Check out the results for SOL girls’ lacrosse on Monday.
SOUDERTON 18, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 11
The Indians halted a three-game skid by finding the ticket that had propelled them to a 6-3 mark in SOL play – their transition game. Ten of their 18 goals in Monday night’s win had assists, and it was the Indians’ passing game that allowed them to take control of a contest they trailed 7-6 at halftime.
“It was exciting that we were finally back to playing the way we know how to play,” senior Carley Kendall said. “When you come down the field from defense to offense, and you can just pass, pass, pass, it just makes the game more fun.”
Kendall and her teammates had a lot of fun at the Patriots’ expense in Monday’s win. Kendall had a game-high seven points with three goals and four assists. Senior Liz Mower had four goals and two assists and junior Alyssa Ziegler also had four goals. Senior Sydney Niles added the hat trick.
The Indians received single goals from Brittany Roynan, Amber Lambeth (one assist), Natalie Bulgier (two assists) and Alexa Schneider (one assist).
The players are hoping their strong second-half showing marks the end of the struggles they had during their recent losses.
“It was frustrating mostly because we didn’t really know what the problem was,” Kendall said. “Things just weren’t clicking. At the beginning of the year, it was as if we had been playing together for years as a team. We all flowed nicely together.
“For some reason and I still don’t really know the answer, we just lost that.”
The Patriots were led by the hat tricks of Kelly Lapp and Laura Betrus while Mary Kate Schwartz and Sam Axenroth both added a pair of goals. Lapp also had a pair of assists. Julia Norek closed out the scoring with a goal and an assist.
When it was over, East coach Megan Macauley couldn’t help wondering what might have been if her team had been able to capitalize on its opportunities. The Patriots saw a shot off the opening draw turned away by Indian goalie Jen Bergey, and moments later, a shot by Schwartz ricocheted off the post.
“The same thing happened against Pennridge,” the Patriots’ coach said. “We have the opportunities. We’re just not making the right choices.”
The Indians took advantage of their early opportunities, opening up a 3-0 lead only to watch the Patriots reel off four straight goals, a run that was capped when Schwartz turned a loose ball near the crease into a goal midway through the opening half.
The Indians answered with back-to-back goals by Bulgier and Niles, both with Kendall assists. The Patriots knotted the score on a Norek goal (Lapp assist), and they led 6-5 after a Betrus goal with two minutes remaining in the half. A goal by Ziegler knotted the score, but Lapp connected with 49 seconds remaining to send the Patriots into halftime with a 7-6 lead.
Mower scored a come-around goal to open the second half, but Axenroth (Norek assist) put the Patriots back on top a minute later. Kendall scored off the draw for the Indians, but Schwartz converted a free position into a goal to give the Patriots a 9-8 advantage with 23:18 remaining.
The Indians scored a pair of ‘man up’ goals by Niles (Schneider assist) and Mower to go on top 10-9. They never looked back, closing out the game with a 10-2 tear. Included in the Indians’ run was the first varsity goal of freshman Brittany Roynan.
“(I was most pleased with) our passing in the second half,” Souderton coach Nicole Bauer said. “We have been having a hard time getting into transition. We’ve been relying on the run a lot. It was nice to see us using each other, using the midfield and getting it out of our defense quickly and not turning it over.”
With the win, the Indians evened their league record at 6-6 and improved to 9-6 overall. The Patriots (3-12, 0-9 SOL) are still looking for their first league win.
CONESTOGA 14, UPPER DUBLIN 9
The Flying Cardinals have rolled to an 11-0 record in American Conference play, outscoring their opponents 178-27 in those games. In order to prepare her team for the minefield that is the District One Tournament, coach Dee Cross plays an ambitious non-league schedule.
During a spring break trip to Florida, the Flying Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season to nationally-ranked Vero Beach 13-6. On Monday, the Cardinals faced another stiff test when they traveled to Conestoga. Falling to the Pioneers was, in many ways, secondary to gaining the experience of playing a tough, battle-tested opponent.
“Obviously, we love playing in games like this because it was competitive from start to finish,” Cross said. “Because of that, we made uncharacteristic turnovers. Conestoga made turnovers, and we would turn the ball right back to them.
“We were inconsistent, but the bright side is, we were down by as much as eight goals, but we came back to score the last four goals of the game.”
