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MKA coach Kristen Dawes raises her arms in triujmph as her Cougars seal the deal on their first Essex County Tournament championship with an 8-4 win over Glen Ridge on Saturday, May 9, in Livingston. Senior defender Grace Fitzgerald (8) was one of the Cougars accepting her ECT championship plaque while over the course of the game players including juniors Caroline Cuneo (12) and Bebe Scurozo (10) and freshman Sloane Dawes helped MKA also win in terms of time of possession. There were times to celebrate goals and join together in the post game glow.. (Photos by Ayden Acebo) (continued from page 1) MKA controlled play for most of the second quarter and goals by Scuorzo (2 goals, 2 assists) and junior Payton Sullivan tied matters at 3-3 before Scuorzo scored with just 9 seconds left before the half for a 4-3 Cougars lead. Dawes, on a free position, made it 5-3 with 9:46 remaining in the third quarter before the Ridgers’ Sutton made a strong move down the middle of the field and pulled her team to within 5-4 with 7:24 left in the third. Freeman made a nice save to prevent a tying goal by Glen Ridge and then Shea’s senior twin sister Maggie Murphy provided the first insurance goal to make it 6-4 MKA with 5:21 still remaining in the quarter. Maggie Murphy (game-high 3 goals), again scored with 7:47 left in the fourth quarter and the Cougars were well on their way to a more comfortable margin of victory. “Everything came together for us today,” said Freeman, MKA’s impressive University of Chicago-bound goalie and tri-captain along with the Murphy sisters. “Our entire defense did a great job and we did a terrific job in maintaining possessions which is so big, especially against a strong team like Glen Ridge. “Winning the first Essex County Tournament title for our program is a huge accomplishment and definitely a major goal we had coming into this season. “Now, we look to finish strong in the preps and in the states.” MKA is the No. 1 seed in the state prep B-Division Tournament and will seek to be a major factor beginning later this month in the NJSIAA Non-Public state tournament where strong teams such as Oak Knoll and Kent Place await. Each of those Union County powers posted narrow wins over the Cougars in the past few weeks. “Hopefully we have the chance to play both Oak Knoll and Kent Place again,” said Fitzgerald. "We had really close games with them and as long as we play four strong quarters I know that we can definitely play with them and – hopefully – beat them next time if we get that opportunity in the states.” MKA continued its winning ways on Monday (May 11) with a 19-4 win over Rutgers Prep in the quarterfinals of the state prep B-Division Tournament. Essex County Girls Lacrosse Tournament final, Saturday, May 9 at Livingston: ECT GIRLS LACROSSE FINALS Follow Sideline Chatter on 'X' @Chattermeister
MKA coach Kristen Klank shows the necklace with her dad's signature 'Coach' which she feels is so important to her own approach of 'having no regrets when you cross the line' as her Cougars came up with one of their best efforts of the season with an 8-4 win over Glen Ridge in ECT final. the MKA's team defense corrals Glen Ridge's Claudia Brennan, and the Cougar seniors get together with their ECT championship plaques after earning MKA's girls lacrosse program's first-ever ECT crown. (SC photos and by Jeff Stiefbold)
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