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American Conference
Abington 21, Upper Moreland 9
Abington improved to 12-2 overall and 7-0 in conference play with a convincing win over Upper Moreland.
Upper Moreland (8-5, 3-3) trailed throughout as Jeannie Van Buren and Rachel Morris led the way for the Lady Ghosts, scoring six and five goals, respectively. Mikki Raymond scored three times and added five assists, while also winning four draws and picking up three ground balls.
Sam McGee scored three goals and assisted on five more for Abington, while Casey McAllister scored twice and Jules Greco and Emma Garg each scored once. Goalkeeper Micaela Murcar stopped nine shots to earn the win.
For the Golden Bears, Delaney Smith had a big game, scoring five goals. Teammate Allison Felicetti added a hat trick. Sydney Bachmayer spent the game setting up her teammates. She finished with five assists. Samara Santry added a goal while Mel Wittick had an assist.
“(We) fought hard the entire game but could not overcome Abington’s skills and the pace of the game,” said UM coach Pam Remmey, crediting Veronica Baez and Maura O’Leary for playing defense aggressively throughout the game.
Upper Merion 14, Springfield 10
Upper Merion evened it record at 3-3 in conference play with a victory over host Springfield.
The Lady Vikings (6-9) ripped off eight goals in the second half to win. Julia Reinert and Haley O’Malley led Upper Merion with five and four goals, respectively. Fran Lindelow, Allison Shusler, Quinn O’Malley and Anna Davis scored one goal apiece.
For Springfield (6-8, 2-7), Bailey Krewson led the way with three goals, while Caroline Pape added three assists. Ellie Hamilton and Lindsey Smith each scored twice and added an assist, and Allison Yoder scored a goal and dished out two assists. Marley Berger scored Springfield’s other goal. Molly Fitzpatrick led the Spartans’ defense with five ground balls while Margarette Leis made 17 saves in net.
Springfield 3-7—13
Upper Merion 6-8—14
Hatboro-Horsham 14, Upper Dublin 8
Hatboro-Horsham travelled to Upper Dublin and came away with a victory, thanks to the three-goal efforts of three different players.
Scoring three goals each were Sydney Rausa, who drew two assists, along with Kaitlyn Wallace and Gwyn Acker, each of whom tallied one assist, to help the Lady Hatters improve to 8-5 overall and 6-1 in conference play.
Casey Swezey finished with two goals and a game-high five assists, while Gabby Acker, Carly Daley and Morgan Crostorosa each scored one goal. Gabby Acker added two assists.
Upper Dublin (5-9, 4-3) was led by Julie Cross’s four goals. Hannah Reape scored three times, while Jess Grodsky scored once.
The win was the seventh in a row for Hatboro-Horsham. Keeley Henry played well on defense, picking up two ground balls while intercepting one ball. Maria Sims stopped five shots in net to earn the win.
Hatboro-Horsham 10-4—14
Upper Dublin 6-2—8
Plymouth Whitemarsh 18, Norristown 4
The Lady Colonials earned a big win on the road to improve their record to 4-9 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
Kirsten Monte’s six goals led PW, while Maddie Berman and Steph Gazio each scored twice. Sophie Kolkka and Ali Diamond each tallied a pair of goals and a pair of assists, while Rita Trainer and Aurora Mills each scored once. Victoria Bettery assisted on four goals.
The Lady Eagles (0-15, 0-10) received two goals apiece from Stephane Dmitry and Natalie Mitchell.
Plymouth Whitemarsh12-6—8
Norristown 2-2—4
Wissahickon 19, Cheltenham 3
Lauren Irvine scored her 150th career goal in a decisive Wissahickon victory at Cheltenham High School.
Irvine finished with three goals and two assists. The Lady Trojans, who are now 14-3 overall and a perfect 8-0 in the conference, saw Emily Vervlied score five times and assist on five more goals. Carolyn Wilde scored four goals, while Shannon Stagliano, Lana Dosckiz and Marie Dawson each scored twice. Mary Matthews added a goal, while Dosckicz, Stagliano and Tarzia contributed a pair of assists each.
Cheltenham (4-8, 0-7) trailed by 15 goals at the half in the one-sided affair.
