Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/7/26
From Press Release
Jessica Mantz (Southern Lehigh) had four goals, Claire Lynch (Springfield-Delco) tallied three, and Gianna Scaliti (Perkiomen Valley) had a goal and three assists as host Widener toppled Neumann, 11-7, on Saturday.
The win moves the Pride to 3-2. Neumann is 0-3.
BY THE NUMBER
Lynch added two caused turnovers, two groundballs and two draw controls.
Maddie Phillips led the defense with caused turnovers and three groundballs.
Kasey Thornton (Moorestown) controlled the draw with three.
In the cage, Madison Warlow (West Deptford) made nine saves.
The Pride made 25 shots (14 on target), went a perfect 16-of-16 in clears, and went 1-of-4 in free position shots.
For Neumann, both Rachel Roane and Ainsley George (Bonner-Prendergast) scored twice as Roane added three draw controls. Maggie Miller (Nazareth Academy) ended the afternoon with five assists, while Alena Catka (Sun Valley) led with seven draw controls.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pride offense ripped off to quick start as Warlow made three early saves before Lynch scored a down goal to take a 1-0 lead. Scaliti took two quick shots before Lynch put in her second for an up goal. Avery Farina (Souderton) would end the period with an up goal on a free position shot for her sixth of the season with 3:01 remaining. The Pride held a 3-0 lead after one.
A quick offensive start would open with a Mantz up goal for her 13th of the season off a Scaliti pass in. The Pride kept rolling as Alyssa Ruggiero and Lynch took shots before Alex Krohn saw her first of the season off a pass from Jarliah Ferko with 11:25 left. Lynch would force a turnover while Warlow kept the attacking Knights silent. Out of a Widener timeout, Mantz would score an up goal at 6:44. Thornton’s draw control gave Lynch the seventh goal of the game before the Knights put a goal with 3:24 left. The half would end with the Pride up 7-2.
With 30 left to play, the Knights would strike first after Ferko, Mantz, and Lynch would take shots. Ruggiero answered with an unassisted goal for her ninth of the season with 7:28 remaining in the third. Warlow’s free position goalkeeping was on point as another would find her stick. A good transition would give Mantz an up goal off a Scaliti pass to take a 9-4 lead. Warlow in the cage would hold the Knights while the Pride went into the final 15 up 9-4.
Cards would fly to begin the final 15. The Knights would score with 11:56 left to make the score 9-5. More card would be issued before the Knights scored again to bring the game within three. Phillips would force a crucial turnover to give Lynch a ground ball. A good clear resulted in a Scaliti unassisted goal with 5:14 remaining. Out of a Widener timeout, Mantz put in an unassisted goal to seal the game with 1:10 left. A final Knights goal would end the game with a final of 11-7.
