Check out Tuesday’s SOL girls lacrosse results. To view photos of the Neshaminy/Pennsbury and CB South/Souderton games, please visit the Photo Gallery.
Continental Conference
SOUDERTON 13, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 12
The Indians have been making a habit of starting off slow this season, and the Titans exploited the opportunity.
“In the first half, we kind of got stuck in this low key play from the last game,” said coach Kelly Yemm Kelly. “We were having trouble with our transition ball coming down, and CB South was doing a great job capitalizing on it.”
Faced with a deficit early in the game, Kelly called a timeout hoping the team could regroup and make some adjustments, and they did just that.
“That’s when we started to come back a little bit,” the Indians’ first-year coach said. “But towards the end of the first half, CB South stepped up again and put in some goals.”
The Titans stretched their lead to three heading into halftime (8-5).
In the second half, the Indians regained their composure and began to rally back and control the tempo.
“The entire second half we came out deciding to forget what we did in the first half and play our Souderton game that we played the first two games of the season,” said Kelly. “We needed to get back the momentum and aggressiveness and play our game.”
After trailing by as many as five, the Indians cut the Titans’ lead to one only to see it disappear after an offensive surge by the Titans midway through the half.
That’s when junior Nikki Palmer (3 goals, 2 assists) came into the game and provided the spark Big Red had been searching for in the second half.
“Palmer got out there and picked up the intensity on attack,” said Kelly. “She upped the level of play.”
With six minutes remaining, Palmer controlled the ball behind the cage and, as she rolled the right side of the crease, drove a ball into the top of the cage to tie the game 12-12.
“We went back and forth and goal for goal at that point,” said Kelly. “ CB South really picked up their play.”
At the 5:36 mark, sophomore Amber Lambeth (3 goals, 1 assist) fired the game-winner past South keeper Leslie Searles (8 saves) on a 1v1.
The Titans had plenty of time left on the clock and were pressuring Souderton as the Indians tried to stall. The Indians turned the ball over to South with one minute remaining. South was awarded a free position, but a false start on the play gave the Indians possession, and they held the ball for the duration.
“It really is true that our conference is so strong that any team can beat any other team on any given day,” said Kelly. “(South’s) level of play has picked up over the years. (Janique Craig’s) done a really nice job with them.”
Chessie Rehmer, Natalie Bulger, and Rachel Judge each connected for a pair of goals in the come-from-behind league victory, while Alyssa Ziegler rounded out the scoring with one goal. Keeper Jen Bergey stopped nine shots.
South’s Emily Cliggett scored a game-high four goals. Megan Hamilton, Sarah Poli and Corrine Kenney scored two each for the Titans while Courtney and Devon Dietzel contributed single goals. The Indians upped their record to 3-2 in the league while the Titans fell to 1-2 SOL, 2-2 overall.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 20, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 8
The Hatters used a standout defensive effort to outscore the Bucks 7-1 on their way to the decisive win on Tuesday night.
“In the second half, we went into a stall the first three or four minutes,” coach Duncan Swezey said. “I said, ‘You don’t have to wait until the end of the game to try and stall the ball.’
“They were just so tired. I think they had one or two subs.”
The Hatters made a concerted effort to take West junior Elena Romseburg out of the game and limited the James Madison-bound junior to two goals.
“We had seen that she statistically was leading their team,” Swezey said. “She just had no room to breathe. Every time she got anywhere close, we doubled her.
“We sent Maria Guerra on her for probably the first 15 or 20 minutes. Last year she was primarily a defender, and we moved her to midfield. Jane Henry took her turn, and Jenna Cutilli took her turn, so we were rotating fresh legs, and that makes for a long game for a single player like her.”
Casey Swezey and Rachel Rausa both had seven-point games to lead the Hatters. Swezey finished the game with five goals and two assists while Rausa had four goals and three assists. Katie McKay had three goals and one assist, and Annette DeSipio had three goals. Colby Eldridge (two goals, one assist), Carly Daley (one goal, one assist) Jenna Cutilli (one goal), Sydney Rausa (one goal), Jane Henry (three assists) and Guerra (one assist) also contributed.
Swezey praised the defensive effort of Henry, Cutilli, Guerra, Caroline Acker and Lauren Hill.
