Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ lacrosse teams in action Wednesday. CB East senior photo provided courtesy of Marion Samkavitz/CB East lacrosse. CB West photos provided courtesy of CB West lacrosse.
SOL National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 8
The Golden Hawks – sparked by the glittering five-goal efforts of seniors Carley Irvin and Rianna Shields – remained perfect in conference play with an impressive win over a Titan squad that entered the game with just one conference loss, and their coach is admittedly surprised by her team’s 11-2 record.
“We lost seven or eight starters who were seniors and graduated last year,” Rock South coach Madison Hurwitz said. “This year we have the chemistry, and that’s a huge thing. It’s very important.”
The visiting Golden Hawks wasted no time before taking control of the game, opening up an 8-2 halftime lead and never looking back.
“The key was them going out and doing what we practice – playing our game and playing it together and confidently,” Hurwitz said. “We have a lot of speed this season, we have a lot of versatility, so we have defenders who can play midfield and play attack, and we have attackers who can cross the line for tired middies and play defense, and we don’t miss anything having those people playing different positions.”
In addition to scoring five goals, Irvin also had four assists and had a hand in nine of her team’s 12 goals. Ella Flade and Cailey Hiscox each added a goal. Hiscox and Julia Levin both had one assist.
“Our midfielders did outstanding on the draws,” Hurwitz said of Hiscox, Shields and Irvin. “The attack and middies did a great job possessing the ball on our offensive side of the field.
“We played ‘our game,’ and we played it very well. I’m very proud of the girls.”
The Golden Hawks’ coach credited the role of her captains – Carley Irvin, Rianna Shields, Cailey Hiscox and Sophia Kutsaya.
“Our four captains have done an incredible job making everyone comfortable,” Hurwitz said. “They pass the ball to the defenders playing attack, they are encouraging girls up and down the field.
“The two going on to play collegiate lacrosse (Irvin and Shields) have been playing like future college lacrosse players – poised, confident, fast and dynamic.”
Kutsaya celebrated her birthday by notching the win in goal, and she had a surprise when the team bus stopped at her house and interrupted her birthday dinner.
“She loved it and her parents loved it, so it was an all-around good experience for everyone,” Hurwitz said.
Council Rock South (11-2, 7-0 SOL) will host Upper Moreland in a non-league game Friday at 6 p.m., and Central Bucks South (6-9, 6-2) will host Archbishop Wood in a non-league game Friday.
Council Rock South 7-5 12
Central Bucks South 2-6 8
SOUDERTON 10, PENNRIDGE 9 (OT)
The Indians rallied from a 6-4 halftime deficit to win the overtime thriller in Wednesday’s battle between the neighboring rivals. Senior Clark Trowbridge scored the game-winner late in the first OT period, capping the gutsy Indians’ comeback.
“We were down the whole game, and we kept fighting back, fighting back,” Souderton coach Claudia Lamarca said. “We won the draw (to start OT) and were holding possession for the majority of the three minutes, and around the one-minute mark when it was getting down to the wire, we looked to go to goal and gave our best shot.
“It felt good. I felt our game against CB West – which ended in the opposite direction (an 11-10 loss) – fueled our end of the game push and our overtime push. We learned from those experiences, and you don’t want to feel like that twice. We did a really good job of taking that experience and shifting it towards today’s win.”
Ang Borisow scored the equalizer with three minutes remaining in regulation.
“Pennridge is such a fighting team – they gave us a really tough fight,” Lamarca said. “But at the end of the day, we played as a team, and we played team defense and we played team offense. I think we approached the second half with the ‘I got your back’ mentality. There were a lot of ways we worked for each other. Whether it was converting a big turnover on defense into an offensive goal, we started working intentionally for everybody on the field, so I think that really was the driving force behind that comeback.”
Reiley Knize, Caroline Kelly and Lauren Hallman each scored two goals to lead the Indians. Kelly also had an assist. Scoring one goal each were Avery Farina (one assist), Isabel John (one assist), Borisow and Trowbridge.
