Check out the results for SOL girls’ soccer teams in action Wednesday.
National Conference
WILLIAM TENNENT 3, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 2
In a clash of National Conference foes, William Tennent – which finished last season just behind the Indians in fourth place – edged out Council Rock North for a crucial early season win.
The Panthers jumped out to a 2-0 lead at halftime. Ashley Rivera scored first off a pass from Lynn O’Connor. Shannon McGuinn added the second goal with an assist from Rivera.
The Indians got a second half goal to cut the lead to one, but it wasn’t enough as Tennent held on for the win.
The Panthers may be without defender Shannon Mueller, who went down with a knee injury.
“[Mueller] played outstanding keeping Council Rock North from scoring,” assistant coach Bill Hontz said. “She played her heart out and the girls rallied around the tough injury.”
William Tennent (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Harry S Truman on Friday, and Council Rock North (1-1, 0-1) will travel to Pennsbury.
William Tennent 2 – 0 – 2
Council Rock North 0 – 1 – 1
COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 6, HARRY S TRUMAN 1
Council Rock South opened up National Conference competition with a rout of Harry S. Truman.
The Golden Hawks – who sprinted to a 5-0 halftime lead – got a pair of goals and an assist from Jesse Magee. Julie Rebh, Callie Deola, Kasey Schlupp, and Erin McStracock also each added goals for South. Additional assists came from Rebh, Schlupp, Deola, Madison Kennerly and Ashley Christman.
Council Rock South (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Bensalem on Friday while Truman (0-3, 0-1) will travel to Williams Tennent.
Council Rock South 5 – 1 – 6
Harry S Truman 0 – 1 – 1
PENNSBURY 4, ABINGTON 1
The Falcons picked up a National Conference win over Abington, Tuesday afternoon.
Jadyn Peto put the Falcons on the scoreboard with an unassisted goal in the 21st minute. Riley Rudd added a goal in the 40th minute just before halftime with an assist from Jenna Peters and the Falcons led 2-0 at the break.
Cara Thomas scored in the 53rd minute off a pass from Rudd.Camryn Lexow scored on a penalty kick—her first career goal—to put Abington on the board. Caroline Foley added another goal in the 80th minute, assisted by Thomas.
Ashley Hooper had 14 saves in net for the Ghosts.
Pennsbury (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Friday, and Abington (1-1, 0-1) will travel to Neshaminy.
Pennsbury 2 – 2 – 4
Abington 0 – 1 – 1
NESHAMINY 3, BENSALEM 0
Neshaminy broke a scoreless tie in the 21st minute with a goal from Brooke Mullin, capitalizing on a cross by Julia Andreozzi that was mishandled. In the 46th minute, Gabby Farrell – on the end line – crossed the ball and found Jackie Ziegler for the goal. Neshaminy added an insurance goal in the 78th minute when Ziegler played a through ball to Farrell, who got the better of the Owls’ keeper in a one-on-one for the goal.
Victoria Smith and Holly Bowser combined in net to make four saves for Neshaminy in the 3-0 win.
The Redskins held a 16-4 advantage in shots.
Neshaminy (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Abington on Friday, and Bensalem (1-2, 0-1) will be on the road at Council Rock South
Neshaminy 1 – 2 – 3
Bensalem 0 – 0 – 0
Continental Conference
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3, PENNRIDGE 2 (2OT)
Two of the favorites in the Continental Conference met Tuesday afternoon, and it took 97 minutes for a team to come out on top.
Central Bucks East’s Emma Loving scored her second goal of the game in double overtime as the Patriots squeaked by the reigning conference champions.
“The first game in league is always tough, and playing Pennridge, who is always a great team, is even more difficult,” CB East coach Paul Eisold said. “We were able to get over the hump.”
Loving scored first for the Patriots in the 10th minute to give East a 1-0 lead into halftime. In the 47th minute, Maddie Myrtetus made it 2-0 on a goal assisted by Paige Weiss.
Pennridge, however, answered back in the waning minutes of regulation. With 5:25 to play, Erin Stevenson crossed the ball to Katie Fischer for a header to cut the Patriots’ lead to one. With just under three minutes to play, Kennedy Peace found Jess Milligan on a through ball for the goal, tying the game at two and sending it into extra time.
It all set up Loving’s game-winner. The senior forward drew the Rams’ goalkeeper forward, and she tapped the ball past her for the goal. Eisold called it a “routine play” for the skilled Loving.
“Emma Loving was terrific today,” the Patriots’ coach said. “She has that do-or-die attitude and she wants to be successful on the field.”
Eisold was pleased with his team’s goalkeeping today. He split time between senior Katie Dolf, who made eight saves, and freshman Kristen Obetz, who had four saves of her own.
The Patriots will need to find a balance between enjoying the big win and refocusing for their next game.
“Pennridge has won the league the last several years, so beating them the first game of the season is absolutely huge for us,” Eisold added of a Rams’ squad that has won the last four conference crowns. “That said, we also know there’s a lot of soccer to be played so you take it for what it worth.”
Central Bucks East (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to North Penn on Friday while Pennridge (1-1, 0-1) will host Central Bucks West in a key conference battle.
Pennridge 0 – 2 – 0 – 0 – 2
Central Bucks East 1 – 1 – 0 – 1 – 3
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 4, NORTH PENN 1
The Titans got on the board first with a goal in the 12th minute from Heather McDermott, assisted by Kylie Walsh, and South went up 2-0 before the half with a goal from Margot Centofanti.
Aleksa Peev added a pair of second half goals for the Titans. Abby Coco assisted the first and Brooke Steigerwalt got an assist on Peev’s second goal.