The Flying Cardinals trailed 6-4 at halftime only to watch the Pioneers reel off eight unanswered goals in the second half.
“We couldn’t do anything right, and to their credit, Conestoga has some good shooters, and they were going right to goal,” Cross said. “I told the girls after the game – we just played a very good team, but in the Central League, there are teams that are even better than that by a lot.
“It is a reality check and a wake-up call. No matter what they say on-line about where we’re ranked, it comes down to games like this where we can see if we can execute and we can play with teams that are good. I’m not saying we can’t because if we change some things and make some corrections, we could do better. We’ll have another test on Friday when we play Springfield-Delco. That’s why we do this – to get ready for the playoffs.”
Kelly Cross led the Cardinals with four goals and three assists, and Emily Hitchings added the hat trick. Brooke Callahan had one goal and one assist, and Julie Cross added a single goal to close out the scoring for Upper Dublin.
“I think the girls were frustrated, but I think they also realized we need games like this,” Cross said. “It is only going to make us better.
“It might hurt us in the seeding meeting, but at least we went out and tried, and I would rather do that than go out and win by a lot.”
Freshman Sarah Gallagher was credited with 16 saves in goal for the Flying Cardinals.
"They were point-blank shots,” Cross said. “I told her that any goalie that has a 50 percent save percentage is great, and (she) went a little above that, so that’s a positive.”
The Flying Cardinals are 14-2 overall, and Cross acknowledges that this is a special squad.
“I have never had a team with this talent all at once,” the Cardinals’ coach said. “They showed me last year at the end of the season what they can do.
“Unfortunately, we plateaued, and I don’t know what else I can do to make them better. We played Vero Beach, which was a great game for us. We played Boyertown and Friends Center. We just covet those minutes where we can play top lacrosse for 50 minutes. It’s so much fun to be in games where you work for it and play for it. It’s draining, but it can only make you better.”
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 20, VILLA JOSEPH MARIE 12
The Titans got superb offensive performances from Maddie DiBrino (five goals, three assists), Mackenzie Harding (five goals, two assists), Megan Hamilton (four goals, three assists) and Corrine Kenney (three goals, one assist). For Harding, five goals represented a season high. Hamilton also had eight ground balls to lead the Titans.
Emily Cliggett, Devon Dietzel and Courtney Wasson each added one goal. Cliggett and Dietzel also each had a pair of assists. Annie Dayluk and Lauren Roberts both had assists.
Leslie Searles was credited with 13 saves in goal for the Titans.
To read Karen Sangillo’s complete game story, please click on the following PhillyBurbs.com link: http://www.phillyburbs.com/sports/high_school/cb-south-nets-big-win/article_19a15fb6-d1d3-5f5e-b539-1fcef442d710.html
WISSAHICKON 18, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 11
Laura Frankenfield had a huge night for the Trojans, connecting for six goals and also handing out three assists. Zoe Gomez and Lauren Irvine (one assist) both scored four goals. Taylor Myers had a pair of goals, and Bailey Weber (one assist) and Zoe Kale each added one goal. Ashley Laskowitz had one assist.
Kayla Wisniewski led the Colonials with four goals.
Julie Silverman turned away 12 shots in goal for the Trojans, who improved to 9-2 in league play (9-6 overall). The Colonials saw their record drop to 2-7 in the league (2-12 overall).
JENKINTOWN 20, UPPER MERION 19
Mel Ryan turned in a dazzling individual effort, scoring nine goals and contributing an assist, but it was not enough to hold off the Drakes, who eked out the non-league win. Amanda McAteer added four goals and one assist, and Liz Botto (one assist) and Haley Fitzgerald both added a pair of goals. Dominique Gambone and Natalie McGrath each contributed one goal and one assist for the Vikings, who fell to 9-8.
ARCHBISHOP WOOD 14, PENNRIDGE 10
The Vikings opened up a 9-5 lead on their way to a non-league win. Taylor Dachowski led the Rams with four goals while Jackie Stevens and Aerin McHugh each added a pair. Leah Alcott and Allison Fugate both scored one goal.
Nicole Duca and Alyssa Andress led the Vikings with five goals each.
Goalies Danielle Nichols (six saves) and Lynsey Babcock (two saves) shared duty in the net for the Rams, who fell to 5-11.
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