Beers celebrates 100th straight league win
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Andrews, a member of the first two championship teams, played at Georgetown. DePetris played at Monmouth, Dwyer played at Lafayette and Rauscher played at La Salle. Since then, there has been a large group of major Division I players, including current Notre Dame senior and Tewaarton nominee Caitlin McKinney, who actually graduated from Germantown Academy but has often credited Beers for her development.
Great Valley continues to roll
Emily Ellisen collected five goals and four assists and Haley Sheehan added four goals and two assists as visiting Great Valley routed Downingtown East, 14-4, Saturday in a Ches-Mont League cross-over game.
Kim Wenger added three goals for the Patriots (8-1), ranked third by Phillylacrosse.com. Stephanie Berger posted nine saves. Kat Saska scored two goals for the ninth-ranked Cougars (9-2).
Great Valley hosts top-ranked Radnor Wednesday.
Abington stays perfect, to face unbeaten Cardinals
Rachel Dirksen scored six goals and Lisa O’Donnell added four as undefeated Abington belted host Cheltenham, 18-7, Saturday. The Ghosts (10-0), ranked fifth by Phillylacrosse.com, travel to face 10-0 Upper Dublin today.
Upper Dublin is coached by former Abington coach Dee Cross, a member of the National Lacrosse and Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fames.
Merion Mercy keeps winning
Kimmy Keating had two goals and four assists to lead Merion Mercy to a 14-13 triumph over Villa Joseph Marie Thursday in a key Catholic Academies League game. Merion Mercy, the defending league champion, is 7-1 overall and has won five straight league games since falling to Villa Maria, 15-12, on April 1. The two teams meet again Wednesday at Merion Mercy.