GIRLS LAX: Penn Charter Finds Itself in Familiar Territory, Advances to PAISAA Championship vs. Agnes Irwin

GIRLS LAX: Penn Charter Finds Itself in Familiar Territory, Advances to PAISAA Championship vs. Agnes Irwin

By Christian Austin , 05/24/23, 8:30PM EDT

Penn Charter vs. Springside Chestnut Hill - PAISAA semifinal Highlights by Christian Austin:

PC senior goalie Kayla Joyce talks about keeping up the energy to pull-off the semifinal win - PSD Video by Christian Austin

“We know we have each other’s backs no matter what and when I felt down on myself, I just knew my defense had my back regardless and I think that we know from our past losses that if we keep our head high, then we can pull out with the win anytime as long as we keep our heads up,” said Joyce.

In the start of the second half, the Blue Devils expanded their lead to as much as three again, leading the Quakers 11-8 with 15 minutes left in the game. The Quakers began to rally after both teams failed to score for three minutes straight Buckley scored her third goal of the game followed by two more goals for Walter and another goal for Foster, giving the Quakers a 12-11 lead with five minutes remaining in the game.

Blue Devils junior Madison Freeman scored a game tying goal with 4 minutes and 30 seconds left on the clock to make the game 12-12. The Quakers then won the faceoff and held the ball till there were 40 seconds left then Foster drove to the net and passed to Buckley for the game winning goal to put the Quakers up 13-12.

Although the Blue Devils came up short, senior Emma Bradbury reached a huge milestone by recording her 300th career draw control. Bradbury, who will be taking her lacrosse talents to Michigan, also recently scored her 200th career goal in a 14-6 non-conference victory over Haddonfield of South Jersey.

SCH senior Emma Bradbury #11 recorded her 300th career draw control during the PAISAA semifinal - PSD Photo by Lennie Malmgren

The Quakers advance to the PAISAA championship where they will face Agnes Irwin, who pulled off a 13-11 semifinal victory over Germantown Academy, Thursday afternoon at 4 p.m. at Cabrini University.