By John Goralski Sports Writer The Lady Knight lacrosse team had the longest wait for opening day. For three weeks, they ran drills while teams kicked off the spring season. For the last seven days, they couldn’t even scare up a scrimmage. On Monday, April 8, the Lady Knights finally got a chance to compete in the spring, and it was like unleashing a pack of hungry wolves. “Not seeing another colored jersey on the field for almost two weeks, I really didn’t know what to expect,” said Southington coach Amy Clark. “In my five years here, I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m not sure when it clicked, but we’re all playing as a team.” Carolynn Keal tore into the defense with four goals in the first two minutes and collected nine of her 10 scores by halftime. Alexa Luponio assisted two early goals before biting into Windsor with a pair of second half scores. Alexa Mitchell, Alyssa Gemmell, and Ashley Mafale joined the feast with Southington scores. Mitchell (2), Mafale, and Jess Lee carved out assists. The Knights found the net eight times before Windsor scored their second goal. Southington rolled to a 10-3 lead at the break. [...]
By John Goralski Sports Writer The Lady Knight lacrosse team had the longest wait for opening day. For three weeks, they ran drills while teams kicked off the spring season. For the last seven days, they couldn’t even scare up a scrimmage. On Monday, April 8, the Lady Knights finally got a chance to compete in the spring, and it was like unleashing a pack of hungry wolves. “Not seeing another colored jersey on the field for almost two weeks, I really didn’t know what to expect,” said Southington coach Amy Clark. “In my five years here, I’ve never seen anything like this. I’m not sure when it clicked, but we’re all playing as a team.” Carolynn Keal tore into the defense with four goals in the first two minutes and collected nine of her 10 scores by halftime. Alexa Luponio assisted two early goals before biting into Windsor with a pair of second half scores. Alexa Mitchell, Alyssa Gemmell, and Ashley Mafale joined the feast with Southington scores. Mitchell (2), Mafale, and Jess Lee carved out assists. The Knights found the net eight times before Windsor scored their second goal. Southington rolled to a 10-3 lead at the break. [...]
