Monday, April 14 -- The Rockbridge County High School girls lacrosse team posted a convincing 26-4 win over Hidden Valley in Lexington.
Anna Nye racked up 12 points and 12 draw controls for the Wildcats (4-2), tallying nine goals and three assists and helping RC to an overall 23-7 advantage on the draw circle. Lola Mulitalo scored eight goals for the 'Cats, while Josie Caldwell posted three goals and three assists.
Kate Kadela recorded three goals, one assist and three draw controls for the Titans (3-3).
The game was called with 4:35 remaining in the fourth quarter due to lightning in the vicinity.
Mulitalo notched six of her markers inside the first 6:29 of game time, including a goal just 12 seconds into the contest. After Kadela tied it at 1-1 on a free-position shot with 8:46 left in the first quarter, the Wildcats reeled off six unanswered tallies. Nye, who scored in the final two seconds of each of the three full quarters, delivered a buzzer-beater to put RC ahead 9-2 after one.
The Wildcats outpaced HV 7-1 in the second quarter to assume a 16-3 halftime lead. They would outscore the Titans 7-0 in the third frame and 3-1 in the fourth -- though Kadela grabbed the last goal of the game, scoring just 20 seconds before play was suspended.
Nadia Gaydos snared eight draw controls for RC, and Alyssa Hunter produced three saves between the pipes. Emma McKnight and Ruby Goodhart registered two goals apiece for the Wildcats, while Emma Johnson added a goal and two assists. Calli Anderson had two assists and three draw controls for HV.
RC will return to the field for a 6 p.m. contest at Cave Spring on Thursday, April 24.
