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Who were the Top 10 performers in soccer, field hockey & cross country last week?

Last week featured a major coaching milestone, some speedy cross-country times, and plenty of overtime goals. Check out the Top Performances from the week of Sept. 18 in soccer, field hockey and cross country and be sure to vote in the latest Boys Athlete of the Week Poll, and Girls Athlete of the Week Poll beginning at 7 pm Tuesday!

Coaching Milestone

Audrey Anderson has been piling up accomplishments since she began coaching the Pennridge girls soccer team in 2012. The Rams have won multiple Suburban One League championships, two District One titles and their first-ever PIAA state championship under Anderson. And on Thursday, Anderson reached her 200th career win after the Rams topped Neshaminy 5-1. Anderson, a Pennridge graduate, led the Rams to four state championship games, including last season. They won it all in 2020 for the first time in program history, and are title contenders again this year.

Pennridge coach Audrey Anderson speaks with her players. [WILLIAM THOMAS CAIN / PHOTOJOURNALIST]
Pennridge coach Audrey Anderson speaks with her players. [WILLIAM THOMAS CAIN / PHOTOJOURNALIST]

Top 10 Performers in Girls Soccer

Tori Angelo, Pennridge: The senior forward scored three goals to lead the Rams to a 5-1 win over Neshaminy, which was also the 200th career win for head coach Audrey Anderson. She also had a goal in the Rams’ victory over Pennsbury.

Ashlyn McEwing, Pennsbury: The sophomore tallied two goals and assisted on another to help the Falcons win their second game of the year with a 6-1 victory against Souderton.

Emma Levin, Hatboro-Horsham: The senior midfielder had an impressive Senior Night, scoring a hat trick during a win against Springfield.

Megan Werner, Conwell-Egan: The junior, playing goalie for the first time this season, earned a shutout against Catholic League rival Little Flower. Werner made three impressive saves on shots that looked like surefire goals to preserve the 2-0 shutout.

Mattie Williams, Lansdale Catholic: The freshman had an impressive week for the Crusaders in Catholic League play. Against Archbishop Carroll, Williams scored the Crusaders’ lone goal of the game, and she tallied another goal in a 3-0 win over Little Flower.

Brooke Lobban, Upper Moreland: Lobban scored three goals to lead the Golden Bears to a 7-1 victory over MaST Charter.

Pennridge junior Tori Angelo controls the ball at Souderton Area High School on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Pennridge girls soccer defeated Neshaminy in PIAA semifinals 2-0.
Pennridge junior Tori Angelo controls the ball at Souderton Area High School on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Pennridge girls soccer defeated Neshaminy in PIAA semifinals 2-0.

Bailey Kasner, William Tennent: Kasner deposited two goals for the Panthers, who bounced back from a 1-0 deficit to win 4-1 against Bensalem and improve to 10-0 on the season.

Lauren Smith, Gwynedd Mercy: The freshman goalie notched shutouts in both of the Monarchs’ games last week. She recorded four saves in a 4-0 win against Merion Mercy, and made five saves in a victory over Mount St. Joseph.

Kat Pluck, Gwynedd Mercy: The senior scored two goals and assisted on another in the Monarchs’ 4-0 win over Merion Mercy, and assisted on both goals in a 2-0 victory against Mount St. Joseph.

Lily Harvey, Hatboro-Horsham: Harvey tallied the lone goal of the game in the second half to give the Hatters a 1-0 win against Lower Moreland.

POLL! Vote for the Girls Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 18

Top 10 Performers in Boys Soccer

Effram Krasovic, George School: The senior and first-year goalie looked every bit like seasoned veteran against Germantown Friends. Krasovic had seven saves in the game, which ended in double overtime with the Cougars winning 1-0.

Calvin Hopkins, Council Rock North: CR North’s goalie recorded three saves to secure the shutout in a 1-0 win over North Penn.

Noah Markowski, William Tennent: Markowski netted the lone goal of the game to give the Panthers a 1-0 victory against Quakertown.

Patrick Chrzanowski, Central Bucks South: Chrzanowski scored two goals to lead the Titans to a 3-1 win over Council Rock South.

