Check out the results for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Thursday.
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2, NORTH PENN 1
The Titans picked up a much-needed league win over the Maidens on Thursday, upping their record to 1-1 in the SOL (2-1 overall).
“We needed that,” said coach Joe Bocklet. “We have had whole week and a half off, and we didn’t look right on Tuesday (in a 4-0 loss to Pennridge). We came out and played much better today.”
The Maidens were the first to get on the scoreboard when Tina Miller scored in the 16th minute off an errant kick from the Titans that landed in front of the goal allowing Miller to head it in past the approaching keeper. However, Nikkie Weiss scored the equalizer off a direct kick about 20 yards out only four minutes later.
“Their lead could’ve been deflating,” said Bocklet. “But the girls are playing well and it didn’t really affect them.”
The key component in the Titans’ victory would end up being freshman midfielder Lauren Kylie Walsh, who was pulled up from junior varsity to debut in her first varsity match. In the 73rd minute, freshman midfielder Lauren Wills played the ball down the line to forward Emily Birsa who beat her defender and came in along the end line to serve it across to Walsh who calmly deflected it in off her thigh for what ended up being the game-winner.
“She has really good instincts and knows how to control the ball with her body,” said Bocklet. “She has soccer agility and is comfortable with the ball technically. She didn’t look like a freshman today.”
Play continued for about two minutes after Walsh’s goal before the game was called due to lightning.
Maiden keeper Hanna Lambert turned away seven shots and South’s Emily Polcino stopped six. Bocklet applauded the efforts of junior midfielder Jess Volm who he called the “quarterback” of the match as she was successful at providing pressure and distributing the ball up field.
The Titans face a daunting week of three league games, but Bocklet is happy with where is team is at the moment.
“We had 10 girls graduate again, so it’s a large turnover but we are finally at a point where we are down to details on what needs to be corrected,” said Bocklet. “We are now fine tuning things, and over the next couple of games, we will have an idea of how good we can be.”
The Titans upped their record to 1-1 (2-1 overall). They will face Quakertown on Monday while the Maidens (0-1-1 SOL, 0-2-1) travel to CB East.
“We have a lot of young, eager, energetic girls coupled with some experienced seniors,” said Bocklet. “It will be a good season.”
CB SOUTH 1-1 2
NORTH PENN 0-1 1
PENNRIDGE 3, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Rams rolled to their fourth consecutive shutout win over the Panthers to improve their record to an impressive 5-0 (2-0 SOL).
“We are starting to get in a rhythm,” said coach Audrey Anderson. “By no means do we think we will have an undefeated record, we are just trying to fix what we didn’t do well the last game.”
Anderson said the Rams had trouble controlling balls out of the air on Tuesday against CB South, but today it was one of their strengths and it allowed them to possess the ball and deny Panther standouts Shannon Gibat and Linzi Wolfe.
“I thought everyone stood out at one point today, but Andrea Caya was really good out of the air,” said Anderson. “Andrea’s height was a huge help.”
The Rams tallied their first goal in the 27th minute when Ashley Butcher sent her corner kick in to her younger sister Audrey, who finished the ball into the net.In the second half, Caya powered in a low drive from 20 yards out, using a Jackie Stevens assist in the 44th minute to go up 2-0. Four minutes later, Lindsay Sheehan found an open Ashley Butcher who was able to chip the ball over Panther keeper Erinne Finlayson (12 saves) to put the game out of reach. Defenders Julia Rufe and Jess Supp had strong showings for the Rams, and keeper Amanda O’Hara turned away five shots.
Anderson, who was unsure how her season would be going at this point, credits much of her team’s early success to communication.
“We have player notebooks where they write their reactions and goals, and it’s good to see their thinking process,” said Anderson. “It has helped us a lot. I read them after every game and then we talk about them.”
As the Rams enter a tough week next week facing Hatboro, CB West and Souderton, Anderson is hoping her new feedback system will continue to unite them.
“I think any conference game is tough, and it’s a mistake for any team to take the other team lightly,” said Anderson. “Going forward we are going to try and go out and connect passes and move the ball quickly because it has worked in the past few games.”
The Panthers saw their record drop to 0-2 in the league (2-2 overall). They will face CB South on Monday when league play resumes.
PENNRIDGE 1-2 0
QUAKERTOWN 0-0 0
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 (OT)(Wed Sept 11)
The rivalry between the Bucks and Patriots always creates a highly anticipated match. However, Wednesday night’s game concluded unceremoniously in a tie after being halted by lightning in overtime. Emma Loving had some good looks for the Patriots in regulation, almost scoring early on in the 14th minute and again with only two minutes left in regulation. However, West keeper Grace Bendon denied Loving’s best efforts, making spectacular saves to keep it a scoreless game. Although the game never reached its conclusion, both sides passionately played out the entire 82 minutes, setting the stage for a highly anticipated rematch back at War Memorial on October 2. Both the Patriots (4-0-1) and Bucks (2-1-1) are 1-0-1 in the league. The Patriots will host North Penn on Monday while the Bucks will travel to Souderton.
