Check out the recaps for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Thursday. Wissahickon/Lower Moreland photos provided courtesy of Josh Stelzer/Wissahickon soccer, and Pennridge/Neshaminy photos courtesy of Althea Tomlinson/Pennridge soccer.
SOL Patriot/Colonial
Pennridge 5, Neshaminy 0
Several big plays in the first half propelled the Rams to a big win in a clash of conference leaders Thursday afternoon.
Neshaminy’s bus broke down on the way to the match, which was a familiar scene for Rams coach Audrey Anderson. On Tuesday, Pennridge’s bus got lost going to Pennsbury, so Anderson knew it put the visitors in a tough spot trying to get warmed up and re-focused before the first whistle even blew.
It was still back-and-forth for 30 minutes before the Rams were able to break through.
“They were dangerous when their forwards got the ball,” Anderson said. “I know their twins, (freshmen) Kylie and Taylor Maxwell, they both played well. We had to make sure we kept them in front of us because they were dangerous in the first half, and at halftime, we were able to clean some things up.”
Sophomore Tori Angelo netted the first goal of the game with 10:21 on the first half clock. Anderson has cited the forward’s energy as a catalyst for the team and her goal, a right-footed rocket to the far post, got things going.
“It’s easy to feed off energy, whether it’s good or bad energy,” Anderson said. “My assistant Jason (Lollar) and I talk about Tori’s energy a lot. When Tori’s energy is high, our team tends to play at a very high level. It’s her personality, her silliness, her goofiness that really gets our team going, so when she hit that ball, it was a rocket, it was a shot that not many keepers can make that save, so it energized us.”
Senior Leah Malone added a second about three minutes later as the Rams carried the momentum to the break. However, it was a crucial defensive play in that final act of the first half that Anderson cited as a real difference maker.
“Sierra Shaeffer had a breakaway save, I think it was 0-0 at the time and if not, it was 1-0, so either way it would have been a total game-changer,” Anderson said. “When you have Sierra, she’s come up with some big saves and this was definitely a big save from her.”
Anderson also lauded the play of her central defenders, sophomore Anna Croyle and freshman Lauren Murphy, against a Neshaminy team that does well to score on corner kicks and headers.
“They were winning every ball that was trying to be played over the top of our defenders,” Anderson said. “It was nice to see. It’s a freshman and sophomore at center back and up against Neshaminy, to be able to win those kind of balls was incredible.”
Pennridge added on after halftime, with Liv Grenda converting an early PK and then scoring from the run of play before Gabby Herman capped it. Emily Kriney had two assists and Sophie Craig added a helper.
“We don’t want to defend for 40 minutes, we want to play our style of soccer,” Anderson said. “We were able to get lots of players in, and the type of runs they were making, it was incredible to see. They gave the midfielders a little more time with the ball and to be able to get it to the players making those runs.”
Pennridge (9-0, 7-0 SOL) visits CB West for a 4:30 start on Friday. Neshaminy (6-2) travels to Conwell-Egan for a 3:30 start on Friday.
PENNRIDGE 2 3 – 5
NESHAMINY 0 0 – 0
Goals: P – Liv Grenda 2, Tori Angelo, Leah Malone, Gabby Herman
Pennsbury 2, Souderton 1
A brace by Taylor Mays helped the Falcons snap a three-match losing streak Thursday.
It’s not common territory for Pennsbury, which dropped a one-goal decision to unbeaten Pennridge on Tuesday, but the team has continued to work and battle despite some setbacks.
“The girls did a great job of taking care of the ball today. They simplified their game and possessed with purpose,” Falcons’ coach Kaitlyn Battiste said. “The first half saw both sides with some opportunities, but as the second half began, our players started to see the channels open up.”
The host Indians have also not seen the results they’ve wanted this year, but it hasn’t affected their energy. Thursday, it was a 40-minute battle in a scoreless first half that didn’t lack for chances.
