Check out the recaps for SOL field hockey teams in action Monday. (CB East/Souderton photos courtesy of Deb Daly/Central Bucks East field hockey)
SOL Patriot Division
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 4, PENNSBURY 1
The Falcons took a 1-0 lead three minutes into the game when Abby Anderer found the cage.
It took the Indians just three minutes to even the score on a goal by Keiley Lyons goal, and then, with one second remaining in the quarter, Kailyn Smith scored to give the Indians a lead they would not lose..
It was a one-goal game until the fourth quarter when the Indians added goals by Morgan Owens and Bryn Bogle.
With the win, the Indians up their record to 3-1 in league play, good for second place in the Patriot Division standings.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter
Abby Anderer (P) from Abby Iacona 12:16 (1-0)
Keiley Lyons (CRN) from Taylor Dahms 9:06 (1-1)
Kailyn Smith (CRN) 0:01 (2-1)
2nd quarter – No score
3rd quarter – No score
4th quarter
Morgan Owens (CRN) from Kailyn Smith 13:03 (3-1)
Brynn Bogle (CRN) 10:03 (4-1)
CR North coach Jules Singer on the win: “It is always fun and competitive playing Pennsbury. Traci and her coaching staff have really done a great job coaching them, and they always bring the energy, and we knew that going into the game.
“Pennsbury got on the board first and capitalized on an opportunity in front of the cage. We knew we had to come back and not play on our heels, and Keiley scored on a corner that really helped us gain confidence back. The real momentum shifter for us was the last-second goal from Kailyn. We focus on grittiness and finishing in the circle, and that was an awesome goal to end the first half.
“For the next quarter, the keeper on Pennsbury was lights out, and there was a lot of play in the middle of the field. It wasn’t until the last quarter two minutes in – we got our opportunity where Morgan Owens scored on a tip from Kailyn Smith. Pennsbury took some really nice shots, but our goalie Cara Moriarty played awesome in cage and stopped five scoring opportunities. With 10 minutes left, Brynn scored off of a corner rebound. Overall, it was a great game, and I’m really proud of the girls for getting it done”
Up next: Council Rock North (3-2, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Harry S Truman, and Pennsbury (3-2, 2-2) will host Council Rock South Wednesday (7 pm).
Pennsbury 1-0-0-0 1
Council Rock North 2-0-0-2 4
(Article submitted by Pennsbury field hockey)
The Pennsbury Falcons, coming off of a hard fought battle against Neshaminy on Thursday, traveled to CR North for another league match up. This highly anticipated standoff is always a great game filled with highs and lows and everything in between. Today the lows outweighed the highs for PHS.
The orange and black jumped out on fire and connected in the opening three minutes to take the lead 1-0.
“The passing series up the field was beautifully executed. Many players had a hand in getting that ball up to the circle, and to finish, Abby Iacona sent a pass to Abby Anderer out wide, and Anderer just finished with strength,” explained head coach, Traci Curtis. “It was really well done and exactly what we had worked on for weeks.
“What is funny is that is exactly what Neshaminy did to us a few days earlier. It felt good to be on the other side of that play in the opening minutes this time.”
CR North didn’t flinch. Three minutes later they tallied their first goal to tie it up, giving PHS no time at all to really enjoy the slim lead.
“One thing about Rock is you can never let down for one second,” said Curtis. “They will come at you extra hard if they even sniff a lull.”
And that is exactly what happened. With about nine seconds left in the first quarter, CRN gained possession outside of their offensive circle and worked their way right through the Falcon defense to take the lead 2-1 at the buzzer.
“That was a dagger in the heart moment,” Curtis admitted. “We were tied 1-1 and could have taken that into the next quarter, but then in a split second, we found ourselves down by one. It should have never happened at all. We mismanaged the clock and flubbed a free hit and should have been better in that moment.”
The second and third quarters were scoreless, however Council Rock kept knocking on the Falcons’ door with repeated penalty corners.
“Our defense was exhausted and managed to stop a tirade of corners, but they just were not working well together today for some reason. The unit seemed ‘off’ as a whole,” Curtis said. “Unfortunately, we could not get our offense going enough to have solid opportunities. Some of those connections after that opening play seemed to just dissipate.”
It remained a 2-1 game going into the fourth quarter, and now it was a battle of who was able to dig the deepest. North solidified their stance on digging deep by scoring their third goal two minutes into the final quarter. Down 3-1, Pennsbury had a lot of work to do, but the job got even more difficult when CRN added another goal three minutes later to make it 4-1 with ten minutes left in the game.
