Check out Monday’s SOL girls lacrosse results…
National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 12, ABINGTON 11 (OT)
It hasn’t been an easy season for the defending conference champion Indians, who have been without veteran goalie Taylor Beck the majority of the season, but they had reason to celebrate when Laura Kwasnowski scored early in overtime to propel Rock North to the dramatic win. Monday’s win avenged a mid-season 11-9 loss to the Ghosts.
“We have been without our starting goalie for pretty much the entire year, which is heartbreaking for me because she’s an awesome kid and a great goalie, and it’s disappointing for her,” Dayton-Ventresca said. “This was important for our back-up goalie, and it was important for our team. It was really important all around.”
The Indians led for much of the game and still led by one late in regulation, but a turnover while they were in the stall set up the tying goal for the Ghosts and, later, Kwasnowski’s overtime heroics.
“It’s a huge morale booster,” Dayton-Ventresca said. “You never want to blame losing on anything other than the way you perform, but we’ve had a lot of ups and downs. It’s been a year of transition, a year of change, and I’m just really proud of them that they’re playing their best lacrosse at the end, which is what you want.”
Natalie Maher sparked the Indians with four goals while Taylor Campbell added two goals and one assist. Adding single goals were Tori Lyon, Nicole Ender, Marina Schreiner, Katy Lehman and Devon Mela. Goalie Abby Kopytko was credited with nine saves.
“I have to say – one of the things I love about this team is we have very even goal scoring,” Dayton-Ventresca said. “Between my middies and attack, eight of my nine girls scored, which I think is amazing.
“That’s the way it’s been most of the season. We’ve had really even scoring, and I love that.”
For the Ghosts, Meredith Cox, Hannah Sjholm and Mikki Raymond each contributed hat tricks. Raymond also had a pair of assists. Jeannie Van Buren and Molly Bair both added single goals. Abington goalie Kate Margolis had nine saves.
The Indians held a 28-21 advantage in shots.
The Indians evened their league mark at 3-3 (7-8 overall) while the Ghosts are 3-4 in the league (5-9 overall).
PENNSBURY 18, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 12
The Falcons clinched their first ever SOL National Conference crown, thanks to Monday’s win over the Golden Hawks. Senior Kelsy Gumbert sparked the offense with an 11-point game, contributing five goals and six assists. Jackie Sweeney also had five goals to go along with two assists. Joy Hopkins added the hat trick while Carson Smith and Missy Frankil both had two goals. Rachel Pierce added a single goal. Frankil, Alyssa Matthews and Anna Cruser each had an assist.
For the Golden Hawks, Gabi Rosenfeld had four goals and an assist while Leann Hurley added three goals and one assist. Nikki Boyd, Mollie Sheehy, Jamie Damirgian, Christine Besselman and Meg Sheehy each added single goals. Sheehy had a pair of assists while Boyd, Damirgian and Besselman each had one assist.
Pennsbury goalie Liana Eyre was credited with eight saves while Rock South’s Claire Quist had seven saves.
The Falcons are 7-0 in league play (12-3 overall) while the Golden Hawks are 3-3 in the league (8-5 overall).
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 12, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 11
The Bucks might have been expecting an easy night when they faced the Titans in a battle of sister schools. After all, they had rolled to an 18-8 win in the initial meeting between the two schools after jumping out to a commanding 11-4 halftime lead. The Titans, however, bore little resemblance to that team, opening up a 7-3 halftime lead before the Bucks staged a second-half comeback to eke out the win.
“We played Souderton the other night, and I think that was probably our best game of the season,” South senior captain Leslie Searles said of her team’s overtime win over the Indians. “I think that really motivated us. Experience also is a big part. We have seen what we have done wrong, and we have seen how the other teams play. Also a big part is playing with heart and playing the entire game. Obviously, West is a big rival of ours, and it really would mean a lot to beat them, but they played well too tonight.”
The difference in the game, according to South coach Janique Craig, was simple.
“The biggest factor was we only won 9 of 23 draws,” the Titans’ coach said. “They really took the momentum and did a great job with the draw control in the second half, and that is what hurts the most.”
