McDonogh cruises in in girls lacrosse opener

A new coach and considerable turnover from graduation didn’t matter much to McDonogh’s girls lacrosse team Wednesday night as the Eagles opened their season with their 178th straight win. The Eagles scored the first six goals against Vero Beach and rolled to a 16-3 victory on their spring break trip to Florida. Maddie Jenner, last year’s All-Metro Player of the Year, won the first three draws and finished with nine. Her teammates on the circle helped the Eagles control 14 of 21 draws, giving McDonogh a huge advantage in possession. The Indians (7-1) tried multiple players to counter the 6-foot-2 Jenner with little effect. AllMetro attacker Julia Hoffman, just back from an ACL tear, led the Eagles with five goals and an assist. Rachel Anderson added three goals and an assist, while Emma Schettig scored twice. Jenner and Emma Tilson had a goal and an assist each. This is the first win as head coach for Nancy Love, who assisted Chris Robinson for 16 years before he departed earlier this year to focus on his National Girls Lacrosse League. The Eagles, who have not lost since April 2009, have won nine straight Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championships and been ranked the No. 1 team in the country since 2010. BOYS LACROSSE: Cornell-bound Billy Coyle scored the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime as visiting Hill Academy (Ontario) earned a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over Calvert Hall (3-1). The Cardinals scored all their goals in the first half. The Pride (2-1) sent the game to overtime by scoring with 2:30 left in regulation. history and holds the NCAA record for singleseason winning percentage after capturing 78.8 percent of draws as a junior at Towson. Bernhardt brings a diverse coaching background to the Bayhawks, having spent four decades in a variety of roles in football and lacrosse. He most recently spent four years working with the Houston Texans of the NFL. Bernhardt’s three sons — Jesse, Jake and Jared — were standout players at Maryland with the older two currently playing in MLL. Bernhardt played Division I lacrosse at Towson, then Hofstra and initially began coaching the stick sport, restarting the varsity program at Long Beach High in New York in 1980. MEN’S COLLEGE: Salisbury goalkeeper Brandon Warren (Calvert Hall) was named ECAC Division III South Defensive Player of the Week.