03/11/2024
The Small Campus All-Stars coached by Ian Davidson of Bishops and Jesse Smith of Coronado defeated the Large Campus All-Stars coached by Bryanna Burns of Mt. Carmel and Michael Dixon of Olympian 11-10 yesterday at the Coggan Family Aquatic Complex. Meredith Stanton of Mt. Carmel opened the scoring and gave the Large Campus an early 1 – 0 lead. Hadley Hall of Grossmont scored in the closing minute, and Paige McFadden of Poway recorded five saves to give the Large Campus team a 3 – 0 lead at the end of the first period.
Margot Chammas of Valhalla opened the scoring in the second period to bring the Small Campus within striking distance. After Riley Hull of Helix extended the Large Campus lead to 4 – 1, two goals from Alex Schow of Valhalla brought the Small Campus back to a manageable 4 – 3 deficit. Ava Dowden of Fallbrook scored twice and the Large Campus All-Stars took a 6 – 4 lead into the half.
Hull opened the scoring in the third period, and two goals from Sophia Smith of La Costa Canyon gave the Large Campus All-Stars a commanding 9 – 4 lead. Jessica Ross of Valhalla scored and Miley Belen of Olympian recorded two saves to keep the score at 9 – 5. Ava Pease of Poway scored and extended the Large Campus lead to 10 – 5 at the end of the third period.
Ross opened the scoring in the final period, and Harper Gilbert of Coronado recorded five of her eight saves in the final period to stymie the Large Campus Offence. McFadden saved a 5-meter and recorded 4 of her 15 saves in the final period, but the Small Campus team kept chipping away at the lead. Schow tied the game with just over 1-minute left to play. Sofia Holman of Bishops scored with 43 seconds left to give the Small Campus team the 11 – 10 win.
Small Campus Goals: Jessica Ross, Valhalla (3); Alex Schow, Valhalla (3); Sofia Holman (2); Megan Ledgerwood, Coronado (2); Margot Chammas, Valhalla
Large Campus Goals: Riley Hull, Helix (2); Meredith Stanton, Mt. Carmel (2); Sophia Smith, La Costa Canyon (2); Ava Dowden, Fallbrook (2); Hadley Hall, Grossmont; Ava Pease, Poway.