“There was still plenty of time, but we just could not get our act together today,” Curtis said. “I will not put all of the responsibility on the players. We as coaches needed to dig deeper as well. We seemed to run out of strategies and ideas. We should have used our timeout, and we didn’t and that could have been helpful and that was our mistake.
“There were many bright spots in the mess today and we cannot forget that. Anderer connecting to score a goal was one of them. She did really well up front communicating, guiding, and helping to create offense. Angelina Kenney is a huge spark of speed, stepping to the ball, and energy that never seems to fade. Her defensive fire helps us out tremendously in so many moments. We made some great passing choices up the line that worked really well and we applied many things that we talked about coming off our loss last week.
“Jules does an incredible job with her team ,and it’s always a great game between us. Kudos to her girls who fought hard, never let down, and came at us with heart and skill that outdid us. Sierra Kim in the backfield is a super smart player who really took advantage of some key moments and helped her team earn that win. North had four different players score, which is also a key to success.”
The two teams will meet again later in the season for another great battle. Pennsbury will get to work as they prepare to play the other Rock – CR South – on Wednesday night at Falcon Field.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 7, BENSALEM 0
Mia Schink set up the first three goals of the game, and the Golden Hawks were off and running, scoring a pair of goals in the first quarter and one more in the second.
Kelly Longmore and Elise Lindros both added two goals and an assist for the Hawks.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter
Meghan O’Brien (CRS) from Mia Schink (1-0)
Sarah Freeman (CRS) from Mia Schink (2-0)
2nd quarter
Kelly Longmore (CRS) from Mia Schink (3-0)
3rd quarter
Elise Lindros (CRS) from Kelly Longmore (4-0)
Kelly Longmore (CRS) from Sarah Freeman (5-0)
4th quarter
Elise Lindros (CRS) from Meghan O’Brien (6-0)
Jenna Evangelist (CRS) from Elise Lindros (7-0)
Up next: Council Rock South (3-2, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Pennsbury Wednesday (7 pm), and Bensalem (3-3, 1-3) will host Neshaminy on Wednesday.
Bensalem 0-0-0-0 0
Council Rock South 2-1-2-2 7
NESHAMINY 7, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Eight different players contributed to the scoring for the Redskins, who were led by Mia Brooks with two goals and one assist. Kasey Rieger also had a pair of goals, and Paige Comer assisted on two goals.
Scoring Summary:
1st quarter
Kasey Rieger (N) from Ava Arbakov 12:34 (1-0)
Mia Brooks (N) 11:22 (2-0)
2nd quarter
Maddy Shtino (N) 12:09 (3-0)
Kasey Rieger from Paige Comer 2:48 (4-0)
3rd quarter
Claire Saloky (N) from Piage Comer 13:50 (5-0)
Chloe Brison (N) from Mia Brooks 2:59 (6-0)
4th quarter
Mia Brooks (N) from Layla Agster 14:15 (7-0)
Up next: Neshaminy (6-1, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Bensalem on Wednesday, and Harry S Truman (0-6, 0-4) will host Council Rock North Wednesday.
Harry S Truman 0-0-0-0 0
Neshaminy 2-2-2-1 7
SOL Colonial Division
SOUDERTON 1, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 (OT)
Don’t be fooled by the score.
The Indians dominated play during regulation in Monday’s game. That dominance is underscored by the fact that – for the game – they had 19 shots and 12 penalty corners, but they had absolutely nothing to show for it on the scoreboard at the end of regulation.
East goalie Camryn Puhalla certainly had a whole lot to do with that, turning away 17 of 18 shots she faced. The Patriots, meanwhile, managed just three shots and two corners.
The Indians won it when Tatum Andrews turned a crossing pass from Ava Jones into a goal with 2:45 remaining in overtime.
There’s something about the recent Souderton-CB East contests. This is their third 1-0 game with East winning both last year, but Souderton finishing on top Monday.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter – No score
2nd quarter – No score
3rd quarter – No score
4th quarter – No score
OT – Tatum Andrews (S) from Ava Jones 2:45 (1-0)
Souderton coach Sue Casciato on the game: “We just are struggling to score goals. We’re right there. I don’t know what it is. We spend so much time in practice, working in the offensive circle. I think every game other that Methacton we have been way high in shots.