Wissahickon 16-3-19
Cheltenham 1-2—3
National Conference
Council Rock North 13, Council Rock South 12 (OT)
In what was an epic battle of neighborhood rivals, Council Rock North and Council Rock South played to an exciting finish, with the Lady Indians escaping with an overtime win.
"It was really nice to get this win," coach Krista Dayton-Ventresca. "The girls needed it, and they played like they wanted it. I was proud of them for fighting until the end, win or lose.
"Our captain, Devon Mela, was back in top form, and Claire Jarema was on fire. The whole team played hard" After goalie Margaret D'Auria made a clutch save, Jarema scored the game winner two minutes into overtime.
"It's fun to see both teams so excited before and during the game," Dayton-Ventresca said. "It's a shame that both teams can't come out with a win."
The Lady Indians (4-8, 2-5) were led by Jarema’s six goals and Mela’s four goals and one assist. Anna Lehman scored twice and assisted on three more, while Aubrey Deon scored once. D’Auria made 11 saves in net to earn the win.
Nikki Boyd and Caroline McGovern each led CR South (0-7, 2-9) with four goals apiece. Becca Daley scored twice, while Anna DiDonato and Sarah Womer each scored once.
Kim Starke stopped 11 shots in net for the Lady Hawks.
“Coming down to overtime is tough, but both teams had a great game tonight,” CR South coach Ashley Fox said. “The intensity was high the entire game and every second counted.
“Nikki and Caroline came up huge on attack placing their shots, and Caroline also did a wonderful job connecting her passes on attack. It is never easy losing in overtime, but I’m very proud of the girls.”
Central Bucks East 13, Pennsbury 9
The Patriots took a tenuous 6-5 lead into halftime and then outscored the Falcons 7-4 in the second half to earn their biggest win of the season.
“We have worked so hard for so long,” coach Kelly White said. “Instead of allowing some of the obstacles and challenges that were happening (earlier this season) to put them in a hole where they were going to give up and quit on the season, they have dug themselves out of the hole.
“They have worked so hard. They have played, in my opinion, with determination, class and perseverance. Some of the losses we had were tough losses, but they held their heads up high and conducted themselves in a manner I’m very proud of, displaying good sportsmanship. They have never given up, and today, they came out with confidence. At the end of the day, the heart and passion were there, and they came out with a win.”
White credited Katelyn Stout, who had a hat trick, for playing an “amazing game.” FreshmanRiley Donnelly had a hand in six goals, finishing with four goals and two assists. Kaitlyn Mikalic also scored scored three times, and Betty Wesney added three goals of her own and an assist.
Alana Rivers stopped 12 of 21 shots she faced to earn win.
“She had a fantastic game,” White said of her senior goalie.
The Patriots (5-9, 3-4) got solid defensive efforts from Sara Donnelly, Julia Adams, Katelyn Stout, Maggie Veter, Riley Donnelly, Kayla Bartl, Taylor Seguine and Stephanie Ott.
“Our defense was stellar,” White said. “Their movement as a unit and Alana coming up with saves – we had fantastic clears, and our offense was really beginning to click.
“What I saw today was a team effort, and that’s where our success lies. It was awesome. I’m very, very proud of them.”
The Lady Falcons dropped to 7-7 and 4-3, respectively.
Central Bucks East 6-7—13
Pennsbury 5-4—9
Souderton 11, Central Bucks South 9
The Indians’ defense stood tall in Thursday’s win over a Titan squad that was coming off an emotional win over Central Bucks South.
“I think the biggest part of our defense was our communication and being there for each other, so when we wanted to crash on the ball, there was always someone there to help us,” senior defender Emily Hopkins said.
Adding to the emotion of Thursday’s contest against a Titan squad with just one loss was the fact that Souderton coach Kelly Kelly was not on the sidelines after giving birth to a son one day earlier.
“We were sending texts to Kelly every five seconds – there was no way we were leaving coach Kelly out of this game,” said assistant coach Lauren Whiteside, who was standing in for Kelly.
The Indians– thanks to a late goal by Rachel Judge (Amber Lambeth assist) – went into halftime with a 6-5 lead. Souderton goalie Kelly Williams had five big saves in the opening half – turning away four consecutive shots during a key stretch.
“When there are so many shots, I just get that much more pumped,” Williams said. “When there’s a lull, I’m not as fast to stop it. Just going into the game, we knew how big it was.”
