Girls Lacrosse: Conestoga offense explodes for 21-13 win over Downingtown West

Radnor >> The Conestoga High School girls’ squad celebrated the 18th annual Katie Samson Foundation Lacrosse Festival in style Saturday, scoring a season-high 21 goals in a 21-13 win against a strong Downingtown West team.
Conestoga dominated in the draw control, as four Pioneers – senior midfielder Amelia Kienzle, junior attack Maddie Wood, sophomore midfielder Cam Evitts and junior midfielder Sydney Sloan – combined to win 19 draw controls.
Kienzle, who won seven of them, said, “On the draw control, I try to spot what the other player’s tendencies are, see what they do on the first draw, and adjust from there. It’s a challenge, and it’s what makes (draw controls) fun.
“The great thing about today was that everyone was involved in our offense, we communicated well, and the give-and-gos worked well. Winning here at the (Katie Samson Foundation) Festival means everything to me – it’s for a great cause, there’s a lot of strong teams here, and every year the weather is great.”
The victory improves Conestoga’s record to 9-5 (which includes four one-goal defeats).
“Our offense was really clicking today,” said Conestoga head coach Amy Orcutt. “We were moving the ball well.”
Conestoga freshman Rachel Clark led the scoring with six goals (on 6-for-6 shooting). Pioneer junior midfielder Nia Scott tallied five goals (on 5-for-7 shooting) and dished out three assists, while Evitts scored four goals and Wood had a hat trick. Kienzle and Sloan each dished out two assists and scored once.
Downingtown West, which had entered the game with a 9-3 record, battled the Pioneers toe-to-toe for the first 17 minutes of the game, and held a 6-5 lead with eight minutes to play before halftime, thanks to two goals each from junior midfielder Corrine Bednarik, senior midfielder Tabitha Rodriguez and junior attack Emily Feeney. Later in the first half, junior midfielder Peyton Mottice, who along with Bednarik has been the 1-2 offensive punch for the Whippets this season, contributed a couple of goals and finished the game with a team-high four scores.
“We have a lot of scoring threats on our team,” said Downingtown West head coach Brittney Conzentino. “When we were on the attack today, we scored; but we haven’t been performing on the draw the last couple of games.”

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