For the Bucks, Amanda Gundlach connected for the hat trick, and Romseburg had a pair of goals. Jane Savard had a goal and an assist, and Meghan Tillger and Tori Ueland each had one goal.
The Hatters upped their league mark to 4-0 (5-1 overall) while the Bucks fell to 2-3 in the league (2-4 overall).
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 21, JENKINTOWN 9
The Patriots jumped out to a 12-3 halftime lead on their way to the decisive non-league win on Tuesday.
Senior Mary Kate Schwartz led the Patriots with eight goals and one assist – her fifth goal vaulted her to the 100-goal plateau for her career. Julia Norek had four goals and two assists. Katt Miller added two goals and five assists while Marissa Glatt had four goals. Kaitlyn Stoud had two goals, and Alex Law added one to close out the scoring. Alana Rivas has 15 saves in goal for the Patriots.
American Conference
UPPER DUBLIN 14, SPRINGFIELD (8)
The Flying Cardinals may have taken a hit to graduation from last year’s American Conference championship squad, but the Cardinals established themselves as once again the team to beat, defeating the Spartans 24 hours after their come-from-behind win over Wissahickon.
The Cardinals took a 7-4 lead into halftime and outscored the Spartans by an identical 7-4 count in the second half.
Rachel DiFrangia had a breakout performance to lead the Flying Cardinals, scoring six goals and handing out two assists. Taylor D’Ginto also came up big, contributing five goals and one assist, and Julie Cross added three goals and two assists.
Colleen Morris led the Spartans with the hat trick. Julie Cardamone and Katie Morris both contributed two goals, and Libby Field had one goal.
Sarah Gallagher had seven saves in goal for the Flying Cardinals.
The Flying Cardinals are 5-0 in conference play (6-1 overall) while the Spartans fall to 3-1 in the league (3-2 overall).
CHELTENHAM 17, UPPER MORELAND 9
The Panthers held a narrow 8-5 lead over the Golden Bears at the half but steadily added to that lead in the second half to put the game out of reach. Allison Hawkins led the Panthers’ attack with a game-high five goals, while Emily Leibovitz scored three goals (1 assist), Gabby Szczcpanek, Sammie McManus and Emily Hawkins each chipped in a pair and Allie Liss, Skye Wallace and Cosette Carter added single goals.
Upper Moreland’s Delaney Smith matched the Panthers’ game-high, scoring five goals, while Maura O’Leary added two goals and Maddie Mauro and Kiera Slater rounded out the scoring with one goal each.
Kelley Stuetz (Cheltenham) recorded nine saves, and Upper Moreland’s Kaitlin Taylor turned away eight shots.
The Panthers improved their record to 2-2 in the league (2-3 overall) while the Bears saw their record drop to 1-3 in the league (3-4 overall).
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 21, NORRISTOWN 12
The Colonials downed the Eagles to net their first league victory after jumping out to a 12-6 lead at halftime. The Colonials were led by the six-goal effort of Kayla Wisniewski while Kirsten Monte added five goals (two assists). Morgan Nagy scored the final three goals of the game for a true hat trick. Kyra Brown and Aurora Mills each added 2 goals, and Monica Dresnin, Sarah Naylor (3 assists) and Haley Quinn each contributed single goals.
Junior midfielder Keifonna Ferguson led the Eagles with five goals while Kerri Harner added the hat trick. Rachel Hagel, Amelia Schunder, Megan Grande and Natalie Mitchell each scored single goals. Coach Stacie Staufenberg lauded the effort of Schunder for playing well through the midfield and attack.
The Colonials upped their record to 1-3 (2-4 overall) while the Eagles remain winless at 0-5 (1-5 overall).
WISSAHICKON 17, UPPER MERION 8
Zoe Gomez led the Trojans with five goals, and Laura Frankenfield added four. Lindsay Anderson, Lauren Irvine and Taylor Myers each scored two goals. Rachel Zucker and Jackie Hibbs both had one goal for the Trojans, who improved to 3-1 in the league (4-1 overall).
The Vikings saw their record drop to 3-2 in league play (5-2 overall).
National Conference
PENNSBURY 19, NESHAMINY 2
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