Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Monday.
SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 10, UPPER MORELAND 9
In a battle of the only two unbeaten teams in the conference, it was the Trojans rallying from a 6-4 halftime deficit to edge the visiting Golden Bears.
“I am so proud that ultimately we came together and maintained composure, coming back strong the second half,” Wissahickon coach Nicole Fisher said. “The hard work and discipline paid off with a hard-fought win.”
Although the Golden Bears came up just short on the scoreboard, their effort – according to their coach – did not.
“I couldn’t be more proud of how we played today – we fought until the last minute,” UM coach Kim Frantz said. “Both teams were very physical and played with so much heart. It was an amazing high level intense high school game. We never got frustrated and never gave up, we just kept playing our game. It was all heart and determination.
“In the end, this game will definitely help us to be a better team for playoffs, and we grew just a little more today as a team. This game could have gone either way – it just didn’t fall in our favor this time. This team has some of the best chemistry I have ever coached, and we hope to have a few extra weeks of lacrosse coming our way.”
Wissahickon scored quickly at the start of the game, and it was a back and forth game until the final two minutes of the first half when UM was able to go up by two to end the half.
The Trojans scored two goals in the beginning of the second half and tied the game at the 20:51 mark. It was a back and forth second half, but Wissahickon ended up going up by two with a little over five minutes remaining.
“In the second half, we caught our breath, and we started coming up with draw controls again and taking momentum,” Fisher said. “Emma Baker took some strong drives after getting knocked around a bit and helped us with the lead. She also had a great feed to Alexa McCabe.
“We were up two with a little over five minutes left and, unfortunately, turned the ball over which led to another goal from UM. With 1:37 left, we called a timeout to again talk about keeping possession. We did end up losing possession again, but we fought hard on the redefend. Cam (Hubbs) had an awesome last save and cleared the ball safely to Amanda Brecher, and we did great at holding that possession for the last seconds. It was a nail biter for sure.”
Emma Baker excelled for the Trojans, finishing with six goals, three assists, six ground balls, five draw controls and one caused turnover.
“Emma Baker had a great game overall and really turned up her game in the second half,” Frantz said.
“Emma Baker played with great composure and discipline,” Fisher said. “She led her team from the warmups and through the full 50 minutes.”
The Trojans also received major contributions from their underclassmen. Freshman Emma Greenberg had one goal, two ‘self’ draw controls, one caused turnover and two ground balls.
“She changed our momentum on the draw,” Fisher said. “Her work on the draw helped us.”
Sophomore Nora Ryan stepped up with three huge draw controls in the second half, and freshman Alexa McCabe had three goals and two ground balls. Alexis Hobson had two ground balls and two draw controls.
Senior Amanda Brecher had five ground balls and one interception on defense. Goalie Camille Hubbs was credited with seven saves.
“She had three saves in the second half that truly kept us in the game when we had some unfortunate turnovers,” Fisher said.
Emma Hurley also came up big in goal for the Golden Bears, finishing with 12 saves – including the 100th save of this season.
“Emma Hurley in the first half really had some amazing saves to keep us up by two to end the half,” Frantz said. “Her stick broke on a save from a hard shot, and she had to play most of the second half with a different stick and she still came up with several key saves.”
Annalise Messina led the Golden Bears with three goals, two assists and four draw controls. Isabel Leiter added two goals while Reagan Cummins had one goal and one assist. Molly Meakim, Willow Taylor and Jenna Piantieri each had one goal. Taylor also had two draw controls. Olivia Meakim and Heidi Wittick both contributed one assist. Wittick also led the Golden Bears with six draw controls.
“Annalise Messina was a huge presence on the field both on defense and attack,” Frantz said. “As a freshman, her emotional leadership is notable and was prevalent in this game.
“Heidi Wittick continues to bring composure and competitiveness to this team as a prominent senior midfielder. She was dialed in on the defensive end, reactive in the midfield, and calming on the offensive end. As a whole, every team member played with immense grit and contributed to giving Wissahickon 50 straight minutes of competition.”
Wissahickon (10-2, 7-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Wednesday, and Upper Moreland (11-2, 7-1) will host Abington on Wednesday.
Upper Moreland 6-3 9
Wissahickon 4-6 10
UPPER DUBLIN 15, CHELTENHAM 3
Ten players contributed to the Flying Cardinals’ balanced scoring attack. Paige Dinkel’s two goals and two assists led the way. Tess Reardon and Aditi Foster both contributed two goals and one assist, and Anna DiMartile had a pair of goals. Adding one goal and one assist each were Julie Zlotnikoff, Cami Rosenthal and Jaida Dawoud. Allie Gay, Kelly Senior, Ella Lyon and Katie Stoughton each had one goal.
Upper Dublin (9-4, 5-2 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Wednesday, and Cheltenham (1-9, 1-6) will be on the road at William Tennent on Wednesday.
Upper Dublin 11-4 15
Cheltenham 1-2 3
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 9, ABINGTON 7
The Colonials and Ghosts combined for 12 goals in the opening half but just four in the second half with the Ghosts managing only two as PW relied on its defense to eke out the win.
“PW had a great second half defensively,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “All four low defenders – Lonna Buono, Ella Clark, Kaylin Smyth and Katie Lukens – came up with caused turnovers and ground balls that led to our transition and goals.
“Rhianna Gooneratne was big on the draw and along with Brianna Austin and Bri Reynolds. Ella Clark led the team defensively with three draw controls, three positive turnovers and four ground balls. Our goalie Aniya Bond had a good second half, recording four saves and only allowing one goal.”