“We did start very slow today. East came out with way more energy than we did. Middle of the second quarter or close to halftime, we started to get untracked, which has pretty much also been our MO – we play a very slow, kind of sloppy first half and then we come to life the second half. It took us 67 ½ minutes to score.
“Their goalie (Camryn Puhalla) was fabulous today. Julia Blair took a reverse chip that went off the top cross bar. There were six (shots) up the in air where she made saves. You’re standing on the sidelines saying ‘Oh, that’s in,’ and all of a sudden, her hand comes over and stops the ball. When we played Carroll the other night, their goalie was fabulous, but we can’t keep using the excuse that the other team’s goalie is fabulous. At some point, we have to put the ball in.”
–The game-winner: “By that point we were seven-and-a-half minutes into overtime, and both teams were not moving up and down the field too quickly. Ava (Jones) took the ball down the right side, crossed it to Tatum (Andrews), who was in stride and scored. It was a nice goal.”
–Props: “Definitely in overtime, Hannah Fuente, who was playing a mid position, saved us because literally out of everybody on the field, she probably was the person still running. A couple of times they broke through, and she came back from the mid position to defend them below the 20. She did that several times.”
CB East coach Emma Rosenthal on the game: “Souderton’s a great team- aggressive and well coached. I encouraged us to leave today with our heads held high. Our defense played great and forced overtime, and once we got into overtime, I really felt like we controlled the 7v7. But with the golden goal, all it takes is that one breakaway.”
–Props: “Camryn Puhalla played her heart out in goal today with 18 saves. A few of those saves were really incredible. She kept us in it today. Props to the whole defensive unit and especially the defensive corner unit. They were really a rock today.”
Up next: Souderton (5-2, 3-1 SOL) will travel to North Penn Wednesday, and Central Bucks East (2-4-1, 2-2) will host Central Bucks West Wednesday (7 pm).
Souderton 0-0-0-0-1 1
Central Bucks East 0-0-0-0-0 0
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 6, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 0
Aida Ierubino had herself a day.
The gifted junior scored four goals and assisted on another to lead the Bucks to the big win, and it was Ierubino carrying the ball into the circle and scoring an unassisted goal for a 1-0 lead 10 minutes into the second quarter. The Bucks led 2-0 at halftime and added two goals in both the third and fourth quarters.
The Bucks took 21 shots on goal to just one for CB South. South goalie Brianna Lucas was credited with 15 saves.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter – No score
2nd quarter
Aida Ierubino (CBW) 10:05 (1-0)
Heidi Schoenleber from Aida Ierubino (CBW) 13:37 (2-0)
3rd quarter
Aida Ierubino (CBW) from Heidi Schoenleber 1:24 (3-0)
Aida Ierubino (CBW) 7:24 (4-0)
4th quarter
Aida Ierubino (CBW) from Calista Boos 2:55 (5-0)
Calista Boos (CBW) from Laney Hall 6:16 (6-0)
CB West coach Lori Ierubino on the game: “We finally had all our players available to play and we were successful when we used our passing game to capitalize on our speed. CB South did a very nice job of breaking up our corners and we were fortunate to be able to score on field (of play) goals. We have a busy week ahead with three more games and we are looking to improve our connections as a team with each game.”
–The scoring: “In the second quarter, Aida scored an unassisted shot after carrying the ball across the circle for the first goal. Then Heidi Schoenleber redirected a corner shot from Aida. In the third quarter, Aida scored the third goal on a corner shot with an assist from Heidi, and then Aida scored after driving in the circle on a reverse. In the fourth quarter, Aida scored on a breakaway after Calista Boos threaded the needle beautifully, splitting the defense. Calista Boos closed out the scoring off a pass from Laney Hall.”
CB South coach Kelli Chioffe says: “CB West is a very strong well coached team. The positives in this game were that we played really strong the first quarter, not allowing CBW to score. We also never gave up even though they were bombarding us with shots in the circle. We will continue to work on our passing and possession game.”
Up next: Central Bucks West (4-1, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East on Wednesday (7 p.m.), and Central Bucks South (1-5, 1-3-) will host Pennridge Wednesday.
Central Bucks South 0-0-0-0 0
Central Bucks West 0-2-2-2 6
NORTH PENN 5, PENNRIDGE 0
Laura Albert scored her first of three goals midway through the first quarter, giving the Knights a lead they would not lose.
