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GAME SUMMARIES

LADY TIGERS FALL TO SENECA VALLEY

The North Allegheny Girls’ Lacrosse Team dropped their third straight with a 10-5 loss to Seneca Valley on Tuesday night.  The Lady Tigers are now 7-7 overall and 4-7 in section play.  The Raiders are 11-4 on the season and a hold a section best mark of 9-2.  North Allegheny is back in action on Thursday when the visit rival Pine-Richland.  Game time is slated for 7:30 pm.

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NA SUFFERS DEVASTATING LOSS
TO FOX CHAPEL

The Lady Tigers playoff hopes were swept away by Fox Chapel on Thursday night as the Foxes topped NA, 4-3.  Meanwhile, Fox Chapel clinched a playoff spot thanks to the victory.  NA falls to 7-6 overall and 4-6 in the section.  Fox Chapel improves to 9-4 overall and 7-4 in section play.  The Lady Tigers will try to rebound on Tuesday night with a home game against the Seneca Valley Raiders.   

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FRANKLIN REGIONAL EDGES LADY TIGERS

The Franklin Regional Panthers brought North Allegheny’s three game winning streak to an end on Tuesday night with a 12-11 victory at Newman Stadium.  The North Allegheny controlled the ball for most of the final two minutes but could not score the equalizer as the Panthers held on for the win.  For the Lady Tigers, the loss throws a major wrench into their plans for a playoff spot, dropping NA to 4-5 in section play and 7-5 overall.  Franklin Regional is now tied for second place in Division 1, Section-2 with a 6-3 record.  With North Allegheny 1 ½ games behind fourth place Fox Chapel, the Lady Tigers will visit the Foxes in essentially a must-win game on Thursday night.  Face-off is slated for 7:30 pm.

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FRANKLIN REGIONAL EDGES LADY TIGERS

The Franklin Regional Panthers brought North Allegheny’s three game winning streak to an end on Tuesday night with a 12-11 victory at Newman Stadium.  The North Allegheny controlled the ball for most of the final two minutes but could not score the equalizer as the Panthers held on for the win.  For the Lady Tigers, the loss throws a major wrench into their plans for a playoff spot, dropping NA to 4-5 in section play and 7-5 overall.  Franklin Regional is now tied for second place in Division 1, Section-2 with a 6-3 record.  With North Allegheny 1 ½ games behind fourth place Fox Chapel, the Lady Tigers will visit the Foxes in essentially a must-win game on Thursday night.  Face-off is slated for 7:30 pm.

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LADY TIGERS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT,
DOWN HAMPTON 12-3

by Lee Mohn

North Allegheny started out a little slow on Thursday night but kicked into high gear in the second half and cruised to a 12-3 victory in a non-section win against Hampton.  Hampton would score the first goal seven minutes in but North Allegheny would tie it.  Sophia Hoover-Grant made a steal at midfield and passed the ball to Meredith Gumash who fired a shot past the goalie with 12 minutes left in the half.  Carly Luitgaarden scored the next two goals to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead at the half.  Hampton's Maria Muir struck early for the Talbots just 1:14 in and made the score 3-2 but then the Tigers would score the next five goals to take command of the game.  Three of those goals coming consecutively from Christine Palmeri in a span of four minutes.  The Tigers move there record to 7-4 and will be off until Tuesday when they face Franklin Regional.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 12  HAMPTON - 3

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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LADY TIGERS RALLY LATE TO KEEP
QUAKER VALLEY WINLESS

Some late game magic helped the Lady Tigers come from behind to beat Quaker Valley 10-9 in overtime on Tuesday.  North Allegheny struck for a late goal to force overtime and then scored again early in the extra period to claim their fourth section win of the season. The Lady Tigers improve to 4-4 in section play and jump to 6-4 overall.  Quaker Valley remains winless on the season at 0-9 and 0-6 in section play.  North Allegheny is back at home on Thursday for a meeting with Hampton.  The opening face-off is slated for 7:30 pm. 

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BIG SECOND HALF ALLOWS NA TO TOPPLE
PINE-RICHLAND, 10-7

The Lady Tigers rallied from a 4-1 first half deficit for a 10-7 win over Pine-Richland on Wednesday night at Newman Stadium.  North Allegheny fell behind 2-0 early in the game on goals by Devin Donovan and Brit Byerly within the first six minutes of the game.  However, the defense for the Lady Tigers, and most of all the goaltending by Nia Parillo, kept NA within reach in the first half.  Parillo’s outstanding effort throughout the night notched her the Wright Automotive Player of the Game Award by the North Allegheny Sports Network. 

North Allegheny senior Sophia Hoover-Grant scored to cut the Rams lead to 2-1, but Pine-Richland answered with back-to-back goals by Monica Ewansik.  The Rams held a 4-1 lead with 5:55 to go in the first half, but that’s when the Lady Tigers began to rally.  NA’s Carly Luitgaarden scored back-to-back goals of her own to cut the deficit to 4-3, and with 52 seconds left in the half, Sarah Hankins netted a goal to tie the game at 4-4.

