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LADY TIGERS DROP 11-10 DECISION TO BUTLER

A desperate rally by the Lady Tigers fell just short when a shot by senior Emma Luitgaarden went just wide of the net with one second remaining as Butler held on for an 11-10 victory over NA at Newman Stadium on Wednesday night. 

The Lady Tigers started quickly and built a two-goal lead before Butler rallied.  Late in the second half, sophomore Carly Luitgaarden took a pass from Emma and scored with just 12 seconds left to cut the margin to one.

Leading NA were junior Talia Waskowicz and junior Brenna Curti with three goals each.  Sophomore goalie Nia Parillo made seventeen saves, including two spectacular stops after coming out of the net.

With the non-section loss, the NA overall record dropped to 3-4.  The Lady Tigers will be back in action on Tuesday night when they host Fox Chapel at Newman Stadium.  NATV will be there to tape the game for future broadcast.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

(Thanks to Coach McCarthy for the information in this report!)

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LADY TIGERS SPLIT TWO GAMES

The Lady Tigers had mixed results in their last two games.  On Tuesday, NA scored in overtime at Pine-Richland to down the Rams, 12-11.  On Thursday night, the Lady Tigers dropped a 12-8 decision to Sewickley Academy.

Against Pine-Richland, the game was competitive throughout the contest with neither team opening more than a two-goal lead.  Sophomore Jess Partridge had five shots on goal, scoring four times including the game winner.  Junior Brenna Curti tallied four goals along with four shots on goal.  Sophomore goalie Nia Parillo made 17 saves to keep NA in the game before the overtime game winner.

Sewickley Academy came into Newman Stadium and took home a 12-8 victory.  Leading NA were junior Talia Waskowicz with 8 shots and two goals along with junior Megan Barrett with a pair of goals and three shots.

With the split, the NA section record stands at 1-1, the overall mark at 3-3.  Next up for the Lady Tigers will be at Oakland Catholic for a section contest on Tuesday.

(Thanks to Coach McCarthy for the information in this report!)

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LADY TIGERS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT WITH 11-6 VICTORY OVER BETHEL PARK

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The Lady Tigers defeated Bethel Park, 11-6, on Friday night at Newman Stadium for the second straight victory.  Senior Emma Luitgaarden led the way with four goals while sophomore Carly Luitgaarden added three for the winning Lady Tigers.  Also scoring for NA were junior Brenna Curti also scored three along with a pair by junior Talia Waskowicz.  Curti and Waskowicz won three draws each for the winning Lady Tigers.  Junior goalie Nia Parillo made 13 saves in preserving the win.

With the win, NA improved to 2-2 in non-section play in the early season.  Next up for the Lady Tigers will be the section opener on Tuesday night at Pine-Richland.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

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PARTRIDGE'S GOAL IN OVERTIME SINKS KNOCH, 10-9

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Sophomore Jessica Partridge scored just 42 seconds into overtime to give the Lady Tigers their first victory of the season with a 10-9 win over Knoch at a cold and rainy evening at Newman Stadium on Wednesday night.  Junior Brenna Curti and sophomore Carly Luitgaarden scored three goals each to pace NA.

The Lady Tigers got off to a great start with two goals in the first 55 seconds of the game.  Senior Emma Luitgaarden started the scoring with a hard shot from the left side to give NA a 1-0 lead.  Emma then set up sister Carly from behind the Knoch net for the second Tiger goal.  Knoch came back five minutes later on a goal from Paige Macadaeg to cut the margin to 2-1.  NA answered as Emma Luitgaarden scored again from the left side to make it 3-1 with 17:41 remaining in the half.  Curti followed with her first goal as she came out from behind the goal to beat Knoch goalie Nikkie Binnie as the Lady Tigers took a 4-1 lead.  The Knights came back strong with three straight goals to tie the game.  After a long run from midfield, Krissy Harbison scored on a low shot to cut the margin to 4-2.  Macadaeg then converted on a free position attempt to make it 4-3 with 12:19 remaining in the half.  Macadaeg followed with a strong move down the middle to tie the game at 4-4.  After an NA time out, junior Kellie Roach made an outstanding individual move down the left side and scoring after a good fake in front of the net as the Lady Tigers regained the lead at 5-4 with 8:24 left.  After Harbison's second goal from in front of the NA net tied the game, Carly Luitgaarden put NA back ahead, 6-5, and she circled from behind the net and scored on a high shot with 2:22 left.  Jamie Antoszyk had the answer for the Knights as she raced across the middle to tie the game again with 1:10 remaining.  Junior Anna Koebley made a good centering pass to Curti late in the half, and the Tiger junior scored on a strong overhand shot with 14 seconds left to give NA a 7-6 advantage they took to the intermission.