North Penn blew the game open with three unanswered goals in the second period – one each from Paige Shearer, Albert and Ashleigh Barwis.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter
Laura Albert (NP) from Tallie Smink 6:58 (1-0)
2nd quarter
Paige Shearer (NP) 10:10 (2-0)
Laura Albert (NP) 8:07 (3-0)
Ashleigh Barwis (NP) 3:42 (4-0)
3rd quarter
Laura Albert (NP) 10:09 (5-0)
North Penn coach Shannon McCracken on the game: “The Knights had consistent passing, using give-and-goes and stretching the width of the field, which created multiple scoring opportunities.”
–Props: “Laura Albert led the scoring for the Knights and played a strong game in the midfield. Junior forward Paige Shearer and junior defensive back Tallie Smink were solid for the Knights in the shutout.”
Pennridge coach Elena Romesburg on the game: “We started off strong and were moving the ball well up the field. I think we lost confidence when we gave up a goal on a defensive corner, but we never gave up and continued to play hard.”
–Props: “Defender Gianna Nulty and goalie Charlotte Gozzard again had great games. Midfielders Lexi Capo and Suzan Eraydin also made really nice plays in transition. We are looking forward to a competitive week.”
Up next: North Penn (3-2, 2-2 SOL) will host Souderton on Wednesday, and Pennridge (0-5, 0-4) will be on the road at Central Bucks South (7 pm).
North Penn 1-3-1-0 5
Pennridge 0-0-0-0 0
SOL Liberty Division
WISSAHICKON 4, QUAKERTOWN 1
In a battle of last year’s SOL Liberty co-champions, it was the visiting Trojans who had the better of play, opening up a 1-0 halftime lead and then scoring three unanswered goals before the Panthers scored a late goal.
In the first quarter, Kayla Mullin turned a pass from Ava Rocco into a goal, and that 1-0 score stood until the third quarter when Cami Lutte scored her first of two goals with assists from Riley Ball. Lutte connected on her second goal in the fourth quarter, and Layla Keller (Sam Farno assist) scored to give the Trojans a 4-0 lead before the Panthers got on the board with 1:06 remaining when Emma Stalletti turned a cross from Cassidy Landis into a goal
The Trojans’ win created a logjam at the top of the SOL Liberty standings. Three teams – Wissahickon, Quakertown and Plymouth Whitemarsh – all have identical 3-1 records in league play.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter
Kayla Mullin (W) from Ava Rocco (1-0)
2nd quarter – No score
3rd quarter
Cami Lutte (W) from Riley Ball (2-0)
4th quarter
Cami Lutte (W) from Riley Ball (3-0)
Layla Keller (W) from Sam Farno (4-0)
Emma Stalletti (Q) from Cassidy Landis 1:06 (4-1)
Up next: Wissahickon (4-2-1, 3-1 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham Wednesday, and Quakertown (5-1, 3-1) will travel to Abington Thursday.
Wissahickon 1-0-1-2 4
Quakertown 0-0-0-1 1
UPPER DUBLIN 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
The Flying Cardinals jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and never looked back on their way to a win that evened their league mark at 2-2.
Addison Michalek scored with an assist from Caroline Powell, and the Cardinals were off and running. Michalek finished with a goal and an assist. Remy Wilmore led the Cards with a pair of goals.
Camryn Muth was credited with the shutout in goal for the Cardinals.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter
Addison Michalek (UD) from Caroline Powell 1-0
Ellison Kullman (UD) from Olivia Burdo 2-0
Remy Wilmore (UD) from Addison Michalek 3-0
2nd quarter
Tess Malizia (UD) 4-0
Third quarter
Brianna Hammill (UD) assisted by Anna Cullen
4th quarter
Remy Wilmore (UD) from Amelia Ungaro)
UD coach Samantha Bruttemesso on the win: “We have a well-rounded team with lots of different goal scorers and assisters. This was very much a team win.”
Hatboro-Horsham assistant Nicole Miletto: “We didn’t capitalize on our corners. We had some chances but couldn’t score. We’re making progress but still have some work to do.”
–Props: “Sophomore Briana Soto had a solid game, and defenders junior Madeline Lee and senior Lilly Mahon played well for us.”
Up next: Upper Dublin (2-4, 2-2 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh Wednesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (1-4, 0-4) will be on the road at Wissahickon Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 3-1-1-1 6
Hatboro-Horsham 0-0-0-0 0
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 7, ABINGTON 0
Gracie Kerns had her third hat trick of the young season and also added an assist to lead the Colonials to the big win over the visiting Ghosts.
Four players contributed one goal each – Emily Dobrowolski, Sammy Callan, Tyler McCafferty and Sierra Tirendi.
