Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/1/21 – Staff Report
Conestoga’s Rachel Clark said it’s a dream for many young players to compete in the Under Armour Senior All-America Game – and Saturday that dream came true.
“Every year in Under Armour Underclass you watch the Senior Games and look and say, ‘Oh my gosh I want to be her!’” said Clark, who helped the North defeat the South, 16-8, in the Senior Game at Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Field. “I think most lacrosse players, when they are younger, could agree this is something you always dream about playing in.
“It’s so surreal, finally being able to be on the field to play at such a high level. Every single player on the field was amazing; it’s so much fun and it gets me really excited to think about playing at the next level.”
Clark – signed with Virginia – collected two goals and two groundballs in the win and was joined by Haddonfield’s McKenzie Blake (Princeton), who had two goals, three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a groundball; and defender Margaret Lawler (Moorestown, Ohio State), who had four groundballs and two caused turnovers. Meanwhile for the South, Clearview Regional’s Hailey Russo (Maryland) had a goal and two caused turnovers and Unionville’s Shannon Garvey (Virginia) started on defense.
“It was obviously so exciting, one of coolest experiences I’ve had,” said Clark. ““It was the perfect ending; seeing so many girls I will be playing against. It’s such an honor to be part of that game and that experience. It’s recognizing all the hard work and a great stepping stone to the next level.”
“It was super exciting to have such a big crowd watching that game,” added Blake. “The energy our teams brought to the game just made the event that much more enjoyable.
Clark said she had Garvey on her much of the time. The two met twice in the 2021 season when Unionville downed Conestoga in the District 1 AAA semifinals and then in states when Conestoga avenged the defeat in the quarterfinals.
“I got to play against Shannon a lot,” said Clark. “That was funny.
Clark said her team meshed well from the start and it showed on the field.
“The game is usually closer, but I am not complaining. It was fun!” Clark said. “I think we got along so well off the field that when we got on the field we gelled together. Everyone played for each other and since everyone has such a good lax IQ you saw how well it worked.”
Concluded Blake: “I think our selfless play and our excitement is what really brought us together. A lot of all star teams tend to be a lot of players playing an individual game, but since our first practice we all kind knew we wanted to win and have a good time together.
“Yes this whole experience is a great way to end a high school career and a great lead way into the future of lacrosse for all of us! It celebrated and validated all of our high school accomplishments in an exciting way.”
Under Armour All-America Lacrosse
North vs South (Jul 31, 2021 at Baltimore, Md.)
Date: Jul 31, 2021 • Attendance:
Weather: Partly cloudy, 81 degrees
Score by period 1 2 3 4 Total
North 6 4 3 3 16
South 1 2 3 2 8
Stadium: Homewood Field
Shot clock violations – North 2; South 0.
Officials:. Scorer: Corrigan Sports.
MVP: Chase Boyle (North)
North SCORING: GOALS: Emma LoPinto 3; Shira Parower 2; Chase Boyle 2; Rachel Clark 2; McKenzie Blake 2; Maddigan Miller 2; Natasha Gorriaran 1; Nina Montes 1; Alexis Lauricella 1.
ASSISTS: Shira Parower 3; Chase Boyle 2; Mckenna Davis 2; Emma LoPinto 2.
South SCORING: GOALS: Caitlin McElwee 2; Kate Miller 2; Hailey Russo 1; Christina Gagnon 1; Annabel Frist 1; Jordyn Case 1.
ASSISTS: Demma Hall 2; Madelaine Dora 1; Mattison Shearer 1
Shots by period 1 2 3 4 Total
North 8 18 10 19 55
South 7 5 9 6 27
Ground balls/prd 1 2 3 4 Total