“Our team came out really strong in the first half with what we felt was a dominant performance. Unfortunately, after 40 minutes, we didn’t have anything tangible to show for all of the possession we had and the chances we created,” Souderton coach Ian Smith said. “It felt like we spent the whole half in the final third, and our midfield trio of Nicole Schulingkamp, Alexis Stefanowicz, and Hailey Rohr were doing a good job of controlling the tempo of the game. Honestly, it was one of the better halves of our season, and it looked like the team we know we can be, and that was what we talked about at halftime.”
Mays and her teammates didn’t need much time coming out of the break to put the Falcons in front. The all-SOL forward tallied goals just a minute into the second half, thanks to a Kayla Karamis assist, and again three minutes later via Emma Woods.
“They were able to build a balanced attack all the way from the back and generated multiple scoring opportunities in the first ten minutes of the second half. Taylor connected beautifully on two great services from Kayla and Emma,” Battiste said. “Before each goal, it looked as if every player had a touch on the ball, so it was really rewarding for the entire team to see their contributions pay off with the ball in the back of the net.”
A three-year starter, Mays is a focal point of opposing defenses but doesn’t try to take on too much by herself. She plays well off her teammates and is a willing passer, something the Falcons coaches are helping her use as an asset.
“Taylor isn’t a secret around the league,” Battiste said. “Because of all that attention, we’ve been working on her movement off the ball to stretch defenders to create spaces to attack as a unit.”
The fast second half started by the visitors hitting Souderton early and capitalizing again right after.
“Almost immediately at the start of the second half, we were beaten on a counter down the flank, followed by a well-placed cross to the back post for a finish on Pennsbury’s first shot of the match,” Smith said. “At that point, I felt like some of the air came out of our sails a bit and the team we saw in the first half wasn’t there anymore.
“Pennsbury did a good job of capitalizing on our slip up and quickly added a second goal in the first five minutes of the half as we were working to collect ourselves and bounce back.”
Avery Nogami is a player who never yields, and her energy helped the Indians recover. The senior captain would cut the Falcons’ lead in half with a goal in the 67th minute.
“A long through-ball over the top, I believe from Maggie Fisher, found Avery Nogami in behind Pennsbury’s back line for a really nice breakaway finish. From then on, Pennsbury seemed happy to sit in and absorb pressure with the lead in-hand, which ultimately prevented us from grabbing a second goal,” Smith said. “Front to back I think the team had some really good performances all around today, but unfortunately we didn’t have it for a full 80 minutes. Ultimately, we were undone by mistakes that occurred in the span of four minutes and couldn’t dig ourselves out of the hole.”
Pennsbury (4-5-1, 3-4-1 SOL) will visit CB South on Monday for a 4 pm start. Souderton (2-7-1, 1-6-1) visits Neshaminy at 3:30 on Monday.
PENNSBURY 0 2 – 2
SOUDERTON 0 1 – 1
Goals: P – Taylor Mays 2, S – Avery Nogami.
Central Bucks West 4, Bensalem 0
A big first half following a short adjustment period kept the Bucks rolling.
“The thing that I’m most pleased with is another clean sheet. That’s important,” West coach Mike Moyer said. “My back line – Kate Weyer is playing awesome. Jules (Broskey) wasn’t tested a lot today, but she’s just taking control of the back. I’m really happy with them.”
Playing another game on grass and again a little slow to adapt, Moyer turned to his bench for a spark and got one eight minutes into the game.
“Maeve Shiffler again comes off the bench and gets our first goal, and it was just a really well hit ball from 20 yards out,” Moyer said. “That kind of jumpstarted us.”
Shiffler kept her impact performance going, setting up the team’s second goal about eight minutes after her opener.
“Maeve got a great ball to Taylor (Moyer) who hit a great shot past the goalie to make it 2-0,” Mike Moyer said.
West was able to keep the pressure on and scored at a pretty consistent clip in its four-goal first half. The Bucks added their third about four minutes after their second.
“Shea Lubin scored on a great individual effort. She played a good ball around the goalie,” Moyer said.
