Check out all of Friday’s SOL field hockey action.
National Conference
Council Rock South 5, Abington 0
The Golden Hawks dominated play in Friday’s win over the Ghosts. They not only held a 14-2 advantage in corners, they also took 21 shots while the Ghosts never managed a shot on goal.
Kristen Meihofer and Alexis Carroll both scored a pair of goals, but it was a goal by Mollie Sheehy (Carroll assist) that put the Golden Hawks on the scoreboard at the 20:26 mark of the opening half.
Kristin Donohue added a pair of assists for the Golden Hawks, who received a late goal from Melissa Finor (Amanda Urkowitz assist) for the 5-0 final.
Abington goalies Faith Geating (nine saves) and Tia Barnhardt combined to make 15 saves.
While the Ghosts fell to 1-5-2 in conference play (2-6-2 overall), the Golden Hawks are 7-1 in the league (9-3 overall).
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Neshaminy 10, Harry S Truman 0
Brittany Sheenan scored five goals and teammate Rachel Rotteveel connected for the hat trick to lead the Redskins to the decisive win. Rotteveel also had an assist. Abby Alexis and Emily Wells each added single goals. Marlena Koellner, Emily Curtin and Annie Kopera all had a pair of assists. Kathy Celis and Amanda Binczewski each had one assist.
The Redskins, who led 8-0 at the intermission, upped their record to 7-1 in conference play (7-3 overall) while the Tigers fell to 1-7 in the league (2-7 overall).
Pennsbury 2, Bensalem 0
Christine Stango scored midway through the first half to send the Falcons into halftime with a 1-0 lead. Emily Zazzu tacked on an insurance goal early in the second half.
The Falcons held a 22-0 advantage in shots and a decisive 16-2 edge in shots. Bensalem goalie Stephanie Unger turned away 18 shots.
The Falcons are 2-4-1 in league play (2-7-1 overall) while the Owls fell to 0-6-1 in the league (0-7-2 overall).
Continental Conference
Souderton 2, North Penn 1
Abbey Gabriel scored a pair of goals, propelling the Indians to a sweep in their season series against their neighboring rival. Gabriel (Alyssa Ziegler assist) scored the game’s first goal at the 23:08 mark of the opening half and then added her second 10 minutes later, this one with an assist from Meghan McDermott to put the Indians on top 2-0.
Emma Herb scored an unassisted goal for the Maidens with 3:34 remaining to make it a 2-1 game at the intermission. Neither team scored in the second half.
“We were all very excited to play North Penn today, and it was evident,” Souderton coach Lauren Whiteside said. “All the way around, the girls had great positive attitudes and showed up ready to win and start the second half of the season off right.”
The Maidens held a 9-8 advantage in corners while the Indians had a 17-15 edge in corners. North Penn’s Chessa Kownurko was credited with 13 saves in goal, and Souderton’s Jen Bergey turned away 14 shots.
“We had a great showing today, especially on defense,” Whiteside said. “Jen Bergey was really on today in goal. She was making a lot of saves all over the cage – high, low and hard shots.
“Bekah Hershey, Meghan McDermott and Jess Ziegler played a solid game on defense. Bekah has a knack for seeing the entire field and stepping up for the interceptions.”
While the Maidens saw their record drop to 2-5-1 in conference play (2-7-1 overall), the Indians improved to 5-3 in conference play (5-4 overall).
Hatboro-Horsham 3, Central Bucks East 2
Carlie Baldus (Casey Swezey assist) scored with six minutes remaining, breaking a 2-2 tie and propelling the Hatters to the dramatic win. The Patriots actually took the early lead with a goal midway through the first half (Marissa Glatt assist), but Robyn Barbell (Swezey assist) answered with the equalizer six minutes later, sending the teams into halftime deadlocked 1-1.
Baldus (Colby Eldridge assist) put the Hatters on top nine minutes into the second half, but 10 minutes later Glatt scored an unassisted goal to knot the score 2-2, setting the stage for the game winner by Baldus.
The Hatters held a 19-16 edge in shots and a 12-5 advantage in corners.
Hatter goalie Emily Braunewell had 12 saves while CB East’s goalie had 11 saves.
While the Patriots fell to 2-6 in conference play (2-8 overall), the Hatters improved to 5-3 in the league (6-4 overall).
Central Bucks West 3, Quakertown 0
The Bucks led 1-0 at halftime, thanks to a goal by junior Elena Romesburg (Kim Hitchcock assist). Second-half goals by Erick Fiorelli (Virginia Moore assist) and Romesburg (Fiorelli assist) put the finishing touches on the important win.
