Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Thursday.
Springfield Township 17, Neshaminy 2
Emily Walsh had a hat trick, including her 100th career goal, to help lead Springfield Township to a non-league win over Neshaminy on Thursday.
“Emily is a player that is more than deserving of scoring her 100th career goal in our home opener in front of family and friends,” Springfield Township coach Maggie Canavan said. “She’s such a hard worker and has been since Day One. I could not be more proud of her and can’t wait to see what else she accomplishes this year 
with our team.”
Walsh – who needed two goals to reach the century mark – scored the milestone goal in the first half. She also had four draw controls and one ground ball.
Maddie Yoder contributed four goals, 11 draw controls and two ground balls while Ella Marino had three goals, one draw control and two ground balls.
Emily Smith also had a hat trick to go along with three assists, one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Charlotte DeKerillis had two goals and one caused turnover while Abby Baughan had a goal and two ground balls. Molly McGoldrick added three ground balls and three caused turnovers while Lauren Corrado had two ground balls and an assist. Jaden Callands had one ground ball and goalie Annie Ryan made three saves.
Mackenzie Foster had both goals for Neshaminy and goalie Miranda Morton recorded nine saves.
Springfield Township (1-0) will host Council Rock North Monday in a non-league game, and Neshaminy (1-1) will host Nazareth in a non-league game Friday.
Upper Dublin 17, Hatboro-Horsham 8
Upper Dublin completely dominated the second half en route to a Suburban One League National Conference victory over visiting Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday.
The teams were tied at 7-7 at halftime before the Flying Cardinals came out flying after the break, scoring a whopping 10 goals while limiting the Hatters to just one tally in the entire second half.
Mack Moore highlighted the offense for the hosts by pouring in a game-high nine goals (two assists) while Becky Browndorf added three goals (two assists). Jenn McCarry had two goals and an assist in the win while Julia Reardon had a pair of goals and Allie Rock had one. Michelle Wright chipped in with an assist and goalie Riley Brady recorded five saves.
Camryn Ryan had four goals to lead the Hatters while Gabrielle Liott had a hat trick and Leah Cresta added a single tally.
Upper Dublin (1-2, 1-0 SOL) will host Downingtown West Monday in a non-league game, and Hatboro-Horsham (1-1, 0-1) will host Lower Merion Friday in a non-league contest.
Hatboro-Horsham 7 1 – 8
Upper Dublin 7 10 – 17
Abington 11, North Penn 7
Abington used stingy defense and a balanced offense to post an 11-7 non-league win over North Penn on Thursday.
“We had a solid defensive effort today to come up with the team win,” Abington coach Mary Elizabeth Klepper said. “Anna Joseph, a senior defender, had three caused turnovers, five draw controls, and helped our team in transition.”
Abby Johnson had three goals and an assist to pace the Ghosts offense while Abby Thomas and Kaley Ehnow each chipped in with two goals.
Jamira Mashore, Grace Hinkle, Maddie Hinkle and Sam Simon each had a goal while Mashore also contributed two assists. Kelly McCallister also had an assist in the victory.
Goalie Ellie Hughes stopped 13 shots for Abington.
“Ellie Hughes came up with some huge saves,” Klepper said. “And our defensive unit as a whole worked together to get our attack the ball back.”
Kristin Varilla, Brooke Millevoi and Grace Sacchetti each had two goals in the loss for the Maidens while Lily Szilagy added a single tally. Sacchetti also added three assists as did Alli Lindsay. Sacchetti had three draw controls and Lindsay had two.
“It was another tough loss for NP,” North Penn coach Heather Mellow said. “We played hard, but just couldn’t connect with the back of the net enough. We are still working on offense and looking to see areas to improve.
“Our defense played tough, but simply couldn’t stop some nice shots. We will continue to work on our weaknesses in our game as the season rolls along.”
Abington (2-1) will travel to Great Valley for a non-league game on Saturday, and North Penn (0-2) will be on the road at Ridley on Saturday.
North Penn 4 3 – 7
Abington 5 6 – 11
Upper Moreland 19, Pottsgrove 17
Upper Moreland and Pottsgrove played a wild non-league game that saw the host Golden Bears prevail in the end.
Upper Moreland, which led 12-8 at halftime, extended its lead to 18-11 in the second half before Pottsgrove rallied to tighten things up.
“The difference for us today was being able to win a lot of the draws which was our struggle in the previous game,” Upper Moreland coach Kim Frantz said. “Pottsgrove never let down during the game and really battled the whole game.”
Six players had at least one goal for the Golden Bears with Cassidy Hirsch leading the way with seven tallies to go along with seven draw controls and an assist.
Meghan O’Donnell added four goals, three assists and a draw control while Emma Meakim had three goals and six assists.
Bryanna Gordon also had three goals and an assist. Moira Olexa chipped in with a goal, six draw controls and two assists and Madison Trzaska netted one goal.
Alexis Lamb added eight draw controls while AbbyEllen Wood had two draw controls.
Emma Hurley had seven saves and Sarah Pickard had four.
Upper Moreland (2-2) will be on the road at New Hope-Solebury for a non-league game on Wednesday.
Pottsgrove 8 9 – 17
Upper Moreland 12 7 – 19
Pope John Paul II 10, Pennridge 9 (OT)
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