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C.W. Post lives its motto for second lacrosse title
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All season long, the C.W. Post women’s lacrosse team lived by the philosophy “do work.” All that work came to fruition May 13 when the undefeated Pioneers decisively won the 2007 Division II Women’s Lacrosse Championship with a 15-7 victory over West Chester.
“We’ve been saying all season we wanted to go out on top,” Pioneers senior Shannon Fabian said. “We weren’t going to stop at anything until we came out on top. Our motto was ‘do work,’ and I think today we did work.”
Head coach Karen MacCrate Henning agreed with that assessment, saying she was especially proud of her seniors who worked hard for four years to get to the championship.
“The whole weekend, we had different people stepping up at different times, and today was another example,” MacCrate Henning said. “The seniors put it all out there ... Our defense was great in the first half and our offense exploded in the second.”
That second-half explosion came in the form of four goals in the first seven minutes and 11 goals in the half to pull away from the Golden Rams. The first half ended in spectacular fashion when — leading by one after two important goals for West Chester — C.W. Post junior Mallory Poole widened the Pioneers’ cushion with 15 seconds remaining in the half.
Though C.W. Post clearly dominated the second half, West Chester’s Christy Kane scored four times, including three goals in the final six minutes and two in the last 1:03.
Six players from C.W. Post scored in the game, with Fabian leading the way with five goals. Defensively, the Pioneers were stellar as well, keeping the Golden Rams’ Stephanie Kienle, the nation’s leading scorer, from the goal the entire game. It was the first game in which Kienle had neither a goal nor an assist since her freshman season.
The C.W. Post team also forced 23 turnovers in the game. The secret to the victory, defender Lindsay Goldman said, was teamwork.
“We just stepped it up like we’ve been doing,” Goldman said. “We came together as a team, and it fell into our hands.”
Goldman Fabian, Poole (most outstanding player) and fellow Pioneers Jesse Wolff and Lauren Scipione were selected to the all-tournament team. West Chester’s Kienle, Kane and Jackie Baker; Stonehill’s Liza Gross and Michelle Kelly; and Lock Haven’s Katie Kenney and Leigh Titus also received the honor.
MacCrate Henning said she thought every player’s performance was worthy of selection.
“I don’t know how they selected the all-tournament team because I think all of these girls played out of their minds,” she said.
C.W. Post finished the season 17-0. West Chester, now 1-5 in championship games, compiled a 19-2 record.
Semifinals
West Chester 7 9 — 16
Lock Haven 5 9 — 14
West Chester scoring: Stephanie Kienle 4, Jackie Baker 4, Chrissy Kane 3, Nicole Haines 2, Mandy Masoner 1, Gina DiDomenicis 1, Stephanie Bell 1.
Lock Haven scoring: Leigh Titus 3, Jessica Blickenstaff 3, Lindsey Rentel 3, Mandy Alderfer 2, Rachael Williams 2, Jenna Richter 1.
Shots: West Chester 24, Lock Haven 21. Goalkeeper saves: West Chester (Mary Beth Green) 18, Lock Haven (Melissa Seesz) 14.
C.W. Post 7 4 — 11
Stonehill 3 5 — 8
C.W. Post scoring: Shannon Fabian 3, Jenna Miller 2, Mallory Poole 2, Katie Hogan 2, Elaine Williams 1, Kim Williams 1.
Stonehill scoring: Liza Gross 3, Michelle Kelly 2, Tracey Hoffman 1, Jackie Ladino 1, Michelle Salmon 1.
Shots: C.W. Post 21, Stonehill 19. Goalkeeper saves: C.W. Post (Lauren Scipione) 6, Stonehill (Amanda McGeachey) 5.
Championship game
C.W. Post 4 11 — 15
West Chester 2 5 — 7
C.W. Post scoring: Shannon Fabian 5, Mallory Poole 4, Jaclyn Napoli 3, Collee Agostinacchio 1, Elaine Williams 1, Lauren LoMonaco 1.
West Chester scoring: Chrissy Kane 4, Jackie Baker 2, Katy Crouse 1.
