Check out the results for SOL field hockey teams in action Wednesday.
National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 1, PENNSBURY 0 (OT)
The Indians rebounded from a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to Neshaminy that saw an apparent goal waved off to earn an emotional overtime win over the Falcons.
“This was huge,” coach Heather Whalin said. “I think it was a turning point hopefully for the team.
“We do not have an easy schedule this season. We play O’Hara on Friday, and we still have to play Neshaminy and (Council Rock) South again and everyone else in our league. We’re playing CB West as our final game. We have some strong games, but I think this one let them know they could overcome some heartaches from the other day and overcome not scoring in regulation to really come together and score in overtime.”
The Neshamny loss turned out to be an important learning tool for the Indians heading into Wednesday’s showdown with the Falcons.
“We actually watched the Neshaminy game yesterday instead of practicing,”Whalin said. “I don’t think that the girls were seeing that we were not playing as a team and that we were not spreading out the field.
“We literally at one point were watching the game, and we couldn’t even see the (defensive) backs in the picture. We were like – we’re a little too far from each other.”
Anna Lehman brought a dramatic end to Wednesday’s game when she connected for the game winner with 10:37 remaining in overtime. Julianne Mangano and Claire Jarema had a hand in bringing the ball down the field, and it was Bridget Thompson getting the ball to Lehman.
“Anna kind of took the goalie one-on-one and scored on a reverse lift into the cage – it was nice,” Whalen said. “I had just told them we have a lot of speed up front and we needed to use it.
“It was our first overtime this year. Actually, we haven’t even gotten to practice it yet, but everyone who was on the overtime team knew how to play from last year.”
The Indians held a 15-8 advantage in shots.
“One of their defenders literally had four defensive saves,” Whalin said of Pennsbury’s Amy Ronin. “She literally stopped the ball on the end line with no goalie three or four times. She did a very nice job, and apparently she does that a lot.”
Pennsbury goalie Michelle Deodati was credited with eight saves while Rock North’s Margaret D’Auria recorded four saves in the shutout.
“I was very pleased with our goalie’s play,” Whalin said. “She had a very strong game.
“Usually she’s very solid, but she’s been struggling lately. She came out today and played very well.”
Thompson was under the weather but gutted it out for the Indians.
“She was not feeling well at all, but she played through it and did a nice job,” Whalin said. “Claire Jarema was out of school yesterday but played through it today. They’re tough kids.”
Council Rock North (5-4, 4-2 SOL) will be on the road at Cardinal O’Hara for a non-league game on Friday, and Pennsbury (3-4-1, 2-3) will be on the road at Harry S Truman on Friday.
Council Rock North 0-0-1 1
Pennsbury 0-0-0 0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 8, BENSALEM 0
Sparked by the four-goal performance of Katelyn Cocco and Caroline McGovern’s hat trick, the Golden Hawks, who raced to a 6-0 halftime lead, earned a no-doubt-about-it win over the Owls.
Caitlyn Thornton scored an unassisted goal, igniting a 6-0 first-half Golden Hawk tear. Katelyn Cocco connected with an assist from McGovern, and then McGovern went to work, scoring three straight goals in an explosive 10-minute span. She was assisted by Thornton on the second and Tori Wright on the third. Cocco’s second goal sent the Hawks into halftime with a 6-0 advantage.
In the second half, Cocco tacked on two more goals – the first with a Paige Schmid assist and the second with a pass from Mikayla VanAken.
The Hawks held an advantage in shots (17-3) and corners (8-3).
Sabrina Masone was forced to make just three saves in the shutout win for the Hawks in goal. Bensalem’s Selena Lee recorded eight saves.
Council Rock South (8-0, 5-0 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Friday, and Bensalem (0-6, 0-5) will be on the road at Abington.
Council Rock South 6-2 8
Bensalem 0-0 0
NESHAMINY 8, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Mia Sexton scored four goals to lead the Redskins in theire shutout of the Tigers. Six minutes into the contest, Sophie Schadt turned a Kayla Connelly pass into a goal, and then Sexton took charge, reeling off three consecutive goals to send the ‘Skins into halftime with a 4-0 lead. Contributing assists on Sexton’s goals were Anna Skrot, Connelly and Peyton Ritchey.