Brianna Austin’s four-goal effort led the Colonials. Sophie Gartland added two goals while Fiona Gooneratne, Bri Reynolds and Ella Clark each had one goal.
For the Ghosts, Mei Mei Cheng had a hat trick while Wren Castor, Haley Hamsher, Audrey Silverman and Avery Sullivan each had one goal.
Jadyn Bagby had nine saves in goal for the Ghosts.
“The girls worked really hard today,” Abington coach Amalie Kreitman said. “Our defense did a great job. (We) were able to keep them from scoring for a solid three minutes. Our midfield looked great tonight. Overall, we played like a family.”
Plymouth Whitemarsh 6-3 9
Abington 6-1 7
HATBORO-HORSHAM 21, WILLIAM TENNENT 1
The Hatters celebrated Senior Night with a no-doubt-about-it win over the visiting Panthers. The win was a team effort and the perfect way to celebrate the team’s seniors.
Sophia Liott was all but unstoppable on attack as evidenced by her 12-point game, which included seven goals and five assists. Abby Roesing added five goals and one assist while Cait Carpenter had four goals and one assist. Hannah Bommentre contributed a pair of goals while Paige Cole had a goal and an assist. Both Gianna Livingston and Tara Orloski contributed one goal. Natalie Tocci had an assist.
The Hatters’ defense limited the Panthers to just one goal and was comprised of Tocci, Lydia Nolin, Paige Cole, Faith Buccafuri, Neva Fullmer with Amber MacIntosh and Liott in goal.
Hatboro-Horsham (7-6, 5-3 SOL) will travel to Springfield Township on Wednesday, and William Tennent (0-7, 0-6) will be on the road at Quakertown on Wednesday.
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 12, QUAKERTOWN 10
SOL National Conference
PENNSBURY 7, SOUDERTON 5
Kema Brown was a difference maker in Monday’s defensive battle. The Falcons’ goalie recorded 16 saves in a stellar outing.
“Kema had an awesome game in goal today,” Pennsbury coach Shannon MacPherson said. “She came up with key saves and kept us in the game for the win.
“She is a very smart goalie and was able to take care of the ball for us. This is the best game I’ve seen her play. It was beautiful.”
The visiting Falcons needed every one of Brown’s saves in a contest that saw goals hard to come by for both squads. The two teams were deadlocked 3-3 at halftime, and the Falcons held a 4-2 edge in the second half.
“Our defense did a great job holding Souderton once we started working as a unit and got our slides down,” MacPherson said. “Defensively, we only allowed two goals in the second half which was huge in the win today.”
Darrien Furiness had three goals to go along with three ground balls. Caroline Mellon and Grace Mellon both added two goals. Holmes also had five draw controls while Olivia Graebner had four. Graebner also had a team high five ground balls and two caused turnovers. Angelina Kenney had three ground balls.
Pennsbury (8-2, 4-1 SOL) will host Pennridge on Tuesday, and Souderton (7-5, 4-2) will travel to Pennridge on Wednesday.
Pennsbury 3-4 7
Souderton 3-2 5
NORTH PENN 13, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 6
The Knights took a tenuous 6-5 lead into halftime, but their offense came alive in the second half as they outscored their hosts 8-1 to earn their seventh win without a loss in conference play.
“We got off to a slow start tonight but came together in the second half,” NP coach Heather Mellow said. “Our defense did a nice job playing down – due to a couple of yellow cards – and holding off CB East.
“The second half of this game was a good all-around team effort.”
Despite the outcome, East coach Maggie Stella was pleased with her team’s strong showing against the conference leading Knights.
“I am honestly really proud of my team, just seeing how far we have come,” East coach Maggie Stella said. “The girls have been working so hard this year, and in this game, things were starting to come together.
“Our defense looked great today. The first half they kept North Penn scoreless for the first seven minutes, which was great to see. The halftime score being 7-5 was all because of hustle and effort. Our attack has been exploring new options on plays, and they did a great job of connecting and working together. The score does not reflect how we played, and I am so proud of my team.”
For the Knights, Kerry O’Donnell led the attack with four goals and seven draw controls. Riley O’Donnell and Danielle Preston both added hat tricks. Jordan Baily had two goals and two assists while Kayla Stressman had two goals, two assists and three draw controls. Emily Varilla had one goal, two assists and three draw controls. Olivia Caputo had one goal.
Kiera Holt was credited with seven saves in goal for the Knights.
For the Patriots, Morgan Tait had two goals while Paige Keller and Courtney Curry both had one goal and two draw controls. Keller also had three ground balls while Curry had a pair. Lauren Boylan added one goal and one ground ball, and Ericka Zimmer had one goal. Ava Delfini contributed one draw control and one ground ball. Rylee Surovec and Sammy Kishel both had one draw control, and Aidenn O’Leary had one ground ball.
East goalie Grace Gidwani recorded six saves in goal.
North Penn (10-3, 7-0 SOL) will host Perkiomen Valley in a non-league game on Friday, and Central Bucks East (2-10, 1-5) will travel to Neshaminy on Wednesday.
North Penn 6-8 13
Central Bucks East 5-1 6
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 16, BENSALEM 3
The visiting Indians opened up a 14-2 halftime lead on their way to the decisive conference win.
Madeline Mela’s six goals led the Indians’ attack while Allie Carpentier and Morgan MacCaffery both had four goals. Charlotte Ondria added two goals.
Council Rock North (8-6, 2-5 SOL) will travel to Harry S Truman on Wednesday, and Bensalem (3-5, 0-4) will be on the road at Pennsbury on Wednesday.
Bensalem 2-1 3
Council Rock North 14-2 16
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