(ALLENTOWN, Pa.) – An 11-2 run propelled Wilson to a win in the regular season finale against Cedar Crest to secure the second seed in next week's United East Championship.
Sage Lague (Sr., Fairplay, Md. / Goretti) scored back-to-back natural hat tricks during the stretch with left the Phoenix with an eight-goal lead with nine minutes left in the game.
With the victory, the Blue and white have now won four of their last five contests and three consecutive.
The Basics
Score: Wilson 14, Cedar Crest 9
Venue: The FalconPlex
Records: Wilson 4-10, 3-1 UE; Cedar Crest 5-7, 1-3 UE
How It Happened
- While the Phoenix won the game, they had to work for it and overcome a hot start by the Falcons who scored after they won the opening draw and scored 26 seconds into the game. Emily Young (Sr., Fairfax, Va. / Chantilly) and Sadie Fike (So., McClure, Pa. / Mifflin County) scored 34 seconds apart midway through the period to put Wilson in front, but Cedar Crest answered with two of there own to take a 3-2 lead.
- With two minutes left in the first, the Phoenix started to catch fire and started their first stretch of taking control of the game. Alyvia Henneman (So., Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley) started the push with a goal to tie the game before Maggie Greeley (FY, Lewes, Del. / Cape Henlopen) provided the go-ahead goal with 37 ticks left in the first. Finley Vandevander (FY, Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg) made sure Wilson kept the momentum with a goal 21 seconds into the second. Young added back-to-back goals for a 7-3 lead before the Falcons added one to make it a three-goal game at the half.
- After Cedar Crest scored to open the third quarter, Lague took control. Her six consecutive goals started with 12:24 left in the third, capped with 9:03 to go in the fourth, and left Wilson with a 13-5 lead. The Falcons added four of the next five with Young scoring another goal, but the deficit was too much to overcome.
Inside The Numbers
- Lague's six goals led the team in scoring. Young was one point behind her on four goals and an assist.
- Ellisa Gamby-Mickey (So., Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg) didn't score a goal, but she was instrumental in setting up the offense with four assists.
- Riley Lemay (So., Saugerties,N.Y. / Saugerties) had another solid defensive outing with three caused turnovers and four ground balls.
- Young wasn't just busy on the offensive end. She led the team with six ground balls and added three draw controls. Lague led the team with five draw controls.
- Kaelyn Goff (So., Union Bridge, Md. / Francis Scott Key) had a solid day between the pipes as she made 10 saves on the day. It's the seventh time this season she's reached double-figures in saves.
Up Next
Wilson will enter the United East Championship as the No. 2 seed and will host a semifinal game against No. 3 Bryn Athyn on Saturday, April 26.
