Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | May, 2014

Bishop Ireton, the 2014 WCAC girls' lacrosse champions

The Bishop Ireton Cardinals girls’ lacrosse team won their first WCAC title in history by beating the Good Counsel Falcons 17-7 yesterday in front of 1,429  at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field. It is the first conference championship in any sport since 2003 for Bishop Ireton High School when the BI girls’ softball team won the conference title.

Ireton came away with the decisive victory over Good Counsel due to a balanced scoring attack, a near stranglehold on draw controls, and a solid defensive effort. The Cardinals’ systematically picked apart the Falcons with superior passing, quick feet, and rapid, precise shots. Ireton kept up a relentless pressure on their opponents the entire game at both ends of the field all the way through to the end of the match. It was clear from the opening draw that Bishop Ireton was here to make a statement.

“It’s surreal. The feeling is just amazing right now,” Kaitlin Luzik said. “We kept telling each other this was our year, and we made it our year.”

Ireton got out to an early 3-0 lead; Good Counsel tied it at 4; but the Cardinals started a 10-1 run spanning the first and second halves at that point. Seven different BI players scored goals and seven different players got assists. Kelly Mathews had six goals-one assist; Kelly Larkin got four goals-two assists; Charlotte Sofield had three goals-three assists; Kaitlin Luzik, Kendall Cunningham, and Kate Carney each got one goal-one assist; Natalie Irwin scored one goal; and Kayla Duperrouzel notched two assists. Goalie Olivia Cole had seven saves.

“These girls are selfless and care about nothing other than helping each other be their best,” said Bishop Ireton coach Rick Sofield. “They are a true team.”

Last year the Cardinals lost in the WCAC final to Good Counsel 16-9 after leading 5-4 at halftime and we dumped in overtime in the 2009 championship by the Falcons.

Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. the WCAC champions, Bishop Ireton starts their quest for a VISAA state title with a quarterfinal game at Fannon Field on Cambridge Road in Alexandria against Norfolk Academy. If they win today, second seeded Ireton travels to Richmond to play the winter of #6 Bishop O’Connell at #3 Collegiate School  in a semifinal game on Friday, May 16 at 11am at Collegiate. The championship game will be 11am Saturday again on the campus of Collegiate School.

Admission to all VISAA championship tournament games is $5.

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Cardinal seniors, left to right, Heather Pearson, Susie Rhodes, and Megan Sullivan

Ireton’s senior softball players shined on senior night as the Cardinals came from behind to upset Good Counsel 7-6 on Monday. The win completes the regular season with the team posting an 8-14 record.

After an enthusiastic and emotional senior recognition ceremony, Ireton spotted the Falcons two first inning runs. Good Counsel’s bats lit up again in the third inning, adding four more runs and pushing the score to 6-0.

Ireton’s comeback started in the bottom half of the third when Clara Boggs hustled to first base on a dropped third strike. Senior Heather Pearson then tripled, driving in the Cardinals’ first run of the night. It was the 26^th RBI of the season for the Susquehanna university softball recruit.

The comeback continued in the 6^th inning as Ireton exploded for 5 runs. Maggie Coyle singled and with two outs Clara Bogg’s hard ground ball forced an error extending the inning. With two runners on, Good Counsel elected to intentionally walk Heather Pearson, bring up senior Megan Sullivan. The Ole Miss-bound senior made the Falcons pay by lining a single to center field, driving in the second run of the night. Freshman Emma Klein then tripled plating two more runs and evening the score at 6 runs apiece.

In the sixth, Ireton’s Molly Jeffers singled and reached second on a Good Counsel error. Heather Pearson then drove in the go ahead run, making the score 7-6 and completing the comeback.

Good Counsel was not finished and attacked hard in the seventh inning. With runners on second and third, the game was sealed when Angela Click caught a long fly ball to right field.

“Am so thrilled for our seniors. In the last home game of their high school careers they led their team back from a 6 run deficit to upset a conference opponent,” remarked proud head coach Terri Pearson. “It has been such a privilege to work with these girls over the past 4 years and see them become the great young adults they are.

On Saturday, the Knights of St Mary’s Ryken sidelined the Cardinals in the WCAC quarterfinals, the girls’ now face Paul VI in the quarterfinals of the VISAA state tournament on Tuesday.

