Girls Lacrosse: Conestoga “holds the rope” in win over Great Valley

EAST WHITELAND >> The first test of the season didn’t seem to bother Monica Borzillo nor her Conestoga teammates. The Pioneers have played in plenty of big games before and won their fair share of them. Saturday morning’s affair against nonleague rival Great Valley was no different.
Borzillo had three goals and three assists as Conestoga used a dominant first half to pull away for a 13-6 win over Great Valley, but the win wasn’t her primary focus. Going into the contest, Borzillo was in charge of “holding the rope,” which has been a rallying cry for the Pioneers throughout the season since they lost 2015 leading scorer Scottie Growney to a season-ending injury.
“If one teammate is doing bad, the others pick them up and ‘hold the rope’,” Borzillo said. “You’re in charge of bring them back up. Everyone today played a role in that.”
Conestoga (6-0) didn’t have to hold the rope too long against the Patriots thanks to a fast start that gave the Pioneers a lead they would never relinquish. Borzillo, Sondra Dickey and Liz Scott each scored to give Conestoga a 3-0 lead with 18:02 left in the first half. Dickey and Scott’s goals came within a 29-second span in the first five minutes of the game that sparked the Pioneers’ offensive output throughout the morning.
“Once the first goal went in, that was motivation to get another one,” Borzillo said. “We have so many scorers on this team that can pick each other up throughout the game. If we’re not scoring, we preach to ‘get it (the ball) back.’

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