Senior Courtney Moylan, the team’s leader on defense at center back, started the sequence to the fourth goal as West wrapped up all the offense it needed with about five minutes left in the first half of play.
“Courtney Moylan played a great through ball to Taylor (Moyer), who made a great one-time shot to give us a 4-0 lead going into the half,” Mike Moyer said.
With a three-game week coming to an end with a big SOL Colonial match against Pennridge on Friday, the Bucks used a solid effort to take control Thursday.
“I thought my midfield did really well today – Eva Wierzbowski, Alexis Castro and Taylor Madden,” Moyer said. “Riley Corona is not getting on the stat sheet as much as she wants to, but she is relentless out there with everything that she does.”
The Bucks (7-2, 5-2 SOL) host Pennridge at 4:30 on Friday. Bensalem (34, 2-4) will host Council Rock South in a makeup of a postponed game at 3:30 Friday.
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST – 4
BENSALEM – 0
Goals: CBW – Taylor Moyer 2, Maeve Shiffler, Shea Lubin
Council Rock North 1, Central Bucks East 0
The Indians bounced back from Tuesday’s loss in a big way, handing the Patriots just their second loss of the season on Thursday evening.
“It was a very good win today – we had a bad game on Tuesday and I was really intrigued to see our reaction today,” North coach Gavin Flannigan said. “CB East is excellent, they have so much talent throughout the group. Jake (Nesteruk) is a good coach and clearly they have been playing well.”
Flannigan felt the key to the game was keeping East’s potent offense in check. His defensive unit more than rose to the task, keeping the Patriots without a goal for the first time all fall and preventing their numerous talented scorers from breaking through.
“Elise Duffy and Camryn Williams are outstanding players, and trying to plan for them and then defend them was really tough, credit to our back line and the persistence they showed all the way through the game to keep fighting and preserve a clean sheet,” Flannigan said. “While we were slow to start, our defense tonight improved as the game went on, Danielle Eden continues to excel in goal, her composure is good and her organization is improving. Riley Hamilton, Morgan McCaffery, Lexi Fischer, Sara Tyler and Kyra Delsignore combined to give us the clean sheet, and in the end, I think it was well deserved.”
Flannigan felt East was the stronger team in the first half and credited his defense for keeping its ground through the 40 minutes to get to the break scoreless. There, he was able to talk with his assistant coaches and the team to get back on track
“I thought we were hesitant at times and indecisive. Getting to halftime was big for us,” Flannigan said. “We were much more aggressive, especially in the back, which allowed us to play higher up the field and utilize moments of possession to try and break through.”
The entire back line played well, but it was outside backs Lexi Fischer and Sara Tyler who really took their play to another level, matching up with East’s wide players and contributing to the attack as well.
“Sara created the goal when she stepped into midfield, won the ball and found Mia Cairone just outside the box,” Flannigan said.
From there, it was a special effort from Cairone to provide the winner.
“Mia spun on her defender and drilled a low shot into the corner,” Flannigan said. “It was an excellent goal, Mia is great in those areas of the field, her ability to turn with the ball is outstanding and the finish tonight was superb.”
The loss snapped a six-match winning streak for East, and Patriots coach Jake Nesteruk noted it was a chance for his team to step back and regroup heading into the second half of the regular season.
“Massive credit to their girls and Gavin. They came into this really organized and with a hunger we just didn’t match today. We had our moments offensively, major credit to their goalkeeper for a few great saves, but we just didn’t finish off our chances the way we needed to,” Nesteruk said. “It hurts, but it’s a good reset for us. We know we are going to get everyone’s best games, and it’s helped us point out some areas of focus over the next week.”
The Indians have relied on their depth this season, especially as their schedule changed early and led to a lot of matches in a short amount of time. A group-wide investment has given North a huge lift in the numerous tight games it has been in, with Thursday only the latest example.
“Our key this year so far has been rotating players to keep our energy high, tonight was no different. Taylor Fischer was great in midfield, Jayne Bogle was excellent on both sides of the ball, Ella McAleer gave us much needed composure along with good defensive intensity,” Flannigan said. “It’s great to see our bench so invested in the game regardless of playing time and then watch their impact on the game when they go in.”