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Freshman Kayla Marshall (12) scored five goals against against Holy Cross.

The Bishop Ireton girls’ lacrosse team defeated the Holy Cross Tartans yesterday 17-5 in a dominant semifinal WCAC playoff performance at both ends of the field. The Cardinals now play the Good Counsel Falcons in the WCAC girls’ lacrosse championship game for the second straight year Monday, May 12, 5:00 p.m., at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field. Admission is $10.

Ireton beat the Tartans with overwhelming draw control domination led by Kayla Duperrouzel, smart passing, and a very tough defense. The Cardinals led 4-1 early and 9-2 at halftime. Holy Cross could manage only three shots on goal in the first half and two of those were free position shots. Bishop Ireton’s patient offense chewed up the clock and looked for opportunities to strike. Turnovers plagued the Tartans throughout the game. In the second half BI was short two players at one point due to back-to-back yellow cards, but they played smart and never let Holy Cross mount a comeback.

Against the Tartans, nine different Cardinals scored goals and five different players had assists. Kayla Marshall scored five goals; Kelly Larkin had two goals-three assists; Kendall Cunningham notched three goals-one assist; Duperrouzel got one goal-three assists; Charlotte Sofield had one goal-two assists; Kelly Mathews scored two goals; Christine Macey had one goal-one assist; and Kaitlin Luzik and Grace Fletcher each scored one goal. Goalie Olivia Cole had seven saves.

Earlier this week Bishop Ireton defeated the Paul VI Panthers Tuesday afternoon 21-8 at Fannon Field during quarterfinal WCAC playoff action. After a slow start Ireton began to pull away towards the latter part of the first half and led 12-6 at halftime. Key to the victory were a balanced scoring attack that saw eight different Cardinals score goals and five different players notch assists; and a dominant draw control effort led by Duperrouzel.

Against Paul VI, eight different Cardinals scored goals and five different players had assists. Sofield had one goal-seven assists; Luzik got four goals-two assists; Mathews scored five goals; Cunningham notched four goals-one assist; Larkin got four goals; Duperrouzel had one goal-two assists; Caton Brisbin and Melanie Hart each had one goal; and Fletcher had one assist. Goalie Amelia Cole had seven saves.

Ireton is currently 9-1 in the WCAC and 16-4 overall. So far this season 22 different players have scored goals and 13 different players have notched assists.

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Seniors Kendall Cunningham (above) and Olivia Cole came up big in season finale in Delaware Friday night under the lights. Cunningham had the game-winner in double overtime.

Bishop Ireton completed their regular-season on the road by defeating 12-11 in double overtime the tough defending Delaware state champion Cape Henlopen High School Vikings in Lewes, Delaware, on Friday night, May 2. The Cardinals fought through two early yellow cards and were down 8-7 at halftime, but never lost their focus and came out fighting in the second half.

Goalie Olivia Cole made a key steal behind the goal after the Vikings tried to go into a stall offense while leading 11-9 midway through the second half. Cole successfully cleared the ball and Ireton rapidly moved down the field to score—thus starting a two-goal swing that eventually led to an end-of-regulation tie. Ireton’s senior goalie also successfully called for an illegal stick check late in the first half which took away an apparent Cape Henlopen goal. Senior attacker Kendall Cunningham came through big by scoring the winning goal in double overtime.

Six different Bishop Ireton players scored goals and three different players notched assists. Junior Kelly Mathews led the team offensively with five goals and two assists. Junior Kaitlin Luzik had two goals and three assists; Sophomore Kelly Larkin scored two goals; Cunningham and freshmen Kayla Duperrouzel, and Kayla Marshall notched one goal each; and sophomore Grace Fletcher got one assist. Cole had seven total saves including two key saves in overtime.

For more on the game, including action photos, go to:  http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/cape-girls-lax-falls-to-bishop-ireton-12-11-in-ot/1176890

NEWS & NOTES:

Ø Ireton ends the 2014 regular season 7-1 in the WCAC and 14-4 overall. The Cardinals are well placed in the most recent national polls—Nike/US Lacrosse (#19); LaxPower.com (CCR 84.64—#16); and the StudentSports.com FAB 50 (#25). The newest D.C.-area Washington Post and state-level VISAA polls put Alexandria as the “Mecca of girls lax” in the D.C. area and in the Commonwealth of Virginia, respectively, as St. Stephens now looks over their shoulder to see the Bishop Ireton Cardinals #2 in both of those localized polls.