Grace Demarzio sparked the Indians defense – which allowed just three goals in the second half – with four caused turnovers.
“Grace Demarzio played really aggressive, she played really feisty, and I think that kind of energy helped us keep the momentum – stay attacking, stay fighting,” Lamarca said. “She always does an awesome job but yesterday her energy really propelled us.”
Tegan Farina (two saves) and Courtney Mallon (three saves) shared time in goal for the Indians.
For the Rams, Maddy Edinger once again came up big, scoring five goals and assisting on another. Aubrey Maher had a hat trick and one assist. Grace Rosica had one goal, and Lexi Muredda contributed an assist.
Pennridge goalie Brenna Craig was credited with 16 saves in a strong outing, and Rams’ coach Kelly Feher had nothing but good things to say about her team’s effort.
“Our team has three goals,” the Rams’ coach said. “One – flush it, don’t let a mistake overtake you. Two – play as a team, and three – play with passion. Tonight this team did not get down or let the little things become a bigger problem. They worked as a team to hold them on defense and look for the best opportunities.
“And lastly, they played with so much heart and passion. The score does not reflect how much desire and drive they had. Maddy Edinger’s speed and fire helped keep us in the game while the defense – (Emily) Padva, (Grace) Rosica, (Ava) Fantaskey, (Emily) Amsden, and (Lauren) Rush held their ground. The team bled green tonight.”
Souderton (9-5, 5-4 SOL) will host Coatesville on Friday for its Senior Night celebration. Pennridge (4-10, 3-5) will travel to North Penn on Monday.
Pennridge 6-3-0 9
Souderton 4-5-1 10
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 17, NESHAMINY 4
The Patriots celebrated the team’s eight seniors with a no-doubt-about-it win over the visiting Redskins. Honored on Wednesday were Morgan Eater,* Grace Bethke,* Courtney Mackenzie,* Abby Durr, Lyndsey Zezzo, Leah Trichon, Sophia Buesing, and Fiona Henderson (*captains).
“This senior class deserved an amazing Senior Day,” East coach Maggie Stella said. “Like myself, they have gone through three coaches in their career, but they also had a season cancelled.
“Despite the obstacles in front of them they continued to fight, be positive, and create a fun environment for this team. They have gotten this team to where it is today, and it’s something to be proud of. I wish I had the opportunity to coach them longer because they are a tremendous group of girls. As my first senior class, I won’t ever forget them, and every class after I will hold to their standards.”
Ten different players contributed goals for the Patriots with Abby Durr’s hat trick leading the balanced attack. Adding two goals each were Courtney Mackenzie, Rylee Surovec, Erika Zimmer, Courtney Curry and Sammy Kishel. Morgan Eater, Morgan Tait, Ava Delfini and Paige Keller each had one goal. Curry also had a pair of assists while Mackenzie, Eater, Surovec, Tait and Kishel each had one assist.
Mackenzie also ensured the Patriots had possession with nine draw controls. Kishel and Keller each had three draw controls.
Mackenzie and Eater led the Patriots with three ground balls each. Durr had a pair of ground balls, and contributing one ground ball each were Tait, Delfini, Grace Bethke, Erika Zimmer, Sophia Buesing, Sierra Buesing and Riley Schmidt.
Keller also had two caused turnovers while Curry, Mackenzie, Eater, Lyndsey Zezzo and Leah Trichon had one each.
Senior Fiona Henderson was credited with four saves in goal in the win.
Central Bucks East (5-8, 3-5 SOL) will travel to Lower Merion for a non-league game on Friday, and Neshaminy (1-12, 1-7) will host Springfield Township on Thursday at 5 p.m.
Neshaminy 3-1 4
Central Bucks East 14-3 17
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 14, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 10
The Bucks trailed by one at halftime (5-4) but outscored their visitors 10-5 after the intermission in an inspired second half to earn the Senior Night win. They scored five goals in the final eight minutes to win in dramatic fashion.