Both teams will get a hard-weekend off before they jump back into action to wrap up crossover play next week.
“We continue next week with three tough games, and as good as tonight was, we know that this isn’t the top of the mountain. We want to keep improving and push for the playoffs,” Flannigan said.
CB East (7-2, 6-2 SOL) hosts Harry S Truman at 3:30 on Monday. CR North (5-4, 4-3) will visit CB West at 7 on Monday.
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0 1 – 1
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 0 0 – 0
Goals: CRN – Mia Cairone
Central Bucks South 8, Harry S Truman 0
The Titans honored their seniors with plenty of playing time and a nice win under the lights at their stadium.
“It was a team effort all-around, starting with getting the seniors all to play half the game and then shifting them out for the underclassmen,” CB South coach Amy Moriarty said. “This group of girls really are great friends on and off the field, so it was great to see all the smiles and fun.”
Colby Roach had a goal and two assists to lead the way for South, which had eight different players score. Alison Sauers, Madeline Tantum, Emalee Day, Nicole Farrell, Molly Felzer, Lily Black and Erin Burke also found the back of the net.
Day and Sauers also chalked up an assist, as did Eva Costello, Leah Marucci and Isabella Bonilla.
“Another win and positive momentum taking us into the halfway point of the season,” Moriarty said. “Eyes are on improving our record and making positive strides as a team with each game played.”
Central Bucks South (4-5, 3-5 SOL) will visit Gwynedd Mercy Academy at 4pm on Friday. Truman (0-9, 0-8) will visit CB East at 3:30 on Monday.
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH – 8
HARRY S TRUMAN – 0
North Penn 2, Council Rock South 1
The Knights were forced to hang on for a frantic final 15 minutes, but a key save from senior keeper Anna Fiore helped them pick up the win.
“We definitely didn’t put our best game out there Tuesday (in a loss to Neshaminy) and definitely improved on that today, and came out more focused with more energy,” North Penn co-head coach Mike Rio said. “It was great to come away with the win, but we still feel like we have things we can continue to improve and work on to put together a more consistent 80 minutes.”
North Penn scored just past the midpoint of the first half, when Lauren Blanch connected with Kylie Holmes and Holmes slotted in the feed for the goal.
Holmes had the big day offensively for North Penn, netting a brace to help her team bounce back from Tuesday’s setback. Her second, the eventual match-winner, came off a nice team build-up with Sydney Schorn and Maddy Murphy giving up the ball to allow Holmes the chance to put it away.
“We have been moving the ball around nicely and really trying to get all the players involved, Lauren Blanch had the assist on the first one and Maddie Murphy on the second, just both good through balls to the open player,” Rio said. “We’ve been getting good production from all over the field, and on any given day, any of the girls can be the one that steps up and becomes the hero for us. The girls are always looking to make the best plays for the team and enjoy watching their teammates be successful.”
Rio also had praise for Holmes and her composure in front of goal to break a bit of a personal scoring hex.
“She’s been playing really well for us offensively and just hasn’t been able to find the back of the net, so I’m really happy she was able to get on the scoresheet today,” Rio said.
It was a good win for the Knights, but Rio noted the Golden Hawks made them work for every inch of field.
“We moved the ball around nicely today and tried to put a lot of pressure on South’s back line. They were really well organized and tough to break down, but I thought our girls kept pushing really nicely and created good opportunities,” Rio said. “South definitely kept fighting and got a hard fought goal with about ten minutes left that made us really have to buckle down and hold the lead.”
The Knights stand 4-4-1 midway through their schedule, so they’ve focused on taking what they do well and presenting it more consistently to finish crossover play and head into the second set of conference games.
“We’ve had really nice stretches of play this year where we’ve moved the ball so smoothly around the field,” Rio said. “We are halfway through the season, so it’s definitely about bottling that up and being able to reach our top level of play more consistently and for longer stretches.”