Sawyer Cruz, Hatboro-Horsham: The Hatters’ goalkeeper earned his first career shutout in a 1-0 win against Lower Moreland.

Brady Hartman, Abington: Hartman scored two goals, his second being the game-winner in overtime, to give the Ghosts a 3-2 win in a competitive game against Cheltenham.

Conor Sullivan, North Penn: Sullivan tallied both goals for the Knights, and his second score was the game-winner in a 2-1 OT win over Neshaminy.

Logan LaMaina, Pennridge: LaMaina delivered the golden goal in overtime to give the Rams a 2-1 win over Pennsbury. He also scored one of the Knights’ two goals in a 2-1 victory over Neshaminy.

Shea Crawford, La Salle: Showing a flair for the dramatic, Crawford scored the game-winning goal with one second left on the clock in double overtime, giving the Explorers a thrilling 2-1 win against defending PCL champion Archbishop Ryan.

Joe Brandt, Archbishop Wood: The Vikings’ goalie recorded a shutout in a 2-0 triumph against Lansdale Catholic. It was his second straight clean sheet, following a 2-0 win over St. Joseph’s Prep.

Top 10 Performers Field Hockey

Eden Schrag, Dock Mennonite: The senior scored three goals, all in the first half, of the Pioneers’ 8-0 win over Bristol.

Maura Johnson, Lansdale Catholic: The junior posted a hat trick, leading the Crusaders to an 8-0 win against Archbishop Ryan. The Crusaders improved to 3-0 in the Catholic League.

Cassidy Landis, Quakertown: The freshman scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the Panthers’ 2-1 victory over Plymouth Whitemarsh. It was her fifth goal in the Panthers’ last three games.

Sienna Valenti, CB East: Valenti had a hand in all three of the Patriots goals, scoring two and assisting on the other, in a 3-0 win against Pennridge.

Caitlin Murcar, Abington: The junior saved seven shots on goal, including several in overtime, to secure the Ghosts 2-1 OT victory against New Hope-Solebury. Against Upper Moreland, Murcar made two saves in a 3-0 shutout win.

Erika Pickford, North Penn: Pickford scored three goals as the Knights dominated in a 10-3 win over Council Rock North.

Tatum Andrews, Souderton: Andrews delivered three goals to help the Big Red earn their first win of the season with a 7-0 victory over Bensalem.

Hannah Cornes, Souderton: In her first start on the forward line, Cornes distributed four assists to help the Big Red to a 6-1 win over Pennsbury.

Emma Kraft, CB South: The Titans’ goalie reached double digits in saves, turning away 10 shots on goal to preserve the shutout in a 1-0 win over CR South.

Kasey Rieger, Neshaminy: The junior had quite a game, scoring all four goals for Neshaminy, with each one proving to be essential in securing the 4-3 win over North Penn.

Top 7 Performers in Cross Country

Hatboro-Horsham junior Lillian DiCola
Hatboro-Horsham junior Lillian DiCola

Lillian DiCola, Hatboro-Horsham: The junior raced to a third-place finish in the PIAA Foundation Cross Country Invitational. DiCola crossed the finish line at 19:06 in the Class 3A race, which featured 268 competitors.

Kate Bradish, Neshaminy: The senior took 11th place in the PIAA Foundation Invitational Girls 3A race with a time of 19:52.

Achilles Shui, North Penn: The junior placed sixth in the Boys Class 3A race at the PIAA Foundation Invitational with a time of 16:49.

Joey Sharkey, North Penn: The sophomore finished ninth, out of 300 entrants, in the Boys Class 3A race with a time of 16:58 at the PIAA Foundation Invitational.

Gwen Hamilton, Archbishop Wood: Hamilton won the girls 5k race at the Philadelphia Catholic League’s second meet of the season. The sophomore crossed the finish line in 20:26.08.

Stephen Heckler, Lansdale Catholic: The sophomore ran a 17:24.67 race at the Philadelphia Catholic League meet, good for second place in the Boys 5k run.

Nieve Keitel, Germantown Academy: The freshman had an impressive showing at the Inter-Ac Duals, finishing third in the Girls 5k race with a time of 20:31.30.

POLL! Vote for the Boys Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 18.

This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: Top Performances of the Week in Bucks County soccer, field hockey