Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ volleyball teams in action Monday, Pennsbury/CR North photos courtesy of John Gleeson. CB East/Bensalem photos courtesy of Tracy Valko. Check back for galleries of both games. All SOS photo galleries for GIRLS’ LACROSSE can be viewed by clicking HERE.
National Conference
Central Bucks East 17, Bensalem 10
Central Bucks East sent off their seniors with a resounding victory, earning a 17-10 victory over Bensalem on Senior Day.
The Patriots’ elder stateswomen more than did their parts to go out in style.
“Our senior class really showed up today,” said East coach Maggie Stella. “They wanted a win for our team, and I think they deserved it more than anything. This class has worked so hard to make this team better, and they are constantly thinking of others before themselves.”
Highlighting the efforts of the Patriots’ seniors, Rylee Surovec led all scorers with five goals, while Courtney Curry scored a hat trick. Morgan Tait and Ericka Zimmer each netted a pair.
“Rylee Surovec was all over the field today,” Stella said. “Courtney Curry was a force to be reckoned with grabbing draw controls. Morgan Tait and Ericka Zimmer dominated the attacking end and running our attack.
“Aidenn O’Leary led our defense with her communication and tenacity. She has grown so much this year. Lastly, Grace Gidwani did great work in cage with 
10 saves. She really stepped up this year for us, stepping in cage for us as a D1 field hockey recruit. I am so proud of all of them.”
In addition to the senior standouts, Sammy Kishel scored two for the Patriots, while Sierra Buesing and Maya Trichon each scored one. Tait, Paige Keller, and Curry each added one assist.
Keller was dominant on draw controls with 11. Surovec earned three DCs, Ava Delfini and Lauren Boylan each picked up two, and Curry and Savannah Jagoda each added one. Boylan scooped up three ground balls, while Olivia Samkavitz, Delfini, Aidenn O’Leary, Surovec, Keller, and Jagoda each had on.
With the victory, East improves to 1-4 National, 2-8 overall. The Patriots return to action at 3 pm Saturday against nonleague opponent Lower Merion, before returning to league play at 5 pm May 2 hosting North Penn. Bensalem falls to 0-4, 3-5. The Owls will look for their first league win when they host Neshaminy at 3:30 pm Wednesday.
Pennsbury 9, Council Rock North 5
Both goalkeepers put on a show in Monday’s game. Rylee Roe Lypsky made a whopping 22 saves for Council Rock North, while Pennsbury
keeper Kema Brown turned aside nine shots to help lead the Falcons to a 9-5 win.
“Kema had a great game in goal today and came up with some key saves,” said Pennsbury coach Shannon McPherson.
On offense, junior Olivia Graebner had five goals (as well as 2 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers, 1 draw control) and senior Darrien Furiness had three goals (as well as 2 assists, 4 GB, 1 CTO, 5 DC).
“Olivia does such a nice job keeping her composure and playing her game. She came through with some big goals for us today,” McPherson said. “Darrien puts her heart in every game and doesn’t give up. She also had some beautiful goals and did a great job with the transition.”
Caroline Mellon also scored for Pennsbury and added one CTO. Grace Holmes had one GB, one CTO, and one DC. Angelina Kenney had three GB and one CTO, Lily Abraham picked up one GB, Mia Popovitch had one CTO, Rylie Borgman scooped up two GB, Sophia Curtis had one CTO and one DC, and Chelsea Todd had one GB.
Pennsbury improves to 2-1 National, 5-2 overall, and will travel to Central Bucks West. The Indians move to 2-4, 7-5, and will host Pennridge at 5 pm Wednesday.
North Penn 18, Neshaminy 3
North Penn jumped out to a 12-1 halftime lead and rolled to an 18-3 victory over Neshaminy in Monday’s matchup.
Jordan Baily’s seven points (5G, 2A) led all scorers, while Kerry O’Donnell poured in five goals and added eight draw controls.
Kayla Stressman had seven DCs to go along with one goal, two assists for the Knights, who also received contributions from Riley O’Donnell (3G, 1A), Emily Varilla (2G, 2A, 2DC), Danielle Preston (2G, 2DC), Olivia Caputo (1A), and Lauren Blanch (1A).
