamster wheel,” Whalin said.
Pennridge (4-9, 3-8) will be on the road at Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
Pennridge 0-0-0-0 0
Council Rock North 0-1-0-0 1
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, NESHAMINY 1
With the outcome of the game still very much in the balance, East goalie Grace Gidwani delivered a highlight reel stick save of a penalty stroke in the fourth quarter. Perhaps no one appreciated it more than Emma Rosenthal, herself a goalie during her playing days at East and later at Muhlenberg College.
“It was beautiful, it was incredible – a stick save on a stroke,” the Patriots’ coach said. “I know the importance of strokes. We practice them every single day, and we have yet to have one this season.
“To have one and for her to make that incredible save, it was a moment of ‘Okay, this is why we do this every day’ because you’re ready. Those strokes – when they matter, they matter. That was so exciting, and when you see your goalie make a beautiful stick save like that, it gives all the inspiration a team needs to win.”
Paige Keller had a hand in both East goals, scoring an unassisted goal in the first quarter to give the Patriots a 1-0 lead that held until the Redskins evened the score with a goal in the third quarter. Alli Troth connected on the go-ahead goal just over a minute into the fourth quarter, deflecting a pass by Keller into the cage for the game-winner.
The Patriots held a 20-9 advantage in shots.
“We controlled the game,” Rosenthal said. “We had the advantage in shots, we had the advantage in corners. It was really just about finishing.
“Their defense was great, but we hit the side of the cage so many times. At halftime, we talked about how it was about urgency, and it was being hungry in the circle, just everybody wanting to score. We had that desire in the second half. Everyone on the field was hungry, and that heart was what really won it for us.”
The Patriots’ coach credited the play of several players in the win.
“Paige Keller had a great day – not only scoring a goal but also having an assist,” Rosenthal said. “Paige sent a ball in, and Alli Troth had a beautiful, beautiful tip into the cage.”
“Sophia Parker played great today, moving the ball up the midfield and really sparking some important plays for us, some important corners. I’m just really happy that we were able to get a win today, especially moving into a tough week next week.”
Central Bucks East (10-3, 9-2 SOL) will host Pennridge on Tuesday, and Neshaminy (8-5, 7-5) will host St. Hubert’s in a non-league game on Monday.
Neshaminy 0-0-1-0 1
Central Bucks East 1-0-0-1 2
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0
Erin Smith scored a pair of second quarter goals, and that was all the Titans would need to earn the crossover win.
“Despite being heavily marked, Erin Smith scored both goals in a stellar offensive performance,” said CB South coach Pat Toner, whose team was coming off a loss to Neshaminy on Wednesday. “I’m so proud of our girls for bouncing back from a loss and playing well against division-leading Council Rock South.
“Our passing was very strong today, and our receptions were much cleaner.”
Smith’s first goal – unassisted – came with 8:30 remaining in the second quarter, and the second came less than a minute later, this one with an Anna Shirley assist.
“While Anna Shirley, Erin Smith and Julia Cooper were being marked, the rest of the team stepped up,” Toner said. “Junior Rebecca Zakrzewski played very well as did Lily and Grace Haag, Sarah Cooper, Marielle Mauri, Meg Reilly and Bella Schute.”
Emma Kraft had a pair of saves to record her eighth shutout.
The Titans held an advantage in shots (21-2) and penalty corners (15-2).
Rock South’s Peyton Wright was credited with 19 saves.
“Their goalie was great – Peyton Wright was very strong,” Toner said. “Our defense was equally strong, allowing CR South’s speedy offense only two shots on goal.”
The veteran coach – the former coach at Council Rock and then Council Rock South – added a personal note.
“I stood on the sideline next to CR South’s Colette Paprocki, who took over for Lisa Belz,” Toner said. “I had the privilege of coaching both Lisa and Colette while at Council Rock, and I am so impressed with the amazing job both of them have done.
“Not only are they excellent coaches, but they are excellent role models for the many CR players who get the chance to play for them. Congrats to both teams on a hard-fought game. Good luck to all of our crossover teams the rest of the way.”
