HS Girls Weekly Beat - week 2
Submitted by walax on Mon, 2006-03-27 13:52.
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VARSITY A
With the exception of a few games, this was a week of large score differentials.
Monday, March 20, 2006
The week began when rookie A-League team Lake Sammamish met last years 2nd place team, Lakeside. Despite their intense play, Lake Samm lost to Lakeside 13-3. Lakeside’s goalie, Lisa Shoemaker, played a fantastic game, saving 7 of 10 shots. Lisa Baldini and Tylie Cramer each scored 3 goals, while Brett Eisenhart and Holly Kuestner each put in 2 and Arianna Vokos, Darcy Mullen, and Ellen Fitzharris nailed the remaining 3. Gracie Binder popped out an incredible 5 assists while Kathleen Gill led the ground ball chase with 7. Lakeside scooped up 40 ground balls to Lake Sammamish’s 10. Lake Samm’s Catherine Rodriguez played a strong defensive game causing 5 turnovers and scooping up 4 ground balls in addition to her offensive contributions of 1 goal and assisting the remaining two goals to Jessica Wang and Melissa Lorentson.
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
On Tuesday, Mercer Island topped Overlake 11-4. Tonya Swarts led MI in goals(3), while Carolyn Peterson, Mallory Larson and Caroline Gallup each had two. Erin Gibson and Tiffani Louie each placed in one. Lauren Gibson helped her team to victory with 4 draw controls and 4 ground balls. Overlake’s Katie Smith scored 3 of her team’s 4 goals in addition to scooping up 4 ground balls, causing 2 turnovers and raking in two draw controls. Lizzie Cohen scored the remaining goal along with 1 asist. Emily Phillips also played a great game, digging up 4 ground balls, causing 3 turnovers, and controlling a draw.
Holy Names won over rookie team Snohomish, 7-1. Holy Names goalie Sarah Jones came away with an 85% save percentage after stopping 6 of 7 shots. 2 goals, 1 assist and 3 draw controls by Elise Becker paved the way for the Holy Names victory. Hannah Ozubko and Alicia Patten each caused 4 turnovers. Amanda Riggers scored 2 into the cage along with Caitlin Durgan, Aly Romeo and Kendall Shibuya, who each scored once. Snohomish played an excellent ground ball game. Sayre Creighton led the way with 5 ground balls in addition to contributing 2 caused turnovers and 2 controlled draws. Emily Hendreson scored Snohomish’s lone goal, while Snohomish goalie Daniele Bergquist fought 26 shots to block 19.
In the battle between Forest Ridge and Bellevue, Forest Ridge led the charge winning 18-5. Nisa Orozco-McCormick smashed in 5 goals, followed closely by Jillian Chong with 4. Maddy Phillips had a fantastic all around game with 2 goals, one assist, 5 ground balls, 2 caused turnovers and 3 draw controls! Jaime O’Brien scored 3 of the 18 goals and contributed 2 assists, 2 ground balls and 4 controlled draws. Remaining goals were scored by Anna Ross (2), Sheila Ghods (1) and Courtney Yorozu (1), while goalie Joni Sliger saved 11 of 16. Bellevue’s Jennifer Sawyer scored 2 of her teams goals and Molline Boddy, Melissa Coppess and Melissa Farage brought in the remaining 3. Kaila Bulfin picked up 3 ground balls and Melissa Coppess controlled 3 draws.
Wednesday, March 22nd 2006
In the meeting between Bainbridge and Seattle Prep, Bainbridge’s goalie, Dimi Lotakis, dominated the cage, saving 12 of 13 shots to help Bainbridge win 19-1. Jane and Sally Baumgartner scored 9 goals between them, Jane with 6 and Sally with 3. Colbi Brawner punched in 4 along with controlling 3 draws. Mariah Walk also scored 3, while Tarie Caouette, Marley Horne and Lucy Schlesser each had 1. Cassedy O’Neill scored Prep’s lone goal in addition to digging up an incredible 9 ground balls! Taylor Green also contributed strongly to the ground ball game with 6. Casey Myburgh helped her team with 4 controlled draws.
