Kenston girls lacrosse is looking to continue its momentum from last season.
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Kenston girls lacrosse is looking to continue its momentum from last season.
The squad finished winning seven of its last 10 games, making a deep run into the playoffs which included a regional semifinal match against Canfield.
This season, so far, the Bombers have played an extremely challenging schedule, taking on Canfield (ranked 10th in Division II), NDCL (ranked 12th in Division II) and Magnificat (ranked 8th in Division I) to start.
Some positive aspects within the first three contests are important to point out.
Kenston competed very well against two of the top teams in Division II. In fact, in the game against NDCL, the Bombers were trailing by six goals and came back to tie the game with only a few minutes left.
The comeback against NDCL was spurred by Juliana Heiman’s five-goal performance.
“We were down six goals (to NDCL) and our team just really worked hard together,” Heiman said. “I just kept coming down, kept shooting them, they kept going in — I got a little lucky there. But I just wanted to keep getting goals for the team so we can get back in our role.
“We ended up getting back, tying it all up, and our team worked really well (together), and I am really proud of us.”
Alexis Black has also had great offensive performances in her last two games against ranked opponents.
Black had three-goal hat trick performances against both NDCL and Magnificat.
“It was really easy because my team really set me up to score,” Black said. “They allowed me to work in cut-throughs so I had an open lane. I just had to finish the shot, but they really helped me to score that much.”
Black discussed additional strategical elements of her goals, as well.
“I had two free positions, which I obviously made, and I just wanted to make sure that I moved to the goalie and was able to get a clear shot on the goalie,” she said.
Against Magnificat, Black mentioned, “I told my teammates if we cut through, we can get some one-on-ones, and that’s what happened. I was able to finish and get through the defense, which was nice.”
Kenston Head Coach Becky Parker sees good things ahead for her Bombers, a young team made up of 12 freshmen and very few seniors.
“(Against) NDCL, it started off a little rough, but we picked it up,” she said. “I am really looking forward to growing our program here. I’m pretty excited for this season.”
Kenston would next face Chagrin Falls (April 10), West Geauga (April 11), Gilmour (April 14) and CVCA (April 15).