CR South (2-4-1 SOL) will visit Bensalem to make up a postponed SOL Patriot game at 3:30 Friday. North Penn (4-4-1, 4-3-1) hosts Bensalem at 7pm on Monday.
NORTH PENN 1 1 – 2
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0 1 – 1
GOALS: NP – Kylie Holmes 2
SOL Liberty/Freedom
Abington 6, New Hope-Solebury 0
A spark from a first-time starter, two first-time scorers and a hat trick highlighted Abington’s efforts on Thursday.
Sophomore Harper McGinley, in the starting XI for the first time in her career, scored the game’s opening goal and the Ghosts were off and running from there.
Carley Slavin tallied a hat trick, accounting for half of Abington’s goals.
“Caroline Hughes and Maddie Egan scored the first goals of their respective careers to round out the scoring,” Ghosts coach Rick Tompkins said.
Abington (7-2, 7-1 SOL) visits Lower Merion at 3:45 on Friday. New Hope-Solebury (1-7-1, 1-6-1) hosts Hatboro-Horsham at 3:30 on Monday.
ABINGTON – 6
NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY – 0
Goals: A- Carley Slavin 3, Harper McGinley, Caroline Hughes, Maddie Egan
Plymouth Whitemarsh 4, Springfield Twp 2
It’s been seven good days for the Colonials.
Since SOL crossover play began last Friday, PW has not lost, with three wins over SOL Freedom opponents and a nonleague victory thrown in for a now four-game winning streak.
“All in all, it was a great team win today. We have a lot of work to do to get ourselves back in the mix, but this team is willing to put the work in,” Colonials’ coach TJ DeLucia said.
It was a big first half for PW, which got all four goals in the opening 40 minutes. Senior captain Fiona Gooneratne continued her excellent play with a goal and assist but also had plenty of help against a Spartans side that wouldn’t give up.
“Junior midfielder Ella Clark opened the scoring early with a really nice finish off of a beautiful Devyn Cohen cross,” DeLucia said. “Devyn Cohen earned her first start of the season today so it was exciting to see her create something early in the game.”
The Spartans were able to answer back pretty much right away.
“Kaleigh Evans, who had an outstanding game, scored off of a nice one-two,” DeLucia said.
Gooneratne imposed her will on the game and helped her team regain control.
“PW earns a free kick shortly thereafter and Fiona Gooneratne plays a beautiful ball into the box. The keeper bobbles it and a hungry Abby Boegner in front of net scores another goal off of a set piece,” DeLucia said. “Later in the first half, Fiona Gooneratne puts pressure on their backline, steals the balls, and hits a beautiful shot from just outside the 18, right over the outstretched arms of the keeper for her fifth goal of the season.”
The Colonials drew another free kick, this one from about 45 yards out, just before the half.
“Fiona Gooneratne plays another beautiful ball on the box,” DeLucia said. “Caelin Kosvtich gets to it before the keeper and taps it to freshman Liv Reilly, who finishes it for the first goal of her high school career.”
Springfield Twp would pull a goal back in the second half, but the Colonials’ defense otherwise held firm to keep the winning streak going into another week. Kaleigh Evans and Fiona Rizzo each scored a goal for the Spartans.
“A lot of credit for today’s win goes to our sophomore center backs Meghan Wendler and Brianna Reynolds, who are growing in confidence by the game, and did a nice job dealing with a very dangerous Springfield attack,” DeLucia said.
PW (4-5, 3-5 SOL) hosts William Tennent at 3:30 on Monday. Springfield Twp (2-8, 2-6) hosts Abington at 3:30 on Monday.
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 4 0 – 4
SPRINGFIELD TWP 1 1 – 2
Goals: PW – Ella Clark, Abby Boegner, Fiona Gooneratne, Liv Reilly
Quakertown 1, William Tennent 0
A moment of flair helped Quakertown win an otherwise grind-it-out type of game in the duel of the Panthers.
“I don’t know if we played our best game, but we got a win and did what we had to do,” Quakertown coach Mike Koch said. “Our midfield, Maggie Yocum and Maddie LaBonge, did a great job.”
