Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. CR North/GMA photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos:
Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 15, GWYNEDD MERCY ACADEMY 2
In its home opener, Council Rock North secured a 15-2 victory over Gwynedd Mercy Academy, with outstanding contributions from their senior captains. Maddy Mela contributed two goals, two assists, and two ground balls while Charlotte Ondria had a hat-trick. Liza McBride was credited with four ground balls and eight draw controls, and Julie Ondria facilitated two assists.
Sophomore Cat McBride had a strong outing, tallying six goals, eight ground balls, six draw controls, and three forced turnovers. Freshman Ellie Carney made a notable home debut, contributing two goals, one assist, and three ground balls, while sophomore Gabby Mann added two goals, one ground ball and two caused turnovers.
The standout performance, however, came from the Indians’ stellar defensive unit led by goalkeeper Lucy Carney. Carney’s exceptional day included 10 saves on 16 shots faced, effectively thwarting Gwynedd Mercy’s scoring attempts. Junior Keiley Lyons had one caused turnover and two ground balls, alongside Addison Kohler with two cause turnovers and three ground balls and Addison Deppi with one caused turnover, two ground balls, further contributing to Council Rock North’s cohesive defensive effort.
“Lucy Carney had good control,” coach Denise Noseworthy said. “Liz McBride dominated on draw controls. Cat McBride led us with six goals, and we had fantastic passing by Maddy Mela, Charlotte Ondria, Julia Ondria and Ellie Carney.
“Our defense was solid – the redefend by the team was fantastic. It was a tough game to play with so much rain. Gwynedd Mercy played better than the score was.”
Council Rock North (1-1) will host Pennsbury in Wednesday’s SOL opener.
PENNRIDGE 24 QUAKERTOWN 6
Kendall Posey scored four goals and added three assists to lead a potent Rams’ attack to the non-league win. Cayla Wurz’s six-point game included three goals and three assists, and Madigan Posey added three goals and two assists. Ava Fantaskey and Gianna Leuthe each contributed three goals and one assist while Taylor Burkett and Leah Verespy both had two goals and two assists. Kate Unzicker and Jordan Feder both had two goals.
Fantasky also had seven draw controls and one ground ball, Madigan Posey had five draw controls and one caused turnover, and Unzicker was credited with four draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover. Verespy also had three draw controls and one caused turnover, and Burkett had two draw controls. Delaney Dodge was credited with one caused turnover and one ground ball.
Pennridge (3-2) will travel to Council Rock South for its SOL opener on Wednesday, and Quakertown (1-3) will host Upper Dublin on Wednesday.
UPPER DUBLIN 15, CHESAPEAKE 5
The Flying Cardinals began their spring break trip to Maryland with a convincing win Thursday, notching their fourth win in as many games.
Paige Dinkel, Anna DiMartile and Bridget DiMartile each had four goals to lead the Cardinals’ attack. Bridget DiMartile also had one assist.
Maeve Hogan added one goal while Mads McManus and Ava Shohen each had one assist.
Upper Dublin (4-0) will play River Hill High School on Thursday at Glen Burnie High School.
Upper Dublin 5-6-3-1 15
Chespeake 1-1-2-1 5
UPPER MORELAND 13, NESHAMINY 2
Annalise Messina scored seven goals and added one assist in a standout offensive effort. She also had nine forced turnovers and one draw control to lead the Golden Bears to the decisive non-league win.
“We are happy to head into spring break with a win,” Um coach Kim Frantz said. “Five different players contributed to our goals today. Keiley Hawk led the team in ground balls. Our defense was led by Avery Adamski, Cambrie Richmond, Leah King, and Ella Gould.”
Keira Hawk’s five-point game included four goals and one assist. She also had three draw controls. Olivia Meakim had one goal and four assists, and Avery Admaski added a goal. Willow Taylor had four draw controls, and Ella Gould had two draw controls. Molly Meakim chipped in an assist.
Addi Hurley recorded eight saves in the win in goal.
“We are looking forward to next week and starting conference play later in the week,” Frantz said.
Upper Moreland (3-1) will host Archbishop Wood on Tuesday in a non-league game, and Neshaminy (0-3) will host North Penn on Tuesday in its SOL opener.
Tuesday, March 26
SPRINGFIELD TWP 13, THOMAS WORTHINGTON (OH) 4
It’s been quite a spring break for the Spartans in Bradenton, Fla.
They notched an impressive win over Thomas Worthington on Tuesday, and in that nonleague contest, Emma Yoder put her name in the program record books, scoring five goals that included the 200th of her remarkable high school career.
“Emma is a wonderful player who makes great plays all over the field,” coach Marissa Conover said. “She takes skilled and accurate shots, wins many draws, comes up with 50/50 balls, and makes big plays on defense.
“She is a workhorse who never quits. She works very hard and is dedicated throughout the year, practicing on her own and always trying to be the best she can be. She isn’t afraid to get hit or take contact and is an overall wonderful leader who sets a great example. Emma is humble, kind, and sweet. We are so lucky to have her as a leader on our team.”
Also contributing to the Spartans’ attack in Tuesday’s win were Fiona Rizzo (2 goals, 2 assists), Maddie McDevitt (2 goals, 1 assist), Shannon Silvius (2 goals), Frankie Rizzo (1 goals, 2 assist) and Amelia Price (1 goal, 1 assist).
Tess Talbot recorded 10 saves in a winning effort in goal for the Spartans.
“Thomas Worthington is a very good team, and it was a good competitive game throughout,” Conover said. “We played a solid game with minimal mistakes. We played as a very cohesive unit, which helped us.”
Springfield Twp (2-1) will host William Tennent on Wednesday.
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