Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. North Penn/Bensalem photos provided courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for a gallery of photos: https://solsports.zenfolio.com/f683838916 New Hope-Solebury photos courtesy of Karla Donohoe.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 11, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 8
The Bucks opened up a 6-2 halftime lead on their way to the important conference win over the visiting Indians. As a team, the Bucks had 12 draw controls, 11 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers.
Bella Schrandt led the attack with four goals and also had one caused turnover and two ground balls. Olivia Barrett added a hat trick and three caused turnovers while Aida Ierubino had two goals, two caused turnovers, four draw controls and five ground balls in an all-around effort.
Also, for the Bucks, Katie Casale had a five-point game with one goal and four assists. She also had one caused turnover and one ground ball. Isabella Carter added a goal and assist and one ground ball.
Kamryn Brownlow had three ground balls and five draw controls, and Abby Rogers had two caused turnovers.
Kalena Mandeville was credited with six saves in goal in a winning effort.
Zola Morelli, Nina Mayro, Alexis Barklage and Paige Controy each had one caused turnover.
Central Bucks West (6-2, 3-2 SOL) will travel to Gwynedd Mercy for a non-league game Friday, and Council Rock North (4-1, 1-1 SOL) is off until Wednesday when the Indians will travel to Souderton.
NORTH PENN 11, BENSALEM 8
The Knights raced out of the gate to a 4-0 lead after one quarter. The Owls played them even the rest of the way, but the Knights never relinquished their lead on the way to their first win of the season.
Quinn Rodoff led the Knights with four goals and two assists, and Katie Harkins added three goals and one assist. Contributing one goal each were Steph Gibson, Morgan Rodoff, Emma Zelt and Maddie Brown. Steph Gibson and Maddie Brown each had an assist.
Victoria Rossi was credited with 13 saves on 21 shots in a winning effort in goal.
North Penn (1-7, 1-2 SOL) will host Abington on Thursday in a non-league game a 7 p.m., and Bensalem (3-4, 0-4) will travel to Nazareth Academy for a non-league game on Friday.
North Penn 4-2-2-3 11
Bensalem 0-2-3-3 8
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 16, NESHAMINY 6
The Patriots celebrated Senior Night with a decisive conference win over the Redskins.
“It was a great Senior Night,” East coach Maggie Stella said. “(Seniors) Paige Keller and Nicolette Satterfield are the most amazing leaders. They have been with me for my four years of coaching at CB East. They have led this team to great success. I am so proud of them.”
Cece Hayes scored four goals and added two assists. Her six-point game led the Patriots. She also had two caused turnovers. Paige Dougherty added three goals and one caused turnover while Natalie Berndt also had a hat trick. McKenna Lynch scored two goals and assisted on another. Adding one goal each were Keller, Satterfield, Megan Fahey and Brooke Breen. Satterfield led the Patriots with three caused turnovers and Keller had one. Emma Weisel chipped in one assist, and Avery Stephenson had one caused turnover.
East goalie Abby DiAmico was credited with six saves.
Central Bucks East (6-3, 3-0 SOL) will host Villa Joseph Marie in a non-league game on Friday, and Neshaminy (0-8, 0-2) will host North Penn on Friday.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 8
The Golden Hawks opened up a 7-4 halftime lead over their hosts and never looked back on their way to the conference road win.
“Cam Brundage, Kelly Longmore and Liz Hearn were great on draws,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “Our three freshmen attackers – Cam Brundage, Mia Geneles and Mia Schink – played ‘our way.’
“Emerson Wackowski and Kaya Mallon, our goalkeeper, were crucial in our transitions up the field.”
Mia Schink led the Hawks with five goals and one assist in a six-point game, and Brundage added a five-point game that included three goals and two assists. Geneles added two goals and one assist while Amanda Smith and Kelly Longmore both had one goal and one assist.
Council Rock South (6-3, 4-1 SOL) will host Parkland in a non-league game on Friday, and Central Bucks South (4-5, 3-2) will travel to West Chester East for a non-league game Friday.
Council Rock South 7-5 12
Central Bucks South 4-4 8
PENNRIDGE 20, SOUDERTON 1
Leah Verespy played the role of facilitator, handing out five assists and scoring a pair of goals for a seven-point game that led the Lady Rams in their rout of the Indians. Cayla Wurz and Taylor Burkett each had six points game, both finishing with three goals and three assists. Madigan Posey added three goals and two assists.
Also adding hat tricks were Jordan Feder and Ava Fantaskey, and Kendall Posey added two goals and two assists in a four-point game.