Kiera Holt made five saves in goal for North Penn, which remains alone atop the National Conference at 5-0 (7-3 overall). The Knights will visit Council Rock South at 3:30 pm Wednesday. Neshaminy falls to 1-4, 1-5, and will visit Bensalem at 3:30 pm Wednesday.
Neshaminy 1-2 3
North Penn 12-6 18
Pennridge 15, Council Rock South 3
Pennridge came away with a resounding victory on Monday, rolling to a dominant 15-3 win over previously unbeaten Council Rock South.
“Scoring 15 goals certainly indicates the Pennridge attack was working well, but holding an undefeated opponent to three goals is the result of a solid performance by the defensive rotation of seniors Brynn Wenger, Lauren Rush, Nikki Machado, junior Lauren Moylan, and freshman Abby Keller,” said Pennridge coach William Rodzewich.
Freshman goalie Anjali Verma turned in a stellar effort, making 8 saves to earn the victory.
On the offensive end, Maddy Edinger’s eight-point game (3G, 5A) led the way, with Natalie Yilanjian added six points (4G, 2A). Kate Unzicker netted four goals for the Rams, who also got scoring from Amelia Loughery (2G, 1A), Kendall Posey (1G, 2A), Grace Rosica (1G), and Ava Fantaskey (2A)
With the win, the Rams roll to 4-1 in league play, 7-3 overall. They will be back in action at 5 pm Wednesday when they visit Council Rock North. South drops to 3-1, 7-1, and will look to get back on the winning track when they host North Penn at 3:30 pm Wednesday.
Council Rock South 2-1 3
Pennridge 8-7 1
Souderton 16, Central Bucks West 6
The Indians used a team effort to notch a convincing win over the visiting Bucks in conference play Monday. Lauren Hallman and Ava Shaw led a balanced attack with four goals each.
“Lauren Hallman scored her 100th goal – a great accomplishment for a great player with many more to come,” Souderton coach Claudia LaMarca said. “Seven different players recorded points, and almost half of our goals were assisted.
“Our defense is to credit for our offensive production. Without the turnovers they caused, we wouldn’t have the chance to convert those opportunities offensively. We played 50 minutes of solid lacrosse, and as coaches, that’s all we can ask for.”
Also for the Indians, Tatum Andrews contributed one goal and three assists and Yasmin Khatri had two goals and two assists. Angela Borisow had two goals and one assist, and Reiley Knize added two goals. Jess Burns had one goal and one assist.
Souderton (7-3, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South on Wednesday, and Central Bucks West (2-5, 1-3) will host Pennsbury on Wednesday.
American Conference
Upper Moreland 9, Plymouth Whitemarsh 8
In a battle of frontrunners in the American Conference, Upper Moreland fell behind 6-3 in the first quarter, but battled back to take a 9-7 lead late in the game, then held off a Plymouth Whitemarsh rally attempt to remain unbeaten in league play and earn a hard-fought 9-8 win over the visiting Colonials on Monday.
“We knew coming into this game it would be a battle until the very last minute and that is exactly how the game was,” said Upper Moreland coach Kim Frantz. “Our attack had a game plan that came together well, and they worked as a unit to find open players. PW definitely made us be patient when we settled on attack as their defense played well together.”
The Golden Bears have come to count on goalkeeper Emma Hurley to make the big stops when called upon, and she didn’t disappoint on this day. Hurley turned aside 17 PW shots on the day.
“Yet again we had some huge saves from Emma,” Frantz said. “She really came through for us in big moments throughout the game.”
Facing adversity has been nothing new to Upper Moreland, which has dealt with numerous injuries throughout the season by seeing other players step up and fill in admirably. Today was no different.
“We lost one of our starting defenders, Riley Mullen, early in the season to an ACL injury and we have been working so hard ever since that day to come together,” Frantz said. “We have freshmen stepping up and playing in new positions and we have made small changes that have helped our team become a unit.
“Today we were missing a second starting defender, and junior Allison LaRocco stepped in and played strong. Freshman Avery Adamski has been working on learning our defense and has really fit right in with our senior-led defense. Sophia Hopf and Bree Knox continue to be strong leading our defense.”
On attack, Olivia Meakim had a game-high four goals and one assist. Annalise Messina had three goals and one assist, Heidi Wittick added a goal and two assists, Reagan Cummins chipped in with one goal, and Molly Meakim dished out a pair of assists.
