Check out the results for SOL girls’ teams in action Thursday. Photos courtesy of Lisa Henderson. Check back to view a gallery of the CB East/Pennsbury game.
American Conference
UPPER MERION 16, UPPER MORELAND 11
The Vikings were looking to rebound after a pair of tough losses – an overtime loss to Pope John Paul II and a hard fought battle with Upper Dublin.
“We played an awesome first half against Upper Dublin and something just went wrong in the second half,” coach Angie Yanocha said. “We were really bummed out about that. We had a big team talk yesterday.
“Basically, I said, ‘We have to figure out how to win because we’re good enough.’ All the games we’ve lost we’ve been competitive in. I said, ‘Tomorrow really tells the tale. We need to come out and play strong.’ We set specific goals how we were going to achieve that win. For the most part, we were successful with that.”
The Vikings led 10-5 at halftime only to watch the Golden Bears make it a 12-11 game. The Vikings responded with four straight goals to close out the game.
“It got shaky for a little bit,” Yanocha said. “Our focus is maintaining full intensity for the entire two halves and not losing that focus and that intensity.
“Sometimes when you come out in the second half and you have a lead like that you let down a little bit. We weren’t winning the draw at the start of the second half, but something clicked and we started winning the draw and gained control.
“It was really nice to see us really pull away at the end. I called a timeout and after the timeout, we kind of got ahold of ourselves and went full throttle the rest of the game. We work a lot on our clock management. We really held possession a good chunk of the last part of the game. At the end of the game, we did a nice job taking care of the ball.”
The Vikings were down two players on defense for six minutes in the second half but did not allow a goal during that span.
“That was huge,” Yanocha said.
Conversely, the Vikings capitalized on the Golden Bears’ one yellow card, connecting for a pair of goals.
“We took advantage of when they were down and really played solid defense,” Yanocha said. “Our defense has been playing really well.”
Anchoring the Vikings’ defense are Lizzy Goernemann, Marion Fortino, Karli Friend, Gabrielle Struckus plus midfielders Molly Weygand, Quinn O’Malley and Anna Davis.
“We’ve been causing a lot of turnovers and playing well on defense,” Yanocha said. “Offensively, the thing that’s really great about this season – even the Upper Moreland coach (Pam Remmey) commented and said, ‘Your whole attack can score.’
“We’ve consistently had six, seven and eight different goal scorers in a game, which is really cool to see because we’re not relying on two to three girls to score all of our goals. I have confidence in my attack players – every single one of them can score, every single one of them can feed.”
Eight players contributed scoring in Thursday’s win. The O’Malley sisters – Haley, Quinn and Riley – each scored three goals and combined for five assists. Anna Davis (two goals, one assist), Molly Weygand (two goals), Allison Shuster (one goal, two assists), Francesca Lindelow (one goal, two assists) and Lizzy Goernemann (one goal) also contributed to the attack.
Weygand had five draw controls and one interception. Riley O’Malley had a team-high four ground balls, Struckus had three, Shuster and Goernemann, two each. Quinn O’Malley had two caused turnovers while Riley O’Malley, Fortino and Goernemann had one each.
Upper Moreland coach Pam Remmey acknowledged the strong defensive play of Melanie Wittick and Emily Zanine. Delaney Smith had five goals, and Sydney Bachmayer contributed three goals and four assists. Allison Felicetti, according to Remmey, played aggressively at both ends of the field and scored three goals.
Emma Hood had five saves and allowed six goals in her stint in goal.
Upper Merion (3-4, 1-1 SOL) will host West Chester East on Saturday, and Upper Moreland (4-2, 1-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh on Tuesday.
Upper Merion 10-6 16
Upper Merion 5-6 11
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 12, WISSAHICKON 9
The Colonials turned in a standout defensive effort in the second half, limiting the Trojans – who led 7-6 at halftime – to just two goals.
“In the second half, we played strong defense and capitalized on draw controls to slowly take the lead,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said.
The Colonials took the lead with 17 minutes remaining and then scored the next four goals. They held on to win 12-9.
“I credit our defense in the second half for clamping down,” Reilly said. “Their hustling, sliding and crashing the eight created offensive opportunities along with a good game from our goalie.”
PW goalie Megan Ely was credited with 14 saves.
Early on, the Trojans had the advantage, scoring four unanswered goals after PW struck first. They took a one-goal lead into halftime, but the second half belonged to the Colonials.
“(We) came out strong and played a remarkable first half,” Wissahickon coach Kelly Kovacs said.
Ali Diamond led the PW attack with 12 goals. Monica Dresnin also had a hand in six goals, scoring a pair and assisting on four others. Sophie Kolkka added two goals and one assist. Aurora Mills and Cara Golden each had one goal.
For the Trojans, Emily Vervlied had a big night, finishing with four goals, three assists, nine ground balls and eight draw controls. Sam Inteiri added a pair of goals, one assist two ground balls and one draw control, and Shannon Stagliano had one goal and one assist. Lexi Carradorini and Carolyn Wilde both had one goal.
