HS Girl's Weekly Beat - Week One
Submitted by walax on Mon, 2006-03-20 07:52.
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The Washington High School Girl’s Lacrosse Season is in full gear after a series of interesting match ups this past week.
VARSITY A LEAGUE
Monday, March 13th, 2006
Overlake at Bellevue
To start things off in the Varsity A league, Overlake topped of Bellevue with a 13-7 victory. Leading the charge for Overlake was Katie Smith with a whopping 6 goals. Emily Phillips was perhaps the strongest force on the field with 6 ground balls, 3 turnovers and 3 draw controls in addition to her 2 goals. Bellevue’s Rose Smith dug up 5 ground balls along with her 1 assist and Jennifer Sawyer smashed in 4 goals.
Mercer Island at Lake Sammamish
Meanwhile A league rookie team Lake Sammamish fought a hard battle against Mercer Island. Behind 3-2 at half-time, Mercer Island blasted out for a second half series of 6 unanswered goals to beat Lake Samm 8-3. Mercer Island goalie Nicole Scheid stole the show saving 12 of 15 shots. Sasha Gumprecht led the ground ball charge with 5, while she, Carolyn Peterson and Tonya Swarts each scored twice. Lake Sammamish’s Catherine Rodriguez dominated the draw with 4 controls and cleaned up the field with 4 ground balls, 2 turnovers and 2 goals. Courtney Allen scored the other goal and had 1 assist.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2006
Snohomish at Forest Ridge
On Tuesday, the other A league rookie team and last years Varsity B champion, Snohomish, lost to Forest Ridge 16-5. Forest Ridge’s Jillian Chong dominated the field with 6 goals, 5 draw controls and 4 caused turnovers. Anna Ross played a spectacular game around the field with 5 ground balls, 4 draw controls, 3 assists and a goal. Sayre Creighton led the offensive charge for Snohomish with 3 goals, while Hannah Price nabbed 6 ground balls. Snohomish goalie Daniele Bergquist had a strong defensive game with 5 ground balls and 3 turnovers in addition to her 12 saves, while Haley Slind produced 2 assists to accompany her 2 goals.
North Kitsap at Holy Names
On the other end of the city, Holy Names came out on top of North Kitsap 7 – 3. Amanda Riggers nailed 3 goals and 2 turnovers while Kendall Shibuya handled 3 draw controls. Defensively, North Kitsap’s Kaitlin Halady dug up 5 ground balls, and Amber Grable caused 3 turnovers to get the ball to Bria Phillips for 2 of North Kitsap’s 3 goals.
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
Bainbridge at Lakeside
The long anticipated meeting between last year’s championship match-up Bainbridge Island and Lakeside happened Wednesday on Lakeside’s turf. Likely a tough battle, Bainbridge came away victorious with a 9-4 win. Scoring was spread out amongst the Bainbridge attack with Colbi Brawner leading the way with 3 goals in addition to her 5 ground balls. Jane Baumgartner also played a fabulous game with 2 goals, 1 assist, 3 ground balls, 1 turnover and 1 draw control! Bainbridge’s defense only allowed Lakeside 9 shots compared to Bainbridge’s own 21 shots on goal. Lakeside’s Lisa Baldini led her team with 3 controlled draws, 3 caused turnovers, 3 ground balls and a goal. Gracie Binder played a strong defensive game, while Brett Eisenhart scored an additional 2 goals for Lakeside.
Bellevue at Mercer Island
In their second game of the week, Bellevue met up with the ever-so-strong Mercer Island. Despite playing a tough game, Bellevue lost 5-14. Melissa Coppess and Jennifer Sawyer of Bellevue each had 2 goals, and Jamie Bryce controlled 5 draws to give her attack a leg up. Meanwhile, Rose Smith and Brianna Nelson dug up 4 ground balls each. For Mercer Island, Mallory Larson led the attack with 4 goals. Caroline Gallup had a great all around game with 3 goals, 4 ground balls and 3 turnovers. Mercer Island goalie Jessica Swarts played an awesome game saving 8 of 13 shots.
