PV defeated rival school Northern Valley Old Tappan in the first round of the County Tournament by a score of 16-6.
The scoring was led by Juniors Elisabeth Ralph and Jenny LaRocca as usual, but unlike usual LaRocca had more goals than the former. She had eight while Ralph scored four, and their other scores came from Dominique Perini (2) and Maddy Carullo (1). LaRocca's eight goals were only one shy of the school record for goals in a game, which was broken by Ralph on April 19th in their game against Scotch Plains. The Indians were in control of their first round game through both halves, and will play their second round game against the winner of Holy Angels and Waldwick, which will take place at 4:15 p.m. Thursday. After the winner is decided, PV faces that team Saturday, the 29th.
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The Indians took down Westwood to improve to 4-3 on the season.
Standout attack wing Elisabeth Ralph scored seven on ten attempts, while Maddy Carullo came in second in scoring for PV on the night with four goals on seven attempts. The final score was 16-7. Hannah Linton made fourteen saves, the most amount of saves she has made on the season. Through the past three games, Linton has made a total of 29 saves. Ralph praised the defense on the night in regard to Linton and Jaime Bader. "Hannah was an animal in goal as always with fourteen saves," Ralph said. "Jaime Bader really stepped in on the defensive end and caused some huge turnovers." Bader had two caused turnovers that turned into scoring opportunities and goals. At the half, the score was a close 7-6. Linton and the defensive front would only give up one more goal in the second half. PV had more fouls than any other game this season, having a total of 28 on the night. Ralph suggested that the overload of the whistle blowing caused the defense to play better. "After the refs started calling a lot of fouls, our defense adjusted really nicely and held them to only one goal in the second half." "We picked up on all ends of the field in the second half," said Coach Velez. "Defense kept Westwood to one goal in the second half and attack {wings} scored nine in the second half to take the win." Ralph also replied that it was a good win today to advocate for their tough loss on Friday against Indian Hills. The Indians have won two out of their past three, but Ralph brought up that a win streak should be in the near future. "We aren't on a win streak, but if you come back to me at the end of the week I think that will change." On the Spring Break, the Indians' girls lacrosse team ended with a 1-2 record after a 11-9 loss to Lakeland.
It is not ideal for the Indians to lose two games in a row despite the team's top goal-scorers Elisabeth Ralph and Jenny LaRocca scoring four goals each in the game. Emily Sinsi scored once which totaled PV's scoring for the morning. Lakeland nearly doubled PV's amount of scorers, as they had five players tack on at least one goal. Madison Burgner lead the way with four. PV Goalie Hannah Linton saved 13 to Lakeland Goalie Sarah Deighan's 7, but overall Lakeland was able to get more scoring from more players which resulted in their victory. PV gets a chance to put themselves above .500 Wednesday the 19th against Scotch Plains-Fanwood. The girls' lax team is at a solid .500 mark through their games in their week off from classes.
Their first game of the week came on Tuesday, April 11th against the Academy of Holy Angels. The Angels edged the Indians out by a 11-10 victory. The goals came from Elisabeth Ralph (4), Dominique Perini (2), Jenny LaRocca (2), Ally Bonanos (1), and Maddy Carullo (1). Every player made at least half of the shots they took, with LaRocca excelling that mark by making two out of the three she shot. The second game came on Thursday, April 13th against Glen Rock. PV emerged victorious in this contest 11-10, with Ralph and LaRocca combining for all of PV's goals. Perini led the team in draw controls while Nicole Arden led the team in caused turnovers. Goalie Hannah Linton accumulated 18 total saves across the two games, and having nine apiece in each. The Indians sit at a 2-1 record, and their opportunity to put one more win in the win column comes on April 15th in a home game against Lakeland. What: Pascack Valley (PV) vs. Academy of Holy Angels (AHA)
When: April 11th, 4:30 p.m. Where: Pascack Valley High School Outlook: The Indians will kick off their spring break after a successful season opener away against Jefferson Township. The Indians now face the 2-2 Angels at home, with the Angels coming off a two game winning streak against Glen Rock and Waldwick. PV and AHA last squared off in the 2014 season, when the the Angels pulled out a 14-13 win. However, AHA was not in the same league as the Indians like they are now when this 2014 game was played. Current Senior Melanie Welch of Academy of Holy Angels was the only player in that game to get on the scoresheet in that game three years ago with two goals and one assist. Bottom Line: The Angels have three more games under their belts this season, as the Indians' second game of their season against New Providence was rained out. Regardless, the Indians will definitely have to work to topple this private school team as they recorded a 16-3 record in 2016 to the Indians' 9-9. This can be very close, and the Indians are very capable to pull out a win here. |
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