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NA FESTIVAL TEAM AT AWARDS CEREMONY

LADY TIGERS WIN TWO, CAPTURE MSLA FESTIVAL

by Harry Datz

On Friday, May 21, the NA girls' lacrosse team traveled to the Nichols School in Buffalo, New York, to play in the 2004 MSLA Festival.  The weekend included a dinner trip to the Hard Rock  Cafe in Niagara Fall, USA, on Friday night and a rainy Saturday night at Six Flags, Darien Lakes.

On Saturday, the Lady Tigers won games against South Lyon of Michigan, 5-4 in overtime, and Taylor Allderdice of Pittsburgh, 6-3.  Against South Lyon, senior Meghan Moynihan scored the game winner in overtime as NA came from behind to win.  In the Allderdice game, the Lady Tigers led for the entire contest.   Due to heavy storms, the games on Sunday against Farmington of Michigan and Nichols of New York were cancelled for the first time in 20 years.  This left the NA team undefeated on the trip and festival winners with a 2-0 record.  .  

The festival included an awards ceremony on Sunday morning where three NA girls picked up honors.  Cyd Traversari and Meghan Moynihan made the All-Festival team and Amanda Chipman was named All-Festival Goalie.

MSLA FESTIVAL STANDINGS

GAME SUMMARIES
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5  SOUTH LYON - 4

NA SCORING/STATS

NORTH ALLEGHENY - 6  ALLDERDICE - 3

NA SCORING/STATS

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AWARDS GIVEN AT AWARDS BANQUET ON SUNDAY

The girls' lacrosse team held its annual banquet on Sunday.  Awards and recognition were given to team members for both the varsity and junior varsity squads.  In addition, team captains were named for next season:

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WPIAL GIRLS' LACROSSE
PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

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HAMPTON BEATS LADY TIGERS, 12-5, IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE

The Lady Tigers traveled to Hampton on Tuesday afternoon and were defeated by the Talbots, 12-5, as the WPIAL regular season came to an end.  Junior Meghan Coleman scored a pair of goals to pace the Tigers while freshman Stealy Clark, sophomore Whitney Wilson, and senior Kaitlyn Costello all scored goals with senior Lauren Farrell picking up an assist.

Junior Katie Schwartz had a strong defensive game forcing four turnovers.  Juniors Amanda Chipman and Sandy Fulkerson once again shared time in goal.  Chipman played 26 minutes allowing 11 goals off 30 shots, while Fulkerson played the remaining 24 minutes stopping 3 of 4 shots.

The loss gave NA a final section record of 2-7.  The Tigers will travel to Buffalo, NY, for the MSLA Tournament scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23.

JV NOTES: The NA JV defeated Hampton, 9-1, to finish the season undefeated!  Laura Peery scored three goals to lead the way with Elise Moore and Megan Litterini scoring a pair of goals each.  Alexa Jennings and Katie Frantz scored single goals.  Sandy Fulkerson and Angelo Smarto shared time in goal for the winning Tigers.

GAME SUMMARY
HAMPTON - 12  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 5

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LADY TIGERS PARTICIPATE IN LAUREL (O.) PLAY DAY

On Saturday, May 8, the Lady Tigers traveled to Novelty, Ohio, to play in the Laurel Play Day.  The tournament included a group of 18 girls combined from the Tiger Varsity and JV squads.  The tournament was an all day affair played on grass with a more athletic style of officiating.  The Laurel Play Day was used as a "play in" for the Midwest Schoolgirl's Lacrosse Association Tournament and Festival at Nichol's School in Buffalo, New York.  Each of the MSLA teams must play a minimum of two out of area games in order to qualify for MSLA's.  MSLA's will take place on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23.

GAME ONE:  THE LAUREL SCHOOL - 9  NA - 1 (10:00 am)

Laura Peery scored the lone NA goal with Sandy Fulkerson in goal, stopping 9 of 18 shots.

GAME TWO:  THE HAWKEN SCHOOL - 13  NA - 3 (Noon)

Lauren Farrell, Lara Siminerio, and Megan Litterini each scored a goal for NA.  Amanda Chipman stopped 6 of 19 shots in goal.

