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Breaking away from a game that was close for most of the first half, the Rockbridge County High School girls lacrosse team earned a 20-5 home win over Blacksburg on Wednesday night in Lexington.
The game was tied 3-3 about two minutes into the second quarter, but the Wildcats (4-1), coming off a 21-5 road win over Salem on Monday, outscored Blacksburg 5-1 for the remainder of the half to take an 8-4 halftime lead. RC erupted for six goals in the third quarter and added six more in the first quarter, holding the Bruins (3-2) to just one goal in the second half. The improvement by Blacksburg was notable, as the Bruins had lost 21-1 in their meeting with the Wildcats last year.
It was a special night for RC sophomore attacker Lola Mulitalo, who notched her 100th career point. Mulitalo scored five goals and dished out seven assists. Halina Homiak also scored five goals for the Wildcats while dishing out one assist, while Nala Shearer had two goals and three assists.
Maddie Dahl added two goals and two assists for RC, while Ruby Goodhart and Josie Caldwell each had two goals, and Anna Nye chipped in one goal and two assists while leading the defense with eight caused turnovers. Also stepping up defensively for RC was Libba Erskine with three caused turnovers. Dahl led the Wildcats with nine draw controls, Nye had six draw controls, and Tadara Cooper paced RC with four ground balls.
In goal, Emily Humphreys made five saves for the Wildcats.
Emmie Swift and Charis Krouscas led Blacksburg with two goals each, while Danika Henry scored once. Krouscas paced the Bruins with six draw controls, while Swift and Maria Addikis each had three ground balls.
In goal for Blacksburg, Annabella McCoy had a strong effort, making seven saves.
The Wildcats will return to action on Friday when they play at Charlottesville, starting with junior varsity action at 5:30 p.m.
For the full story on this week’s action, with photos from Wednesday’s game, please see our April 17 newspaper.
