Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. CR North/CR South photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson, and CB East/Pennridge photos courtesy of Tracy Valko. Check back for galleries of both games.
SOL National Conference
NORTH PENN 19, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 13
The visiting Knights opened up an 11-6 halftime lead and never looked back on their way to a win that upped their record to 3-0 in conference play on the young season.
“We really pulled ourselves together after a rocky game Monday playing CB West – we didn’t play our best that game,” NP coach Heather Mellow said of her team’s 13-7 win over the Bucks. “Today was a big win for us. It was a huge team effort from start to finish. South is always feisty and never gives up, so I am very proud of the composure we kept throughout the game, especially when the game got close a couple of times.”
Senior Alli Lindsay was a catalyst all over the field for the Knights, contributing three goals, assisting on four others and controlling play in the circle with 10 draw controls.
“Alli Lindsay really had a phenomenal game,” Mellow said. “She actually didn’t have a great game against CB West, and today she made up for that tenfold. She really produced on both ends of the field and on draw controls. She was money for us.”
Lindsay wasn’t the only player to step up for the Knights. Emily Varilla contributed four goals, one assist and two draw controls, and Lily Szilagyi had three goals and two assists. Danielle Preston also had a hat trick, and Kayla Stressman added two goals, one assist and four draw controls. Jordan Baily and Riley O’Donnelly both had two goals.
“They face-guarded Lily Szilagyi the majority of the game,” Mellow said. “That’s fine – you can try and shut someone down, but we have quite a few other players on the team that have the ability to score, and they really, really played well, seeing each other in the middle of the eight and finding each other with beautiful passes and goals. They really did a nice job.”
The Knights’ coach also had high praise for her defense comprised of Ella Burget, Laynie Doran, Hannah Mallitz and Grace Macnamara.
“Almost all South’s goals were scored on free positions,” Mellow said. “Our defense played really, really strong. They did a nice job. It was composure on both ends of the field.
“We still have things to work on, still have tweaks we need to make, but we really played a much better game from start to finish than we did on Monday.”
For the Titans, Kate Victor led the way with four goals while Janessa Watson added a hat trick. Bridget Curtis, Tegan Mullan and Grace Gannon each had two goals.
North Penn (4-1, 3-0 SOL) will host Strath Haven in a non-league game Friday, and Central Bucks South (2-5, 2-1) will travel to Council Rock North on Monday.
North Penn 11-8 19
Central Bucks South 6-7 13
SOUDERTON 17, BENSALEM 6
The Indians received contributions up and down their lineup on the way to their fifth win of the season without a loss.
“Twelve different players recorded points today, and that speaks volumes to what we’ve been doing in practice,” coach Claudia LaMarca said. “We’ve focused this week on being more intentional when feeding, cutting and getting creative on offense. You can see how much fun the girls have when they’re working together and creating on attack. We’re excited about this adjustment, and excited about the growth we’re continuing to see each day.
“Bensalem tested our composure in between the 30’s – they were tough, and they won important draws and capitalized off of the 8 meter opportunities they had.”
The list of players contributing points for the Indians is a long one. Reiley Knize led the attack with three goals and three assists, and Ang Borisow added three goals and an assist. Avery Farina had two goals and one assist while Caroline Kelly and Isabel John both had two goals. Contributing one goal and one assist were Clark Trowbridge, Lauren Hallman and Yasmin Khatri. Ava Shaw, Sydney Rohrbach and Grace Demarzio each had one goal. Peyton Clemmer had a pair of assists.
Souderton (5-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to West Chester Henderson for a non-league game Friday, and Bensalem (1-4, 0-1) will host Cheltenham on Friday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 14, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 11
Rianna Shields scored eight goals and assisted on two others in dazzling offensive performance in another classic battle between the
sister schools. Carley Irvin added two goals and two assists in the hard fought contest. Cailey Hiscox contributed a hat trick, and Amy Loving added one goal.
“We had 12 caused turnovers on the defensive end of the field,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “But we had too many turnovers on our end, keeping the game way closer than it needed to be.”
For the Indians, Megan McCaffery dominated the draw, finishing with 12 draw controls to go along with two goals, one assist, three ground balls and three caused turnovers. Grace Vliet led the Indians with four goals, one assist, four draw controls and two ground balls. Rebecca Ripans had three goals and an assist while Allie Carpentier added two goals, two ground balls and one caused turnover.
Council Rock South (3-1, 2-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Monday, and Council Rock North (2-3, 1-3) will host Central Bucks South on Monday.
PENNRIDGE 7, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6
The visiting Rams took a tenuous 5-4 lead into halftime and ended up winning by that one-goal margin. Defense was the story of a second half that saw both teams score just two goals.
“Brenna Craig came up huge in the net with nice saves and kept us in the game,” Pennridge coach Karen Feher said of her goalie. “This team is really starting to find their rhythm and work together as one unit. It was closer than we wanted and still have the ‘little things’ to work on, but it was an all-out team effort.”
Maddy Edinger scored twice and assisted on two other goals while Kate Unzicker had two goals and an assist. Kendall Posey also had a pair of goals, and Amelia Loughery had one goal. Aubrey Maher and Mackenzie Herbst both had an assist.