The game’s only goal came in the 31st minute thanks to a stellar run and cross from Ciara Morey and the finish by Callie Able.
“Morey beat a defender twice, and then put a brilliant cross in and Abel was there to head it in,” Koch said. “It was a really nice play by both of them.”
From there, it was all about defending. Koch said his team had a few other chances, but a combination of good goalkeeping from Tennent and some misses turned it into a ground war to maintain the lead.
“They’ve got a couple players that can be pretty dangerous and our four backs, Mackenna Calabria, Ange Calvanese, Carol Sipprell and Lauren Harwick, did a good job on handling those forwards,” Koch said. “They certainly had a couple opportunities, and you could tell they can get dangerous, so taking that away was good.”
Madison Peacher made five saves to pick up the clean sheet. Koch said the senior didn’t have any “big” saves, but it was her management of the game that prevented that as well.
“She did a solid job and that’s all you want out of a goalkeeper,” Koch said. “She managed the game and that minimized the opportunities she had to contend with.”
Quakertown has picked up some momentum with the start of crossover play, and Koch said the next step is to keep that consistency going as the inter-conference play ends and the Panthers head into the second half of Liberty competition.
“We need to win games, that’s all we need to do now,” Koch said. “We’ve worked to develop what we are, so we need to do what we need to do to win. That’s what the girls did today.”
Quakertown (4-3-2, 4-2-2 SOL) hosts Upper Moreland at 3:30 on Monday. William Tennent (4-5, 3-5) visits Plymouth Whitemarsh at 3:30 on Monday.
QUAKERTOWN 1 0 – 1
WILLIAM TENNENT 0 0 – 0
Goals: Q – Callie Abel
Upper Dublin 3, Upper Moreland 2 (OT)
After a brief respite on their home field, the Cardinals were back on the road and found themselves in a wild, close-fought game Thursday.
“It was a crazy game,” UD coach Chuck Gesing said. “We went up early on an Alex Devers header in the 18th minute. We earned a PK and UM’s goalie got sent off. Freshman Erin Seabrook steps up and scores the PK.”
The loss of their starting keeper was a huge and unexpected blow for the Golden Bears, who had to adjust on the fly.
“At the 34th minute of this game, our entire plan changed. We were down 2-0, playing a girl down, with a field player in net,” UM coach Lisa Benvenuto said. “We knew that Upper Dublin was going to pounce at this opportunity, and the next 46 minutes were going to be the hardest that we have ever played. Our nine field players stepped up and held UD to just three shots in the second half.”
What seemed like a massive advantage for the Cardinals didn’t play that way over the next 40 minutes.
“We start the second half up a player but UM gets a breakaway to make it 2-1,” Gesing said.
The intermission was a much-needed break for the Bears to regroup, get settled and figure out what the next step would be.
“At half time we changed our formation, we changed our mindset, and we went over the fundamentals that were going to get us back in the game. When I asked who was going to start this spark for us, every player in our huddle said, “I am. Me, Coach,'” Benvenuto said. “That is what they did. Riley Mullen stepped up huge as our field player turned goalie, making five tremendous saves. She was unbelievable. With her came the solid performance of every player wearing a UM jersey. We knew we had to get the ball, possess, and counter. Emma Frasca and Kyra Favors played off each other, netting our first goal seven minutes into the second half.”
Upper Moreland also had to continue to keep Upper Dublin from adding on and it took a total team effort to do so.
“The effort was there,” Benvenuto said. “Molly Meakim, our center back, was phenomenal today. She centered our defense, and was a force on our defensive end.”
Late in the second half, the Bears were awarded a free kick and Mallory Roedig stepped over the ball.
“UM gets a free kick 25 yards out with 8 minutes left, and their player scores a fantastic goal off the post in the upper 90 of the goal,” Gesing said of the equalizer.
Prior to overtime, Gesing gave his team a simple message – get in the box and play the ball in.
