This is one of a regular-day series of boys’/men’s and girls’/women’s stories looking back on this date in lacrosse history)
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/20
5/11/08 – Girls’ notebook: Confidence pushes C.R. South to its first crown
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/08
Council Rock South coach Kara Muenker claims the difference between her team from last year to this season is basic confidence.
“I think confidence plays a huge role,” she said of a team that finished 10-10 in 2007. “Last year we lost a lot of games by one or two goals.
“We just didn’t have the confidence to know we could fight back and come back and win. This year we have been down quite a few games and yet they’ve been confident that we could come back.”
That competitive edge helped this year’s Golden Hawks achieve their first league championship in the six-year history of the program. One game after edging Hatboro-Horsham, 13-12, CR South clinched the Suburban One Continental Conference crown Thursday with a hard-fought 14-12 victory over Central Bucks West.
The win raised the Hawks’ record to 11-0 in the league and 16-2 overall. They close their season Monday at home against second-place Souderton.
5/11/10 – Tuesday’s scholastic girls’ roundup: Strath Haven earns share of first Central League crown
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/10
Sophomore Lexi Mazur scored three goals and freshman Kirsten Wilhelmsen added two goals and two assists as visiting Strath Haven defeated Penncrest, 12-5, today to finish in a three-way tie for its first-ever Central League girls’ lacrosse championship.
The Panthers (14-1, ranked No. 2 in PA Media Rankings) improved to 10-1 in the league and closed in tie with Radnor and Springfield-Delco. Springfield-Delco handed Radnor its first loss, 8-7, today.
Alex Duckenfield had two goals and one assist and Jenna Frost scored twice for the Panthers while Ana White had a goal and an assist. Summer O’Donnell and Molly Dienno scored once and Lela Meunier made three saves.
“We are so excited to get a share for the title with the top two teams in the state,” said Strath Haven first-year coach Jen Duckenfield, who served as an assistant the past few years. “The best part of it is that we stayed true to form and played great as a team all year.”
5/11/10 – Scholastic girls: Radnor rallies to down Springfield-Delco, 8-7, to force 3-way tie for Central League title
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/10
Ali Kelly scored off an 8-meter free position shot with eight minutes to play to cap a stunning comeback and lift host Radnor to an 8-7 victory over Springfield-Delco today in a Central League girls’ lacrosse game.
The decision will leave three teams – No. 1-ranked Springfield, No. 3 Radnor (17-1) and also No. 2 Strath Haven – as tri-champions of the Central League with 10-1 records. Strath Haven, which topped Penncrest, 12-5, today, had defeated Radnor last week.
“I thought they showed a lot of fortitude and poise in the second half,” said Radnor coach Phyllis Kilgour of her Raiders, who held the No. 1 spot in the PA Media Rankings all year until the loss to the Panthers. “They definitely had a refuse to lose attitude. When the going gets tough, the tough get
going.
“They have carried a huge load on their backs all season long.”
The visiting Cougars (15-1), though, had a chance to win it outright after taking a quick 6-0 lead and then a 7-2 bulge on a goal by Courtney Kennedy (two goals) with 5:48 left in the first half. Radnor then held Springfield-Delco scoreless and began pecking away at the lead in the second half.
5/11/12 – Girls’ lacrosse milestone: Council Rock North’s Plappert, Magley hit 200 career goals, help Indians claim league title
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/12
Council Rock North seniors Kara Magley and Hannah Plappert each hit the 200-goal mark for their careers in recent games and helped the Indians claim the Suburban One National Conference championship.
Magleyhit the mark against Abington on May 3 in an 18-5 win that clinched the championship. Plappert reached the mark in a 17-8 victory Tuesday over Council Rock South.
The Indians finished the regular season at 14-3 overall and 8-0 in the National Conference.
5/11/13 – Saturday’s girls’ roundup: Harriton tops EA; Friends’ Central gives coach 100th win
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/13
Sabrina Tabasso collected four goals, two assists and three draw controls as visiting Harriton defeated Episcopal Academy, 9-7, today in non-league girls’ lacrosse.
The Rams (16-2), who won a share of the Central League with three other teams, also got two gaols from Caleigh Foust and 10 saves from Melina Avery.
EA (11-4), the Inter-Ac League champion, got three goals and an assist from Alexandra Silvera and two goals from Schuyler Aitken. Lindsey Reder posted eight saves.
Friends’ Central 19, Lawrenceville School 9
Emma Dahle collected seven goals and three assists and Ashley Tedesco had six goals and four assists to help the Phoenix give coach Lauren Becker Rubin her 100th career victory.
5/11/17 – Central Bucks West girls close out perfect Suburban One National campaign; Boylan hits 200 goals
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/17
Staff Report
Bryn Boylan collected seven goals and three assists and reached the career 200-goal mark as host Central Bucks West routed Neshaminy, 21-7, Wednesday to clinch the outright Suburban One National Conference championship and close the conference season at 9-0.
The Bucks – 17-0 overall – finish their season today against visiting Strath Haven of the Central League.
Suburban One National Conference champion Central Bucks West
Dani Dundas added five goals and four assists while Maddie Maio had three goals and Beth Holloway had two for CB West.
5/11/17 – West Chester Rustin edges Henderson, 6-5, to claim outright Ches-Mont League girls’ title
By Harry Chaykin
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/17
Over the years, any game in any sport against West Chester Henderson has meant a lot to the players at West Chester Rustin.
Throw in the chance to win the Ches-Mont League girls lacrosse title for the first time since the members of the Class of 2017 were third graders and Thursday night’s matchup at Rustin took on more meaning.
“It’s Henderson vs. Rustin,” WCH head coach Lauren Purvis said. “You don’t have to say to much else.”
It turned out to be a game the coaches, players and fans from Rustin will take about for a long time – and not just because it was a tight rivalry thriller.
Rustin used a solid defensive effort, anchored by junior goalie Maddi Montebianco, to earn a 6-5 decision over Henderson, claiming its first Ches-Mont title since 2008.
5/11/17 – Archbishop Carroll downs Conestoga, 11-6, in battle of No. 1 teams
By Matt Chandik
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/17
Kristy Kucia is seeing things from an entirely different perspective this season.
She couldn’t be farther from her natural home on the field at low defense, but she’s fitting in just fine in the Archbishop Carroll lineup. The sophomore High Point commit gets to handle the ball more at low attack, where she facilitates the Patriots’ offense as a distributor to big-time goal scorers like Sam Swart and Katie Detwiler.
Thursday, she showed off some of her passing ability by dishing out three assists as Carroll stayed unbeaten with an 11-6 win over defending PIAA champion Conestoga in a battle of the two teams ranked No. 1 by Phillylacrosse.com.
“It’s my first year playing low (attack) and (the coaches) are trying to move me around and get me moved up to midfield at some point,” Kucia said. “My role is just to feed the ball and get open. I don’t have to make the big plays and they tell me to make the little plays, because little plays help the most.”
5/11/18 – UNC senior McCool (Moorestown) is again finalist for the Tewaaraton Award
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/11/18
From Press Release
North Carolina senior midfielder Marie McCool (Moorestown-NJ) is one of five finalists for the 2018 Tewaaraton Award, the highest individual honor in the sport of lacrosse. McCool is a finalist for the second year in a row, becoming the first UNC player to earn the distinction twice.
The Tewaaraton Foundation announced its five men’s and women’s finalists on Thursday. Five men and five women were selected as finalists and will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 18th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony after the season.