The defense for both teams picked up the pressure early in the second half as neither team could score over the first nine minutes.  Sophomore goalie Nia Parillo held off the Knights with several key saves to keep the Lady Tigers in the lead.  At the 9:14 mark, the Knights Macadaeg broke the scoring draught with a goal after a long run from midfield to tie the game at 7-7.  Fifteen seconds later, Curti put NA back on top as she stole the ball and raced in to score.  With 11:30 left, it appeared that Emma Luitgaarden had scored to give the Lady Tigers a two-goal advantage, but the goal was negated because Luitgaarden was called for being in the goalie crease.  NA held the lead until just 4:40 remained in the half.   Again it Macadaeg making the big play for the Knights as she stole the ball at midfield and sent a long pass to Antoszyk who scored from in front of the goal.  A little over a minute later, Macadaeg broke free down the middle and scored to give Knoch a 9-8 lead with 3:27 remaining.  The Knights took possession and it looked like they would run out the remaining time.  Curti has other ideas, however, as she made a great steal at midlfield and sent a long pass to Carly Luitgaarden who broke in to tie the game with just 14 seconds left.  Time ran out in regulation and the game went into overtime.

Early in the overtime period, Emma Luitgaarden broke across the middle and drew a foul setting up a free position shot.  The shot went wide, but the Lady Tigers retained possession.  Partridge then brought the ball out from behind the goal, faked to her right and then launched the game winner.  It was a great effort by the Lady Tigers who battled from behind late to tie the game.

The Lady Tigers turned up the defensive pressure in the second half allowing just three goals.  Parillo was outstanding in the net for NA as she made a number of key saves allowing the Lady Tigers the chance for the overtime victory.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Nia Parillo as the Player of the Game.  With the win, the overall NA record improved to 1-2 in the early season.  The Lady Tigers will complete non-section play tomorrow night when they host Bethel Park at Newman Stadium.  Game time is set for 7:30 pm

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 10  KNOCH - 9

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HAMPTON OUTLAST LADY TIGERS, 15-12

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The Lady Tigers fought a tough battle against Hampton at Newman Stadium on Tuesday night, but the Talbots were able to hold on to defeat NA, 15-12.  Senior Emma Luitgaarden led the Lady Tigers with five goals with sophomore Carly Luitgaarden adding three.

In the first half after Hampton had taken a 1-0 lead, Carly Luitgaarden tied the game scoring after a 30-yard run through the Talbot defense at the 8:33 mark.  Sarah Newby answered for Hampton converting on a pass from behind the NA net, but Carly Luitgaarden tied the game again after circling from behind the net.  Junior Talia Waskowicz followed with a run down the middle and scoring as the ball rolled just across the Talbot goal line to give NA a 3-2 lead.  After Danielle Deems tied the game, Waskowicz set up sophomore Jessica Partridge on the left side for a goal that put the Tigers up 4-3 with 8:34 left.  It took just eight seconds for Talia Scherer to tie the game.  With 8:00 remaining, Carly Luitgaarden scored her third of the half to give NA its last lead of the game.  Two goals by Talia Scherer and one by Deems put Hampton ahead for good with 5:23 remaining in the half.  Emma Luitgaarden came out from behind the net and scored to cut the margin to 7-6 before Breanna Kreutzer scored on a free position shot to restore the two-goal margin.  With just eight seconds left in the half, Emma scored again after a long 40 yard run through the Talbot defenders.  Hampton took an 8-7 advantage to the intermission.

Early in the second half, Julia Scherer made it 9-7 just 28 seconds into the period.  Once again, Emma Luitgaarden answered coming from behind the net to cut the lead to 9-8.  Goals by Julia Scherer and Deems pushed the margin to 11-8 at the 3:17 mark.  Junior Megan Barrett came back for NA to score on a free position shot that she blasted high into the corner of the net, but the Lady Tigers still trailed by two.  Goals by Deems and Muir gave the Talbots their largest lead of the game at 13-9 with 10:12 remaining in the game. Emma Luitgaarden again answered with another goal coming from behind the net to cut the lead to 13-10.  Once again, the Talbots came back  as Deems scored her fifth of the game and Newby her second to push the margin to 15-10 with 5:05 left.  Waskowicz got one goal back scoring on a free position shot, and Emma Luitgaarden kept the NA hopes alive with her fifth of the game with 1:48 remaining.  Hampton was able to run out the remaining time, however, and hold on for the 15-12 victory.

It was a good offensive effort by the Lady Tigers but the NA defense had problems stopping Deems and the Scherer sisters from scoring in close.  For her efforts, the North Allegheny Sports Network named Emma Luitgaarden as the Player of the Game.

With the loss, the NA non-section record dropped to 0-2 in the early season.  The Lady Tigers will host Knoch tonight at Newman Stadium.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.  Game time is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

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GAME SUMMARY
HAMPTON - 15  NORTH ALLEGHENY - 12

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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LADY TIGERS DROP OPENER TO
VINCENTIAN, 9-8, IN OVERTIME

The Lady Tigers lost a tough 9-8 decision to neighborhood rival Vincentian at Newman Stadium on Friday night.  With the loss, the NA non-section record dropped to 0-1 in the early season as they prepared for the upcoming WPIAL schedule.

The Lady Tigers will meet Hampton on Tuesday night in another non-section contest at Newman Stadium.  The North Allegheny Sports Network will be there to broadcast the game LIVE on the internet beginning with the pre-game show at 7:15 pm.  Be sure to join Don Vandergrift and Chuck Torie for all the action beginning with the opening draw at 7:30 pm.

Any questions or comments should be directed to Athletic Director Bob Bozzuto at:  bbozzuto@northallegheny.org