Main Line wrap-up: Academy of Notre Dame field hockey off to 4-0 start

The Acadaemy of Notre Dame field hockey team improved its record to 4-0 with a 7-0 win against Bonner/Prendie Tuesday as part of Bonner/Prendie’s Ovarian Cancer Awareness game. Both teams also observed a moment of silence to remember all the men and women who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The Irish were led by Vivi Trumpbour (two goals), Mia Leonhardt (three goals, one assist) and Lauren Curran (one goal, three assists). Goalie Paige Kieft had three saves.
Notre Dame head coach Adele Williams said, “We struck early and were able to control the pace of the game from start to finish.”
One day earlier, the Irish defeated Downingtown West, 1-0, getting a first-half goal from Vivi Trumpbour, assisted by Lauren Curran and Mia Leonhardt. Notre Dame goalie Paige Kieft recorded eight saves.
In other Main Line high school sports action (the high school wrap-up is compiled from game results sent to Main Line Times & Suburban and our sister newspapers):

Field hockey
Agnes Irwin defeated Cardinal O’Hara, 3-2, Sept. 7. Emma van der Veen scored two goals for the Owls and dished out one assist. Lilly Botta had one goal and one assist for the winners. Paige DiLullo recorded 14 saves, and Kelly Cooper was another key defender for Agnes Irwin.
Archbishop Carroll (3-0, 1-0) defeated Germantown Academy, 4-3, Tuesday. Maeve Riehman, Katie LaBella and Keri Daly scored early goals for Carroll, and With a little over 10 minutes left Alex Almonte poked home the winning goal for Carroll. Carroll’s defense was led by defender Carly Bateman and Mary Kate Kearney (eight saves). Keri Daly and Maeve Riehman each had one assist.
Episcopal Academy defeated Lawrenceville School, 3-2, in its season opener Tuesday. Maddie Rehak, Macy Szukics and Gianna Pantaleo scored goals for EA, and Episcopal goalie Caroline Kelly recorded five saves. EA head coach Gina Buggy said, “It was a good road victory. We did some great things through the mid field and sharing the ball on offense. I think for a road trip at this time of the year, we did some good things and have lots more to work on.” Merion Mercy Academy (2-0-1) defeated Sacred Heart, 6-1, Tuesday. Alex Lavelle scored twice, while teammates Emily Hauck, Tori Natale, Grace Lopresti and Kate Ewing each tallied once. Victoria Arra dished out two assists. Merion head coach Gretta Ehret said, “We did a better job at getting more shots off during corners. We’ll continue to work on off-ball movement and team communication.”
Sacred Heart defeated Bristol, 9-2, Monday. Julia Flood scored four goals and dished out a pair of assists, and Mary Lauren Franz tallied three goals. The Lions received excellent defense from Sara Terzian, Amanda Heilmann and goalie GiGi Backe.
Shipley lost to Springside, 2-1, Tuesday. Gator junior Carolina Riley crossed the ball to assist the first goal of the game to senior captain Sydney Nagorsky. On defense, junior Gianna McDougall notched three goal line defensive saves and stopped numerous fast breakaways from Springside’s forwards. Seniors Alison McDonald, Emma Durham and Kate Scutt also recorded defensive saves, and senior goalie Taylor Wells recorded 13 saves.
Four days earlier, Shipley defeated Penn Charter, 3-1, led by Emma Durham (two goals, one assist), Carolina Riley (one goal), Gianna McDougall (five defensive saves) and Taylor Wells (six saves).

Soccer
Academy of Notre Dame defeated Friends’ Central, 4-0, Tuesday. Maggie O Brien had two goals and Izzy Casale and Lily McStravik scored the other two for the Irish.
Baldwin School (3-0-1) defeated Haverford High, 1-0, Tuesday night at Haverford. Senior forward Gia Vicari scored the game winning goal midway through the first half off a feed from senior center midfielder Celia Page. Baldwin senior goalie Simi Bleznak had seven saves for the shutout, the Polar Bears’ fourth straight shutout this season.
Three days earlier, Baldwin defeated Friends’ Central, 5-0. Senior Gia Vicari, a Georgetown commit, scored all three of the Polar Bears’ first-half goals, then added a fourth goal in the second half. Freshman Josie Stockett scored on a penalty kick late in the game, and sister goalies Simi Bleznak and Rani Bleznak combined for four saves.
Conestoga (girls) tied Episcopal Academy, 2-2, Tuesday through double-overtime. For the Pioneers, Emily Wertz and Caitlin Donovan scored, and Nia Scott dished out an assist. Donovan’s goal, with 10 minutes left, tied the score at 2-2. Conestoga goalie Sarah Nselel recorded four saves.
The Pioneers defeated Harriton, 3-0, Sept. 6 in their first Central League game of the season. Goals were scored by Sydney Sloan, Emily Wertz, and Caitlin Donovan. Nia Scott assisted twice.
Devon Prep tied Archbishop Ryan, 2-2, Sept. 5. For the Tide, Alex Hardie and Nick Bello scored goals and goalie Luke Grycewicz recorded eight saves.
Episcopal Academy (boys) defeated Charlotte Latin, 1-0, Sept. 6. Harrison Malone scored the game’s lone goal, assisted by Jack Pacera. EA goalie Trevor Manion recorded three saves and a shutout.
One day earlier, the Churchmen defeated Parkwood (N.C.), 3-1, getting two goals from Samuel Wilson, two assists from Harrison Malone, and one unassisted goal by Luca DiLeonardo.
Episcopal Academy (girls) tied Conestoga, 2-2, Tuesday. For EA, Olivia Dirks and Anna Salvucci scored, and Madison Vetterlein and Raina Kuzemka dished out assists. EA goalie Allie Bush recorded six saves.
Malvern Prep tied Mercerburg Academy, 1-1, Tuesday. Malvern’s lone goal was scored by Matt Lamond.
Shipley (girls) tied Baldwin, 0-0, Sept. 5. For the Gators, senior goalie Grace Gordon had 11 saves, and the Shipley defense was led by junior Sarah Cotetta and sophomore Kahlia Bailey.