Titans’ coach Betsy Bullock was impressed by the play of Peev, a first-year varsity player.
“We saw a lot of promise in her,” Bullock said of the sophomore. “She’ll continue to get better and better. She’s a true forward and she’s a nice player.”
Bullock knows the path will be tough for her team in the Continental Conference, so she’s pleased to get the first win from the Lady Maidens.
“I think the key today was we played possession and moved forward as a team,” she said. “I think we’re going to hopefully move up into the upper echelon. We’re a young team. It’s a very competitive league. It was not an easy game against North Penn.”
In goal, Sophia Boggs had 14 saves for South, including a stop of a penalty kick.
Central Bucks South (1-0 SOL) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Friday, and North Penn (1-2, 0-1) will host Central Bucks East.
North Penn 1 – 0 – 1
Central Bucks South 2 – 2 – 4
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 3, QUAKERTOWN 0
CB West started out its Continental Conference schedule on the right foot, shutting out visiting Quakertown.
Sophomore Sam Lubin scored an unassisted goal in the 30th minute, and the Bucks led 1-0 at the half.
Mary Kate Vinkler scored off a pass from Abby Mulhearn in the 50th minute, and Vinkler assisted a 65th minute goal by Jill Nolan.
Grace Connelly made five saves and Bella Perez made three in net for the Bucks. West got a defensive boost from Allie Walsh and Meghan Gallagher to preserve the shutout in what coach Chris Shank called a “total team effort” for his first win at the helm.
Central Bucks West (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Pennridge Friday, and Quakertown (0-1) will host Souderton.
Quakertown 0 – 0 – 0
Central Bucks West 1 – 2 – 3
SOUDERTON 2, HATBORO-HORSHAM 0
Souderton opened up league play with a shutout win over visiting Hatboro-Horsham.
The Indians benefitted from a pair of second half goals. Junior Sara Cassel scored in the 48th minute and Cara McCausland added another goal in the 78th minute with an assist from Kylie Heath to push Souderton past the Hatters.
Souderton (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Quakertown on Friday, and Hatboro-Horsham (0-2, 0-1) will host Central Bucks South.
Hatboro-Horsham 0 – 0 – 0
Souderton 0 – 1 – 1
American Conference
CHELTENHAM 2, UPPER MERION 1 (OT)
Cheltenham came from behind to top Upper Merion in an overtime thriller.
Upper Merion got on the board first with and took a 1-0 lead into halftime.
“Upper Merion controlled the first half and deservedly took the lead,” Panthers’ coach Mark Woodcock said.
But Woodcock said his team got stronger in the second half, and Olivia Tuszl tied the game at one, setting the stage for overtime.
The Lady Panthers had several chances in overtime, and it was Carly Waldman connecting on the game winner. Goalie Eliana Wyler made ten saves in net for Cheltenham.
“A strong defensive performance from Willa Douglas, Krissy Rycek, Anya Capps, and Jade Turner was vital in taking us to 2-0 on the season,” Woodcock added.
Cheltenham (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Dublin on Friday while Upper Merion (0-2, 0-1) will host Plymouth Whitemarsh.
Upper Merion 1-0-0 1
Cheltenham 0-1-1 2
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2, UPPER MORELAND 1 (2 OT)
The Colonials quickly jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal from Jewel Terraces 51 seconds into the game.
In the 12th minute, Upper Moreland got the equalizer on a goal from Sydney Bachmayer with an assist from Brianna Byard.
“The game was extremely competitive,” UM coach Lisa Benvenuto said. “Both teams played aggressive and hard.
“The Bears were very slow to start, allowing a quick first goal, but they bounced back quickly, building the ball from the defense through the midfield and then hitting Brianna Byard. Brianna turned on her defender and played a perfect ball to Sydney Bachmayer, who beat Maria Robinson high.”
The game remained knotted up after regulation and took double overtime to decide a winner. In the 91st minute, Plymouth Whitemarsh scored on an own goal by the Bears to take the American Conference win.
“The second half both teams had opportunities that they didn’t finish,” Benvenuto said.
UM goalie Kim Benge was credited with 20 saves.
“She had a tremendous game in the net,” said Benvenuto, noting that the Bears were able to pull the Colonials off sides 12 times.
The Golden Bears’ coach lauded the standout play of Bachmayer, Byard and Benge and also tipped her hat to PW’s Jewel Terraces, Sara Putsch and Maddie Berman.
PW (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Upper Merion while Upper Moreland (0-2, 0-1) will host Wissahickon.
Upper Moreland 1 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 1
Plymouth Whitemarsh 1 – 0 – 0 – 1 – 2
WISSAHICKON 8, SPRINGFIELD 4
Wissahickon got the best of Springfield (Montco) in a high-scoring American Conference battle behind a stellar game from Krysta Memis. Memis scored three goals – all in the first half – and assisted two to lead the Trojans to a big win.
Emily Vervlied got Wissahickon on the board early on a goal with an assist from Memis. Memis added a pair of goals in the 9th and 16th minutes, using an assist from Mady Foglia on the second goal. Madison Elwell scored twice in the span of 1:18 and then assisted a goal to Memis in the 26th minute. The Trojans took a 6-2 lead into halftime.
The Trojans received goals in the second half from Coleman in the 52nd minute and Santucci in the 59th minute.
Nicole Hastings made five saves in goal for Wissahickon.
Springfield 2 – 2 – 4
Wissahickon 6 – 2 – 8
UPPER DUBLIN 10, NORRISTOWN 1
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