Pennsbury, Council Rock North and Cheltenham picked up wins in SOL action on Tuesday.
PENNSBURY 12, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 11
The Falcons fell behind 4-1 but rallied to knot the score 6-6 by halftime. The Golden Hawks regained the lead in the second half, but the Falcons came back to win it on a late goal by Joy Hopkins.
“It’s been that kind of season,” coach Kelly White said. “I’m still trying to figure the team out and what motivates them and what gets them ready to play.
“They seem to respond a lot to getting themselves in a hole and then working their way out of it. To their credit, today it worked, but it’s not going to work against a lot of teams.”
Hopkins and Kelsy Gumbert led the Falcons with four goals each. Gumbert also had a pair of assists. Jackie Sweeney added three goals and an assist while Alyssa Matthews had one goal.
It was a freshman – Keir Degnan – who came up with an interception to preserve the win for the Falcons.
“She got an interception on the settle ‘D’ and was able to transition it down, and we were able to go into stall ball,” White said. “They did a really nice job. I think the game today for us was a lot about adjustments.
“The type of defense they were playing really didn’t allow us to get into a motion setup, so it was really all about the draw and dump or creating isos for the ball and then cutting back for the dump.
“My attack is young – we only have one senior on the team, and they kind of get flustered when things don’t go the way they think things will go. The first 10 minutes was a little flustering for them, but once they got the feel of the draw and dump, they really did a beautiful job. I was proud of them.”
Falcon goalie Liana Eyre was credited with 15 saves.
“She killed it today,” White said. “She came out a little flat as the rest of them did, but after that, she was just rocking out saves left and right.
“In the second half, she really kept us in the game. She definitely deserves all the credit. She had an amazing game.”
Christine Besselman led the Golden Hawks with four goals while Leann Hurley, Mollie Sheehy and Gabi Rosenfeld each had a pair. Sheehy, Kiera McGovern, Rosenfield and Jamie Damirgian all contributed an assist. Claire Quist turned away six shots in goal.
Pennsbury upped its record to 2-4 while the Golden Hawks fell to 0-4.
To read Karen Sangillo’s complete game story on PhillyBurbs.com, please click on the following link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/sports/high_school/courier/gumbert-scores-four-goals-in-pennsbury-win/article_ef39f8fc-a16d-576a-8f66-b954b29cd937.html
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 20, NESHAMINY 1
Hannah Plappert led a balanced Indian attack with three goals and four assists while teammate Molly Doyle had a hand in eight goals, contributing two goals and six assists. Kara Magley (one assist), Natalie Maher (one assist) and Tori Lyon each added the hat trick. Erica Green (one assist) and Kara Le both had two goals while Marina Schreiner added one goal.
Fran Donato scored Neshaminy’s lone goal in a contest that saw the Indians hold a 22-7 advantage in shots. Taylor Beck was credited with six saves in goal for the Indians while Neshaminy’s Frances Gentry had two saves.
The Indians upped their record to 4-0 while the Redskins fell to 0-3.
CHELTENHAM 19, UPPER MERION 11
Allison Hawkins turned in a dazzling performance to lead the Lady Panthers to the win, contributing eight goals and two assists. Sammie McManus also had a big day, adding four goals and four assists. Gabby Szczepanek also had four goals while Emily Leibovitz added three goals and one assist.
Upper Merion was led by the four-goal efforts of Liz Botto and Mel Ryan while Dominique Gambone, Haley Fitzgerald and Julia Reinart scored one goal each.
Cheltenham coach Dave Burton lauded the defensive efforts of Sloane Macklin, Lauren Freeman and Leibovitz.
“Overall, we played a pretty good game,” said Burton, whose team led 9-6 at the intermission. “Allison (Hawkins) played well all over the field, winning 17 draw controls.
“As a team, we are improving defensively. We committed very few turnovers today, which is a result of the hard work and growth that we have experienced as a team. We still need to work on the ground balls and some transition issues, but I am proud of our girls and their performance today.”
Both squads are 1-1 in SOL play (2-2 overall).
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