Burkett was credited with two caused turnovers while Wurz, Verespy, Abigail Keller and Aubrey Bailey each had one. Keller also had two ground balls, and Wurz and Verespy both had one. Madigan Posey was credited with six draw controls, and Kendall Posey had five. Fantaskey had a pair of draw controls.
Pennridge (8-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Radnor In a non-league contest on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Souderton will travel to Council Rock South on Tuesday.
Pennridge 15-5 20
Souderton 1-0 1
SOL American Conference
LOWER MORELAND 11, QUAKERTOWN 10 (OT)
In a tightly contested conference battle, the visiting Lions trailed by a goal heading into the final period. They rallied to even the score by the end of regulation and won it in overtime in dramatic fashion on a goal by Abbie Wasserstrom.
Meg Halpern was one of the game’s heroes for the Lions, stopping 26 shots in a winning effort in goal.
Olivia Buckzacki and Roya Rosala each scored three goals to lead the Lions, and Wasserstrom added a pair of goals.
Lower Moreland (6-4, 1-4 SOL) will host Dock Mennonite Academy in a non-league game Friday, and Quakertown (3-8, 1-5) will host Wissahickon on Monday.
Lower Moreland 3-2-2-3-1 11
Quakertown 4-1-3-2-0 10
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 16, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3
Meghan Wendler scored four goals while Soph Gartland and Maite Jayo each had three goals to lead a balanced Colonial attack in Wednesday’s conference win. Jayo also had an assist in a four-point game.
Also for the Colonials, Kaiano Jayo added two goals and an assist and Bri Reynolds added a pair of goals. Olivia Reilly contributed a goal and an assist, Olivia Bragg had one goal, and Soph Nagle added an assist.
For the Lions, Maddie Thistlewaite scored all three of her team’s goals and reached an impressive milestone, connecting for the 200th goal of a stellar career.
“Maddie’s 200th career goal versus Plymouth Whitemarsh is quite an accomplishment,” Mike Connors. “It’s no surprise she achieved this milestone because over the last four years Maddie worked extremely hard to become the best version of herself. Not only is she one of the greatest to play lacrosse at NHS, but a great leader and teammate as well.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh (6-2, 2-2 SOL) will host William Tennent Friday, and New Hope-Solebury (3-6, 0-4) will host Archbishop Wood in a non-league game Friday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 10-6 16
New Hope-Solebury 3-0 3
ABINGTON 20, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
The Lady Ghosts notched a no-doubt-about-it win over William Tennent. Fifteen different players put their names in the scoring column.
Katie Pennekamp led the way with three goals, followed by Piper McGinley, Carly Hughes, and Olivia Capps with two goals each. Contributing one goal each were Charlotte Lowery, Nora Luskin, Elle Pennekamp, Maddie Garry, Addison Doyle, Joanna Duff, Erin Ely, Abby Ellner, Piper Young, Keely Gallagher, and Maeve Link.
Erin Ely and Olivia Capps recorded three assists each followed by Grace Warchol with two. Also aiding the team were Piper McGinely, Katie Pennekamp, Nora Luskin, Addison Doyle, Abby Ellner, and Piper Young with one assist each.
Abington (5-4, 4-1 SOL) will travel to North Penn for a non-league game Thursday, and William Tennent (0-3, 0-2) will host Upper Dublin on Monday.
Abington 10-4-2-4 20
William Tennent 0-0-0-0 0
Non-league
PENNSBURY 10, GWYNEDD MERCY 8
The Falcons won a come-from-behind non-league thriller, rallying from an 8-7 deficit to defeat the visiting Monarchs.
Sasha Dobos scored two of the game’s biggest goals, connecting for the equalizer with 11:23 remaining in the fourth quarter and then the go-ahead goal with 7:09 remaining. The Falcons went on to add an insurance goal for the big win.
“We needed to make sure that we possessed and took care of the ball in the last seven minutes,” Pennsbury coach Marguerite Piccolo said. “They were a good team who adjusted well, which made us adjust accordingly.”
Grace Holmes four-goal game led the Falcons, and Mia Popovich also had a four-point game with three goals and one assist. That was just the beginning for Popovich.
“Mia was on fire tonight with 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers,” Piccolo said. “Grey Simon came up with some huge caused turnovers in transition when we needed the ball.”
Also for the Falcons, Angelina Kenney had one goal, and Rylie Borgman added an assist.
Pennsbury (5-3-1, 3-0 SOL) will host Coatesville in a non-league game Saturday in the stadium at 11 a.m.
Gwynedd Mercy 4-1-3-0 8
Pennsbury 4-2-1-3 10
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