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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