NA Girls’ Lacrosse Suffers Setback To Seneca Valley
The North Allegheny girls’ lacrosse team fell in the Division 1, Section 2 opener to the Seneca Valley Raiders on Tuesday night by a 16-3 decision. The Raiders were led by Hannah Kendrick who scored five goals, and Lauren Podolec who notched a hat trick. In all, seven different Raiders scored goals in the game.
Seneca Valley seized control early with three goals in the first 1:32 of the game and built a 4-0 lead midway through the first half. North Allegheny got on the scoreboard with 12:48 remaining in the half when Abby Washabaugh scored on a free position opportunity to cut the score to 4-1, Raiders. For her efforts, Washabaugh was named the Wright Automotive Player of the Game.
Following Washabaugh’s goal, Seneca Valley scored six unanswered to take a 10-1 lead into halftime. The Tigers opened the second half with a marker from Nicole Synan to trim the Seneca Valley lead to 10-2. However, the Raiders responded with five straight goals to invoke the mercy rule. North Allegheny received one more goal from Abby Fantaski before the game went final.
North Allegheny drops to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in section play. Seneca Valley opens the year at 1-0 overall and in section action. The Lady Tigers hope to bounce back on Thursday night with a visit to Fox Chapel.
Girls Lacrosse Summary vs. Seneca Valley
| GAME SUMMARY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SCORE BY HALVES | 1 | 2 | FINAL |
| Seneca Valley | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| North Allegheny | 1 | 2 | 3 |