Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Monday.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 10, PENNRIDGE 9 (OT)
Senior captain Kate Victor scored the game-winner 22 seconds into the first overtime, propelling the Titans to the win in Monday’s thriller.
“Tegan Mullan was credited with winning the vital draw control in the overtime possession,” South coach Janique Craig said. “I could not be more proud of my girls and their composure. They executed the game plan perfectly and came out on top.
“Pennridge did a phenomenal job in the midfield with double and triple teams, but we possessed the ball well and played as a team. Pennridge is a very talented team, and it was a great game all around.”
The Titans, who led 4-2 at halftime, needed some late-game heroics by Maddy Flynn in regulation to send the game into overtime. Flynn connected on back-to-back goals, the first with 4:50 remaining and the second with a minute remaining to knot the score 9-9.
Grace Gannon’s hat trick led the Titans while Tegan Mullan had two goals and one assist and Flynn had a pair of goals. Victor contributed a goal and two assists while Brooke Cenci and Addy Geary each had one goal.
South goalie Gabby Mayo was credited with eight saves in the win.
For the Rams, Maddy Edinger led a balanced attack with three goals. Kate Unzicker added two goals and an assist, and Amelia Loughery also had two goals. Contributing one goal each were Ava Fantaskey, Leah Verespy and Kendal Posey.
Central Bucks South (4-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Wednesday, and Pennridge (3-3, 1-1) will host Central Bucks East on Wednesday.
Pennridge 2-7-0 9
Central Bucks South 4-5-1 10
PENNSBURY 13, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 10
Grace Holmes scored five goals and assisted on two others while Darrien Furiness also had a hand in seven goals, connecting for a hat trick and assisting on four goals to lead the Falcons’ attack.
Furiness also had seven draw controls while Holmes and Olivia Graebner each had four.
“We struggled today as a whole, but we were able to come up with the win,” said Pennsbury coach Shannon MacPherson, whose team led 6-4 at halftime. “Darrien Furiness, Grace Holmes and Olivia Graebner did a nice job with the draw controls.”
Furiness also led the team with five ground balls and three caused turnovers. Graebner added four ground balls, and Holmes had two ground balls and two caused turnovers.
Also for the Falcons, Mia Popovitch had two goals. Caroline Mellon contributed a goal and an assist and also had two ground balls. Lily Abraham had one goal, two caused turnovers and one ground ball.
“Caroline Mellon has really stepped up for us in the past few games,” MacPherson said. “She goes for every ground ball and hustles the entire game. I’m really happy with how hard she works and the progress she’s made so far this season.
“CB East played a great game today. East pressured the ball well defensively and worked together as a team. They fought us until the very end and worked together.”
Kema Brown was credited with nine saves in goal for the Falcons.
Pennsbury (3-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Ridley in a non-league game on Wednesday, and Central Bucks East (1-6, 0-3) will host Souderton on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 6-7 13
Central Bucks East 4-6 10
NORTH PENN 12, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 6
The visiting Knights erupted for six goals in eight minutes late in the opening half to go into halftime with an 8-3 lead on their way to the conference win.
“It was a huge team effort tonight,” North Penn coach Heather Mellow said. “Our defense came up big again this evening. (Goalie) Kiera (Holt) made some important saves when we needed them the most.
“Our middies did an awesome job with draw controls. The attack took some time to work through West’s defense but finished the first half strong.”
The Knights outscored the Bucks 4-3 in the second half.
“In the second half, we took a lot of shots and kept possession for long periods of time, but kudos to West and their defense for forcing us to step up and really work for each goal,” Mellow said. “Their keeper made some great saves too.”
Three North Penn players – Kerry O’Donnell, Riley O’Donnell and Jordan Baily – connected for a hat trick. Kerry O’Donnell also had one assist, six ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers in a solid all-around effort. Riley O’Donnell also had four ground balls and two caused turnovers while Baily had an assist.
Kayla Stressman had two goals, one assist and five draw controls, and Danielle Preston added one goal. Emily Varilla was credited with four ground balls, three draw controls and two caused turnovers. Olivia Caputo had one assist.
Holt was credited with five saves in goal for the Knights.
