The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
LC starts fast, stuns La Salle
WYNDMOOR >> Evan Senour didn’t have to think on it at all.
Asked what drove him and the rest of the Lansdale Catholic boys’ soccer team to a statement win over La Salle, the midfielder’s answer was quick. It wasn’t one thing or one person who carried the day, but everyone who took the field for the Crusaders chasing the same result.
They did it together and they turned into a 2-0 win over the Explorers Friday afternoon.
“It was just us staying together straight through,” Senour said. “Honestly, that was it.”
Senour helped LC get a dream start with a seventh minute goal but he didn’t rest on that accomplishment. Part of a united effort that yielded the team’s seventh shutout in nine games, Senour put himself in harm’s way twice late, blocking a pair of La Salle rockets in the box.
It was the type of effort that’s summed up the season for LC. Now 5-1-1 in the PCL, the Crusaders decided early on they wanted to be more consistent and were willing to give up some personal glory to do so.
“One of our favorite quotes is ‘it’s amazing what you can accomplish
THE SCORE
LC 2, La Salle 0 Up next for LC: The Crusaders host Quakertown on Saturday. Up next for La Salle: The Explorers visit North Penn on Saturday. when no one cares who gets the credit,’” LC coach Casey Farrell said. “They’ve all taken that as their motto and they’ve said game by game, no matter who we’re playing that we’re going to figure this out. Our leading scorer didn’t have a goal today, that’s perfectly fine and he’s OK with that.”
La Salle didn’t lack chances but the Explorers fell into a rut of playing much too direct at times.