Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. Upper Moreland/Lower Moreland photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f683838916
SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 9, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 7
The visiting Rams battled their hosts to a 4-4 halftime tie and then outscored the Bucks by one in the third quarter on their way to the hard-fought conference road win.
“Our goalie, Anjali Verma, was on fire,” Pennridge coach Kelly Feher said. “It was the best game of her career.
“Our defense was clicking and kept us fighting. Everyone on attack was a threat and contributed.”
Ava Fantaskey’s hat trick led a balanced Ram attack. She also had two caused turnovers, two ground balls and two draw controls. Cayla Wurz contributed a goal and an assist and also had one ground ball.
Adding one goal each for the Rams were Kate Unzicker, Kendall Posey, Jordan Feder, Leah Verespy and Madigan Posey. Unzicker also had four caused turnovers, one ground ball and one draw control while Verespy had two draw controls and one caused turnover. Madigan Posey also had one caused turnover and one ground ball. Taylor Burkett had one assist, two caused turnovers, one ground ball and one draw control.
Aubrey Bailey had three caused turnovers and two ground balls. Abigail Keller contributed three caused turnovers, one ground ball and one draw control, and Gianna Leuthe was credited with two caused turnovers.
Pennridge (4-2, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Boyertown for a non-league game on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (4-2, 1-2 SOL) will be on the road at Council Rock South on Monday.
Pennridge 4-5 9
Central Bucks West 4-3 7
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 15, SOUDERTON 10
Paige Dougherty scored five goals and assisted on another to lead the Patriots to the hard-fought win over the Indians.
“This was an overall team win,” East coach Maggie Stella said. “I could not be more proud of the effort each my players gave today. My attack was running plays, moving the ball, and staying patient. My defense has been working on crashing hard, and they did a great job today.”
In addition to scoring five, Dougherty also had one assist, five draw controls and one ground ball. Paige Keller added a hat trick and chipped in one assist to go along with a team-high nine draw controls, one ground ball and one caused turnover.
Natalie Berndt and Brooke Breen each had two goals, and contributing one goal each were Cece Hayes, Avery Stephenson and Mckenna Lynch. Hayes also had four draw controls and two ground balls while Stephenson had two draw controls and two ground balls.
Bella DeHaven, Megan Fahey and Nicolette Satterfield each had one caused turnover. Satterfield had a team-high three ground balls.
“Nicolette Satterfield is a force to be reckoned with on defense – she is all over the field,” Stella said. “Paige Keller, Paige Dougherty, Cece Hayes, Natalie Berndt, and Avery Stephenson worked hard on transition and on the draw controls.
“Emma Weisel, Megan Fahey, and Amanda Ries have been working together to lead our attack. Avery scored her first varsity goal today, and it was a top corner bullet. Lastly, Sienna Borrelli stepped up big in net today with 10 saves. I couldn’t be prouder of my team.”
For the visiting Indians, Tatum Andrews had four goals while Carly Cavetti had three. Avery Farina, Caroline Kelcy and Ella Longacre each had one goal.
Central Bucks East (3-3, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Friday, and Souderton (4-3, 0-3) will host Quakertown on Friday.
PENNSBURY 14, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 3
Mia Popovich’s seven-point game – five goals and two assists – led the Falcons, who opened up a 7-1 halftime lead on their way to the conference road win.
Also for the Falcons, Sasha Dobos added three goals and two assists, and Rylie Borgman had two goals and one assist. Abby Iacona also had two goals, and Angelina Kenney contributed one goal and two assists. Grace Holmes added a goal and an assist while Lily Abraham had a pair of assists.
Pennsbury will host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a non-league game Friday in the stadium at 5 p.m. Central Bucks South (3-4, 2-1 SOL) will travel to Villa Joseph Marie for a non-league game Friday.
Pennsbury 7-7 14
Central Bucks South 1-2 3
SOL American Conference
UPPER MORELAND 18, LOWER MORELAND 7
The Golden Bears, who led by just two at halftime, did not allow a goal in the second half, turning a closely contested game into a convincing win with nine unanswered goals.
“Lower Moreland did a good job giving pressure in the beginning of the game,” UM coach Kim Frantz said. “They won the first couple draw controls and scored the first goal. 
“From there we were able to answer back with three goals and eventually the first quarter ended with UM with four goals and Lower Moreland with two. The half ended 9-7 with Upper Moreland up by two goals. From there, we really turned up the intensity and were able to score nine unanswered goals. Lower Moreland did a nice job on the draws and put a lot of pressure on our defense when on attack.”