Central Bucks South (9-3, 8-3 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Monday (5 p.m.), and Council Rock South (8-6, 8-4) will host Council Rock North for its Pink Out game at Walt Snyder Stadium on Wednesday (7 p.m.).
Council Rock South 0-0-0-0 0
Central Bucks South 0-2-0-0 2
NORTH PENN 11, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Faith Noll connected on a hat trick in the Knights’ shutout win over the visiting Tigers.
Maddie Waldspurger turned a Kerry O’Donnell pass into a goal three minutes into the contest, and then it was Riley O’Donnell scoring with a Catherine McGeehan assist. Another goal by Waldspurger – this one unassisted – gave the Knights a 3-0 lead after one quarter.
The Knights erupted for four goals in the second quarter. Riley O’Donnell connected on her second, and then it was Ella Sanfelice scoring back-to-back goals – the second with a Bay Detweiler assist. Noll scored her first goal with seven minutes remaining in the half.
In the third quarter Noll scored a pair of goals – the first unassisted and the second with a Sanfelice assist. Maddie Lewis and Ashleigh Barwis each added a goal in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring.
North Penn (10-3, 8-3 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Monday (7 p.m.), and Harry S Truman (0-10) will host Conwell-Egan in a non-league game on Saturday.
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
North Penn 3-4-2-2 11
SOUDERTON 5, BENSALEM 0
SOL Liberty/Freedom Crossover
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 2, UPPER DUBLIN 1
The Cozza sisters delivered their version of sister act in Friday’s overtime win, combining for the game-winner just over two minutes into overtime when Sophia Cozza turned a pass from Ava Cozza into a goal and the dramatic win.
“We had possession, it was a little bit messy in the circle, they were passing it around, there was probably even a shot and save in there, and then it was a rebound, Ava passed across and Soph finished it,” NHS coach Gwen Smith said of the game-winner. “It wasn’t very long in overtime, so that was nice.”
The visiting Flying Cardinals took a 1-0 lead with a Lily Gallagher goal with 5:34 remaining in the third quarter. The Lions answered when Mia Patino (Madie Thistlewaite assist) found the cage with 9:29 remaining in regulation.
“We definitely had a higher press in the second half,” Smith said. “We had a little bit more chances in the second half, so I was happy to see us put one in.”
The Lions’ coach lauded the play of several players in the win.
“Sophia Cozza had a really nice game, and our backs – Kat Thistlewaite and Jess Kinker – played well,” Smith said. “My goalie, Lydia Eastburn, had a couple of nice saves, and our middies did a decent job too – Avery Mendola and Laura Genovay.”
New Hope-Solebury (9-2-1, 8-2-1 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Monday for a key division battle (5 p.m.). Upper Dublin (6-5) will be on the road at Abington on Monday.
Upper Dublin 0-0-1-0-0 1
New Hope—Solebury 0-0-0-1-1 2
WISSAHICKON 1, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 0
The Trojans had plenty of opportunities, but Springfield goalie Erin Roy and the Spartans’ stout defense kept them off the board until just 3:45 remained in the fourth quarter when Brynne Miller scored what turned out to be the game-winner with a Sophia Havrilla assist.
“It was on a corner that we just came up with this week,” Wissahickon coach Lucy Gil said. “Our corners were not working. Two of the girls and my assistant coach came up with this corner that doubles the ball back almost to where it originally started, and Brynne pounded it past the goalie. It was a good corner, but we had a ton of corners, and we just couldn’t get it in there.
“It was one of those very, very frustrating games. It was one of those games where you’re pounding and pounding and pounding, and it won’t go in.”
Roy and the Spartans’ defense certainly had something to do with that, and Springfield coach Anita Stum had nothing but good things to say about the effort of her players.
“Erin Roy had the most stupendous game with 17 saves, solid decision making and heads up play,” the Spartans’ coach said of her goalie.
The Spartans also had four defensive saves – two by Emily Jackson and one each from Annie Coll and Hailey Lesniak.
“The defense played a very solid heads-up game, marking, working together,” Stum said. “The entire team played an amazing game!