Coach Casey Hughes lauded the performance of junior Madison Shields, who was recently moved from the forward line to midfield.
The Bucks are 5-3 in conference play (9-3 overall) while the Panthers fell to 3-5 in the conference (6-5 overall).
Central Bucks South 5, Pennridge 1 (Thursday, Sept. 27)
The Titans (11-0, 8-0 SOL) continued to roll, keeping their perfect record intact with Thursday’s big win.
“The team worked well off each other, and I felt our transitional play allowed us to create time and space,” co-coach Jeff Harding said.
The Rams fell to 1-6-1 in conference play (3-6-1 overall).
American Conference
Upper Merion 1, Norristown 0
Dominique Gambone (Lindsay Zamites assist) scored 11 minutes into the second half, and the Vikings made that goal stand, holding on for the 1-0 win. The win avenged a 2-0 loss to the Eagles earlier this season.
“They scored both of their goals in the last three minutes of the game, and if I remember correctly, we outshot them and out-cornered them,” Viking coach Angie Yanocha said of the initial meeting between the two teams. “We actually didn’t play that well in the first half. We were making a lot of individual errors and causing a lot of fouls against us, so we didn’t have flow.
“In our win on Monday, everything went right, we looked good, and it just flowed. We just didn’t have flow in the first half. In the second half, we were stronger and just got it together. We were struggling to score and could have scored more, but they have a really good goalkeeper. She made a lot of really good saves.”
Norristown goalie Jess Grose was credited with eight saves. The Vikings held a 12-8 advantage in corners.
“It was one of those games where people didn’t really stand out,” Yanocha said. “My goalkeeper (Devyn Antonucci) had a really good game.
“They were in the circle a few times and really pressuring us, so she did have some key saves. It was one of those nail-biter type games where you just wanted the clock to expire.”
Norristown coach Stacie Staufenberg lauded the performances of Upper Merion’s Amanda McAteer, Gambone and Mia DiBella.
“Alyssa Bloomer also had a really strong game,” the Eagles coach said of her own player.
Both teams boast identical 4-4 records in conference play and 4-5 records overall.
Plymouth Whitemarsh 8, Upper Moreland 0
In the absence of two starters, a pair of freshmen stepped to the fore for the Colonials. Grace McGuire made her varsity debut a memorable one, connecting for the hat trick. Fellow freshman Victoria Byrnes turned away three shots to earn the shutout in goal.
“Both girls did a great job,” PW coach Andrea Carr said. “The players did a fantastic job passing the ball and making the necessary plays.”
While the Golden Bears fell to 0-8 in league play (0-10 overall), the Colonials improved to 5-3 in the league (5-5 overall).
Wissahickon 2, Upper Dublin 0
The Trojans received goals from Stacie Rocco and Jackie Hibbs in Friday’s shutout win. Upper Dublin goalie Dana Russell had a big game, turning away 15 shots. Natalie Berger and Sydney Lang both had stick saves for the Flying Cardinals.
While the Flying Cardinals fell to 2-6 in league play (2-8 overall), the Trojans improved to 7-1 in the league (8-3 overall).
Springfield (Montco) 6, Cheltenham 0
Adrienne Baer scored a pair of goals, and teammates Libby Field, Sidney Campbell, Alyssa Buckley and Kaitlyn White each added single goals to propel the Spartans to the big win.
The Spartans improved to 8-0 in league play (9-0 overall) while the Lady Panthers fell to 2-6 in the league (2-8 overall).
Thursday, Sept. 27
Council Rock North 5, William Tennent 0
Gabby Tofig connected for the hat trick while Alex Kuzma scored a pair. Madison Gouza added an assist for the Indians, who improved to 7-1 in league play (8-3 overall). The Panthers are 4-4 in the league (5-5 overall).
Central Bucks 6, Abington 0
The Bucks took a 1-0 lead into halftime, thanks to a goal by Heather Zezzo (Erick Fiorelli assist). They exploded for five second-half goals. Zezzo had a pair of goals to complete her second straight hat trick. Sophomore Kim Hitchcock also added a pair while junior Kaitlin Varallo scored her first goal of the season.
“We dominated play,” coach Casey Hughes said.
West goalie Courtney Kauffman persevered the shutout with four key saves in the second half while LeGre also had a defensive save.
Villa Maria Academy 4, Wissahickon 2
The Trojans fell to the perennial Catholic Academies power in a non-league game on Thursday. Emily Gallagher (Jackie Hibbs assist) and Angela Virtu accounted for Wissahickon’s goals. Virtu scored on a penalty stroke.
Wissahickon goalies Emoni Fisher (six saves) and Claire Tarzi combined for seven saves.
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