GAME THREE: WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY - 11  NA - 1 (2:00 pm)

Amanda Chipman and Sandy Fulkerson shared time in goal for the Lady Tigers.

(Thanks to Coach Datz for information in this report!)

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LADY TIGERS WIN HOME FINALE, 10-5, OVER VINCENTIAN

Senior Ashley Hughes scored five goals to lead the Lady Tigers to a 10-5 victory over Vincentian in the final home game at Newman Stadium on Monday night.  Junior Meghan Coleman and freshman Strealy Clark added two goals each while senior Cydnee Traversari scored in her last home game. 

Junior goalies Sandy Fulkerson and Amanda Chipman split halves for the winning Lady Tigers.  Fulkerson stopped 10 of 12 shots while Chipman saved 5 of 8.  The win improved the NA record to 3-9 on the season, 2-6 in Section 1 play.  The Lady Tigers will complete their season today when they travel to Hampton for a 4:15 varsity game with the JV game to follow at 5:30 pm.

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LADY TIGER RALLIES FALL SHORT AS PINE-RICHLAND WINS, 12-10

The Lady Tigers twice rallied from four-goal deficits, but Pine-Richland held on to defeat NA, 12-10, at Newman Stadium on Thursday night.  Eleven seniors were honored on Senior Night with four seniors scoring goals for NA.  Seniors Cydnee Traversari and Ashley Hughes both scored two goals to lead the NA attack.  Hughes has scored seventeen goals this season.  Seniors Kaitlyn Costello and Lauren Farrell tallied a goal each while junior Abby Clark and freshman Chelsea Cameron added a pair of goals each.  Junior Meghan Coleman had an assist, along with Farrell and Hughes.

On Senior Night, the Lady Tigers honored the following seniors:

Pine-Richland built leads of 4-0 and 7-3 in the first half before NA rallied to cut the lead to 8-6 at halftime.  In the second half, the Rams moved out to an 11-6 lead, but the Lady Tigers battled back to cut the deficit to 11-10.  Pine-Richland was able to add an insurance goal as they went on to win, 12-10.  Junior goalie Amanda Chipman stopped 24 of 36 shots with her season save percentage going to .645, saving 176 of 273 shots.

The NA record fell to 2-9 on the season, 1-6 in Section 1 of the WPIAL.  NA will travel to Cleveland on Saturday to take on Laurel High School.

JV NOTES:  The JV team continued their winning ways with a 9-5 victory over Pine-Richland.  Elise Moore and Alexa Jennings had two goals each while single goals were scored by Emily Murphy, Laura Peery, Laura Seward, Connor Willard, and Megan Litterini.  Angelo Smarto saved 7 of 12 shots in the game. 

GAME SUMMARY
PINE-RICHLAND - 12  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 10

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QUAKER VALLEY DEFEATS LADY TIGERS, 12-6

The #5 ranked Quaker Valley Quakers defeated the Lady Tigers, 12-6, at Newman Stadium on Tuesday night.  Freshman Chelsea Cameron led the way with a pair of goals with junior Meghan Coleman, senior Ashley Hughes, junior Abby Clark, and senior Cydnee Traversari each scoring single goals for NA.

Quaker Valley jumped off to a 5-1 lead early, but the Lady Tigers rallied to score three consecutive goals as the Quakers led by 5-4 at halftime.  Hughes tied the game just 33 seconds into the second half, but the Quakers responded.  Quaker Valley scored the next five goals before Traversari netted the last NA goal.  According to Head Coach Harry Datz, "It was the most competitive game the girls have played so far in the season and a huge boost for an even stronger effort on Senior Night against Pine Richland."  Junior Amanda Chipman stopped 15 of 20 shots in the first half.  Junior Sandy Fulkerson saved 14 of 21 shots while playing the second half for NA.

Quaker Valley improved their record to 8-2 while NA dropped to 2-8.  NA will meet Pine-Richland on Senior Night on Thursday night at Newman Stadium.  

