PW stays perfect

Colonials start early in dominant win over Upper Dublin UPPER DUBLIN »

Another day, another dominant Plymouth Whitemarsh victory.

The Colonials stayed perfect with a 7-1 Suburban One League American Conference win over Upper Dublin Monday afternoon at Upper Dublin High School.

It didn’t take long for the defending league champions to get going.

The Colonials (8-0, 5-0) got on the board less than four minutes into the game. An Upper Dublin defender was sent off the field for two minutes for wearing jewelry and PW took advantage. After her first shot was stopped on a penalty corner play, Sam Spera stuck with it and put the ball in the back of the cage.

The lead doubled two-and-ahalf minutes later. Ava Borkowski passed to Kennedy Reardon in front of the net and Reardon lifted her shot to make it a 2-0 game.

“Our motto is ‘Next five’ as coach (Charise) Halteman always says,” Spera said. “We really wanted to set the tone for the game and by scoring early goals that helps us set the tone for the game.”

Spera and Borkowski each scored later in the first half to send the Colonials to halftime with a 4-0 advantage.

“(PW is) deep.” Upper Dublin coach Heather Boyer said. “They’re fast. They have very good stickwork. They have good onfield communication and they’re well-coached. They know exactly where to go, what to do. They’re very fun to watch. They’re a very good squad up and down.”

After surrendering a goal to trim its lead to 4-1, PW answered right back. Borkowski scored 73 seconds after Upper Dublin got on the board and Kaleigh Missimer added another three minutes later to extend the lead to