Girls’ tennis
Baldwin School opened its season with a 5-2 win at The Hill School. Winning for Baldwin were Presley Daggett at second singles, Alexis Shatzman and Alexa Diecidue at first doubles, Teagan Krane and Hana Ahanger at second doubles and Abby Dubinski and Armina Emami at third doubles. Sophia Hairston and Mimi Salgado won by forfeit at fourth doubles.
Episcopal Academy defeated Friends’ Central, 7-0, Sept. 7, winning all seven matches in straight sets. Singles winners were Ashley Kennedy (first singles), Ella Walker (second) and Bella Calastri (third).
Radnor defeated Haverford High, 7-0, Sept. 7, winning all seven matches in straight sets. Singles winners were Kanon Ciarrocchi (first singles), Lucy Hederick (second) and Bridget Dougherty (third).
Shipley defeated Germantown Academy, 3-2, Tuesday, sweeping the singles matches in straight sets. Singles winners were Tori Allen (first singles), Phoebe Fry (second) and Lilia Becker (third).
Gator head coach Oliver Jones said, “This was a good win for the team, as the girls were forced to push much harder in this contest, their second match of the season.”

Girls’ volleyball
Baldwin School opened its season with a 3-1 victory against Academy of The New Church Sept. 6, posting scores of 19-25, 25-20, 25-20 and 25-21. Leading the Baldwin attack was Anajah Brown (10 kills, 10 blocks), Tessa Pearlstein (seven kills, two blocks), Laura Pellicano (eight kills, seven digs), Georgia Dahm (four kills, three blocks), Taylor Trapp (15 digs), Cartier Thomas (24 assists) and Elise Kait (two aces, seven digs).
Conestoga defeated West Chester Henderson, 3-2, Sept. 5. For the Pioneers, Kat Chodaczek became the first setter in Conestoga history to reach 1,000 career assists.
Villa Maria Academy (3-1) defeated St. Basil’s, 3-0, Tuesday, posting scores of 25-6, 25-11 and 25-14. Villa Maria was led by Lizze Acchione (nine kills), Kelsey Hoff (22 assists) and Kelly Thomas (eight digs).
The Hurricanes lost, 3-2, to Garnet Valley Monday, posting scores of 18-25, 25-22, 14-25, 25-22, 10-15. The Hurricanes were led by Kelsey Hoff (25 assists), Lizzie Acchione (eight kills) and Millie Collins (seven blocks).

Cross country
Academy of Notre Dame runner Kyleigh Calvert finished fourth (22:16) in a tri-meet Tuesday as ND defeated host Episcopal Academy, 24-34, and lost to Penn Charter, 18-43.
Episcopal Academy runner Caitlin Jorgensen finished third (21:54) in a tri-meet Tuesday as host EA lost to Penn Charter, 20-41, and Academy of Notre Dame, 24-34.
Shipley boys and girls lost to George School and Germantown Friends, 15-50, Tuesday. Highlights for the Gators included strong runs by Zach Freels, George Geng, Alyssa Chandler and Sonia Joseph.

Water polo
Haverford School defeated Gonzaga, 18-10, Sept. 7 to improve its record to 7-0. The Fords were led by junior Ryan LaRocca (seven goals, five assists, one drawn ejection, two blocks), junior Matej Sekulic (four goals, three assists, one steal, one drawn ejection), junior David Gobora (two goals, two assists, four steals) and freshman Bram Schork (two goals, one assist, one steal, one block).

Golf
Conestoga defeated Penncrest, 177-222, at Waynesborough Country Club Sept. 6. The Pioneers were led by Kemp Bassett (35), Samantha Yao (35), Ben Lee (35), Will Blatchford (36) and Morgan Lofland (36).
Devon Prep defeated Lansdale Catholic, 233-266, at Linfield National Sept. 6. The Tide was led by Ryan McCabe (34), Graham White (38), Tyler Kenneson (39), Coleman Miller (40) and Charlie Hurchalla (40).
Harriton lost to Strath Haven, 193-201, Sept. 5. Top Ram scorers were freshman Zach Sandler (39), junior Andrew Wallace (40) and junior David Fitzgerald (40).
Radnor defeated Ridley, 185-221, Tuesday at Radnor Valley Country Club. For the Raiders, Blake Stephano shot a 1-over-par 36, and a trio of Radnor golfers shot 37 (Davis Flannery, Jack Hamilton, Chase Stephano). Radnor’s Tyler Tornoe scored a 38.
Villa Maria Academy lost to Villa Joseph Marie, 277-302, Tuesday at Spring Mill Country Club. The Hurricanes were led by junior Emily Deacon (55).