Warriors give lax the axe

Blair, April 13

The Blair girls' varsity lacrosse team was up 4-1 midway through the first half against the Sherwood Warriors, but things fell apart for the Blazers as they remained scoreless for the rest of the game while Sherwood went on to score seven unanswered goals.

The Blazers ended up losing 8-4 dropping their record to 2-2 on the season. Despite the quick start the Blazers were unable to beat a talented Sherwood squad. In the first half Blair controlled the ball while in the second Blair struggled to possess the ball.

The fast Sherwood team wore down the Blazers who were unable to maintain their transition and offensive play throughout the game. Sherwood never let up despite being down three goals at one point and were able to put away the Blazers in the second half. The Blazers were led offensively by junior Maddie Driskill who scored two goals, while sophomore Devon Madison contributed two assists both to Driskill. Senior co-captains Erica Nowak and Lauren Finkel each scored a goal.

Sherwood found the back of the net first at the 23:06 mark of the first half on an unassisted goal. However, Blair would respond with four straight goals. Finkel scored several minutes later on a drive through the Sherwood defense. A minute later Finkel would find Nowak open on the crease who then buried the shot in the back of the net. Four minutes later Driskill would score off a feed from Madison. The two girls would connect for another goal several minutes later as Driskill scored off a pass from Madison.

At this point the Blazers were up 4-1 with 12 minutes left in the first half. However, Sherwood would close out the half with two goals in the last three minutes, even after senior goalkeeper Betsy Costillo made several saves.

The Blazers fell off the second half as they were shut out while allowing five goals. Sherwood quickly scored two goals and took a one-goal lead, which would prove to be enough for the Warriors. Blair was unable to get ground balls and maintain possession, while the defense could not withstand the relentless Sherwood attack. Senior Christina Ji had an excellent game on defense making several excellent take-away checks and runs up the field.

Blair will next travel to Blake on Friday, April 15 at 5:15 and look to avenge last season's one-goal loss.