Posted on 15 May 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton girls lacrosse, VISAA
Christine Macey was one of a number of Cardinals with three goals in the 17-6 VISAA quarterfinal win over Norfolk Academy Tuesday at Fannon Field.
The Bishop Ireton Cardinals girls’ lacrosse defeated the visiting Norfolk Academy Bulldogs 17-6 last night at Fannon Field in a Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) quarterfinal state playoff game. The win means Bishop Ireton (17-5) plays Collegiate (15-6) in a semifinal matchup this Friday, May 17, 5:00 p.m., in Richmond. Bishop Ireton beat Collegiate 12-8 on March 16 in the Cardinals’ second game of the regular season.
The Bulldogs opened the scoring and held their last lead at 2-1 before Ireton regained a 2-2 tie in the game’s first ten minutes. The Cardinals regrouped however, and began to pull away, holding a 7-3 halftime advantage. The second-seeded Ireton continued the pressure in the second half, outscoring the 7th seeded visitors 10-3 in the game’s final 25 minutes.
Twelve different Cardinals received credit for goals and/or assists during the game, including four players who notched goal-scoring hat tricks. Junior Kendall Cunningham got 3 goals; sophomore Christine Macey scored 3 goals and had one assist; sophomores Kelly Matthews and Isabel Obregon each got 3 goals; freshman Grace Fletcher had one goal and one assist; senior Brenna Heaney and sophomore Natalie Irwin each got one goal; junior Catie Isham had 2 assists; freshman Kelly Larkin got goal and 4 assists; sophomore Charlotte Sofield had one goal and 2 assists; freshman Maggie Lohrer and sophomore Maggie Wiltsie each had one assist; and junior goalie Olivia Cole got 4 saves.
The game this Friday will be broadcast LIVE via the Internet at http://visaa.org/dynamicPage.jsp?pageName=home&category=main. Click on the “VISAA.tv is Here!” screen shot. Click on the text link to the 5:00 p.m. ET girls’ lacrosse semifinal game “Bishop Ireton vs. Collegiate”—this will get you to the free streaming broadcast of the game.
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Posted on 15 May 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton baseball, LCA baseball, VISAA, VISAA baseball
Cardinals' Ben Judd (10) hits during Ireton's 5-2 season-ending game with LCA at Frank Mann Field.
Andrew Selby did all he could to give the Bishop Ireton Cardinals a boost, but it wasn’t enough to get past Liberty Christian in the VISAA quarterfinals, as the Cardinals lost 5-2 in seven innings at Frank Mann Field on Tuesday.
It was a good day at the plate for Selby, who went 2-2 and drove in one. He singled in the first and third innings.
Bergin got the win for Liberty Christian. He allowed two runs over five innings. He struck out five, walked two and surrendered six hits.
Liberty Christian was sparked by Clinton and Barrick, who teamed up for four hits and four RBIs.
Liberty Christian jumped on the Cardinals early with a solo home run by Clinton. Liberty Christian pushed across one run in both the third inning and the seventh. In the third, Liberty Christian scored on an RBI double by Barrick, bringing home Bergin.
The Cardinals countered with one run in the bottom of the fourth to cut their deficit to one. A groundout by Cody Hagenston triggered the Ireton comeback, but Bergin worked out of the inning by getting Todd Cunningham to ground out.
Liberty Christian piled on two more runs in the top of the fifth. Barrick kicked things off with a double, scoring Clinton. That was followed up by C Kirkland‘s double, plating Barrick.
A one-run fifth inning helped bring the home team within two. A sacrifice fly by Selby gave the Cardinals hope, closing the margin to 4-2, before Bergin got Nick Tangora to ground out to end the threat.
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Posted on 15 May 2013 by wsimmons. Tags: Bishop Ireton girls lacrosse, bishop ireton lacrosse, WCAC
Ireton's Charlotte Sofield (15) looks to pass as Kendall Cunningham (7) and Falcon defender look on.
The Bishop Ireton Cardinals girls’ lacrosse team was defeated by Good Counsel 16-9 last night in the WCAC championship game at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field. Despite leading 5-4 at halftime, the much younger Ireton squad got overwhelmed in the second half.
“We got tired, Good Counsel was able to wear us down in the second half and once they started to score, it sort of snowballed on us.” said head coach, Rick Sofield. Sophmore Isabel Obregon gave Ireton the early 1-0 lead at 20:37 before the Falcons tallied twice to take 2-1 lead. Sophomore Charlotte Sofield tied the game only to see Good Counsel respond. Sophomore Kelly Mathews tied it again with her first of 3 goals, and Sofield’s second of the game pushed Ireton to its biggest lead at 5-3.
But it was a pair of goals in the minutes of the second half that turned the tide to the top-seeded Falcons. Sofield and junior Kendall Cunningham scored for Ireton to pull the redbirds within 8-7, but Good Counsel went on an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach and claim their 8 championship in the past 10 years.
For Bishop Ireton, Mathews had 3 goals and one assist, Sofield had 2 goals and 2 assists, and Isabel Obregon had 2 goals and one assist; Kendall Cunningham had 2 goals and one assist; senior Brenna Heaney had one assist; and freshman Kelly Larkin had one assist. Junior goalie Olivia Cole had 8 saves.
The team finishes the 2013 WCAC regular season 7-1, 16-5 overall, which includes two big wins against 2012 WCAC champs Holy Cross 7-6 during the regular season and 13-5 in a conference semifinal playoff game. The future looks bright for a team that only graduates three seniors this year and whose roster is two-thirds composed of freshmen and sophomores.
The team plays Norfolk Academy today at 4:00 p.m. in a VISAA (Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association) quarterfinal game at Fannon Field on Cambridge Road in Alexandria.
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