Elayna Curtin turned an Emily Alexis pass into a goal to open the second half, and then it was Connelly benefitting from an Alexis pass for the score. Goals by Ritchey (Jamie Pennington assist) and Sexton (Ritchey assist) closed out the scoring.
Neshaminy (6-2, 5-0 SOL) will travel to Council Rock South on Friday, and Harry S Truman (1-5, 1-4) will host Abington on Monday.
Neshaminy 4-4 8
Harry S Truman 0-0 0
Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 4, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1
What a difference 11 days can make.
On Sept. 10, the Knights saw their record fall to 0-4 after suffering a 1-0 loss to Downingtown West. Since then, they’ve reeled off four straight wins, outscoring their opponents 18-3 in that span.
“When you start out that way, it’s really key making sure you communicate to the team that they’re not an 0-4 team,” coach Shannon McCracken said. “We were statistically in every game, but you have to make sure you keep the kids up.
“It just shows how strong they are as a team. They really get along well on and off the field. They support each other well, and they really play great team hockey, and that makes such a huge difference, and that’s what we did today – a lot of team hockey.”
Juniors Bri O’Donnell and Mikayla Barrow took turns scoring goals for the Knights – both finished with a pair, and both have played a major role in their team’s recent surge, combining for 13 goals in the Knights’ four wins.
“We never kept our heads down,” Barrow said of the team’s losing streak to open the season. “We all kept our heads up.
“We just took it game by game and played as a team. We got that first win , and our momentum just kept going.”
O’Donnell put the Knights on the board, turning an interception of a South free hit into a goal at the 22:22 mark. Three minutes later, the Titans – on their first corner -came within inches of knotting the score only to see Lauren Dougherty’s corner shot deflect off the post. Tori Bickel carried the ball out of the circle, and moments later, O’Donnell found Barrow for the score and a 2-0 North Penn lead.
“Mikayla has been playing great for us,” McCracken said. “What I love about her is how competitive she is.
“She really tackles back well, and she just has such a nose for the ball and a nose for the cage. She’s also very creative, so she has great elimination skills and then great 3-D skills.”
Early in the second half, Barrow turned a Julia Scanlon pass into a goal, and O’Donnell – who was all but unstoppable – scored to cap a dazzling individual effort, putting the Knights on top 4-0.
“I thought Bri played really well for us,” McCracken said. “She has some creative moves and can dodge in and out of players and make things happen in the circle.
“She has been playing consistently well all season. She’s a dynamic player, and between her speed, game sense and stick work, she makes a huge difference for us on the field.”
The Titans – who drew seven second-half corners – converted the final. Knight goalie Brynne Schoppe made a leaping glove save of Lauren Dougherty’s lift shot, but senior Erin Chioffe was there for the rebound, putting it into the cage for the 4-1 final.
“North Penn had some very nice passing combinations and took advantage of their opportunities to score,” South coach Pat Toner said. “We played stronger in the second half.
“We need to work more on intensity because when they play with intensity and with purpose and look up and pass the ball stick to stick, they’re capable of very good play. I think we get into a mode every once in a while where we kind of lose ourselves and just start getting rid of the ball instead of passing to a stick.
“The main thing is – I love these kids, and we’re going to just keep going to get them to a level where they feel a little bit more confident in their play. I feel very lucky to be here.”
North Penn (4-4, 3-2 SOL) will host Pennridge on Friday, and Central Bucks South (2-3-1, 2-3) will travel to Central Bucks East.
North Penn 2-2 4
Central Bucks South 0-1 1
PENNRIDGE 2, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
The Rams celebrated Senior Night by scoring a goal in each half en route to their first conference win of the season on Wednesday night.
Maddie Pennie put the Rams on the board when she scored on the rebound of a goalie save. Her first-half goal turned out to be the game winner, but for good measure, Caitlyn Amsden tacked on an insurance goal in the second half, using an assist from Sydney Borneman.
“It was a great team win on Senior Night,” coach Becky Spahr said. “Our midfield – Kira Ozer, Melanie Kerins, Hannah Cook and Kellie Drugotch – really stepped up tonight and did well distributing the ball and creating shooting opportunities for our forward line.
“It feels great to get a league win.
Keeping Tennent in the game was goalie Tricia McCoy, who was credited with 16 saves.