Thursday, March 23rd 2006
North Kitsap came out strong against Lakeside, scoring the first goal on a shot by Rachel Perry off an assist by Bria Phillips and held last year's state finalists scoreless halfway through the first half. After a timeout by Lakeside, Lakeside came back to score 4 goals to finish out the half. Lakeside owned the second half by adding 7 goals to NK's 2. The game ended 11-3 for Lakeside. Lakeside’s Lisa Baldini led her team with 4 draw controls, 2 caused turnovers, 5 ground balls and 2 goals, and goalie Lisa Schoemaker played an awesome game, supporting her team by saving 13 of 15 shots. Brett Eisenhart netted 3 goals for Lakeside, while Gracie Binder contributed 3 assists in addition to her 1 goal. Lauren Tilger contributed to her teams ground ball count with 4. Remaining Lakeside goals were scored by Ellie Crutcher (1), Kristy Sako (1), Arianna Vokos (1) and Lucy Williams (1). For North Kitsap, goalie Denita Santos played an incredible defensive game, racking up 8 saves and intercepting 4 passes over goal during the first half alone, to keep North in the game. She ended the game with 6 turnovers. Bria Phillips scored 1 goal and assisted the other to Rachel Perry.
Thursday brought the meeting of Bellevue and Lake Sammamish. Despite a strong second half comeback by Bellevue, Lake Samm came out on top 12-7 for their first A League win. Lake Sammamish’s center Catherine Rodriguez scored 5 and had 2 assists, not to mention 13 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers and 4 controlled draws. Attack player Courtney Allen netted 4 goals and contributed 2 assists, while midfielder Jessica Wang dug up a whopping 12 ground balls in addition to scoring 2 goals and providing 1 assist. Freshman attack Katilin Fithian scored her first goal and dug up 5 ground balls to help her team to victory. Sophomore Fiona Moore also dug up 5 ground balls. Bellevue’s Melissa Coppess was unstoppable with 4 goals, 2 caused turnovers and 2 draw controls, and Jennifer Sawyer scored 2, while Molline Boddy netted one. Jaime Coakley, Sarah Levinson and Anna Smukowski also each contributed to 1 turnover.
Friday, March 24th, 2006
Mercer Island completed their week with a 12-1 win over Snohomish. MI’s Caroline Gallup plugged in 5 goals in addition to her 4 ground balls, 3 turnovers, 2 draw controls, and an assist. Carrie Mckee dug up 6 ground balls and caused a turnover, while Tonya Swarts contributed 4 assists on top of her goal. Mallory Larson netted 3 goals, Erin Gibson scored twice and Carolyn Peterson once. Goalie Jessica Swarts played fabulously, saving 8 of 9 shots. Snohomish’s Sayre Creighton scored Snohomish’s one goal and dug up 6 ground balls in addition to causing 3 turnovers and controlling 2 draws. The ground ball race also featured Snohomish’s Hether Mullens and Hannah Drice, each with 4.
In contrast to some of the other games, Forest Ridge and Holy Names wrapped up the week with a tight score. Obviously an intense battle, Forest Ridge barely edged out Holy Names 9-8. Caroline Beyer of Forest Ridge controlled 4 draws to help give her team the edge, while Jillian Chong led the attack with 4 goals. Nisa Orozco-McCormick popped 3 into the cage, and Jane O’Brien led the defense with 4 caused turnovers, while Maddy Phillips and Anna Ross scored the remaining 2 goals. Courtney Yorozu also aided her team with 2 assist. Holy Names’ Alicia Patten was a defensive strength for the game high 5 turnovers. Amanda Riggers logged 3 goals, and the rest were split between Cassie Banel, Caitlin Durgan, Victoria Maxon and Sally Norris. Hannah Ozubko controlled 3 draws.
Varsity B
In contrast the A League, the Varsity B Division was filled with highly competitive games and close scores.
Monday, March 20th 2006
The week began with a meeting between Maple Valley and Nathan Hale. Though a highly competitive game, Maple Valley won 14-9. Maple Valley’s Kylie Cline smashed in 5 goals and provided 2 assists to lead her team on the attack. Ericia Feldman scooped up an amazing 10 ground balls. Along with digging up 5 ground balls and scoring a goal, Kerris Morgan controlled 3 draws, while Sara Wiese pushed in 3 more goals. Other scorers were Sophi DiDonato, Amy Euting, Erica Helm-Buckman and Kerris Morgan. Nathan Hale’s Hannah LaCroix undoubtedly controlled the draw with 8, in addition to causing 2 turnovers, getting 5 ground balls and scoring a goal! Mari Carmichael led her team with 5 goals, while Corey Milinovich also scored a goal along with her 6 ground balls. Isabelle Burke contributed 1 assist and Laura Brady scored 2.