JV NOTES: The JV team edged Quaker Valley, 5-3.   Elise Moore scored all five of the NA goals as she led the Tigers to victory.   NA outshot Quaker Valley, 14-11.  Sandy Fulkerson and Angela Smarto once again shared time in goal.

GAME SUMMARY
QUAKER VALLEY - 12  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 6

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FOX CHAPEL TOO TOUGH FOR NA, 11-1

Junior Meghan Coleman scored the only NA goal as Fox Chapel defeated the Lady Tigers, 11-1, at Fox Chapel on Thursday night.  Junior goalie Amanda Chipman stopped 27 of 38 Fox Chapel shots.

The Lady Tigers will be back in action again on Tuesday night when they host the Quaker Valley Quakers in a Section 1 contest.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

JV NOTES: The JV team continued their winning ways with a 10-3 victory over Fox Chapel.  NA launched a 21-shot attack with Laura Peery, Elise Moore, Laura Seward, and Dana Spellman (her first two of the season!).  Adding single goals were Megan Litterini and Alexa Jennings.  Once again, Sandy Fulkerson and Angelo Smarto shared duties in goal.

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JV TEAM CAPTURES VINCENTIAN TOURNAMENT

The Lady Tiger JV team won the Vincentian tournament over the weekend.  NA defeated Seneca Valley, 3-1, in the championship game with Laura Peery scoring all three NA goals in the victory.  Goalies Sandy Fulkerson and Angela Smarto shared duties in goal, holding the Raiders to just one goal.

The Lady Tigers won four games on their way to the championship game.  In the first game, NA defeated North Hills, 9-1.  Leading the scoring for NA were Megan Litterini and Elise Moore who tallied three goals each.  Laura Seward added a pair of goals and Peery one as goalie Fulkerson earned the victory.  NA outshot North Hills, 19-2.

In the second game, NA shut out Morgantown, 7-0.  The Lady Tigers outshot Morgantown, 19-0, making the job easy for goalie Angelo Smarto.  Scoring for NA were Moore with two, along with one goal each by Emily Murphy, Laura Nelson, Litterini, Peery, and Katie Phillips.  

The Lady Tigers shut down Frankin Regional, 6-1, in the third game.  Peery led the way with three goals and one each by Katie Schwartz, Nelson and Moore.  Fulkerson made four saves to pick up the victory.  In game four, NA defeated host Vincentian, 8-0.  Smarto picked up the shut out, making two saves as the NA defense sparkled again.  Six different players scored the eight NA goals.  Litterini and Peery had two each while Murphy, Seward, Moore and Emily Rosenzweig each scored a goal.

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH WOOD AND THE JV TEAM!

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LADY TIGERS RALLY TO BEAT NORTH HILLS, 8-6

Led by senior Lauren Farrell's three goals, the Lady Tigers came back from a 4-2 deficit to score five consecutive goals on their way to an 8-6 victory over rival North Hills.  Senior Ashley Hughes extended her scoring streak to nine games with a pair of goals while junior Laura Siminerio also scored twice.  Junior Meghan Coleman scored her first goal of the season to help NA to the victory.

According to Coach Harry Datz, "The leadership efforts of Captains Meghan Moynihan, Meghan Coleman and Terry Faber paid dividends in the comeback" as the NA defense held off North Hills for the win.  Junior goalie Amanda Chipman stopped 19 of 25 shots for a .760 save percentage.

The victory was the first for NA in Section 1 of the WPIAL and improved their section mark to 1-3.  The overall record is now 2-6.  The Lady Tigers will be back in action next week when they travel to Fox Chapel on Thursday night.  Varsity game time is set for 7:00 pm with the JV game preceding at 5:30 pm.

JV NOTES:  The JV team continued to win with a 12-2 victory over North Hills.  Elise Moore had five goals to pace the Tigers with Erin Nelson adding three and Laura Peery two.  Alexa Jennings and Emily Rosenzweig tallied single goals for NA.  Angela Smarto and Sandy Fulkerson shared goalkeeping duties in the victory.

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PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
WPIAL RANKINGS
as of 5/18/04

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
STATE RANKINGS
as of 5/18/04

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WPIAL SECTION ALIGNMENT

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