Jane Savard led the Bucks with four goals and one assist – connecting for three of them in the second half. Sarah Gebre and Elena Romesburg each added a pair of goals while Meghan Tillger, Jacq Fitzgerald, Amanda Gunlach and Maddie Villalba all had one goal. Tillger and Fitzgerald also chipped in assists.
For the Titans, sophomore Corinne Kenney connected for the hat trick while junior Megan Hamilton had two goals and two assists and Devon Dietzel, two goals and one assist. Emily Cliggett had a pair of goals, and Sara Poli had one goal and two assists. Courtney Dietzel had one goal to close out the scoring.
“We knew they were going to come out fighting, and we knew we needed to pick it up after the first half,” Savard said. “We knew they were going to come out strong.”
Kenney, who scored back-to-back goals to open the game, set the tone for a strong first half showing by the Titans. South led 5-2 after a goal by Devon Dietzel (Sara Poli assist), and the Titans, thanks to a pair of player-up goals, led by four at the intermission (7-3).
It took just over seven minutes for the Bucks to trim that lead to one (8-7) when Gebre scored on a free position. They knotted the score on a bang-bang passing sequence from Savard to Villalba with 11:25 remaining in regulation, and they took their first lead of the night (10-9) when Savard scored with 9:21 remaining. Hamilton wasted little time getting that goal back, scoring 11 seconds later off the ensuing draw. A free position goal by Romesburg – who scored both of her goals in the pivotal second half - gave the Bucks an 11-10 lead, and another Savard goal with 3:48 remaining put the Bucks on top by two. South came up with the ball on the draw, and Hamilton found Cliggett for the score. Romesburg , however, came up with the pivotal draw control, and the Titans ran out the clock.
“We knew where to set up on the circle to get the draw because we had consistent placement,” Savard said. “And I think it was more of a fight because we wanted the ball, and we were going to go get it.”
The Bucks had the added incentive of winning for coach Tara Schmucker, who gave birth to a son that morning. In her absence, assistants Marykate Blankenburg and Lynne Hamilton have taken over the reins to the program.
“They came out much faster this time,” Blankenberg said of the Titans. “The last time we played them they weren’t this quick. They really improved upon their transitions in the midfield. It was pretty clean lacrosse tonight.”
Searles turned away 13 shots in a busy night in goal while West’s Kyra Bregere was credited with six saves.
The Bucks evened their league mark at 6-6 (9-7 overall) while the Titans fell to 3-8 in the league (7-9 overall).
HATBORO-HORSHAM 18, PENNRIDGE 11
With one game remaining on their league schedule, the Hatters clinched sole possession of first place in the SOL Continental Conference title, successfully defending a conference crown they own. Rachel Rausa had another huge game for the Hatters, contributing eight goals and one assist. She also had four ground balls and eight draw controls. Colby Eldridge added the hat trick, and Casey Swezey had two goals and three assists. Katie McKay had two goals to go along with six draw controls. Jenna Cutilli, Annette Desipio and Sydney Rausa each had one goal. Maria Guerra had one assist to close out the scoring for the Hatters.
The Rams were led by the four-goal effort of Sam Ryder while Leah Alcott and Aerin McHugh each had two goals. Allison Fugate had one goal and three assists, and Jess Csaszar and Jackie Stevens both had one goal. Taylor Dachowski added an assist.
The Hatters are 11-0 in league play (13-2 overall) while the Rams are 0-11 in the league (2-12 overall).
NORTH PENN 13, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 9
The Maidens avenged a mid-season loss to the Patriots with Monday's win. Hannah Young led the attack with five goals while Lauren Green had a four-point night with two goals and two assists. Julianna Hill added the hat trick, and Chloe Novak, Ashley Durham and Gabby DiDomizio each had one goal. DiDomizio also had five draw controls and four ground balls. Maiden goalie Jenna Stover turned away 11 shots.
The Maidens upped their record to 9-2 in league play (12-3 overall) while the Patriots are 5-6 in the league (9-7 overall).