North Penn (4-2, 2-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m., and Central Bucks West (1-4, 0-2) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday.
North Penn 8-4 12
Central Bucks West 3-3 6
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 14, NESHAMINY 4
The Indians celebrated Senior Night with a decisive win over the visiting Redskins.
“We played a great game with passing, but fouls hurt us,” Rock North coach Denise Noseworthy said.
Allie Carpentier scored four goals and assisted on another to lead the Indians. Bella Carpentier added three goals and an assist while Morgan McCaffery had a hat trick and one assist to go along with five draw controls and three ground balls. Madeline Mela had two goals and three assists and also had four draw controls and one interception. Julie Ondria had two goals and two assists as well as four ground balls.
Council Rock North (6-3, 2-2 SOL) will face Council Rock South in a rivalry game on Wednesday, and Neshaminy (0-3, 0-2) will host Central Bucks West on Wednesday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 23, BENSALEM 2
The Golden Hawks upped their record to a perfect 6-0 with a no-doubt-about-it win over the visiting Owls.
Zoe Brossman, Cailey Hiscox and Julia Levin led the Golden Hawks with five goals each. Brossman also had a pair of assists while Hiscox and Levin each had one assist. Amy Loving added a hat trick, and Meg Rafter had a pair of goals. Amanda Smith added one goal and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Karissa Smedley and Kelly Longmore.
“Cailey Hiscox, Zoe Brossman and Karissa Smedley led the team in caused turnovers,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “Amy Loving and Zoe Brossman led the team in draws.”
Council Rock South (6-0, 2-0 SOL) will take on sister school Council Rock North on Wednesday, and Bensalem (2-2, 0-1) will host Souderton on Wednesday.
Bensalem 2-0 2
Council Rock South 13-10 23
SOL American Conference
UPPER MORELAND 11, HATBORO-HORSHAM 10
In a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle, the Golden Bears – thanks to back-to-back goals by Reagan Cummins in a one-minute span – rallied to knot the score 10-10 with 90 seconds remaining.
Cummins wasn’t finished yet, and with 18 seconds remaining in regulation, she found the net to give UM a one-goal lead, but the excitement was hardly over.
“Hatboro-Horsham won the next draw and drove to goal,” UM coach Kim Frantz said. “They were able to get an 8-meter shot, and Emma Hurley came up with a huge save, got a piece of the ball which sent it out of bounds, and time ran out. This game was a battle to the last second.”
There were early signs this was going to be a good one.
“Both teams played hard and fought for every ball,” Frantz said. “No matter the score, both UM and Hatboro played with heart.
“UM started off strong with a 3-0 lead in the beginning of the game. Hatboro battled back with four unanswered goals to take the lead 4-3. By the end of the half, UM came back with two goals to end the first half 5-4.
“Hatboro came out strong in the second half to where we found ourselves losing 8-5. We were struggling to connect on attack, and every mistake we made Hatboro capitalized on it. In the last six minutes of the game, we were down by three goals. We never gave up, we were struggling with some of the basics at times, but eventually we were back on track with Reagan Cummins scoring two goals within a minute to take the score to 10-10.”
Cummins four-goal, two-assist effort led the Golden Bears. Annalise Messina had three goals, two assists and five draw controls. Scoring one goal each were Isabel Leiter, Charlotte James, Willow Taylor and Heidi Wittick. Taylor also had a pair of assists and Leiter had one assist. Wittick led UM with six draw controls. Olivia Meakim had one assist.
“I knew this was going to be a battle coming into this game, and our returners from last year frequently reminded all the players of our loss to Hatboro last year in overtime,” Frantz said. “They were motivated to play the full game and not go to overtime.
“Reagan Cummins had a phenomenal game and really brought us back in the game in the last five minutes. Annalise Messina – aside from her three goals and two assists – had some very key draw controls for us when we needed them the most.
“Heidi Wittick was solid on the draws and in the midfield. Our defense communicated really well today and worked hard to stay together as a unit. Our players on the sideline were our biggest supporters and kept the team going, especially at the end of the game. It was a whole team effort today.”
For the Hatters, Abby Roesing scored four goals and assisted on another. Caitlyn Carpenter had three goals and two assists. Lydia Nolan contributed two goals, and Sophia Liott had one goal and one assist.