With the Titans down a player, Kyra Shank and Brittany Roynan scored back-to-back goals within a 17-second span in the opening minute of the second half. Carlie Doughty, who won the draw after Shank’s goal, had the assist on Roynan’s goal that put the Indians on top 8-5.
Goals by Sarah Poli, who led the Titans with three goals and an assist, and Kasey Dietzel made it an 8-7 game, but Doughty and Roynan scored to put the Indians back on top 10-7. Roynan’s goal came after an interception by Hopkins.
“We’ve been having trouble with our transition from defense to offense,” Poli said. “I think we just really need to work on that.
“We’ll get a really great caused turnover down low, and then on our way out, we get another turnover back in, and they end up picking up on that.”
A free position goal by Kasey Dietzel made it a 10-8 game, but Lambeth scored on a free position to give the Indians a three-goal edge before Poli scored a late goal for the 11-9 final.
For the Indians, Natalie Bulgier, who watched the closing minutes from the sidelines after picking up her second yellow card, Doughty and Roynan each had two goals. Doughty also had an assist. Lambeth and Krista Schneider both had a goal and assist while Shank, Judge and Juliana Ofalt all had one goal.
While Poli led the Titans, Kasey Dietzel added two goals and one assist and Krysta Reading had a pair of goals. Courtney Dietzel and Tori Wigand each had one goal.
Souderton (14-2, 7-0) is the lone National Conference team without a loss. CB South is 4-2 in conference play (9-4 overall).
Souderton 6-5—11
Central Bucks South 5-4—9
Pennridge 20, Neshaminy 13
Grace Loughery’s eight goals, two assists and five draw controls led Pennridge to a convincing win over the Redskins.
Pennridge (8-6, 3-4) received four goals, one assist and four draw controls from Jess Csaszar, as well as three goals, two assists and four draw controls from Jen Rodzewich. Casey Hefner scored twice, while Maddie Dachowski, Devan Rimmer and Kate Ziegler all tallied a goal and an assist. Carley Wingate stopped eight shots in net to earn the win.
“This was a great team win for us,” Pennridge coach Karen Schnurr said. “The team knows how important the rest of our games are and they are really showing up to win. It will be an exciting end to our season.”
Pennridge hasn’t had a winning season since 2010. The Lady Rams will take on Central Bucks East on Monday.
“It will be a huge game for us,” Schnurr said.
The Lady Redskins (7-7, 2-6) trailed 11-4 at halftime and never recovered.
Pennridge 11-9—20
Neshaminy 4-9—13
Central Bucks West 10, North Penn 9
Two days after watching a second half lead slip away in a loss to Central Bucks South, the visiting Bucks saw the Maidens – who trailed by four midway through the second half – trim the deficit to one. This time they held on for the big win.
“The difference between this game and our last was that we never gave up or were complacent,” CB West coach Tara Schmucker said. “(We) maintained intensity all game and our defense came up big tonight. North Penn showed a lot of speed and aggression in the end, but our defense had some big stops and took some time off the clock as well.”
Jacq Fitzgerald scored four times and also had an assist to lead CB West (11-4, 6-1), while Meghan Tillger and Bryan Boylan each scored twice. Paige Savard, Elle Ueland and Finley Ueland each had one goal. Tillger also assisted on two goals.
Schmucker lauded the defensive effort of Meghan Darcy, who had two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
“Meghan had a great, well-disciplined defensive game,” the Bucks’ coach said. “Jacq Fitzgerald, Meghan Tillger and Bryn Boylan were stronger on the draw tonight, and when we didn’t win draws, the pressure on them was much better.
“Although it was sloppy in the second half, we will take it, and they should be proud of the fight all game.”
Chloe Noval and Emily Schulze led the Maidens with two goals each. Jenn DeLongis, Sydney Lear, Bri O’Donnell and Kaitlyn Phifer each had one goal. Delongis and Schulze each chipped in with an assist.
Michelle Dyck was credited with four saves in goal for the Maidens while West’s Lauren Devlin and Molly Naylor combined for four saves in a winning effort.
North Penn fell to 7-6 and 4-3, respectively.
Central Bucks West 7-3—10
North Penn 4-5—9
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