Chagrin Falls girls lacrosse defeated the NDCL Lions on May 3 at C.S. Harris Stadium.
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Chagrin Falls girls lacrosse defeated the NDCL Lions on May 3 at C.S. Harris Stadium.
Leading the Tigers to a 5-1 victory was junior Emma Thatcher, who netted two goals.
Afterward, she said the Tigers did a very good job of moving the ball around on their offensive attack, particularly when they had to play a few players down.
“I think moving the ball and really looking for our best option really helped,” Thatcher said.
Chagrin Falls Head Coach KC White said that the Lion defense played a zone and did an excellent job defending the Tigers offense. In particular, White said that the NDCL goalie played a great game.
As NDCL’s defense was strong, Coach White said the coaching staff had the Tiger offense focus on controlling possession of the ball.
“Once we knew that the goals were going to be hard to come by, controlling possession was something that we felt like we had control over, so we were trying to hold the ball as much as possible,” Coach White said.
Despite the focus on ball movement and time of possession, the Tigers were still able to get many shots on goal.
Scoring first for the Tigers was senior Bailey Corto, who scored with 6:36 left in the first quarter.
The Tigers then added two goals in the second quarter: Thatcher early in the second period with 9:37 left, then junior Marie-Claire Holdren right before the end of the half.
Chagrin Falls’ Lyla Breeden scored with 9:07 left in the third quarter to make the score 4-0. Then with 8.8 seconds left in the third quarter, Thatcher scored her second goal of the game.
Post-game, Thatcher credited her teammates with putting her in position to score.
“I had a couple goals, but those came from great assists,” she said. “(I have) some great teammates who saw open players, and it kept continuing through the game, and we had great shots all around.”
With 10:38 left in the game, Ella Latore netted a goal for the Lions to make the final score 5-1.
In fact, Latore had a great week, as she led the Lions with four goals, including three in NDCL’s 12-2 Senior Night victory over the Padua Franciscan Bruins on May 1.
“It was our Senior Night, so it was a great game,” Latore said. “Tons of energy, tons of uplifting people up by us. It was amazing.”
Also scoring goals for the Lions against the Bruins were Macey Beers (2), Kathryn Keefe (2), Isabella Adair (1), Isabella Call (1), Ava Downing (1), Maggie Kane (1) and Hailey Karban (1).