Ø The 2^nd-seeded Cardinals’ first 2014 WCAC playoff game is at Fannon Field tomorrow afternoon at 5:30 p.m. versus the 7^th-seeded Paul VI Panthers. If Bishop Ireton wins, they will host another WCAC playoff game on Thursday, May 8.

Ø The WCAC girls’ lacrosse championship game is Monday, May 12, at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field, 5:00 p.m.  Admission is $10

Ø If the current rankings remain the same, BI will host 7^th-seeded Norfolk Academy at Fannon Field on Tuesday, May 13, in the first round of the VISAA’s Division I playoffs. Admission to state playoff games is $5.

Ø The VISAA state semifinals and championship game will be held Friday-Saturday, May 16-17 at the Collegiate School in Richmond.

Ø Through the end of the regular season Mathews leads the team in goals scored (63) followed by Cunningham (44), Charlotte Sofield (39), Larkin (28), and Luzik (21); Sofield leads the team in assists (46) followed by Larkin (26), Mathews (25), Luzik (17), and Christine Macey (12); and overall Mathews leads the team with 88 total points. Goalie sisters Olivia and Amelia Cole have combined for 109 saves—Olivia (101); Amelia (8).

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Rhodes College-bound Kendall Cunningham (left) and future Florida Gator Olivia Cole (right) were honored during senior night festivities at Fannon Field Monday. While the Cardinals will miss these two mainstays of their success next season, the good news is they are the only two graduating seniors on the talent-laden team.

The Cardinals defeated WCAC foe Bishop O’Connell 17-4 at Fannon Field during Senior Night on Monday, April 28. Ireton put the game away early with a dominant 12-2 halftime lead. Rhodes College-bound senior attacker Kendall Cunningham and University of Florida-bound senior goalie Olivia Cole played their final regular-season lacrosse game at Bishop Ireton.

Leading the team, Cunningham got five goals and Cole came up with four saves and one assist. Kelly Larkin had four goals-three assists; Kelly Mathews got three goals-one assist; Kaitlin Luzik notched two goals-two assists; and Natalie Irwin, Christine Macey, and Ann Johnson had one goal each.

Tuesday night Ireton dominated another diocesan opponent Paul VI 17-6 at Fannon Field. The game was originally scheduled for Fairfax but was moved due to heavy rain making Panther Field unplayable. The Cardinals got out to a quick 7-0 lead and led 10-3 at halftime.

Larkin led the team with four goals-five assists; Mathews had three goals-two assists; Cunningham got three goals; Kayla Duperrouzel notched two goals; Luzik had one goal-one assist; Kayla Marshall notched two assists; Katie Ryan, Claire Heaney, and Grace Fletcher got one goal each; and Macey had one assist. Goalie sisters Olivia Cole had nine saves and Amelia Cole got one save.

Bishop Ireton faces the defending Delaware state champion Cape Henlopen High School Vikings in Lewes, Delaware, for the Cardinals’ final regular-season game.

News and Notes:

So far this season 21 different BI players have scored goals and 13 different players have notched assists.

Ireton is 7-1 in the WCAC and 13-4 overall.

Washington Post’s May 1st girls lacrosse polls moved the Cardinals to #2 behind St Stephens/St Agnes School.

The WCAC playoffs start next week with a first-round playoff game at Bishop Ireton on Tuesday, May 6. The 7th seeded Panthers of Paul VI will again trek to Alexandria, the second time in 8 days, to challenge number 2 seeded Cardinals. If the Cardinals win, they would host another playoff game on Thursday, May 8. The WCAC girls’ lacrosse championship game is Monday, May 12, at the University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field.

The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association’s Division I playoffs are slated to open on Tuesday, May 13th.  Currently, Coach Rick Sofield’s squad is ranked second in the state behind neighboring St. Stephens. If the current polling remains the same, Ireton would host #7 Norfolk Academy on Fannon Field.  The state semifinals and finals will be held at the Collegiate School in Richmond. Admission to state playoff games is $5.

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