Lacrosse
Jackie Gilbert (Jr) Midfielder Amador
Named to First team All EBAL. She led the Dons in almost every statistical category.
Second Team Honors
Taylor Cuenin (Jr) Midfielder San Ramon Valley
Amador Valley girls lacrosse team defeats Carondelet for NCS Division I title
PLEASANTON — Amador Valley High goalie Allie DaCar was hoarse but happy Thursday night.
The host Dons notched an immensely satisfying 8-6 win over three-time defending champion Carondelet in the North Coast Section Division I girls lacrosse championship game.
It was mission accomplished for a strong cast of Dons seniors who had lost to the Cougars the past two seasons in the section finals.
DaCar had four clutch saves and collected a groundball. Carondelet’s Corine Lafayette scored all six of her team’s goals, but the balanced Dons held on after holding five-goal leads three times, 5-0, 7-2 and 8-3. Andrea Arden, Evan Murphy and Jackie Gilbert led Amador Valley (22-1), the No. 1 seed, with two goals apiece, and Gilbert had seven draw controls.
Amador Valley, which won the program’s second section title, held off the surging No. 2 seeded Cougars (14-6) over the final few minutes. Lafayette scored back-to-back goals to cut it to 8-6 with 1:49 remaining, but the Dons were able to essentially run out the clock.
The Dons dominated the 10 minutes of the match, holding possession and leading 5-0 en route to a 7-3 halftime margin. The first three goals came on free shots.
Carondelet, which did not have an offensive possession until nearly 10 minutes had elapsed, surged late in the half on a natural hat trick by Lafayette.
But the Dons upped the margin to five again on Gilbert’s goal early in the second half as she fought through a double-team.
Amador Valley beat the Cougars 7-6 in five overtimes in East Bay Athletic League title.
Cambi Cukar and Murphy both scored in the first half, but Cukar had a shot blocked on a free shot at the halftime buzzer.
Division I Championship Amador Valley 8, Carondelet 6
Halftime: Amador Valley 7, Carondelet 3. Scoring: C — Lafayette 6. AV — E. Murphy 2, Arden 2, Gilbert 2, Cukar, McGillivary. Assists: AV — Cukar 2, Jones 2, Kuptz, Keck. Saves: Corbin (C) 3, DaCar (AV) 4. Records: Amador Valley 22-1, Carondelet 14-7.