“Kendall Posey, a freshman, turned it on tonight on attack,” said Feher, praising also the play of several defenders. “Lauren Rush and Grace Rosica were standouts on defense and held their 1v1 marks.”
East goalie Fiona Henderson was honored for notching the 300th save of a standout career.
Pennridge (3-3, 2-1 SOL) will host Springfield on Friday at 7 p.m., and Central Bucks East (2-5, 0-3) will host New Hope-Solebury on Thursday.
Pennridge 5-2 7
Central Bucks East 4-2 6
SOL American Conference
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 9, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 8
If the Lions needed a wake-up call, they got it when Maddie Yoder scored three straight goals to spot the Spartans an early 3-0 lead.
“They came out strong, and she scored three goals in the first 10 minutes,” NHS coach Betsy Dougherty said. “I called timeout and said, ‘Did anyone notice that 22 just scored three goals?’ She’s a pretty strong lefty, but then we closed her down until later in the second half.”
The Lions still found themselves on the short end of a 6-4 score at halftime but rallied to knot the score 8-8 with under five minutes remaining, and with less than two minutes, Madie Thistlewaite scored a goal that turned out to be the game-winner, using a Kate Dougherty assist.
“They had the ball, and we had a defensive stop and brought it down, called a timeout, set up a play which worked,” Dougherty said. “That was a great goal.
“There was about two minutes left, and it was a back and forth possession. They got the ball with a minute left, and they were on their way down to score, and (Kate Dougherty) ended up intercepting a pass and we stalled out the rest of the time. It was competitive the whole way through. Both defenses played really well. The goalie for Springfield played really well.”
Dougherty lauded the play of her defensive unit comprised of Juliana Covino, Sam Kruopas, Kat Thistlewaite and Reagan Chrencik who limited the Spartans to just two goals in the second half.
“They have some pretty strong attackers, and we double teamed them really well and shut them down,” Dougherty said. “Those four were stellar. They really did a great job, and that was the difference maker.”
Thistlewaite led the Lions’ attack with a hat trick while Dougherty had two goals and two assists, and Emma Ives had a pair of goals. Rachel Saxton contributed a goal and an assist, and Lilly Smith had a goal.
For the Spartans, Yoder led the way with five goals, and Lauren Corrado had four assists. Emma Yoder contributed two goals and one assist while Ella Marino had one goal and one assist.
“We started out in the lead, but New Hope eventually took control of the game due to internal and external factors,” Spartans’ coach Marissa Conover said. “I would love to have the chance to play them again this season.”
New Hope-Solebury (3-2, 1-1 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks East for a non-league game Thursday, and Springfield Township (2-2, 1-1) will be on the road at Pennridge on Friday for a 7 p.m. contest.
Springfield Twp 6-2 8
New Hope-Solebury 4-5 9
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 16, QUAKERTOWN 1
Senior Max Lexzcynski scored five goals to lead the Colonials’ attack in Wednesday’s Senior Day win. Meghan Wendler added four goals, and Haley McCourt added a hat trick in a contest that saw the Colonials open up an 11-1 halftime lead.
Also for the Colonials, Brianna Austin, Ella Clark and Fiona Gooneratne each had one goal and one assist while Lauren Ianniello had one goal.
“The rain stayed away enough for the Colonials to celebrate their seniors,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “PW had seven players score.
“Playing well defensively were senior Brenna Budd with three positive turnovers and Breianna Reynolds with two positive turnovers and three ground balls.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (2-4, 2-1) will host Pennsbury in a non-league game Thursday, and Quakertown (2-3, 0-1) will host Neshaminy on Friday.
Quakertown 1-0 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 11-5 16
UPPER MORELAND 17 CHELTENHAM 4
Eleven players contributed goals in the Golden Bears’ win on Wednesday. Isabel Leiter’s hat trick led the Bears. She also had an assist. Reagan Cummins added two goals and two assists. Also scoring two goals were Maddy Trzaska, Willow Taylor and Bre Knox. Olivia Meakim had a hand in four goals, scoring once and assisting on three others. Contributing one goal each were Charlotte James, Heidi Wittick, Sophia Hopf, Maggie Morrow and Jenna Piantieri. Wittick and Piantieri each added an assist. Taylor led the Golden Bears with five draw controls while Wittick had four.
Upper Moreland (4-0, 2-0 SOL) will travel to Lansdale Catholic for a non-league game Saturday, and Cheltenham (0-1) will be on the road at Bensalem on Friday.
WISSAHICKON 13, LOWER MORELAND 1
The Trojans upped their record to 5-0 with an all-around team effort in Wednesday’s win.
Abby DeGroat scored three goals and also had one assist and six draw controls. Emma Baker also scored three goals and had one assist, two ground balls, and six draw controls. Quinn Gaffey contributed two goals and one assist while Chloe Lee had two goals. Sophia Chiodo Ortiz added one goal, two assists and two interceptions while Lexi Hobson had one goal, one assist, three ground balls, one draw control and one caused turnover. Alena Doll scored one goal and had one caused turnover, and Haley Reed had one ground ball and one caused turnover
Wissahickon goalie Madeline Murphy had four saves and one ground ball.
Maggie McGarry scored for the Lions.
Wisashickon (5-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Friday, and Lower Moreland (1-3, 0-2) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Monday.
Lower Moreland 1-0 1
Wissahickon 11-2 13
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