“I am so impressed with their determination and focus. It doesn’t seem to matter what distractions occur – they are present in the moment. Emma Yoder, Malayna Flowers, and Norah Conlin were so very close on several occasions. We were inches away from capitalizing on a goal. It was a great game for Springfield.
“Annie Coll was key to our efforts today – she controlled the middle of the backfield with skill and a decisive counterattack. Looking forward to the next few games and see where they will take us.”
Wissahickon goalie Julianna Thomas was credited with four saves in the shutout win.
“I thought my team played so well today,” Gil said. “I was really, really impressed. They were carrying the ball really well. We got down in their end a bunch of times, and we could just not put it in, no matter what. Their goalie played really well, and a couple of their girls had defensive saves too.”
Wissahickon (12-1, 11-0 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Monday, and Springfield Township (8-4, 7-3) will host New Hope-Solebury on Monday.
Wissahickon 0-0-0-1 1
Springfield Township 0-0-0-0 0
ABINGTON 6, UPPER MORELAND 0
Five different players scored goals for the Ghosts, who took a 2-0 lead into halftime and then blew the game wide open in the second half. Five of the Ghosts’ six goals were assisted.
“It was a complete team effort,” Abington coach Katie Small said of a game that was also Abington’s Pink Out game to raise money for the Breathing Room Foundation, which supports local families battling cancer.
Skyler Beal turned an Erica Devlin pass into a goal to open the scoring, and then it was Devan DiMaria scoring with a Camryn Stewart assist to spot the Ghosts a 2-0 lead after one quarter. They took that two-goal advantage into halftime.
In the third quarter, Beal connected for her second goal, this one with a Maura Callandonato assist. A goal by Rachel Kallan (Maddie Slavin assist) gave the Ghosts a 4-0 lead. Calladonato scored an unassisted goal, and Katie Dougherty closed out the scoring, using an Ally Wonsiewski assist.
“Camryn Stewart distributed beautifully today and created many offensive opportunities,” Small said. “Skylar Beal was able to put a lot a lot of pressure on UM’s defense and played with composure.
“Maddie Slavin had a great defensive game. (Emma) Hurley was impressive in goal for Upper Moreland with 20 saves.”
Abington (8-5, 7-4 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Monday, and Upper Moreland (3-10, 2-9) will host Lower Moreland on Monday.
Upper Moreland 0-0-0-0 0
Abington 2-0-2-2 6
QUAKERTOWN 4, CHELTENHAM 0
Sparked by a pair of goals from both Alexis Mowrer and Daniella Burns, the Panthers rolled to their third win of the week and fourth in a row, opening up a 2-0 halftime lead and never looking back.
“All in all, we played a good game, but it was a hard adjustment to grass,” Quakertown coach Kate Kemp said. “We didn’t allow any defensive corners in the game, which we were happy with. We are definitely looking forward to being back on the turf tomorrow.”
Mowrer scored both her goals in the first half – the first unassisted and the second with a Megan Roth assist. Burns had her two goals in the second half – the first unassisted and the second with a Natalie Boyd assist.
Kylie Lerch had two saves in the shutout in goal.
Quakertown (6-5, 6-4 SOL) will travel to Palisades for a non-league game Saturday, and Cheltenham (0-10) will be on the road at William Tennent Monday.
Thursday, Oct. 7
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2, LOWER MORELAND 0
The visiting Colonials put a pair of goals on the scoreboard – one each from Julie Price and Hailey Copestick, and that turned out to be the difference in the game.
“The Lions fought hard the remainder of the game,” LM coach Janet Lutter said. “With two night games earlier this week, you could tell we were tired at the start, but each and every player dug deep and battled for the final three quarters.
“Our play certainly picked up in the second half, and we finished out two weeks of crossover games with play to be proud of.”
LM goalie Sarah Rosala had 14 saves, and Meredith Lutter recorded five defensive saves.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (9-2-1, 9-1-1 SOL) will host Quakertown on Monday, and Lower Moreland (6-7, 4-7) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Monday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 2-0-0-0 2
Lower Moreland 0-0-0-0 0
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