It seemed like it was going to pay off right away as the Cardinals got a ball in the box and into the net a minute into the period, only to have it waved away on an offside call.
“With about 45 seconds left in the first overtime, Riley Mullen was able to make two unreal saves from point blank range, prior to an Upper Dublin rebound, inside the six, that sealed the game,” Benvenuto said.
It was senior captain Geena Sarnoski, who kept fighting and came up with her first career goal, that won the day for UD.
“She got herself on the end of a ball bouncing in the box. Keeper makes the initial save and Geena puts in the rebound to win it,” Gesing said.
Gesing also cited the play of Ava Costello, Liv Hoffman, Bliss Brenner and Seabrook, who also collected her first career goal.
The final score didn’t reward Upper Moreland, but the Bears’ coach knew all she needed to about her team after the effort.
“Today’s match was as thrilling as they come. I cannot stress enough how every player on our team contributed to what we did today. We walked off the pitch with our heads high,” Benvenuto said. “It was an incredible game.”
Upper Dublin (5-1-3, 5-1-2 SOL) will host Conestoga at 3:30 on Friday. Upper Moreland (5-3-1, 4-3-1) will travel to Quakertown at 3:30 on Monday.
UPPER DUBLIN 2 0 1 – 3
UPPER MORELAND 0 2 0 – 2
Goals: UD – Alex Devers, Erin Seabrook, Geena Sarnoski; UM – Kyra Favors, Mallory Roedig
Hatboro-Horsham 4, Cheltenham 0
Four goals from four different players and all coming via an assist made for a good afternoon for the Hatters’ attack.
“Another great team win by the Lady Hatters,” HH coach Kelsey Daley said.
Emma Levin and Caroline Shegogue tallied a goal and assist to lead Hatboro-Horsham, with Shegogue setting up Levin for the game’s first goal. Shegogue, thanks to assists by Sophia Liott and Cait Carpenter, would double the lead.
Levin assisted Emma Bender and Ella Strenger set up Kitty Randa to round out the scoring.
“We came out flat, gave up two quick goals and couldn’t recover,” Cheltenham coach Leah Matusow said. “Hatboro-Horsham moves the ball really well and put some nice runs together. We made some positive changes in the second half and will look to build on that.”
Sam Hollish and Martine Royds again combined on the shutout in goal.
Hatboro-Horsham (5-2-1 SOL) visits PCL side Archbishop Wood for a 3:30 game Friday. Cheltenham (2-8, 0-8) hosts Wissahickon at 3:30 on Monday.
HATBORO-HORSHAM – 4
CHELTENHAM – 0
Goals: HH – Emma Levin, Caroline Shegogue, Emma Bender, Kitty Randa
Wissahickon 4, Lower Moreland 2
The Trojans’ scoring tandem continued to put the ball in the back of the net.
Kylie Friedman bagged a hat trick while Margaret Wilde tacked on the other as Wiss came on strong after halftime.
“We had some trouble finishing chances in the first half, but sorted it out in the second,” Trojans coach Chris McDaniels said.
It’s been a long week for Wissahickon already, with three wins in three matches but there’s still one more on the slate and it’s an important one for the program.
Wissahickon (6-2-1, 6-1-1 SOL) hosts Lansdale Catholic at noon on Saturday and the Trojans will be paying tribute to Kellan Ford and raising awareness for pediatric cancer. Kellan Ford, the son of assistant coach Mike Ford, passed away in June 2021 after a nine-month battle with metastatic brain cancer.
While Mike Ford, a teacher at the high school, stepped away from coaching last fall, he and Kellan stayed in the players’ thoughts throughout the season, and they are ready to honor Kellan’s legacy this weekend. The Ford family has also established the Kellan Ward Foundation to “fund better outcomes for kids just like Kellan” behind the motto of Kellan’s battle, “Today I choose happiness.”
Lower Moreland (5-5, 4-4) visits Upper Dublin at 3:30 on Monday.
WISSAHICKON – 4
LOWER MORELAND – 2
Goals: W – Kylie Friedman 3, Margaret Wilde
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