Messina picked up five draw controls for the Golden Bears, while Cummins, Willow Taylor, and Wittick each had one. Adamski, Taylor, and Wittick each forced turnovers in the win.
“We lost a lot of the draws in the beginning of the game,” Frantz said. “In the second half, we were able to make some adjustments and come up with the ball more off the draw. There were a lot of times today you could see us truly working together as a team, our chemistry and being able to adapt was the key.”
Meghan Wendler led PW in scoring (2G, 2A). The Colonials also got contributions from Brianna Austin (2G, 1A), Sophia Gartland (1G, 1A), Bri Reynolds (1G, 1A), Fiona Gooneratne (1G), and
“We had chances to tie and take the lead, but we couldn’t capitalize on the offensive end,” said PW coach Ellen Reilly, whose squad scored on 2 of 10 shots in the second half. The Colonials had converted on 6 of 9 shots in the first half.
The Colonials also had strong efforts from Lonna Buono, Ella Clark, Kaylin Smyth, and Katie Lukens.
Upper Moreland remains alone atop the American Conference at 6-0 (10-1 overall). The Golden Bears will hit the road to visit New Hope-Solebury at 3:30 pm Wednesday. PW drops to 5-1, 6-3, and will look to rebound at 3:30 pm Thursday when the Colonials play host to Upper Dublin.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 6-2 8
Upper Moreland 6-3 9
Hatboro-Horsham 12, Abington 9
Abby Roesing’s four-goal effort – bringing her career total to 999 – helped boost Abington to a 12-9
victory over Abington on Monday.
“We played an outstanding game against Abington,” said Hatters’ coach Marie Schmucker. “Total team effort.”
Roesing had a six-point game, adding two helpers to her four goals. Cait Carpenter also scored four and added one assist. The Hatters also got contributions from Sophia Liott (3G, 2A), Gianna Carr (1G), and Lydia Nolin (2A).
The Hatters’ defense was led by solid efforts from Nolin, Paige Cole, Faith Buccafuri, Natalie Tocci and Neva Fullmer. Amber MacIntosh earned the victory in goal.
Mei Mei Cheng led Abington with four goals, Wren Castor netted three, and Caroline Hughes and Audrey Silverman each chipped in with one.
Marilynn Capps started in goal for Abington and made four saves. Freshman keeper Jayden Bagby entered in the second half and recorded four saves while allowing no goals.
“Today’s game was a tough loss, but we played really well,” said Abington coach Amalie Kreitman. “We had some great assists and moments on attack and defense. Our defense had a good game today.”
The Hatters improve to 3-3 in league play, 4-6 overall, and will host Cheltenham at 7 pm Wednesday. Abington falls to 3-2, 5-5. The Ghosts host Springfield Twp at 7 pm Wednesday.
Hatboro-Horsham 9-3 12
Abington 6-3 9
Wissahickon 19, New Hope-Solebury 2
Emma Baker and Emma Greenberg each poured in six goals as part of complete efforts to boost Wissahickon to a dominant 19-2 victory over New Hope-Solebury in Monday’s game.
Greenberg also accounted for two assists, three caused turnovers, one ground ball, and six draw controls. Baker added three assists and six draw controls.
Alexa McCabe registered four goals, one assist, one ground ball, and one draw control. Alexis Hobson had a goal and an assist to go along with three ground balls and four draw controls, and Nora Ryan chipped in with one goal and two assists.
“We showed more composure and buy-in to the game plan,” said Wissahickon coach Nicole Fisher. “They executed on the draw controls and our plays. Our defense also had some great shots and Camille Hubbs had three saves. It was a real showing of the full team. I’m looking forward to seeing the team continue growing.”
The Trojans remain undefeated in league play at 4-0, 7-2 overall. They will visit Lower Moreland at 3:30 pm Wednesday. NH-S falls to 2-4, 3-8, and will be back in action at 3:30 pm Wednesday hosting Upper Moreland.
New Hope-Solebury 1-1 2
Wissahickon 12-7 19
Springfield Twp 21, William Tennent 0
Nonleague
Avon Grove 17, Central Bucks South 6
Saucon Valley 8, Quakertown 7
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