Upper Moreland (6-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Cheltenham on Wednesday, and Hatboro-Horsham (2-4, 1-2) will host Quakertown on Tuesday.
Upper Moreland 5-6 11
Hatboro-Horsham 4-6 10
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 10, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 7
Monday’s game didn’t start out on a very promising note for the Colonials, but they rallied from an early deficit to earn the conference win in the tightly contested battle.
“It was a good game that went back and forth,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “Springfield went up 3-0 to start the game. We settled down and scored the next seven goals.
“It was good defense that created Springfield turnovers and some good saves for goalie Aniya Bond.”
The Colonials took that 7-3 lead into halftime and fought off the Spartans in the second half.
“It continued to go back and forth after halftime,” Reilly said. “We had a few turnovers that led to Springfield goals.
“Both teams traded goals, but at the seven-minute mark, PW held Springfield scoreless for five minutes with terrific man-to-man defense. Our low defenders played excellent today – Lonna Buono, Ella Clark, Kaylin Smyth and Katie Lukens played great. Our middies – Bri Austin, Meghan Wendler and Brianna Reynolds – did a great job at the midfield, fighting for the draw.”
Austin led the Colonials’ attack with four goals and one assist. Reynolds added two goals and one assist, and Wendler had one goal and two assists. Gigi Tone, Olivia Reilly and Rhianna Gooneratne each had one goal.
For the Spartans, Emma Yoder had four goals, Fiona Rizzo had a goal and two assists, and Sam McDevitt and Emily Smith both had one goal.
“We had zero subs for this game, which was really difficult,” Springfield coach Marissa Conover said. “There were so many turnovers for both teams – the middies were workhorses for the entire game.
“I’m proud of our effort throughout the game. We never gave up. Not having eight members of our team was really tough, and we are proud of our girls.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (3-1, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. contest. Springfield Township (3-4, 1-1) will host New Hope-Solebury on Wednesday.
Springfield Township 3-4 7
Plymouth Whitemarsh 7-3 10
ABINGTON 12, QUAKERTOWN 4
Mei Mei Cheng scored five goals and assisted on another to lead the visiting Ghosts to the conference win.
“Today our team worked together as a family,” Abington coach Amalie Kreitman said. “We played with full grit, and there were so many great moments.”
The Ghosts had the better of play from the outset, roaring out of the gate to take a 7-2 halftime lead.
Also for the Ghosts, Piper McGinley added a hat trick, Wren Castor had one goal and three assists, Caroline Hughes and Avery Sullivan both had one goal and one assist, and Haley Hamsher had one goal.
Abington goalie Jayden Bagby recorded 10 saves in a strong outing.
“My attack played so well today,” Kreitman said of Cheng, Piper McGinley, Castor, Hughes, Sullivan and Hamsher. “Our midfield looked great today as they switched fields with such ease to get the ball on attack.
“Our defense was able to communicate and slide to prevent the other team from scoring. Harper McGinley, Luci Scarpello, Madden Murray the birthday girl and Joclyn Pollack and Jamie Falling played an incredible game. Today the team had fun.”
Abington (3-3, 2-0 SOL) is off until next Monday when the Ghosts will travel to Springfield Township. Quakertown (1-4, 0-2) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Abington 7-5 12
Quakertown 2-2 4
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 17, WILLIAM TENNENT 3
Non-league
CATHOLIC (Va.) 24, UPPER DUBLIN 13
Aditi Foster had a big game for the Flying Cardinals, scoring five goals and assisting on three others, but the Catholic High School had just too much firepower. Catholic opened up a 14-7 halftime team on its way to the non-league win.
Also for the Cardinals, Paige Dinkel had two goals, two assists and six draw controls. Anna DiMartile had two goals, six draw controls and two caused turnovers. Julie Zlotnikoff and Tess Reardon both also had a pair of goals.
Upper Dublin (4-3, 2-1 SOL) will face Cape Henry Collegiate on Wednesday as part of the team’s spring break trip to Virginia Beach.
Upper Dublin 7-6 13
Catholic (Va.) 14-10 24
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