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Girls Youth Opening Day 2010
Date last updated 8:42 pm May 4th, 2010
Girls Youth Lacrosse Opening Day The girls program got off to an early start to the season and had to deal with some very cold weather on opening day. Five of the teams played at home on the new turf against Duxbury and the other three teams were on the road at Plymouth. The home games against Duxbury seemed to all come down to the wire and were a great display of youth lacrosse. The Plymouth action was equally impressive and bodes well for a great season!
U15 Blue and GreyThe U15 Blue and Grey teams played back to back games against formidable foes, the Duxbury 8th and 7th grade teams. Both games came down to the final seconds and ended in 10-9 victories for Duxbury. In the first game Mikayla McGrath put on a shooting clinic, scoring five goals on six shots with a couple of them coming after outstanding catches in traffic. Annie McElgunn was a force in both games from her midfield position, scoring twice in each game and battling all over the field for ground balls. Valerie Farren scored the goal of the day as she scooped a ground ball, ran around three players and then fired one home as she was falling in front of the cage. Goalie Hanna Cooper pulled double duty between the pipes, turning away four shots in the first game and then stopping eight in the second contest when she was under constant pressure. Defenders Caroline Prescott, Mackenzie Axelson and Molly Fitzgerald showed toughness and great clearing skills in both games. Maddie Curley had a hat trick in the second game, Katie McKenna picked up two goals and an assist and Victoria Bryan, McGrath and Fitzgerald each notched one goal.
U15 WhiteOn the cold, windy day in Plymouth, Cohasset U-15 White shook off winter and launched a heated attack on Plymouth and took a 13-7 victory. White went up 6-1 early in the game. Erin Driscoll stepped into goal for the first time of her career and dominated the first half with seven key saves and cheddar sharp clearing passes. Shannon McGowan and Emily Robbins anchored the defense throughout the game with assists from Isabella Cannon, Catie Gilman and Cassandra Lieberman. White led 7-3 at the half.
Christine Guinee stepped up and took the goalie spot in the second half and notched two important saves and hung tough throughout. On the scoring front, Elizabeth Baker tweaked the first score of the game with a crafty change-up pitch that gave the Plymouth goalie a couple of looks at it but still snuck home. At attack, Kathryn Dunn struck four scores on coordinated feeds and tallied one assist. From middie - Lexa Grasz hit one goal and added an assist, Isabelle Dunne scored two goals and had three assists, and Charlotte Allard tallied five goals. White's second half play was fairly crisp with several multi-pass scoring drives, including some nice playmaking by Dunn and Dunne, who combined for 4 goals. Cailey Hart also contributed some strong play at attack.
U13 WhiteThe U13 White team had a great start to the 2010 lacrosse season. Cohasset trounced Plymouth 12-4, with only two substitutes. Attack player Charlotte Morrison agreed to play goalie in the first half and kept the opponent scoring to a minimum. Katie McKeon took over in the second half to maintain the strong lead that the girls had created in the first half. Many of the players shot on goal and/or scored during the opening game including Colleen McGowan, Alex Martini, Grace McMeekin, Grace Lucier, Molly Cunning, Maya Placek, Charlotte Morrison, and Bennett Tierney. The team also was able to show off talents of strong middies that were able to take the ball end to end including Nikki Federle, Olivia Arnold, and Clare Glavin. Finally, Charlotte and Katie were aided in the goal by some great defensive players including Margot Robbins and Kara Nelson. And that...was the U13 White team...only getting started! Watch out South Shore lacrosse opponents.
U13 GreyThe Girl's U13 Grey squad took to the home turf last Sunday with nerves and excitement for the season opener against Duxbury. With few pre-season practices under their belts, Cohasset proudly displayed their zeal for lacrosse by playing in mid-season form. Players experience the many small victories during a game that are the reward for total effort, but the score tells part of the story too. By halftime, Cohasset was on top of Duxbury 6-0, in no small part to Jenny Wolfe's goaltending; at least three saves of which we consider to be 'stuffs' which are executed at close range. Our girls were so focused on ball movement and individual challenges in the first half that the halftime score came as a bit of a surprise to many. Cohasset held tough in the second half as Duxbury turned on the heat. Three Cohasset shots found the goal pipe in the second half, but we continued to maintain control of the game's flow and took the final victory at 7-6.
Sisters Madigan and Callahan O'Neill each had a goal, as did Paige Carrabes, Marcella Flibotte, Abby McGrath, Sophie Wolfe, and Olivia Sanderson. Abby Thomas, Abby McGrath, and Madigan O'Neill had assists. McGrath's second assist to Olivia Sanderson scored on a not often seen redirect.
We look forward to Hingham coming to visit the weekend after Easter. Great job everyone!