Scoring Summary
Gracie Kerns – 3 goals, 1 assist
Emily Dobrowolski – 1 goal, 1 assist
Sammy Callan – 1 goal
Tyler McClafferty – 1 goal
Sierra Tirendi – 1 goal
Kate Doborowolski – 1 assist
Coach Charise Halteman on the win: “PW played a solid game against Abington this afternoon and created many attacking opportunities. Gracie Kerns led the way with her third hat trick in as many games.”
Up next: Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-1, 3-1 SOL will travel to Upper Dublin Wednesday, and Abington (1-3) will host Quakertown Thursday.
SOL Freedom Division
SPRINGFIELD TWP 4, UPPER MORELAND 0
The Spartans found themselves in a scoreless tie at halftime of Monday’s contest. That changed in a hurry when Natalie Rittler scored just over two minutes into the third quarter.
Before the quarter was over, Ella McLaughlin scored with an assists from Ella Seslow.
A pair of Bella Navo goals in the fourth quarter in a span of less than two minutes gave the Spartans their final margin of victory.
Springfield Twp took 15 shots and drew 13 penalty corners.
Scoring Summary
1st quarter – No score
2nd quarter – No score
3rd quarter
Natalie Rittler (S) 12:20 (1-0)
Ella McLaughlin (S) from Ella Seslow 3:35 (2-0)
4th quarter
Bella Navo (S) 6:05 (3-0)
Bella Navo (S) 4:25 (4-0)
Upper Moreland coach Pam Remmey on the game: “Goalie Addi Hurley had 12 saves in the first half, and defenders Kelly Bates and Izzy Duncan were amazing to hold Springfield scoreless. The Spartans got their first score in the third quarter, but the Bears continued to compete.
“Kyleigh Convey and Olivia Torres kept pushing the ball up to our attacking side of the field. Convey and Torres both got shots off but could not score. With 35 seconds left in the third quarter. Springfield scored again. The fourth quarter, the Bears midfielders Bridget Hess and Ella Gould played aggressively to keep the game very competitive
“The Spartans scored two more times in the second half, with the last score with just four seconds left in the game. Bears forward MJ Reilly continues to grow as a freshman, using her stickwork and passing to move the ball up the field.
Up next: Springfield Twp (4-1, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham Wednesday, and Upper Moreland (5-3, 3-2) will host neighboring rival Lower Moreland.
Upper Moreland 0-0-0-0 0
Springfield Twp 0-0-2-3 5
LOWER MORELAND 7, WILLIAM TENNENT 1
The Lions, who led 2-1 after one quarter, took a 3-1 lead into halftime and then erupted for three goals in the third quarter.
Alexis MacPhee’s hat trick led the Lions. She also had an assist. Ashley Avington had one goal and three assists.
Scoring Summary
Alexis MacPhee – 3 goals, 1 assist
Ashley Avington – 1 goal, 3 assists
Cara Torgan – 1 goal
Roya Rosala – 1 goal
Mia Rosala – 1 goal
Coach Janet Lutter on the win: “Lower Moreland found their offensive power this afternoon in a 7-1 win against William Tennent. We are starting to play more aggressively with our backs pushing up and keeping the ball in our offensive zone. We are a younger team, so they are finally getting comfortable with the program and our style of play. It was nice to be able to utilize all 24 of our players and have the entire team contribute to this win.”
Up next: Lower Moreland (4-3, 2-2 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland Wednesday, and William Tennent (0-6-1, 0-3-1) will host New Hope-Solebury Wednesday.
William Tennent 1-0-0-0 1
Lower Moreland 2-1-3-1 7
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 8, CHELTENHAM 0
The Lions led 2-0 after one quarter and extended that to 5-0 by halftime on their way to the shutout win.
Lainie Ro led the Lions with a hat trick, and Olivia Conte played a role in four goals, scoring twice and assisting on two goals.
Scoring Summary
Lainie Ro – 3 goals
Olivia Conte – 2 goals, 2 assists
Abby Varghese– 1 goal, 1 assist
Sophia Leonardi – 1 goal, 1 assist
Rylee Logston – 1 goal
Gaby Solis – 2 assists
Up next: New Hope-Solebury (6-0, 4-0 SOL) will be on the road at William Tennent Wednesday, and Cheltenham (0-4-1) will host Springfield Twp Wednesday.
Cheltenham 0-0-0-0 0
New Hope-Solebury 2-3-1-2 8
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