North Allegheny wasted little time taking control of the game in the second half when Meredith Gumish scored just nine seconds in to give the Lady Tigers a 5-4 lead.  Haley Pritchard quickly made it 6-4 with a goal just over a minute later.  Despite a Hannah Christensen goal by Pine-Richland that cut the score to 6-5, the Lady Tigers rolled off two more goals by Hankins and Hoover-Grant for an 8-5 advantage with 13:13 to play.  Donovan scored her second goal of the night for the Rams at 12:03 in the second half, but NA again answered with a pair of goals, this time by Pritchard and Christine Palmeri with 1:22 remaining to make it 10-5, North Allegheny.  Donovan would score once more for Pine-Richland with just 36 seconds to go, but it was much too late as North Allegheny was well on their way to the victory.

The Lady Tigers improve to 5-4 overall and 3-4 in section play.  Pine-Richland falls to 2-7 overall and 1-5 in the section.  North Allegheny will be back in action on Tuesday, April 26 at Quaker Valley.  Face off is slated for 5:30 pm.

To hear Randy Gore's interview with Head Coach Shannon Hadaway prior to the Pine-Richland game, check out the Audio Vault link at the top right of this webpage, or click here.

Congratulations to Sarah Hankins and Christine Palmeri for being named to the Western PA Regional Team.  The players, along with coach Hadaway who is coaching the regional squad, will travel to Stony Brook University on Memorial Day weekend for a recruiting showcase.

GAME SUMMARY
NORTH ALLEGHENY - 10  PINE-RICHLAND - 7

INDIVIDUAL SCORING

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SEWICKLEY ACADEMY OUTLASTS
LADY TIGERS, 8-6

by Lee Mohn

Sewickley Academy broke open a 4-4 tie at halftime, scoring two goals in the first two minutes of the second half and defeated North Allegheny 8-6 on Monday night.  Sewickley Academy scored the first goal only 16 seconds in and made it 2-0 over a minute later.  Sophie Hoover-Grant would score at the 4:03 mark for NA but Sewickley Academy's Alexis Bosilovic scored her first of three and made it 3-1 at 9:03 of the first half.  Christine Palmeri and Sarah Hankins scored the next three goals for NA and it was tied at 4-4.  NA had the better of the play to start the second half but that is when Bosilovec scored her second and third goals.  Palmeri cut it to 6-5 with 12 minutes left but a penalty taken by the Tigers with four minutes left led to two goals for Sewickley Academy and they went on to victory.  The Wright Automotive player of the game goes to sophomore Christine Palmeri scoring four goals on the night.  You can watch the replay of the game this Thursday night April 21st on NATV.

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NORTH ALLEGHENY BEATS
FOURTH-RANKED MT. LEBANON

The North Allegheny Girls’ Lacrosse team came up with a big win on Saturday evening, defeating the fourth-ranked Mt. Lebanon Blue Devils, 9-8.  The non-section victory at Newman Stadium ups the Lady Tigers record to 4-3 on the season.  Mt. Lebanon falls to 2-5 on the year.  North Allegheny will host section foe Sewickley Academy on Monday night.  The game will air on tape delay on NATV on Thursday, April 21. 

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LADY TIGERS FALL TO TOP-RANKED SENECA VALLEY

The Lady Tigers suffered their second straight section loss on Thursday night, falling 11-5 to the top-ranked Seneca Valley Raiders.  North Allegheny’s record moves to 3-3 on the season and 2-3 in section play.  Seneca Valley stays undefeated and is now 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the Section-2, Division 1.  The Lady Tigers look to rebound on Saturday evening with a home meeting with Mt. Lebanon.  Action begins at 5:00 pm at Newman Stadium.    

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FOX CHAPEL WINS SHOOTOUT
OVER NA, 15-10

Fox Chapel came to North Allegheny and won a shootout over the Lady Tigers on Tuesday night, 15-10.  The loss drops NA's record 3-2 and 2-2 in section play.  Fox Chapel improves to 4-2 and 3-2 in the Section-2.  Despite the loss, North Allegheny has received some good news as sophomore midfielder Christine Palmeri has been named Player of the Week by the Pittsburgh Lacrosse Foundation.  The Lady Tigers return to action with a road meeting against section for Seneca Valley on Thursday night.  The opening face off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

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NA TAKES DOWN FRANKLIN REGIONAL

North Allegheny traveled to Franklin Regional on Tuesday night and defeated the Panthers 7-3.  The section win gives the Lady Tigers a record of 3-1 on the season and 2-1 in section play.  Franklin Regional falls to 1-2 on the year and 1-2 in the section.  North Allegheny will back at home for their next game, a section meeting with Sewickley Academy on Monday, April 11.  Game time is slated for 7:30 pm.   

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LADY TIGERS REBOUND WITH WIN
OVER QUAKER VALLEY

The Lady Tigers outlasted a very game Quaker Valley squad by an 11-9 final on Thursday night.  Despite entering the contest with a winless record through two games, the Quakers kept things close but ultimately couldn’t handle North Allegheny in the end.  The Lady Tigers improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in section play.  Quaker Valley falls to 0-3 and suffers their first section loss of the season.  North Allegheny is back in action on Monday, April 4 against Franklin Regional on the road.  Game time is set for 7:30 pm.    

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NA DROPS FIRST SECTION GAME
TO SEWICKLEY ACADEMY

After pummeling Vincentian 17-4 in their season opener, the NA Girls’ Lacrosse team suffered their first loss of the season on Tuesday, dropping a 7-2 final to Sewickley Academy.  The defeat gives the Lady Tigers a mark of 1-1 on the young season and 0-1 in the section.  Sewickley holds a 1-0 record overall and in section play.  North Allegheny will take part in another section game on Thursday night with a home meeting with Quaker Valley. 

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