BOILING SPRINGS, SC - In front of a large crowd of fans, the Boiling Springs boys' and girls' lacrosse teams held a combined senior day to honor their combined twenty-one seniors for the time they've spent investing into the Bulldogs programs.
Both teams came away with victories as the boys' team defeated Asheville 19-1 and the girls' team came away with an 10-0 victory over the same Asheville team as well. The boys' team honored twelve seniors that included a group consisting of Will Bowen, Matthew Thomas, Ethan Coppola, Micah Shane Horton, Ethan Westall, Connor Riordan, Ashton Scott, Brooks Bishop, Will Fish, Kaden Jenkins, Mathias Oslund, and Jordan Reid. The girls' team honored nine seniors led by Annaleigh McCallister, Emily Krechko, Izzy Boyd, Breanna Mitchell, Emma Flynn, Lani Hodge, Bethany Winebrenner, Grace Dismukes, and Brooke Dimery. In the boy's game the Bulldogs got a strong overall performance on both the offensive and defensive side of the field as they scored eighteen straight goals before giving up their first goal of the game with just six minutes to go in the game. "Our seniors worked hard all year and have worked for all the accomplishments they've earned," said Bulldogs defensive coach Tanner Mills. "We're super proud of those guys on defense like Jordan Reid, Ethan Westall, and all those seniors. We're one of the best defenses because of the work they've put into this team." Senior Kaden Jenkins started the Bulldogs scoring with a right-handed shot on a crossing route off an assist from Elijah Smith that found the back of the net to give Boiling Springs a 1-0 lead just two minutes into the match. Ashton Smith, another Bulldogs senior, made the Boiling Springs lead 2-0 just two minutes later with a left-handed shot that found the back of the Cougars net. Elijah Smith became the first non-senior to score for the Bulldogs at the seven-minute mark when he found the back of the net on a left-handed shot off an assist from Mathias Oslund. Smith added another goal in the first quarter in between goals from seniors Ethan Westall and Brooks Bishop as the Bulldogs claimed a 6-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Smith started the second quarter with a goal before seniors Bishop, Mathias Oslund, and Connor Riordan each added goals for the Bulldogs. For Bishop, it was his second of four goals in the match, with his first four goals of his career all coming on senior day. "Our seniors have worked hard for this honor," said Mills. "You look at Brooks Bishop as he's worked hard at defensive mid for us all year and went in today on offense and got four goals, the first of his career and it just shows how hard these guys work to be better each day." Smith and sophomore Colin Brown added two more goals in the quarter to push the Boiling Springs lead to 13-0 when the siren sounded for halftime. Senior Micah Shane Horton controlled the opening faceoff to start the second half before firing a twenty-yard right-handed shot that found the top left of the net to make the Boiling Springs lead 14-0 just seconds into the second half. Chase Miller, Elijah Smith, and Matthias Oslund each added a goal each in the third quarter to make the Bulldogs lead 17-0 at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs added the fourth goal of the match from Brooks Bishop and a goal from freshman Lincoln Huskey to grab the 19-1 victory. Elijah Smith led the Bulldogs with five goals as senior Brooks Bishop was just behind with four goals. Senior Micah Shane Horton controlled the faceoffs for the Bulldogs as he won twelve of his sixteen opportunities, while Ethan Westall had the most groundballs possessed with five. Bulldogs' goalie Michael Nat helped control the Asheville attack as he recorded four saves in the game. In the girls' game the Bulldogs got a big game from senior Lani Hodge who scored four of the Bulldogs ten goals on Saturday. Hodge started her game with back-to-back goals that were separated by five minutes of game time as she gave the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead with just under six minutes to go in the half. Kristen Fischer made the Bulldogs lead 3-0 at halftime when she hit a right-handed shot on a crossing route that found the bottom left corner of the net with just two seconds left in the first half. Hodge added two more goals in the second half while fellow senior Annaleigh McCallister added a goal along with three goals from Mia Lockwood to push their lead to 10-0 over the Bulldogs. The Boiling Springs boys' team will return to action on Monday when they travel to TL Hanna at 7:30 PM while the girls' team will return to action on Monday in a home matchup against Christ Church that starts at 7:00 PM. Comments are closed.
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