The Falcons, powered by their six game winning streak, hit the highway early on Monday for their battle against Quakertown. The Panthers ended that PHS streak after capitalizing on first half opportunities and protecting the lead in the second half. Pennsbury came out strong and had Quakertown on their heels at the start of the first quarter. "We were so pleased with the way our girls came out from the first whistle and really created some offensive opportunities. We were taking care of the ball and denying the Panthers any momentum," said head coach, Traci Curtis. Half way through the first quarter, Quakertown connected on a nice tip at the post past PHS keeper, Abby McCole, putting them up 1-0. "We saw it happening in slow motion from the sidelines. Our assistant, Lori Riley, was saying that there was a girl open and before we could blink the ball was deflected and hitting the back of the cage." The Falcons did not let down and held it at 1-0 for the remainder of the quarter. The second quarter was much of the same, with back and forth play, but PHS was not able to finish in the circle. "We were moving the ball really well and helping each other all over the field, but we just were not getting shots off soon enough," explained Curtis. Halfway through the second quarter, Quakertown's Katelyn Landis showed how it's done with a strong shot outside the circle that was touched inside for the 2-0 lead. Two minutes later, Sunday Draper, added another goal to their tally on a beautifully placed reverse sweep on a penalty corner. "The goal was beautiful and we assured our goalie that there was not much she could have done differently because of how perfectly placed the shot was and how well they executed the set piece," said Curtis. The Black and Orange continued to fight at both ends of the field and the score held at 3-0 going into halftime. "There were some mistakes being made and it was keeping us from possessing and capitalizing in certain moments," explained Curtis. "Quakertown is a strong team and we were making them work hard for their successes, but not able to help ourselves succeed when it was vital." With four minutes left in the third quarter, the Falcons found the back of the cage. Cailyn Reilly's free hit coming out of the defense found Abby Iacona in the middle for the start of a fast paced breakaway. Iacona fed a strong through ball to Regan Rodriguez who made a great off ball run to the right corner. Rodriguez crossed the ball to a waiting Ava Jordan who was able to be patient and get the ball by the goalie making it a 3-1 game. Unfortunately for the Falcons, that was the last of the scoring, but on the bright side, they held Quakertown scoreless in the entire second half. "We definitely played better in the second half and we are so proud that the girls worked so hard together to keep fighting," said Curtis. "Our goalie, Abby McCole, played an awesome game saving 12 of 15 shots holding them to one goal on a corner out of six corner attempts. It is obvious what we need to work on and we will continue to push each other to limits and take one step at a time. This was a great challenge for us and it will help us to grow moving forward," said Curtis. Tomorrow the Falcons will host Bensalem for a night contest at Falcon Field.