Girls Lacrosse: Garnet Valley earns a little payback in win over Springfield

CONCORD >> Riley Delaney couldn’t come up with an exact number.

“They beat us each time they played us last year,” the Garnet Valley senior midfielder said of Springfield, which was the Jaguars’ Central League opponent at Moe DeFrank Stadium Thursday night.

“That’s why this game was so big for us.”

Delaney scored two of her three goals in the second half and got a first-half assist, senior Kamryn McNeal also had three goals, junior Kara Nealon chipped in with a pair of assists, and junior Madi McKee made eight draw controls to help Garnet Valley earn a 10-8 Central League girls lacrosse decision over Springfield.

The Jags (7-1 overall, 3-1 Central League) built a four-goal halftime lead, but saw it cut to one when Cougars junior Belle Mastropietro scored with 5:52 to play, capping a run in which Springfield scored five of the next six goals after Delaney opened the scoring in the second half.
McNeal completed her hat trick with a free-position shot 2:13 before the final whistle.

“You have to give Springfield credit,” Garnet Valley head coach Jenny Purvis said. “They changed their defense in the second half and forced us into (nine) turnovers. But (goalie Sam Hamalak) made some awesome saves and we held strong at the end.”

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