Clair Tarzia had five ground balls while Matthews had four. Megan DeGroat had two ground balls, and Marie Dickson, Caty Santucci, Kelly Dickson and Stagliano each had one. Wilde added one draw control. Caused turnovers were awarded to Vervlied, DeGroat, Santucci, Tarzia and Marie Dickson.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-1, 1-0 SOL) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Tuesday, and Wissahickon (2-4, 1-1) will travel to the Shipley School on Saturday.
Wissahickon 7-2 9
Plymouth Whitemarsh 6-6 12
ABINGTON 17, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 7
Emily Walsh led the Spartans with three goals, one assist, one caused turnover, one interception and two ground balls. Lindsey Smith had two goals and one ground ball. Elle Hamilton and Meredith Giordano both had one goal. Meg Chandler added an assist. Margrethe Leis was credited with six saves in goal.
Abington (6-1, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Tuesday, and Springfield (2-3, 0-2) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
UPPER DUBLIN 18, CHELTENHAM 6
The Flying Cardinals sprinted to a 12-5 halftime lead on their way to the convincing win. Jess Grodsky led the Cards’ attack with five goals and one assist, and Lindsey Schreiber added four goals. Hannah Reape contributed two goals and one assist while Paige Lawton had two goals and one assist. Nancy DeCamara added a pair of goals. Caroline Wall, Charlotte Smith and Maddie Templeton all had one goal. Grace Tucker added an assist.
For the Lady Panthers, Marycait Dorley had two goals and two assists. Carissa Dorley, Dana Shelton, Amber Turner and Carly Waldman each added one goal. Morgan Sloan was credited with 13 saves.
Upper Dublin (4-3, 2-0 SOL) will host Abington on Tuesday, and Cheltenham (3-2, 0-1) will be on the road at George Washington on Friday for a non-league contest.
Cheltenham 5-1 6
Upper Dublin 12-6 18
National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 12, NORTH PENN 3
Proud.
That’s the only word Tara Schmucker needed to describe her feelings after Thursday’s convincing win over the visiting Maidens.
“We have been working hard on poise and execution and tonight it clicked,” the Bucks’ coach said. “It was a wonderful game to watch – the teamwork and the connections.”
Casey Reichwein led a balanced attack with four goals while Bryn Boylan added two goals and three assists. Dani Dundas had a pair of goals and one assist while Maddie Maio had one goal and one assist. Finley Ueland had a pair of goals, and Meghan Darcy added one goal. Olivia Fitzgerald contributed an assist.
“Meghan Darcy and Maddie Maio were exceptional tonight on defense with five and eight ground balls respectively, and each had four caused turnovers as well,” Schmucker said. “In addition, Meghan had a goal and two draws, and Maddie had a goal and an assist and three draws as well
“Bryn and Dani had crucial goals and assists, and Casey Reichwein had four goals, the first that started us off 42 seconds in and then three more in the second half.”
Lauren Devlin and Molly Naylor split time in goal for the Bucks with each recording three saves.
“Both our goalies were awesome – Lauren with 60 percent save and Molly with 75 percent,” Schmucker said. “But again, I credit the entire group and hope that we continue this teamwork and gain new confidence from this win.”
For the Maidens, Bri O’Donnell scored two goals and assisted on another. Jenn DeLongis added one goal and Victoria Brauenle had one assist.
Maiden goalie Michelle Dyck had eight saves.
“CB West definitely showed up ready to play tonight,” Maiden coach Heather Mellow said. “They played a great game tonight. They got and maintained possession of the ball for most of the game.
“Unfortunately, we did not capitalize and take care of the ball the limited time we had possession. If you can’t get possession, you are not going to win the game.”
Central Bucks West (4-2, 3-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Friday at 7 p.m., and North Penn (3-4, 1-2) will travel to Parkland on Saturday for a non-league game.
North Penn 1-2 3
Central Bucks West 5-7 12
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 17, PENNSBURY 10
The Falcons and Patriots went into halftime deadlocked 7-7. The second half was another story entirely as the Patriots closed out the game with a 10-3 tear.
“It was a great team effort, and I’m very proud of them,” East coach Kelly White said.
Whitney Deitz and Riley Donnelly led the Patriots with four goals apiece. Donnelly also had an assist. Katelin Cahill also had four goals
“Whitney Dietz and Riley Donnelly played stellar in the midfield,” White said. “Katelin Cahill had an outstanding attacking effort.”
Maggie Vetter added two goals and two assists, and Mel Burian had two goals and an assist. Cailey Lever added one goal and one assist.
“Sara Donnelly, Bella Ridolfi, Mackenzie Boyle and Kayla Bartl played solid defense,” White said.
Lauren Maurer finished the game with seven shots and three saves. Anna Rosenquist faced seven shots and had one save for the Patriots.
Central Bucks East (3-4, 1-3 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Tuesday, and Pennsbury (0-5, 0-4) will be on the road at North Penn on Tuesday.
Pennsbury 7-3 10
Central Bucks East 7-10 17
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