Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. CB South/Pennsbury photos provided courtesy of Tracy Valko. CR South/Neshaminy photos courtesy of John Gleeson. Check back for galleries of both games. CB West/Pennridge photos courtesy of Marge Bullock Photography. http://www.margebullock.com/
SOL National Conference
PENNRIDGE 13, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 4
The Rams turned in a strong performance at both ends of the field, and the result was a big win in their conference opener.
“Tonight showed what Pennridge lax is all about, a team win,” coach Karen Feher said. “Every single player worked and played for each other. The energy and momentum was behind us tonight, and it showed in our ability to move the ball on attack and hold the 1v1 on defense.”
Amelia Loughery’s three-goal, two-assist effort led a balanced Ram attack that saw eight players contribute a goal. Natalie Yilanjian added a hat trick while Aubrey Maher contributed two goals and two assists. Maddy Edinger had a goal and three assists. Contributing one goal and one assist each were Mackenzie Herbst, Kate Unzicker, Kendall Posey and Peytan Rimmer.
Brenna Craig anchored the defense with 10 saves in goal.
“Craig coming up with 10 saves and Rush, Rosica, Padva, Machado, Phipps, and Fantaskey came up huge on defense,” Feher said.
Pennridge (2-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Upper Dublin in a non-league game Friday, and Central Bucks West (0-3, 0-1) will travel to Downingtown East on Saturday.
NORTH PENN 19, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 7
Lily Szilagyi had a hand in 10 goals in a stellar outing, finishing with six goals and four assists to lead the visiting Knights to the win. Jordan Bailey added four goals and one assist.
“It was a great all around team effort today,” NP coach Heather Mellow said. “We kept our turnovers to a minimum this game, which helped a lot. Our defense played strong, and our offense started to work well together.
“But to be honest, the score really doesn’t show how balanced the level of play really was. CR North has some nice young talent on their team. They are a good team, and one we were nervous to play.”
Kayla Stressman added a hat trick and also had nine draw controls while Emily Varilla also had three goals to go along with five draw controls. Alli Lindsay contributed one goal and two assists while Kerry O’Donnell and Riley O’Donnell had one goal apiece.
Kiera Holt was credited with five saves in goal for the Knights.
North Penn (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh in a non-league game Friday, and Council Rock North (1-1, 0-1) will be on the road at Neshaminy on Monday.
North Penn 9-10 19
Council Rock North 2-5 7
SOUDERTON 16, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 8
Lauren Kenah was part of seven goals and Lauren Hallman had a hand in six to lead the Indians to the impressive win in Wednesday’s conference opener. Kenah led the Indians with four goals and three assists while Hallman had five goals and one assist.
Reiley Knize and Clark Trowbridge both added two goals. Sydney Rorbach, Isabel John and Ang Borisow each had one goal while Avery Farina and Lexi Krebs both had an assist.
For the Patriots, Paige Keller led the way with a hat trick. Rylee Surovic and Courtney Mackenzie both had two goals while Morgan Tait and Courtney Curry each had one goal.
Souderton – which took a 6-2 lead into halftime – held a 15-7 advantage in draw controls and a 12-7 edge in ground balls.
Farina was credited with five saves in goal for the Indians while East’s Fiona Henderson had 11 saves.
Souderton (3-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Friday, and Central Bucks East (1-2, 0-1) will travel to Jenkintown for a non-league game.
Souderton 6-10 16
Central Bucks East 2-6 8
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 14, PENNSBURY 11
Senior captains Bridget Curtis and Janessa Watson turned in standout efforts to lead the Titans to a hard fought win in their conference
opener. Curtis contributed four assists, five draw controls and four caused turnovers while Watson had four goals, three assist and six draw controls.
Junior Tegan Mullan also had a big day, finishing with a game high five goals and one assist. Junior Kate Victor had three goals and two assists, and junior Maddy Flynn rounded out the scoring with a single goal.
Sophomore midfield defender Grace Gannon was credited with four draw controls and two interceptions. Junior defenders Anna Shirley and Emalee Day both had three caused turnovers. Junior defender Brynn Reilly had two caused turnovers.
“It was a total team effort,” South coach Janique Craig said. “Everyone played great and did their jobs on the field.”
For the Falcons, Darrien Furiness led the way with four goals. Sarah Walcott, Maggie Golder and Maddy Spratt each had two goals while Jaclyn Gorgo had one.
Sophomore goalkeeper Gabby Mayo was credited with eight saves in a winning effort for the Titans.
Central Bucks South (1-3, 1-0 SOL) will host Abington in a non-league game Thursday, and Pennsbury (0-1) will travel to Springfield Township Friday for a non-league contest.
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 23, NESHAMINY 2
The Golden Hawks opened conference play with a no-doubt-about-it win over the visiting Redskins. Leading the offensive charge were
Rianna Shields (seven goals, one assist) and Carley Irvin (seven goals, three assists).
