SHP Girls Lacrosse Defeats Menlo for WBAL Championship
Sacred Heart Prep 7, Menlo School 6
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Avenging three losses to the Knights last year, the Gators held on for a 7-6 triumph to sweep the regular-season and playoff crowns.
"It was a close game, between neighboring rivals," said Menlo coach Jen Lee. "The games will undoubtedly continue to be close in years to come."
All three matches between the rivals were close this season. SHP won the first meeting, 13-12 in OT, before the Knights took the second meeting, 11-7. As expected, Tuesday's match was close until the end.
"It was a great game," said Menlo junior Indira Varma, who scored two goals with an assist. "I think it was pretty evenly matched and both teams came out with all their might, and both teams really wanted a win."
By the half, the score was tied a 3. Menlo's Allison Liddle got two of her three goals in the first half as did SHP's Libby Muir. To start the second half, the Gators' Cam Gordon peeled off two goals then Alison Carter added another with 15 minutes left.
The Knights were far from done. Varma scored three minutes later. SHP's Muir scored less than a minute later, Menlo's Kaitlin Frangione fired in an unassisted goal with 8:23 left to close the gap to 7-5. Liddle closed out the scoring with 2:13 left for her third goal.
Alena Stern and the Menlo defense kept SHP at bay the last nine minutes of the game. She finished with nine saves -- saving 64 percent of SHP's 14 shots. SHP goalie Emma Briger had six saves.
Menlo finished 13-9 and will lose three seniors -- Nikky Price (William & Mary), Kaitlin Frangione (Davidson) and Chelsea Sahami (University of Redlands).
"We're like a big family," Varma said. "We're a really young team with six freshmen and only three seniors and we've really come together despite how young we are and how new we are."
SHP will lose seniors Pippa Thompson, Muir, Emma Johnson, Juliana Clark and Caroline Buchsbaum.
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Varsity Girls Lacrosse
After splitting its regular-season matches with rival Menlo School, a third time was a charm for the Sacred Heart Prep girls in the West Bay Athletic League lacrosse playoff finals on Tuesday night at Palo Alto High.
Avenging three losses to the Knights last year, the Gators held on for a 7-6 triumph to sweep the regular-season and playoff crowns.
"It was a close game, between neighboring rivals," said Menlo coach Jen Lee. "The games will undoubtedly continue to be close in years to come."
All three matches between the rivals were close this season. SHP won the first meeting, 13-12 in OT, before the Knights took the second meeting, 11-7. As expected, Tuesday's match was close until the end.
"It was a great game," said Menlo junior Indira Varma, who scored two goals with an assist. "I think it was pretty evenly matched and both teams came out with all their might, and both teams really wanted a win."
By the half, the score was tied a 3. Menlo's Allison Liddle got two of her three goals in the first half as did SHP's Libby Muir. To start the second half, the Gators' Cam Gordon peeled off two goals then Alison Carter added another with 15 minutes left.
The Knights were far from done. Varma scored three minutes later. SHP's Muir scored less than a minute later, Menlo's Kaitlin Frangione fired in an unassisted goal with 8:23 left to close the gap to 7-5. Liddle closed out the scoring with 2:13 left for her third goal.
Alena Stern and the Menlo defense kept SHP at bay the last nine minutes of the game. She finished with nine saves -- saving 64 percent of SHP's 14 shots. SHP goalie Emma Briger had six saves.
Menlo finished 13-9 and will lose three seniors -- Nikky Price (William & Mary), Kaitlin Frangione (Davidson) and Chelsea Sahami (University of Redlands).
"We're like a big family," Varma said. "We're a really young team with six freshmen and only three seniors and we've really come together despite how young we are and how new we are."
SHP will lose seniors Pippa Thompson, Muir, Emma Johnson, Juliana Clark and Caroline Buchsbaum.
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Founded by the Society of the Sacred Heart, SHS is a Catholic, independent, co-ed day school for students in preschool through grade 12