American Conference
UPPER MERION 18, CHELTENHAM 16
The Vikings avenged an early season 13-10 loss at the hands of the Lady Panthers. Liz Botto led the way with six goals while Amanda McAteer also turned in a six-point performance, contributing three goals and three assists. Haley O’Malley and Dominique Gambone both had three goals and one assist. Julie Reinert had two goals and Mia DiBella, one goal.
The Lady Panthers jumped out to a 3-0 lead only to watch the Vikings close out the half with a 10-5 tear.
"Our struggle early on in the game is that we weren't winning the draw," coach Angie Yanocha said. "I took a timeout, readjusted our draw, emphasized to my girls that we just needed to ground ourselves, focus and play our game.
"The timeout was the turning point in the first half. We came out very strong, started winning the draws and went into halftime up 10-8."
Botto was key to the Vikings' turnaround, scoring five of her six goals in the first half.
"Her goals were the result of coming up with key draw controls and ground ball pick-ups," Yanocha said.
The second half was a roller coaster as the Lady Panthers came back to tie it and even took the lead, a similar scenario to the initial meeting between the two teams.
"Eventually we came back again, thanks to an overall team effort," Yanocha said. "My girls all played really hard and truly wanted to win."
McAteer had a strong second half, scoring all three of her goals after the intermission.
"My goalkeeper, Thressa Kenna, came up with some key saves at critical moments so that also gave us a boost," Yanocha said. "Defensively, Amanda McAteer, Danielle SanFelice, Katie Schauble and Lizzy Goernemann all forced turnovers. We were able to capitalize on many of their mistakes, and that helped us tremendously.
"I'm very proud of my girls and for the way we played tonight. We held our composure, made key plays at the right times and we feel really good about the win."
The Vikings are 7-6 in league play (10-7 overall) while the Lady Panthers are 7-5 in the league (7-8 overall).
SPRINGFIELD (MONTCO) 15, UPPER MORELAND 2
The Spartans, who led 12-0 at halftime, received hat tricks from Libby Field, Colleen Morris and Sarah Rosa. Field and Morris each added an assist. Katie Morris and Alyssa Buckley both contributed one goal and one assist. Adding single goals were Bailey Krewson, Riley Greenleaf, Colleen Canavan and Berger while Juli Cardamone had one assist.
For the Golden Bears, Ashley Duff and Bridget Meade each scored a goal.
Upper Moreland goalie Kaitlin Taylor had five saves while Springfield’s Mariel Manchi had three saves.
The Spartans upped their record to 8-4 in the league (8-6 overall) while the Golden Bears fell to 1-11 in the league (3-13 overall).
WISSAHICKON 18, NORRISTOWN 4
Nine players contributed scoring as the Trojans celebrated Senior Appreciation Night. Laura Frankenfield led the way with four goals and four assists. She also had three ground balls and five draw controls. Zoe Gomez added three goals and two assists to go along with two ground balls and two draw controls. Taylor Myers connected for the hat trick and had three ground balls. Shannon Stagliano (two goals, two assists) and Lauren Irvine (two goals, one assist) also had multi-goal performances. Stagliano also had four ground balls. Bailey Weber had one goal and one assist while Audrey Mack and Julie Han both scored their first varsity goals. Senior Jackie Hibbs also had one goal to go along with four ground balls and five draw controls.
Wissahickon goalie Julie Silverman turned away four shots.
The Trojans are 11-3 in league play (13-4 overall) while the Eagles fell to 1-13 in the league (2-15 overall).
UPPER DUBLIN 16, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 7
Julie Cross (four goals, four assists), Taylor D’Ginto (five goals, two assists) and Rachel DiFrangia (three goals, one assist) had big offensive performance to lead the Flying Cardinals, who opened up a 9-3 halftime lead on their way to the win. Kayla Mullen had one goal and one assist while Shelby Kenny, Samantha Boyd and Anna Trentini added single goals.
The Colonials were led by the three-goal effort of Kirsten Monte. Monica Dresnin added two goals and one assist. Haley Quinn and Maddie Berman both scored one goal, and Steph Fazio added an assist.
Upper Dublin goalie Sarah Gallagher had five saves.
The Flying Cardinals are 13-0 in league play (14-3 overall) while the Colonials are 3-9 in the league (4-12 overall).
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