Ella Flade, Amy Loving and Cailey Hiscox each added two goals. Flade and Hiscox also had one assist. Julia Levin added a goal and two assists while Karissa Smedley had a goal and an assist. Zoe Brossman had a pair of assists while Meg Rafter added a single goal, and Madison Hennelly had one assist.
“Our middies – Carley Irvin, Rianna Shields and Cailey Hiscox – did a great job on the draw,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “Defensive players picked up ground balls like vacuums – Karissa Smedley led us in pickups.”
Council Rock South (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Wissahickon Friday for a non-league game, and Neshaminy (0-3, 0-1) will host St. Hubert’s on Friday.
SOL American Conference
UPPER MORELAND 8, LOWER MORELAND 4
The visiting Golden Bears, who found themselves deadlocked at halftime, turned up their defensive pressure in the second half, shutting out the Lions and earning the hard fought win.
“This was a tough game today,” UM coach Kim Frantz said. “Lower Moreland challenged us at both ends. In the first five minutes of the game, we had a key player, senior Kat Morrow, go down with a knee injury.
“Lower Moreland took an early 2-0 lead. We were able to answer back to take the score to 4-2. We went into halftime tied 4-4. It took us some time to fill in the missing gap without Kat Morrow, but we were finally able to come together more in the second half.”
Isabel Leiter’s five-goal effort led UM’s attack. Olivia Meakim added a pair of goals, and Reagan Cummins had one goal. Adding one assist each were Charlotte James, Willow Taylor, Maddy Trzaska and Bre Knox.
Taylor also had three draw controls while Allison LaRocco and Meakim both had two. Meredith Marsteller had one draw control.
Frantz lauded the efforts of several of players in the win.
“Sophia Hopf played an excellent game on defense and came up with some very key ground balls at the defensive end,” the UM coach said. “Isabel Leiter led the team with five goals. Emma Hurley had a great game in goal today with 12 saves.”
For the Lions, Paige Malpezzi had a pair of goals while Sara Asmann and Leila Rosala each had one goal.
Goalie Emily Fee faced 22 shots and was credited with 14 saves.
“The Lions came out strong with a lot of caused turnovers and ground balls all over the field,” LM coach Jess Ashenbrenner said. “UM took advantage of the second half, and we couldn’t keep up. We are excited for Friday’s game against Bensalem.”
Upper Moreland (3-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Monday, and Lower Moreland (0-2, 0-1) will host Bensalem on Friday.
Upper Moreland 4-4 8
Lower Moreland 4-0 4
UPPER DUBLIN 16, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 8
Freshman Aditi Foster and senior Jenn McCarry proved to be double trouble for the Lions. The duo combined for 13 goals and five assists with Foster scoring a game high seven goals and assisting on two others while McCarry had six goals and three assists.
The visiting Cardinals – who notched their first win of the young season after a brutal non-league schedule – opened up a 10-3 halftime lead and never looked back.
“The girls played a solid game today and took control early,” UD coach Dee Cross said. “They are learning each game. We are young all over the field so they are figuring out how to finish.”
Also for UD, Tess Reardon had two goals and one assist, and Ella Lyon had one goal.
Reilly Brady was credited with eight saves in goal for the Cardinals.
“Our defense played a solid game today and Reiley saved some point blank shots to give us momentum,” Cross said. “Defenders Allie Gay, and Erin Eby were all over the field causing turnovers and coming up with ground balls which helped us gain possession.
“Midfielders Ally Rock and Maisie Hanson helped in transition, and Jenn McCarry was all over the field scoring, helping in transition and playing solid defense. Freshman Aditi Foster was a force on attack and went to goal when needed.”
For the Lions, Kate Dougherty and Rachel Saxton both scored two goals while Madie Thistlewaite and Rylie Hepp each contributed a goal and an assist. Meara Chick added a single goal.
Upper Dublin (1-3, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Pennridge for a non-league game Friday (7 p.m.). New Hope-Solebury (1-2, 0-1) will host Villa Joseph Marie on Friday.
Upper Dublin 10-6 16
New Hope-Solebury 3-5 8
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 19, WILLIAM TENNENT 2
Max Leszcynski turned in another big offensive performance, and this one included a historic moment as the senior standout connected for her 100th goal.
Fiona Gooneratne added three goals and two assists while Raya Gauntlett, Lauren Ianello, Meghan Wendler and Brianna Austin each added two goals. Ianello also had one assist. Gigi Tone closed out the scoring with a single goal.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (1-2, 1-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn Friday for a non-league game, and William Tennent (0-1) will host New Hope-Solebury on Monday.
William Tennent 1-1 2
Plymouth Whitemarsh 16-3 19
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