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West Springfield Lacrosse Falls in Home Opener to Chantilly
Senior Rachel Lawrie leads the Spartans with three goals.
The visiting Chantilly Chargers defeated the West Springfield Spartans 14-7 Thursday thanks to their strong lacrosse defense limiting the Spartans’ shots.
Senior and team captain, Kacey Norwood scored seven goals, helping her team to victory.
“She’s definitely our highest scorer,” said coach Tina Plaugher proudly. “She had six or seven goals last game as well.”
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In addition to Norwood, junior Shannon Strittmater and senior Sonia Wang had multi-goal performances with four and two points.
“One of our keys to success is that we have a diverse offense,” said Plaugher. “Several of our players are capable of scoring goals.”
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Senior midfielder Rachel Lawrie led the Spartans with three goals and an assist. Junior attack Nikki Yohe had two goals.
The Chargers’ strong defense kept the Spartans at bay allowing them to out-shoot West Springfield 27-12.
“We played an extremely strong defense tonight,” said Plaugher. “Our passing game was on too. [The girls] were good at connecting.”