Shots: C.W. Post 32, West Chester 26. Goalkeeper saves: C.W. Post (Lauren Scipione 8, Ann Denning 1) 9, West Chester (Mary Beth Green) 10.
“We’ve been saying all season we wanted to go out on top,” Pioneers senior Shannon Fabian said. “We weren’t going to stop at anything until we came out on top. Our motto was ‘do work,’ and I think today we did work.”
Head coach Karen MacCrate Henning agreed with that assessment, saying she was especially proud of her seniors who worked hard for four years to get to the championship.
“The whole weekend, we had different people stepping up at different times, and today was another example,” MacCrate Henning said. “The seniors put it all out there ... Our defense was great in the first half and our offense exploded in the second.”
That second-half explosion came in the form of four goals in the first seven minutes and 11 goals in the half to pull away from the Golden Rams. The first half ended in spectacular fashion when — leading by one after two important goals for West Chester — C.W. Post junior Mallory Poole widened the Pioneers’ cushion with 15 seconds remaining in the half.
Though C.W. Post clearly dominated the second half, West Chester’s Christy Kane scored four times, including three goals in the final six minutes and two in the last 1:03.
Six players from C.W. Post scored in the game, with Fabian leading the way with five goals. Defensively, the Pioneers were stellar as well, keeping the Golden Rams’ Stephanie Kienle, the nation’s leading scorer, from the goal the entire game. It was the first game in which Kienle had neither a goal nor an assist since her freshman season.
The C.W. Post team also forced 23 turnovers in the game. The secret to the victory, defender Lindsay Goldman said, was teamwork.
“We just stepped it up like we’ve been doing,” Goldman said. “We came together as a team, and it fell into our hands.”
Goldman Fabian, Poole (most outstanding player) and fellow Pioneers Jesse Wolff and Lauren Scipione were selected to the all-tournament team. West Chester’s Kienle, Kane and Jackie Baker; Stonehill’s Liza Gross and Michelle Kelly; and Lock Haven’s Katie Kenney and Leigh Titus also received the honor.
MacCrate Henning said she thought every player’s performance was worthy of selection.
“I don’t know how they selected the all-tournament team because I think all of these girls played out of their minds,” she said.
C.W. Post finished the season 17-0. West Chester, now 1-5 in championship games, compiled a 19-2 record.
Semifinals
West Chester 7 9 — 16
Lock Haven 5 9 — 14
West Chester scoring: Stephanie Kienle 4, Jackie Baker 4, Chrissy Kane 3, Nicole Haines 2, Mandy Masoner 1, Gina DiDomenicis 1, Stephanie Bell 1.
Lock Haven scoring: Leigh Titus 3, Jessica Blickenstaff 3, Lindsey Rentel 3, Mandy Alderfer 2, Rachael Williams 2, Jenna Richter 1.
Shots: West Chester 24, Lock Haven 21. Goalkeeper saves: West Chester (Mary Beth Green) 18, Lock Haven (Melissa Seesz) 14.
C.W. Post 7 4 — 11
Stonehill 3 5 — 8
C.W. Post scoring: Shannon Fabian 3, Jenna Miller 2, Mallory Poole 2, Katie Hogan 2, Elaine Williams 1, Kim Williams 1.
Stonehill scoring: Liza Gross 3, Michelle Kelly 2, Tracey Hoffman 1, Jackie Ladino 1, Michelle Salmon 1.
Shots: C.W. Post 21, Stonehill 19. Goalkeeper saves: C.W. Post (Lauren Scipione) 6, Stonehill (Amanda McGeachey) 5.
Championship game
C.W. Post 4 11 — 15
West Chester 2 5 — 7
C.W. Post scoring: Shannon Fabian 5, Mallory Poole 4, Jaclyn Napoli 3, Collee Agostinacchio 1, Elaine Williams 1, Lauren LoMonaco 1.
West Chester scoring: Chrissy Kane 4, Jackie Baker 2, Katy Crouse 1.
Shots: C.W. Post 32, West Chester 26. Goalkeeper saves: C.W. Post (Lauren Scipione 8, Ann Denning 1) 9, West Chester (Mary Beth Green) 10.
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