View full sizeCaroline JaegerThe
girls lacrosse team watched
excitement leading into the game between the two rivals.
On Saturday afternoon, the Lions let the Vikings know that they were just as eager to meet on the field.
North Hunterdon swarmed Voorhees in the first half and cruised to a
victory at Lebanon Township Memorial Park.
After
opened the scoring for Voorhees (8-7), the Lions ripped off seven straight goals, capped off by Jaeger scoring on a free-position opportunity.
would temporarily stop the bleeding for the Vikings, scoring off a Katie Koller pass in transition. However, North Hunterdon (6-9) quickly seized control again by dominating the draws and when
scored with 7:44 left in the first half, the Lions had outscored their opponent 11-1 in a stretch of 14 minutes.
Voorhees responded after halftime, narrowing the score to 13-10 with over 18 minutes remaining when
laced in a shot from a narrow angle.
North answered by reeling off six consecutive goals, including an effort by
where she cut directly through the center of the Vikings' defense, to put the game out of reach.
Francis, a senior midfielder, was the highlight for the Vikings, notching a game-high nine points (seven goals, two assists), which consisted of a handful of scores against double teams.
North goalie
, an
, helped stymie any notion of a Voorhees comeback by making a slew of tough saves, finishing with 12.
Wood had four goals and three assists, and
added three goals and five assists for North, which boasted a 37-28 advantage on draws.
tallied four goals.
Van Veldhuisen scored three goals and
contributed a pair of scores for Voorhees.
made 10 saves in the cage.