Lady Bruins Score Early And Often, Beating Crofton 17-2

The Lady Bruins last lost a home lacrosse game on April 25, 2019, giving them a 1,071-day home winning streak. It would have been a cruel April Fool’s joke for that streak to end against Crofton, and so the Bruins made sure that didn’t happen, beating the Cardinals 17-2 on April 1.

Broadneck started off strong, as senior Lilly Kelley scored just 25 seconds in the game. Junior Julia Sokolowski followed Kelley’s lead, scoring 29 seconds after that. Less than one minute in, the Bruins were up 2-0.

The Bruins went into halftime leading 11-0 as Crofton was often unable to stop the Bruins’ shifting and pick-setting offense. Nine Bruins scored on the night, with Lilly Kelley scoring four goals to lead the team while sophomore attacker Olivia Orso, Sienna Miller, junior midfielder Mary Moore and sophomore midfielder Lily Trout each scored two goals.

With the game in hand in the second half, freshmen and other backups like Miller were able to get valuable playing time.

“We try to set some goals within the game to try and keep our players in line in terms of being disciplined,” said Bruins head coach Katy Kelley. “We love assisting on goals, so keeping it to goals where they were working together, working on draw control, things like that to keep them engaged and working toward getting better. It’s nice to see Kaitlyn, our backup goalie, go out and make some saves and some freshmen attackers scoring and assisting, because you have to build for what’s next. I think it’s important for them to have that time on the field, just for them to stay engaged and to stay confident and understand how important they are on the field. I think, cohesively, if we can get everyone out there, it’s definitely a better night.”

With the win, the Lady Bruins improved to 4-0, and then 5-0 with a win over Annapolis on April 8.