CB WEST 0-0-0 0
CB EAST 0-0-0 0
American Conference
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 3, CHELTENHAM 1
The Colonials topped the Lady Panthers to pick up their first Suburban One League win of the season. The trio of Carly Abbott, Maude Orler and Crissy Terraces each scored single goals in the victory while Tiana Han scored the only goal for the Panthers. The Colonials upped their record to 1-0-1 in the league while the Panthers fell to 0-2. Cheltenham prepares for Upper Dublin while PW will face Upper Merion, who has won back-to-back league games, on Monday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2-1 3
CHELTENHAM 0-1 1
WISSAHICKON 2, SPRINGFIELD 1 (OT)
The Trojans started off strong and got some shots off early in the opening half, but it was Spartan freshman Emily Giampietro who scored the first goal, using a header off a Caroline Pape assist to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. The Trojans finally got on the scoreboard after Krysta Memis caught a piece of the ball that was then deflected into the goal by a Springfield defender, scoring an own goal six minutes into the second half to knot the score and set the stage for overtime. The Trojans had multiple scoring opportunities in the second half but weren’t able to connect on any of their 16 second-half shots.
After three minutes of overtime, the Spartans fouled and set the Trojans up with a direct kick, which Alyssa Ryan put over the head of freshman keeper Aly Evans (13 saves) for the win. Jen Bondarchuck stopped five shots in goal for the Trojans, who upped their record with their first win of the season to 1-0-1 in the league (1-2-1 overall) while the Spartans fell to 1-1 (1-2 overall). The Spartans will host Upper Merion on Monday while the Trojans will host Plymouth Whitemarsh.
WISSAHICKON 0-1-1 2
SPRINGFIELD 1-0-0 1
UPPER MERION 2, UPPER MORELAND 1
The Golden Bears got off to a rough start after an errant deflection of a corner kick ended up in their own goal, giving the Vikings a 1-0 lead that they would hold for the duration of the first half. In the second half, Morgan Valera sent her corner kick to Veronica Baez who knocked in the equalizer for the Golden Bears. In the 64th minute however, Liz Botto found the net for the Vikings and scored the game winner to improve her teams record to 2-0 in the conference (3-2 overall). The Vikings saw their record drop to 0-1-1 SOL, 0-3-1 overall. Upper Moreland will travel to Norristown while the Vikings will travel to Springfield.
UPPER MERION 1-1 2
UPPER MORELAND 0-1 1
National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, ABINGTON 1
The Indians picked up their second league win of the week after sprinting to a 3-0 lead at halftime. Madison Attanasio was the first to connect on an unassisted shot, and Delaney Smith tallied the next two goals, the first unassisted and the second using a Jessica Clark assist. The Ghosts continued to fight and got on the scoreboard in the second half when Julia Guarini found the net, but they couldn’t dig out of their first half hole. Coach Rick Tompkins commended the play of Jess Domansky and Bre Bermel for the Ghosts who are still looking for their first win (0-2 SOL, 0-3 overall). The Indians improved to 2-0 SOL, 2-1-1 overall.
CR NORTH 3-0 3
ABINGTON 0-1 1
NESHAMINY 4, BENSALEM 0
The Redskins kept their perfect record (4-0, 2-0 SOL) after blanking the Owls. Jess Kelly was the first to tally a goal (Katie Suchodolski assist), scoring with two minutes left in the first half, and sending the ‘Skins into halftime with a 1-0 lead. The 45th minute of play proved pivotal for Neshaminy, as they upped their lead to 3-0 with goals 21 seconds apart by Gabby Farrell and Megan Schafer. Maggie Daeche closed out the scoring in the 72nd minute for the Redskins, and Alyssa Antonelly and Schafer are each credited with an assist. The Owls’ record dropped to 0-2 in the league (0-5 overall). Bensalem will host William Tennent on Monday while Neshaminy will travel to Abington.
NESHAMINY 1-3 4
BENSALEM 0-0 0
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6, TRUMAN 1
Becca Davey led the attack with three goals as the Golden Hawks eased to the win over the Tigers. The Hawks jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead at halftime. Nikki Caffey also added one goal and two assists for the Hawks while Taylor Dillon and Gabi Rosenfeld closed out the scoring with single goals. The Tigers’ lone goal was scored by Jillian East. Emily Discavage chipped in two assists in the victory that upped the Hawks’ record to 2-0 SOL, 3-0 on the season while the Tigers fell to 0-2 (1-3 overall). The Hawks look ahead to face also undefeated Pennsbury on Monday while the Tigers host Council Rock North.
CR SOUTH 5-1 6
TRUMAN 0-1 1
PENNSBURY 2, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
Freshman Mary Webb powered in a goal in the fourth minute off an Uche Onuoha assist, setting the tone for the Falcons shutout win over the Panthers. The Panthers held the Falcons scoreless for the next 58 minutes of play until Onuoha set up teammate Emily Wunder for the game-winner. Sarah McDonald turned away the Panthers only shot in goal. The Falcons now stand at 5-0 on the season (2-0 SOL) and face undefeated Council Rock South for their biggest league challenge to date on Monday. The Panthers, who fell to 0-2 SOL (1-3 overall), will travel to Bensalem on Monday.
PENNSBURY 1-1 2
WILLIAM TENNENT 0-0 0
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