Tuesday, March 21st 2006
Garfield barely came out on top of North Kitsap 8-7. Alex Futran of Garfield caused 4 turnovers, dug up 5 ground balls and contributed one assist to help her team. Cuong Nguyen, Molly McManus and Risa Fiorini each netted 2, while Juliett D’Alessandro and Bianca Giaever each put in 1. North Kitsap’s two goals were scored by Jessica Borchers and Piper Sellers, while Gloria Coon, Kaitlin Ferland and Chelsea Salsbury each contributed a turnover.
Wednesday, March 22nd 2006
In a battle between Eastside Catholic and Mercer Island, Eastside Catholic won 9-5.
Eastside Catholic Sophomore Lauren Pomeroy led the attack with 4 goals and played an absolutely dominant defense, while Captain and senior Liz Kubaki and junior Kaitlyn Nichols each pumped in 2 goals. Freshman April Hayden had a goal in her first game ever. Trina Hostak had 12 saves in goal. Defensive standouts were Mackensie Hill, Kim Nishikawa and Kate Suhrbier. Mercer Island’s Krista Garrett scooped up 6 ground balls and Caroline Mahony and Alicia Mangubat dominated 3 draws each to help keep Mercer Island in the game. Lillian Baily scored 2 goals; Nana Ito and Mahoney each had one.
Local rivals Tacoma and Curtis played at Curtis. Tacoma’s Anna Holcomb controlled 6 draws and scored 3 goals to lead Tacoma to a 9-6 victory. Caitlin White scooped up 6 ground balls and put 2 in, while Alia Malo and Claire Plourde each caused 2 turnovers. Other goals were scored by Alison Jenson, Annabel Dessert, Blair Callaghan and Caroline Asbell. Goalie Meghan Woodard saved 7 of 8 during her time in. No stats were available for Curtis.
In this weeks only tie, Nathan Hale and Roosevelt each stepped off the field with 8 goals. Nathan Hale’s Ihlae Kling netted 3 goals, while Corey Milinovich put in 2 and scooped up 5 ground balls. Hannah LaCroix controlled 3 draws, and scored 1 goal. Therese Hienecky and Lara Sidhu also each scored once. Madeline Grose from Roosevelt controlled an incredible 6 draws and scored once. Teammate Frannie Hemmelgarn dug up 8 ground balls and put in 2 in addition to controlling 3 draws, causing 3 turnovers, and providing one assist. Amy Sherrow contributed 6 ground balls. Hayley Winninghoff scored 3.
Thursday, March 23rd 2006
Garfield barely edged out Maple Valley 10-9 for Garfield’s second one point game of the week. Garfield’s Cuong Nguyen put in 4 goals to lead her attack. Molly McManus controlled 2 draws and scored 2, while Bianca Giaever scooped up 5 and pt in one. Other goals were had by Hong Nhi Do, Abby Hardin and Sarah Kitchell. Defensive standouts were Alex Futron, Claire Watts and Sarah Kitchell, each with 2 caused turnovers. Again, Kylie Line led the Maple Valley attack with 4 goals and 8 ground balls! Kerris Morgan also scooped up 6 and put in 2, while Amy Euting, Anna Halstead and Sara Wiese each had one goal.
Friday, March 24th 2006
Another tight game was played by Nathan Hale and Eastside Catholic, with Eastside Catholic edging out Nathan Hale 7-6. Eastside’s Nicole Reed led the ground ball game with 9, while Kelli Burgess led the scoring with 4. Lauren Pomeroy caused 4 turnovers and scored twice. Kaitlyn Nichols dropped in one. Eastside goalie Trina Hostak played incredible, saving 17 of 23 shots. Nathan Hale’s ground ball game was led by Mari Carmichael with 8 digs and an assist. Hannah LaCroix clearly controlled the draw with 7. Ihlae King and Laura Sidhu each put in 2 goals, and Hannah LaCroix and Corey Milinovich each had one. Theresa Hienekey contribute an assist.
Player Of The Week goes to Catherine Rodriguez for Lake Sammamish who had 5 goals 2 assists and 13 ground balls in the club's first win...
she is also league's leading scorer. Great job Catherine!