“All nine of our seniors played the entirety of the game,” West coach Nicole Fisher said. “It was a true team win, and for the first time in the second half, we had our foot on the gas and were playing to win rather than playing not to lose. It was incredible to see our team come together and play. Our girls worked hard, especially seniors Jada Reichwein and Brooke Deily on our re-defend. Seniors Maggie McCusker, Caroline Crecca and Jackie Ebert had a fantastic showing defensively.”
Senior Paige Gilbert had two goals and 10 controlled draws, and senior Megan Weyer had four goals. Freshman Kate Weyer had four goals and one assist, and Reichwein and senior Shelby Hahn both had two goals.
“Our midfielders – Kate (Weyer), Meg (Weyer) and Paige (Gilbert) – had an incredible game,” Fisher said. “Sophomore Margot Haring had a phenomenal game with five huge saves in the first half and four in the second.”
For the Indians, Jill Hopkins and Morgan McCaffrey each had three goals to lead a balanced attack. McCaffrey also had one assist, two ground balls and seven draw controls. Hopkins added four ground balls and two draw controls.
Adding one goal each were Ali Carpentier, Maddie McNulty, Emma Sadovy and Grace Vliet. Sadovy also had two assists while Vliet and McNulty each had one. Sadovy also had one ground ball while Vliet had one ground ball and two draw controls. Marlena Ries had two ground balls and one caused turnover, and Lindsey O’Brien had a pair of caused turnovers.
Central Bucks West (4-7, 4-5 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Monday at 7 p.m., and Council Rock North (5-8, 3-7) will travel to Souderton on Wednesday.
Council Rock North 5-5 10
Central Bucks West 4-10 14
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SOL American Conference
WISSAHICKON 15, UPPER DUBLIN 8
It was a red letter day for the Trojans on Wednesday.
Not only did junior Emma Baker score her 100the career goal, the Trojans – with just two conference games remaining and a two-game lead – clinched at least a share of the conference title with Wednesday’s win.
Baker’s historic goal was part of a dazzling six-goal effort (the junior standout connected on 6 of 7 shots), and she also had two ground balls and nine draw controls.
“That really helped us get a confident lead, which could only have been attained through possession of the draw,” Wissahickon coach Jamie Kane said. “Wiss could not be more proud of this hardworking young lady.”
Quinn Gaffey scored three goals on three shots while Sophia Chiodo Ortiz and Abby DeGroat each had two goals. DeGroat also had five draw controls. Lexi Hobson stuffed the stat sheet with one goal, two assists, two caused turnovers, four draw controls and one ground ball. Nora Ryan had one goal, one caused turnover and two ground balls while Chloe Lee had one caused turnover. Alena Doll had two caused turnovers and two ground balls. Amanda Brecher had one caused turnover, one ground ball and one interception.
Wissahickon goalie Madeline Murphy recorded six saves.
For the Flying Cardinals, Jenn McCarry scored five goals, and Aditi Foster added three goals and one assist. UD goalie Riley Brady had four saves.
Wissahickon (14-0, 9-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Monday for a 6 p.m. game, and Upper Dublin (6-6, 5-2) will host Lower Moreland on Friday at 5 p.m.
Upper Dublin 5-3 8
Wissahickon 7-8 15
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 14, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 13
The Colonials, who took a 9-7 lead into halftime, opened up a 14-9 lead and appeared to have things well under control. The Lions had other ideas, roaring back to make it a one-goal game.
“Late in the second half, PW had a 14-9 lead and couldn’t maintain possession, which enabled New Hope to capitalize, bringing the game to 14-13,” PW coach Ellen Reilly said. “New Hope had an opportunity on a turnover by PW to tie the game, but gave the ball back to us on a timeout foul because they didn’t have a timeout. We were lucky to get the win.”
Meghan Wendler and Max Leszczynski (one assist) both had five goals to lead the Colonials. Brianna Austin added a pair of goals while Lauren Ianello and Fiona Gooneratne each had one goal.