Seattle Prep at Overlake
Despite it being a short game between Seattle Prep and Overlake, each team still got off plenty of shots with Seattle Prep coming out on top 10-7. Seattle Prep Goalie Kerry Swendt saved 3 of 4 shots, while Prep goalie Malia Makowicki blocked 7 of 13. Top Prep scorers were Sarah Schiro (3) and Casey Myburgh, Becky Oesterle and Cassidy O’Neill, each with 2, and aided by Kirsti White with an incredible 5 assists. Oesterle also dominated defensively with 4 ground balls, 4 turnovers and 2 draw controls, while Taylor Green scooped up 5 ground balls. Stats were unavailable for Overlake.
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
North Kitsap at Forest Ridge
Forest Ridge barely edged out North Kitsap 8-7. Maddy Phillips scored 4 goals, and, along with Nisa Orozco-McCormick, scooped up 5 ground balls and caused 3 turnovers. Orozco-McCormick also led her team in assists with 2. Jamie O’Brien helped her team with 4 controlled draws and 4 turnovers, while Kelsey Krasas and Bria Phillips led the North Kitsap offense with 3 goals and a few assists a piece. Madeline Hernandez played a strong defensive game with 4 turnovers.
Lake Sammamish at Holy Names
Lake Sammamish and Holy Names played an intense game on Thursday. Tied at 9-9 with a few minutes to go, Holy Names edged out Lake Sammamish for the 11-9 win. Holy Names Caitlin Dugan and Amanda Riggers led the attack with 3 goals each, while Sally Norris had 3 turnovers and 3 controlled draws. Kendall Shibuya also played a strong game across the field and lead her team in assists with 2. Lake Samm’s Catherine Rodriguez led her team with an astonishing 9 ground balls, 4 goals and 5 draw controls. Courtney Allen provided 2 assists, while Melissa Lorentston contributed 5 ground balls and a goal. Sophomore Meagan Wehe brought in another 2 goals and mid-fielder Fiona Moore caused 3 turnovers.
VARSITY B LEAGUE
The Varsity B league had a rough start to their season with more games postponed than played. However, the games played were intense.
Monday March 13th, 2006
Roosevelt at Garfield
Two new teams to the league, Roosevelt and Garfield, matched up right off the bat. Despite their immense efforts, Garfield fell to Roosevelt 11-2. Cuong Nguyen scored Garfield’s 2 goals and, along with Alex Futran, scooped up 6 ground balls. Roosevelt’s Madeline Grose led their attack with 4 goals, while Caitlin Mills had 3, and Kelsea Hazelhurst and Frannie Hemmelgarn put in 2 each. Hemmelgarn also led the game’s ground ball chase with 9! Roosevelt’s goalie Jessica Freedman had a great start to her season saving 4 of 6 shots.
Tuesday March 14th, 2006
Curtis at Seattle Prep
Curtis came out over Seattle Prep with a 9-7 victory. Eleni Johnson played a well-rounded game with 4 goals, 3 ground balls and an assist, while Jessie Fontana followed up with 3 goals. Defensively Jordann Clanton dug up 4 ground balls and had two turnovers in addition to controlling 3 draws and scoring a goal. Seattle Prep’s attack was undoubtedly led by Lauren Murray with 5 goals and 6 ground balls. Paelina DeStephano dominated the draws with 5 controls, and Cait Slack contributed 4 ground ball pick-ups.
Wednesday March 15th, 2006
Curtis at Mercer Island
In their 2nd game of the week, Curtis met Mercer Island. Despite a valiant effort by Burtis, they lost 8-6 to the Islanders. Eleni Johnsen had another great game, leading her attack with 4 goals. The entire Curtis team seemed to dominate the ground ball game although Jordann Clanton, Johnsen, and Jennie Mattlab led the way, each digging up 4. Mercer Island’s Lillian Baily scored 3 of their 8 goals, while Tracy Christenson and Caroline Mahoney each put in two, and Hannah Leleny scored one.