North 7 11 8 5 31
South 4 5 3 3 15
Draw controls/prd 1 2 3 4 Total
North 4 3 2 4 13
South 4 4 5 2 15
Clears by period 1 2 3 4 Total
North 3-3 3-6 7-8 4-5 17-22
South 3-7 3-8 5-7 5-9 16-31
Free-position shots 1 2 3 4 Total
North 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-6
South 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-5
Saves by period 1 2 3 4 Total
North 1 0 2 2 5
South 1 6 4 4 15
Fouls by period 1 2 3 4 Total
North 4 4 2 2 12
South 3 3 2 4 12
Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 Total
North 6 7 6 2 21
South 8 10 8 6 32
South
Pos ## Player G A Pts Sh SO GB DC FPS TO CT Fo
10 Kate Miller 2 – 2 3 3 1 – – 1 1 1
11 Annabel Frist 1 – 1 3 2 – 1 – 1 – 1
14 Mattison Shearer – 1 1 – – 1 1 – 1 – –
16 Reilly Traynor – – – – – 1 – – 2 – 2
17 Christina Gagnon 1 – 1 3 1 1 1 0-1 1 – 1
21 Paris Colgain – – – – – 3 1 – 1 2 3
23 Caitlin McElwee 2 – 2 4 2 – – 0-1 1 – –
26 Shannon Garvey – – – – – – – – 2 – –
28 Haley Polk – – – – – 2 – – 1 – –
29 Hailey Russo 1 – 1 5 3 – – 0-1 2 2 –
31 Olivia Adamson – – – – – – – – 1 – –
gk 32 Emily Lamparter – – – – – – – – 3 – –
— Substitutes —
9 Jade Catlin – – – 1 1 1 1 – 2 – 1
18 Samantha White – – – – – 1 3 – 3 1 –
22 Jordyn Case 1 – 1 1 1 2 2 – – – 2
24 Madelaine Dora – 1 1 1 – – 1 – 2 – –
25 Samantha Smith – – – 2 – – 2 – 1 – –
27 Demma Hall – 2 2 1 – – – – 1 1 –
30 Kerry Nease – – – 3 – – 1 0-2 2 – –
36 Grace Muldoon – – – – – 2 1 – 4 – 1
Totals 8 4 12 27 13 15 15 0-5 32 7 12
Goalkeepers Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
32 Emily Lamparter 60:00 16 L 1 6 4 4 15
North
Pos ## Player G A Pts Sh SO GB DC FPS TO CT Fo
6 Summer Agostino – – – 2 – 3 3 – 1 2 1
10 Celeste Forte – – – 1 1 1 – 0-1 – – 3
12 McKenna Harden – – – – – 2 1 – 1 1 1
14 Jordyn Lipkin – – – 2 1 3 1 – 4 1 –
15 Maddigan Miller 2 – 2 5 4 1 3 0-1 1 1 2
16 Alexis Niblock – – – – – – – – – 1 –
21 Rachel Clark 2 – 2 8 3 2 – – – – –
22 Mckenna Davis – 2 2 2 – 2 – – 2 2 –
25 Margaret Lawler – – – – – 4 – – – 2 1
26 Emma LoPinto 3 2 5 4 3 2 – – 1 2 –
27 Shira Parower 2 3 5 9 7 – – 0-1 2 – –
gk 33 Victoria Reaman – – – – – 1 – – 1 – –
— Substitutes —
1 Alexis Lauricella 1 – 1 3 3 2 – 1-1 2 – –
2 Nina Montes 1 – 1 3 1 2 – – 2 – –
7 McKenzie Blake 2 – 2 5 3 1 3 – 1 2 –
8 Chase Boyle 2 2 4 5 3 2 2 – 1 3 4
9 Samantha Forrest – – – 2 – 1 – 0-1 – 3 –
11 Natasha Gorriaran 1 – 1 4 2 2 – 0-1 – – –
32 Kennedy Everson – – – – – – – – – – –
Totals 16 9 25 55 31 31 13 1-6 21 20 12
Goalkeepers Minutes GA W/L 1 2 3 4 Saves
33 Victoria Reaman 30:00 4 W 1 0 2 0 3
32 Kennedy Everson 30:00 4 0 0 0 2 2
Scoring Summary:
No. Prd Time Team Goal Scorer Assist Home-Vis
- 1st 14:24 NORTH21 Emma LoPinto Shira Parower 0-1
- 8 : 0 7 NORTH21 Chase Boyle Shira Parower 0-2
- 6 : 2 8 NORTH21 Shira Parower Chase Boyle 0-3
- 6 : 0 8 NORTH21 Alexis Lauricella Free position shot 0-4
- 4 : 5 0 NORTH21 McKenzie Blake Unassisted 0-5
- 4 : 2 7 NORTH21 Maddigan Miller Unassisted 0-6
- 2 : 4 7 SOUTH21 Jordyn Case Unassisted 1-6
- 2nd 13:21 SOUTH21 Kate Miller Madelaine Dora 2-6
- 12:48 NORTH21 Natasha Gorriaran Unassisted 2-7
- 12:35 NORTH21 Rachel Clark Chase Boyle 2-8
- 9 : 5 3 NORTH21 Emma LoPinto Unassisted 2-9
- 6 : 3 6 NORTH21 Maddigan Miller Emma LoPinto 2-10
- 4 : 1 6 SOUTH21 Hailey Russo Unassisted 3-10
- 3rd 13:06 NORTH21 Nina Montes Emma LoPinto 3-11
- 11:50 SOUTH21 Caitlin McElwee Demma Hall 4-11
- 11:16 SOUTH21 Christina Gagnon Unassisted 5-11
- 9 : 5 7 NORTH21 Shira Parower Unassisted 5-12
- 8 : 5 5 NORTH21 Rachel Clark Mckenna Davis 5-13
- 2 : 1 0 SOUTH21 Caitlin McElwee Mattison Shearer 6-13
- 4th 9 : 3 0 SOUTH21 Annabel Frist Demma Hall 7-13
- 7 : 3 7 NORTH21 Chase Boyle Mckenna Davis 7-14
- 5 : 2 3 NORTH21 McKenzie Blake Unassisted 7-15
- 3 : 5 2 SOUTH21 Kate Miller Unassisted 8-15
- 1 : 4 9 NORTH21 Emma LoPinto Shira Parower 8-16