It was a great night under the lights as the Pennsbury Falcons traveled to face the Bensalem Owls for their senior game celebration. The original first game between the two, much earlier in the season, was canceled due to field conditions so it was a long wait for both teams. The Bensalem coaches respectfully honored our seniors as well, said Head Coach, Traci Curtis. It is always so nice for the girls to be recognized and share in the special night. It's a great way to kick off the game for each team. What's funny, Curtis adds, is that we will be having our senior game when we play Bensalem again next week and we will reciprocate the gesture. Night games have a different vibe of course, but what is really great is that the later game allows for people to attend who may not be able to make the afternoon time. We had an alum make the trip from her college to see the game and a group of Pennsbury middle school players showed up to watch as well. It is those little things that help to grow the game and continue to build our program, said Curtis. Our girls were definitely ready when they stepped on the field and they proved it four minutes into the quarter as Angelina Kenney connected on an assist from Mia Popovich to put the Falcons on the scoreboard first. Meg McClure added a goal with five minutes left to put them ahead by two and then the quarter ended with the orange and black up 3-0 on another McClure-Popovich combo. The second quarter was when the last goal of the game was scored and it was once again a McClure tip off of a Popovich cross. With a four goal lead, we made edits to our line up in the second half and gave every player the opportunity to go out there and contribute. We saw some great things happening throughout the second quarter despite the scoring drought. Confidence was built, players were passing beautifully, people were taking risks and trying new things - it was really fun to watch. Curtis was most excited about the passing. We were connecting in amazing ways tonight with both line ups - the off ball decisions were great and the accuracy of passing made a huge difference. This was a great way to prove what we are capable of and it was helpful in preparing us for our four remaining games. Bensalem's goalie had some good saves and kept us scoreless in the second half. We had many opportunities including some good corner shots, but they were able to fend us off. Kudos to them for being strong and tough in the circle. It was a quiet night for our goalie, Jordan Vradenburgh, but she did make a few key saves on Bensalem breakaways. Tonight was a complete team effort and in the end, that's what makes a game like this special. Shout out to some shining moments for particular players - Jessie Martin, Siya Patel, Rachel Stein, Lily Abraham, Theresa Vazapphilly, Isabelle Vazapphilly, Ava Jordan, and Ayla Alon. Pennsbury will host CB South next for a make up crossover game on Thursday and then travel to CR South on Friday to finish out the four game week.