For the Lions, Kate Dougherty led the way with three goals and two assists, and Lilly Smith also had three goals. Robin Hepp added two goals and three assists while Margaret Tresler and Madie Thistlewaite both had two goals. Rachel Saxton added a goal and two assists.
“NHS gave a fantastic effort to come back from being down five goals with five minutes remaining,” NHS coach Betsy Dougherty said. “We clawed back to within one goal, then lost possession a couple of times in the final two minutes and could not tie it up. Good game played by PW.’
Plymouth Whitemarsh (7-7, 7-2 SOL) will travel to Wilson West Lawn for a non-league game Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (9-5, 5-3) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Monday.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 9-5 14
New Hope-Solebury 7-6 13
QUAKERTOWN 6, LOWER MORELAND 5
The Lions appeared to have things well in hand after controlling play in the opening half and taking a 3-0 lead into halftime. The second half was another story entirely as the visiting Panthers outscored the Lions 6-2 to earn the dramatic come-from-behind win.
“We started getting more possession in the second half,” Quakertown assistant coach Dan Rutledge said. “In the first half, I would say they had the ball 70 percent of the time. Their goalie made some saves, and the opportunities we did have we didn’t cash in on.
“In the second half, we started winning draws, gaining possession, and we were able to cash in on some of our shots. We were able to isolate a couple of our players to get better shooting situations.”
The Panthers rallied to knot the score and went up 5-4 only to see the Lions knot the score. Madison Peacher scored a goal that turned out to be the game-winner with around three minutes remaining. The final minutes were not without drama.
“It was definitely tight,” Rutledge said. “They didn’t have any great scoring opportunities. Our defense did play pretty well, limiting their scoring chances, especially late.”
The Panthers’ coach credited the play of Peacher, whose three-goal effort led the Panthers. Adding one goal each were Tessa O’Donnell, Kyla Frederick and Mya Hibsman.
Hibsman, Carolyn Sipprell and Morgan Sipprell each had one assist.
“Mya Hibsman scored a goal and she won a lot of draws,” Rutledge said. “Carolyn Supprell on defense – she deflected a bunch of different passes and played really good, really hard.
“Livian Stover played center mid on our second line. She hasn’t played at all this year and got thrown in to take a couple of draws , and she won a couple of really big draws. She stepped up in that role playing that position for the first time all year.”
Wednesday’s win was the first of the season in conference play for the Panthers.
“They were definitely excited,” Rutledge said. “Even being down 3-0 at halftime, they were very positive because they knew that we were right there in that game.
“We got a couple of early goals to start the second half, which really got the momentum going.”
Quakertown (4-6, 1-4 SOL) will travel to Lansdale Catholic for a non-league game on Friday, and Lower Moreland (4-8, 1-6) will be on the road at Jenkintown for a non-league game on Thursday.
Quakertown 0-6 6
Lower Moreland 3-2 5
ABINGTON 15, UPPER MORELAND 5
The Ghosts raced out of the gate to an 8-3 halftime lead over the visiting Golden Bears on their way to the conference win.
Lesha Karaba’s five goals led the Ghosts’ attack. Maddie Hinkle added four goals, and Shea Gormley had a hat trick. Abby Johnson, Mei Mei Cheng and Emily Schlisman each contributed one goal. For Schlisman, Wednesday’s goal was the first of her varsity career.
Cheng also was credited with eight draw controls.
“Our transition tonight was on it,” Abington coach Amalie Krietman said. “They had good D, but we were able to move the ball around nicely tonight.”
For the Golden Bears, Olivia Meakim had two goals and one assist. Adding one goal each were Reagan Cummins, Heidi Wittick and Willow Taylor.
Taylor’s three draw controls led the Golden Bears. Cummins, Wittick, Bree Knox and Sophia Hopf each had one draw control.
Emma Hurley was credited with 11 saves in goal for the Golden Bears.
Abington (3-4, 2-3 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham on Thursday, and Upper Moreland (7-8, 4-6) will be on the road at Council Rock South on Friday for a 6 p.m. non-league contest.
Upper Moreland 3-2 5
Abington 8-7 15
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