“Great goal keeping by Tennent,” Spahr said.
Pennridge goalie Mackenzie Bross recorded three saves in the shutout win.
Pennridge (2-5, 1-4 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Friday, and William Tennent (1-5-1, 0-5) will host Souderton on Friday.
William Tennent 0-0 0
Pennridge 1-1 2
SOUDERTON 3, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3 (OT)
Goals came easily for the Bucks in the opening half of Wednesday’s night’s SOL contest as they opened up a 3-1 lead.
Taylor Mason scored four minutes into the game, but midway through the half, Souderton’s Ashlyn Catto (Ali Casciato assist) scored on the rebound off a corner to knot the score. The Bucks closed out the half with a pair of goals in the final 5:20. Eva Altadonna redirected a rocket by Bryn Boylan into the cage, and then it was Boylan connecting on an unassisted goal for a 3-1 halftime lead.
The Indians came back to knot the score, thanks to a pair of goals by sophomore Isabella Palde – the first at the 25:54 mark and the second with 21:21 remaining in regulation.
“Souderton came roaring back in the second half, using their speed and tenacity to put West’s defense back on their heels,” West coach Courtney Lepping said. “Randi Hess – on the left side of the field – created a major speed mismatch, which enabled Isabella Palde to twice get through the defense and score.”
West drew six corners in overtime, but the Indians’ defense held, and the 3-3 tie stood the rest of the way.
Lepping lauded the strong play of Boylan and Mason.
“Souderton was well coached and played with a lot of heart the second half to take it to us,” the Bucks’ coach said. “It was an exciting game to watch.”
Central Bucks West (5-2-1, 4-1-1 SOL) will host Pennsbury on Saturday in a non-league contest, and Souderton (5-3-1, 2-2-1) will be on the road at William Tennent.
Central Bucks West 3-0-0 3
Souderton 1-2-0 3
Non-league
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 9, ABINGTON 0
The Patriots continued their remarkable offensive production in Wednesday’s non-league game against the Ghosts, erupting for nine goals for the second time in as many games. They are averaging more than five goals a game through their first eight games.
Riley Donnelly completed her hat trick when she connected on her third straight goal at the 12:16 mark of the first half – using assists from Cailey Lever and Abbey Butler respectively on the second and third goals.
“Riley Donnelly is starting to get into a groove with her knack for finding the goal,” coach Michelle Finegan said. “Once she scored the first three goals of the half, it was going to be tough for Abington.”
Emily Brennan (Emma Donnelly assist) and Lindsey Adriaasen scored back-to-back goals in the final 2:38 to send the Patriots into halftime with a 5-0 lead.
In the second half, the Patriots received goals from Lever and Adriaasen as well as back-to-back goals by freshman Emma Donnelly, the second with an assist from Adriaasen.
Central Bucks East (7-1, 5-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Friday, and Abington (2-6, 1-4) will host Bensalem on Friday.
Central Bucks East 5-4 9
Abington 0-0 0
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 3, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
The Flying Cardinals rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to earn the come-from-behind win in a contest that saw the two teams combine for five goals in the first half and none in the second.
Heather Timm (Priscilla Yoo assist) put the Hatters on the board just over two minutes into the contest, and when Elizabeth Shaffer found the cage using a Kaitlyn Wallace assist, the Hatters led 2-0 with 23:41 still remaining in the opening half.
“Hatboro executed two very good goals while we were out of position,” Boyer said. “We were not marking well in the circle at all, so we had two girls wide open on the post – everybody was covering the ball, and no one was covering them.
“They had a couple of girls who could send a very hard, good through ball across the circle and hit her. That was the difference. We called a timeout and had a little chat about that and adjusted well.”
Jess Grodsky scored out of the timeout, and when she connected for her second goal – this one with a Ryann Kullmann assist, the Cardinals had knotted the score. A goal by Elizabeth Barber with 9:34 remaining in the half, using a Marlee Siegle assist, made it a 3-2 game at the intermission.
“We upped the tempo a little bit and did so beautifully because we were getting beat to some balls early on,” Boyer said. “The girls did a very good job of playing at their tempo from that point on and really minimized any opportunities for Hatboro to get into our defensive end at all.”
