CB West & Wissahickon were winners in SOL girls’ lacrosse action Wednesday.
SOL National Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 19, SOUDERTON 6
Unfazed by the less-than-ideal weather conditions, the Bucks raced out of the gate to a 12-4 halftime lead on their way to the convincing win in their SOL opener.
The list of contributors in the win was a long one for the Bucks, who won 19 of 28 draws, had nine caused turnovers and scooped up 14 ground balls.
Olivia Barrett and Grace Naylor combined for 14 draw controls, setting the tone for the game with eight and six, respectively. Barrett also had two goals, two caused turnovers and one ground ball while Naylor had two goals and one ground ball.
Katie Casale’s eight-point game led the attack and included five goals and three assists. She also had one caused turnover and one ground ball. Chloe Schrandt also had a big night on attack, scoring four goals and assisting on another. Kya Lynch chipped in two goals.
Ashley Lott added one goal, one caused turnover and two ground balls, Isabella Carter had one goal, one assist and two ground balls, Kam Brownlow contributed one goal, one assist, two ground balls and two draw controls, and Zola Morelli had one goal and one caused turnover.
Also making important contributions were Aida Ierubino with two caused turnovers, two ground balls and three draw controls, Nina Mayro with one caused turnover and one ground ball, and Abby Rogers with one caused turnover and two ground balls.
West goalie Kalena Mandeville recorded eight saves and also had one ground ball in a winning effort.
For the Indians, Avery Farina scored a pair of goals while both Tatum Andrews and Caroline Kelcy had a goal and an assist. Adding one goal each were Ella Longacre and Carly Gavetti. Souderton goalie Nicole Kleckner was credited with seven saves.
Central Bucks West (3-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Great Valley in a non-league game Friday at 7 pm, and Souderton (3-1, 0-1) will host Villa Joseph Marie in a non-league contest on Friday at 6:30 pm
Souderton 4-2 6
Central Bucks West 12-7 19
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 18, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 6
The inclement weather won out, and Wednesday’s SOL opener was halted because of lightning and thunder but not before the two teams played three full quarters – enough to constitute a legal game.
“The conditions at game time were less than idea, but I was really proud of the team’s energy and all-around effort,” Wissahickon coach Chuck Wurzbach said.
Alexa McCabe scored nine goals and assisted on three others to lead the Trojans’ attack in the abbreviated win. She also had a caused turnover. Lila Marciniak added four goals, one assist, three draw controls and one ground ball.
Emma Greenberg contributed two goals, two draw controls and one caused turnover while Maddie Radell also had a pair of goals. Sophia Stehlik added one goal, three draw controls and two ground balls, Sam Farno had one goal, one assist, three caused turnovers and one ground ball, and Chloe Acuna was credited with two caused turnovers and one ground ball.
“Emma Greenberg reminded the team before the game to have fun and then led by example when she produced two nice goals and was the key to our transition game,” Wurzbach said. “We made some really good defensive stops (8 caused turnovers in total), Chloe Acuna took two charges which fired up the team. Kaylee Hammond and Sam Farno did a nice job of anticipating passes inside the 8m and getting to them first.
“Lex McCabe and Lila Marciniak push the pace offensively, and both were able to score and feed their teammates. It was fun to watch them both play today.”
Wissahickon goalie Tatum Rurhen was credited with three saves in the win.
For the Lions, Maddie Thistlewaite had a pair of goals.
Wissahickon (5-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Pennsbury in a non-league game Friday, and New Hope-Solebury (2-2, 0-1) will be on the road at Neshaminy for a non-league game Friday.
Wissahickon 14-4 18
New Hope-Solebury 5-1 6
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