STATE COLLEGE — Leah Moyer and Sydney O’Donnell netted five goals each and State College built a double-figure lead by halftime as the Lady Little Lions went on to beat visiting McDowell, 25-4, on Tuesday, May 24 in the District 6-10 Class 3A girls’ lacrosse championship game.
State College improved to 12-3.
Phebe Herlocher and Maddie Rottkamp added four goals apiece and Ella Tambroni scored three times for the Lady Little Lions, who’d forged a 16-2 halftime lead.
Grace Jones only needed to make five saves, as Casidy Cohagan, Olivia Miller, Hannah Garlin and Molly Schreiner once again played stellar defense to keep the opponent’s shot to a minimum.
Annika Bechtel, Marina Dunlap, Caitlyn Keiter and Morgan Powers rounded out State’s scoring.
O’Donnell also had eight draw controls and three assists, while Moyer piled up six draw controls. Lanie Herlocher had two passes lead to goals, and Rottkamp and Tambroni had one assist each.
Phebe Herlocher also had a draw control.
Lauren Hain had two of McDowell’s tallies.
BELLEFONTE GIRLS FALL IN DISTRICT FINALS
The Bellefonte Area High School girls’ team’s remarkable turnaround run came to an end on Monday, May 23 as the Lady Raiders lost to top-seeded Danville, 21-3, in the District 4-6 Class 2A championship match.
Winless just a couple of years ago, Bellefonte closed this season with a 10-5 mark the Lady Raiders hope is a springboard for further improvement.
“This season was just what we needed as the next wave of players joined our team,” Bellefonte coach Doug McKee said.
“We had 30 girls on the roster and only 10 were juniors and seniors. The team worked very hard all year through open gyms and evening practices and it was special to have it paid off.
“Being in the district finals tells the community that we have a program worth investing in. This achievement is another step in building our program.”
Molly McKee scored two goals for the Lady Raiders in the district championship, while Makenna Lake scored the third.
“Molly scoring her 100th career goal this season was a huge boost for our program because now the next wave of players have a goal to shoot for,” Doug McKee said.
