With a historic alternative on their lacrosse sticks, the Flying Dutch wasted no time in shifting their offense into excessive gear.
The Hope Faculty girls’s lacrosse group scored 3 times within the first minute and powered its technique to a 17-3 victory towards visiting Adrian Faculty on Tuesday.
The Flying Dutch clinched a share of the primary league title in program historical past in addition to the No. 1 seed in subsequent week’s MIAA Match.
Hope (9-5, 6-0 MIAA) can earn an outright regular-season championship on Saturday, April 29, at 1 p.m. when the Flying Dutch host Kalamazoo Faculty at Van Andel Soccer Stadium.
“Our quick break generally is unstoppable. That is precisely what it was for the primary minute,” head coach Keagan Pontious stated. “We see the openings and take the dangers. We have been feeding that the complete season. Now we’re capitalizing on it.”
Sophomore midfielder Juli Kirkpatrick (Granger, Indiana / Penn HS) opened the scoring 24 seconds into the sport after freshman Caleigh Randall (Lansing, Michigan / DeWitt) received the draw management.
Junior attacker Elena Salazar (Howell, Michigan / Hartland) struck 22 seconds later after freshman Caroline Curnutt (Fishers, Indiana / Heritage Christian) secured the draw management.
Simply 14 seconds later, Salazar scored once more on a free-position try after a Randall draw management win.
The Flying Dutch went on so as to add 5 extra objectives earlier than the primary quarter ended.
“We have been per the nice factor we’re doing,” Pontious stated. “We consistently speak about making one another look good. We had 9 totally different gamers rating right now.”
Three objectives apiece for Salazar and sophomore attacker Ruthie Anderson (Lowell, Michigan / Lowell) led Hope’s balanced assault.
Curnutt, Kirkpatrick, junior midfielder Molly Frederickson (Alto, Michigan / Lowell) and freshman midfielder Sydney LaPrairie (Rochester, Michigan / Stoney Creek) chipped in two objectives apiece.
The Flying Dutch additionally acquired one aim apiece from Randall, freshman attacker Julia Brown (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Forest Hills Central) and freshman attacker Alyssa Segura (Naples, Florida / Barron Collier).
Defensively, Hope recorded a season-best effort with three objectives allowed to Adrian (5-9, 0-6).
Freshman goalkeeper Samantha Smith (Westfield, Indiana / Westfield) made 10 saves for the Flying Dutch.
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