Neither team scored the rest of the way.
“The corners were 4-1 Upper Dublin, so there weren’t many official advantages, but we maximized our time of possession from my timeout at 18:42 of the first half through to the end of the game,” Boyer said.
On the other side of the field, coach Laura Swezey was pleased with her team’s effort.
“It was an intense game that had the Hatters coming out with the first two goals in the first six minutes and then UD getting more aggressive and winning more one-on-one balls,” Swezey said. “Shannon Reape played a major part in the comeback for Upper Dublin. She was all over the field, controlling the midfield and plenty of cross balls in the offensive circle.
“Even though the outcome was not what we wanted, I was very happy with the first 10 minutes of the game and the full second half of the game. In the second half, our girls dug deep and held UD scoreless. The girls did not give up, and the progression from the beginning of the season to now is impressive.”
Boyer acknowledged the strong play of several of her players.
“Ryann Kullmann, who is my center/middie, really had a strong presence in the center of the field today,” the Cardinals’ coach said. “She was getting to every ball in the open field.
“Shannon Reape, our left midfielder had a really good game, a breakout game for her today. Hatboro did a really good job of playing on the right side, which forces us to our left, which is where Shannon got in the mix a lot, so she was able to break up a lot of plays and move into that offensive transition very well.”
“Emma Kate Powell, our left back, is only a sophomore, and she’s learning the position. We’ve been trying to work with her to play more defense with her feet as opposed to her stick, and she responded well to that today. It was really obvious that she started to pick up on that. She played very well. The left side of the field had that strong presence today.”
Upper Dublin (5-2-1, 5-1 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Friday, and Hatboro-Horsham (3-5, 3-3) will travel to Cheltenham on Friday.
Upper Dublin 3-0 3
Hatboro-Horsham 2-0 2
WISSAHICKON 2, UPPER MORELAND 1
Sam Pak turned Grace Ball’s insert pass during corner play into a goal, breaking a 1-1 tie with 13:27 remaining in regulation and propelling the Trojans to the hard fought win.
The two teams were locked in a 1-1 tie after 30 minutes of play. Jessica Waite put the Trojans on the board at the 12:44 mark of the first half. Her goal also was scored on a corner, this one with a Pak assist. Two minutes later, the Golden Bears knotted the score when Claudia Zanine scored with an assist from Madison Casey. That tie held until Pak’s game winner in the second half.
Wissahickon goalie Wumi Popoopola recorded one save in the win. UM goalie Allison Felicetti was credited with five saves.
Wissahickon (3-4, 3-2 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Friday, and Upper Moreland (2-6, 2-4) will be on the road at Upper Dublin.
Wissahickon 1-1 2
Upper Moreland 1-0 1
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 1, QUAKERTOWN 0
Grace Woron scored with 16:18 remaining in the first half, and that goal turned out to be the game winner as neither team scored the rest of the way.
“It was a tough loss,” Quakertown coach Diane Molinaro said. “The girls all played with more aggressiveness than in the past. However, due to two starters out sick and one injured, we had difficulty generating attack.
“Springfield played well and put pressure on our defense. Quakertown was unable to draw a corner but came close to scoring in the second half.”
The Spartans held an advantage in shots (10-5) on goal and corners (11-0). Spartan goalie Izzy Boles recorded three saves in the shutout win. Quakertown’s Liz Wilburn had six saves.
Springfield (2-4, 2-3 SOL) will be on the road at Wissahickon on Friday, and Quakertown (2-6, 1-5) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday.
Quakertown 0-0 0
Springfield 1-0 1
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 11, CHELTENHAM 0
In the only American Conference game that wasn’t decided by one goal, the Colonials – who received goals from nine different players – raced to a 9-0 halftime lead on their way to the shutout win.
Sam Spera and Julia Fielder each scored two goals while Jess Dixon contributed a goal and an assist. Scoring one goal each were Frankie O’Brien, Kerin Bechtel, Kennedy Reardon, Jess Bendl, Kayla Link and Livia Truong.
PW goalkeepers Katherine Houghton, Julia Roehm and Caitlyn Miller combined for the shutout.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-0-1, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Friday, and Cheltenham (0-6, 0-4) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Friday.
Cheltenham 0-0 0
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9-2 11
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