Lee’s Live Blogging At the Final Four! Game 1 – BC and STA Girls!
Written by Lee Roggenburg on . Posted in Florida Lacrosse News, High School, Southeast Girls, Tampa/Treasure Coast Girls.
Welcome to the FLN coverage of the Final Four in Jupiter! Wea re waiting for the first game, which will be the Girl’s matchup of Barron Collier and St. Thomas Aquinas!It is very warm and humid today and it will likely have an effect given how cool the spring has been so far.A turf field will also contribute to the humidity. STA with the opening drawBeekhuizen at 24:00 left in the first half for the 1-0 STA lead off the penalty free positionBC gets the next faceoff but turns it over on the fast breakBeekhuizen again presses the issue and draws the whistleSTA over the netKelly from Preston at 21:48 to make it 2-0 STA on the drawBeekhuizen again on the freeposition at 21:01 for 3-0 and BC needs to turn momentumBC gets the draw but turns it right overChomo with a big save and after an offensive possession ends with a wild pass out of bounds Beekhuizen with another free position at 18:26 for the 4-0 lead.STA with the drawChomo with the save on the free position shotTime out BC on the offense with 17:38 left . . . STA completely dominating right now BC with the free position shot bounced over the netBC gets on the board as Jo Imbriani with the free position shot at 16:23 to make it 4-1. BC is no stranger to slow starts.STA with the draw but Chomo with the saveBC shoots wideJaclyn Berry makes it 4-2 at 13:58 and the offense is getting comfortable.BC with the drawJo Imbriani again on the free position and it is now 4-3 with 13:05 left. BC again with the drawTurnover and STA going the other wayBig save by ChomoBut a turnover on the clear and a collision at midfield results in a BC penaltyTime out for water break with 10:19 left in the half STA’s Tingley with the top left corner shot off the free position at 8:38 for 5-3BC with the draw and after the fast break it was Imbriani off the free position for 5-4 with 7:47 left.STA with the draw and the shot goes wideBC off the draw but loses possession after a lengthy lookBC trying to get inside but forcing too many passes that are getting picked off.Another BC penaltyChomo with a huge save and BC on offenseAnd it’s now tied at 5 on Berry’s free position shot with 2:32 left in the half Beekhuizen to Steinlauf off the draw and a quick response by STA with 2:14 left . . . STA 6-5Imbriani ties it up at 1:48BC wins the draw but turns it over and STA looks for the late goalSTA shot widePreston at 1:19 makse it 7-6 STA on a split dodgeBC gains a tough drawSTA turnover and Beekhuizen all the way but stopped by ChomoOne last BC clear is stopped and we are at the half with a 7-6 STA lead. Here we go with the second halfSTA wins but BC turns it overPeterson at 23:23 ties it at 7 with the free position high left bounce shotBC controls . . .Browne inside is fouledLusk with the free position shot save for STASTA clears but turns it overLusk saves the Imbriani shot and STA takes overSTA again turns it overSTA with the yellow card and BC looks for their first leadImbriani at 19:38 gives BC the lead at 8-7.Momentum has clearly swungBC again with the draw Another free position for BC butBrowne is stopped by LuskSTA clears quickly but Beekhuizen shoots highBeekhuizen called for the charge on her power play to the net and BC takes possessionAnd now it is 9-7 at 16:38 as Browne feeds Berry on the left side for the top left corner shotTime out STA BC wins the draw again A lengthy possession ends with the Lusk save on BerrySTA with a tough clearTurnover and BC going the other wayLusk with a huge stop and STA on attackMultiple good looks are pushed aside and after a wide shot right in front BC gets the back upHuge missed opportunities for STA there and it still is 9-7 BC with 9:55 left Imbriani shoots for the top right but misses and STA with the clearAfter another miss right in front it is Stefens for STA on the free position shot low at 7:28 to cut it to 9-8!Big draw coming up for momentum STA! Two shots . . post and a save! Another save and BC takes over with 6:24 left!Time out BC. Yellow card on STA, will BC look to score or take time off? 4th yellow, one down for the rest of the game.Lusk with another huge stop and STA clearsBeekhuizen scores but waived off for shooting spaceBut on the restart it is a tied game with 3:56 left as Beekhuizen scores for realThis is a great game STA with the drawAt 3:15 Beekhuizen splits the middle from the left and hits the top left corner for 10-9 STA!Massive draw coming up STA wins and is running clock1:22 left and a BC yellow card with STA still keeping controlKelly from Beekhuizen for the 11-9 lead at 1:15.STA again with the draw!And Preston takes the Steinlauf feed off the free position and this one is likely in the books with 30 seconds left at 12-9. Final score 12-9 Raiders!Coming up: Ponte Vedra and Bishop Moore
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