Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/17/24
One of a series of scholastic previews for the 2024 season
North Penn
League: Suburban One National
Head Coach: Ken Rodoff, 1st year at North Penn, 17th year overall
Assistant coaches: Julia Keffer, Mare Moister, Anne Marie Legates
2023 Record: 13-6 overall; 9-1 SOL
2023 Team Honors: SOL National Co-Champions; reached District 1 AAA 2nd round
Opener date: Monday, March 18, 2024 vs Perkiomen Valley, 7:00pm
Key returners: Maddie Brown (12th), Grace McGeehan (12th), Laura Albert (11th), Stephanie Gibson (11th) Katie Harkins (11th), Ella Juska (11th), Ashley Yu (11th), Morgan Rodoff (10th), Quinn Rodoff (10th)
Key newcomer: Brooke Goewey (9th)
Coach’s Outlook for 2024: “We have many talented players that can play different positions all over the field so we have some experimenting to do early on to find the right combinations! We have amazing student-athletes, passionate about lacrosse, and supportive of one another. Our goals are to improve every day, practice as hard as we play, and keep the season going for as long as we can!”
Upper Moreland
Head coach: Kim Frantz (8th Year)
Assistant Coaches: Melanie Rowland (8th Year) and Pam Remmey (4th year)
Last Year’s Record: 19-4 10-1 SOL, Tri-champion for SOL American Conference; District one to playback game, State playoffs First Round
Key Returners: Cambrie Richmond (Sr. Defense), Olivia Meakim (Sr. Attack), Willow Taylor (Sr. Mid), Molly Meakim (Sr. Attack), Maggie Morrow (Sr. Attack), Annaliese Messina (Midfielder, Jr.), Avery Adamski (Defense, Jr.), Addi Hurley (Goalie, Jr.)
Players to Watch: Charlie Clement (Defense/Attack, Jr.) Maggie Brophy (Defense, So.), Ella Gould (Defense/Mid, So.), Keiley Hawk (Defense/Mid, Fr.), Madeline Cox (Defense/Mid, Fr.), Keira Hess (Mid, Fr.), Leah King (Defense, Fr.).
Coach’s Outlook: “Coming off last year being Tri-champions for our league and making it to the State playoffs for the first time for the program, we are looking to continue our momentum this year and be competitive throughout the season. We have some young experience, but we are hopeful to continue to be competitive as we fill in spots from last year’s team. Moving some players around to fill our defensive holes is always a challenge, but our players are willing to change positions and work hard to be competitive as a team.