Annalise Messina turned in a monster 12-point performance, finishing with 10 goals and two assists. She also had five caused turnovers and 12 draw controls. Olivia Meakim had a seven-point game with three goals and four assists as well as three caused turnovers.
Charlie Clement added two goals, one assist and three caused turnovers while Maggie Morrow had a pair of goals. Willow Taylor contributed one goal, one assist and one draw control, and Keira Hess had one assist and one draw control. Avery Adamski had one assist.
Kaylee Keegan recorded 10 saves in goal for UM while teammate Tierney Hogan had three saves.
“We are excited for our game Friday night against Wissahickon,” Frantz said. “UM and Wissahickon have come together to do a Morgan’s Message mental health awareness game. It is always exciting to have even more of a purpose to play a game.”
Upper Moreland (7-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Friday, and Lower Moreland (4-3, 0-3) will travel to Neshaminy on Friday.
Upper Moreland 9-9 18
Lower Moreland 7-0 7
UPPER DUBLIN 14, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3
The visiting Cardinals raced out to an 8-0 halftime lead on the way to their eighth win without a loss.
Paige Dinkel’s five-goal effort led the attack. Bridget DiMartile added three goals, one assist and five caused turnovers. Ava Shohen’s four-point game included a goal and three assists. Anna DiMartile contributed a pair of goals, and scoring one goal each were Taylor Williams, Maeve Hogan and Abby O’Meara.
Anna Biermaas recorded five saves in the win in goal for UD.
Upper Dublin (7-0, 2-0 SOL) will host Abington on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (3-4, 0-2) will travel to Quakertown on Monday.
Upper Dublin 4-4-1-5 14
New Hope-Solebury 0-0-3-0 3
ABINGTON 18, CHELTENHAM 3
Abington’s attack had great chemistry in Wednesday’s conference win, resulting in 10 different goal scorers.
Leading in goals was Katie Pennekamp with seven. Piper McGinley, Erin Ely, Olivia Capps, and Maddie Garry had two goals apiece. Charlotte Lowery, Nora Luskin, Madden Murray added one goal each. Thirteen of the goals were assisted.
The Lady Ghosts took control in the midfield with 15 draw controls. Pennekamp had six draw controls and Luskin, Murray, Capps, and Sophia Afflisio each had two draw controls.
The Ghosts defense had great communication and held the Panthers to three goals. Jocelyn Pollock led the defensive end with two caused turnovers and two ground balls.
“Our defense worked very well together to put a double on the ball carrier to cause pressure,” Abington coach Meg McClain said. “It was a great team win.”
Goalie Jadyn Bagby had 11 saves in a winning effort.
Abington (4-3, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Thursday, and Cheltenham (0-4, 0-2) will be on the road at Hatboro-Horsham Thursday.
Cheltenham 2-0-0-1 3
Abington 7-5-4-2 18
WISSAHICKON 17, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
Alexa McCabe and Maddie Radell both had six-point games to lead the Trojans’ attack in Wednsday’s decisive road win.
McCabe finished with five goals, one assist and one caused turnover while Radell added four goals and two assists.
“I am really proud of Maddie Radell,” Wissahickon coach Chuck Wurzbach said. “We talked early in the season about the importance of seizing opportunities when they present themselves and that those opportunities can vary from day to day. She always comes with a positive attitude and works hard. Maddie was able to recognize something on the field today that could help the team and she stepped up.”
The Trojans, who led 9-2 at halftime, received a hat trick, one assist and two interceptions from Sam Farno. Lila Marciniak had a five-point game with two goals and three assists. She also had four draw controls and one caused turnover. Emma Greenberg contributed two goals, two assists, two draw controls and one interception. Sophia Stehlik added one goal, one assist, two caused turnovers and two draw controls. Nora Ryan had a team-high six draw controls, two ground balls and one interception.
“Nora Ryan might not be on the score sheet, but she has a knack for the some of the other things-interceptions, ground balls, strong defense and on the draw circle,” Wurzbach said. “Her play allowed her teammates to be successful. That being said, she has lost the coin toss the last two games, so she might be removed from the pre-game captains meeting.”
Wissahickon (7-1-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland Friday, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-4, 0-2) will host Cheltenham on Thursday.
Wissahickon 9-8 17
Hatboro-Horsham 2-0 2
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