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Pilgrim girls lax falls to Mt. Hope

Posted 5/11/22

By ALEX SPONSELLER

The Pilgrim girls lacrosse team fell 9-6 to visiting Mt. Hope last week to drop to 2-4 this season.

The Pats trailed 6-4 heading into the halftime break but would take …

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Pilgrim girls lax falls to Mt. Hope

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By ALEX SPONSELLER


The Pilgrim girls lacrosse team fell 9-6 to visiting Mt. Hope last week to drop to 2-4 this season.

The Pats trailed 6-4 heading into the halftime break but would take control early in the second and get goals from Keira Ramsden and Olivia Monte to tie things at 6-6 with 11:01 remaining in regulation.

Mt. Hope immediately called timeout to adjust and went on to score three unanswered goals to walk away with the win.

“They did a better job at the end of the day securing the ball. That’s what it comes down to at the end of the day, the fundamentals. We were not aggressive enough, we lost the ball a few times, gave the ball away a few times and they didn’t. They executed on our mistakes. They’re a good team. We didn’t execute,” said Pilgrim coach Jess McCaughey of her team’s second-half performance.

Ramsden scored a pair of early goals and Mary Centracchio would add another to give Pilgrim a 3-2 lead midway through the first half. The Huskies would go on a 3-1 run to close out the first period, with Emily Newton scoring Pilgrim’s other goal.

McCaughey hopes to see the team rebound after the tough loss and is looking for the Pats to play with more consistency from start to finish.

“When we’re on, we’re on. Our whole thing is that we’re trying to play 50 minutes on. A couple times a game we lose it and that’s our downfall. Our defense did great but it was the little tiny moments that we messed up and they capitalized. The day that we play a full, 50-minute game the way we know we can play, every other team should be worried,” McCaughey said.

Ramsden continued to add to her stellar junior season with the hat trick. McCaughey and company will be leaning on her to lead the way throughout the second half of the regular season slate.

“Kiera is incredible. She’s one of those players that’s just good at everything and you wish that there were a million of her,” McCaughey said. “She’s so fast, she’s strong with the ball, has a strong lacrosse IQ. She’s the backbone of our team, she’s our leader and she deserves all the accolades that she could get.”

Pilgrim, lacrosse, LAX

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