Six years and nine games. That’s how long the Morse High School girls lacrosse team had to wait until posting a “W’ against rival Brunswick.
Back on May 11, 2007, the Shipbuilders scored two goals in the final 35 seconds to post an 11-10 win over the Dragons.
On Saturday at the Hyde School turf field, Sadia Crosby scored six goals, goaltender Cat Sener was a standout throughout, and the Shipbuilders held off the Dragons, 13-7.
“It just feels so awesome,” said Crosby. “This is so good! It’s like it all just came together. Our defense is working with the offense and out midfield is getting back. Everybody was just everywhere and it’s good to see that our practices come though in a game like this. And, Cat was phenomenal today.”
The Shipbuilders gave up the game’s first goal to Sydney Anderson just 32 seconds in, but Ruth Nadeau scored the first two of her four tallies 1:17 apart for a lead the hosts didn’t lose.
Crosby ran through traffic on her way to her first goal at 2:48, but Brunswick’s Anna McMillian returned the favor with 18:22 left in the opening half for a 3-2 game.
Morse’s Grace Koslosky, Nadeau (loose ball, quick shot) and Isabelle Paulus (free position) scored, the latter coming with 16:01 left for a 6-2 game.
Brunswick did manage to get to within 6-4 (Anderson, Savanna Kay the culprits), but Crosby scored the final two goals of the half for a 9-5 advantage at the break.
Both teams made defensive adjustments over the final 25 minutes and Sener and her Brunswick counterpart EmaLeigh Aschbrenner were simply standouts as goals were hard to come by.
“Today’s game was a total team effort in all three areas of the field,” said Morse coach Linda Levesque. “Everyone did their jobs and did them well. We have been working hard on our transition game both off the ride and off the clear. That showed today. Our confidence in each other and belief in what we are trying to do is growing with each game.
“Our ‘Fab Five’ defensive unit of Cat Sener, Hannah Rossetti, Emma Rossetti, Julia Hart, Anita Doughty and super sub Kaylee Walker made great stops and kick started the offense. The middies and the attack played defense hard and marked up well. Ball movement was successful and good angle shots were taken and buried.
“We have a tough remaining schedule: home Tuesday versus Edward Little and Senior Farewell, at Camden Hills Thursday … they beat us at home; and at undefeated Messalonskee at their place, again, the following Tuesday.”
“We knew they were going to come out stronger in the second half,” said Crosby. “We just had to keep going and play our game. My senior year … this couldn’t have come out any better. I’m just so proud of our team right now.”
Brunswick’s Eliza Brooks and Savanna Smith each tallied open the second half as the visitors climbed to within 9-7 with 13:17 remaining.
However, Crosby scored from a free position with 12:32 left, and Sophie Sreden and Crosby (2) closed out the scoring to pull away.
“Still a work in progress and you can see from this game that’s here’s still things that we have to work on,” said Brunswick’s firstyear coach Stephanie Fisher. “But, we’re improving a lot. I thought some of our transition was pretty good. We were passing from one side to the other. Not as often as I’d like, but we are doing it. Its one stop at a time.
“Another thing is that we’re trying to settle down on offense more, because in the past games we’ve been very hectic and very frantic. And EmaLiegh has been doing great the whole season and I’m so pleased that she’s on the team with us.”
Morse 13, Brunswick 7
At Hyde School, Bath
Brunswick52—7
Morse 94—13.
Goals — (M) Sadia Crosby (6), Ruth Nadeau (4), Grace Koslosky, Sophie Sreden, Isabelle
Paulus; (B) Sydney Anderson (2), Anna McMillian, Eliza Brooks, Grace Rabinowitz, Savanna
Smith, Savanna Kay.
Shots — Brunswick 26, Morse 23.
Saves — (M) Cat Sener 19; (B) EmaLeigh Aschbrenner 10.
Records — Morse 5-4, Brunswick 3-7.
Up next for Morse — Hosting Edward Little on Tuesday (4:30 p.m.)
Up next for Brunswick — Hosting Cony on Tuesday (4:30 p.m.).
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