Cooper scores six goals
to help beat Franklin Lakes
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Madden goal in final 38 seconds
gives RockDen 9-9 tie vs. Wayne
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ROCKAWAY TWP. -- Taylor Madden's second goal of the game - with 38 seconds left to play in the game - enabled the RockDen Lady Renegades 7th/8th Gold to complete a rally that resulted in a 9-9 standoff against Wayne in a youth lacrosse game played at the Pocono Road Fields on Monday, June 7.
Trailing 9-7 with less than two minutes to play, Lexi Finn scooped up a ball at midfield and pushed hard upfield to break away for a goal that closed the RockDen gap to a goal at 9-8.
With less than a minute left on the clock, Brooke Fuertges won a draw and got the ball to Madden who was able to get off a low shot that skipped past the Wayne keeper with just 38 seconds showing on the game clock, a goal that pulled the Lady Renegades into their tie in their 2010 season finale.
"We were missing a few key players and scorers and I told the girls we had to play hard and leave it all out on the field," said head coach Anthony Finn after the game. "They did just that and ended the season on a high note with their tie against a very good Wayne program."
Wayne held a 6-4 halftime lead and scored two of the first three goals of the second half to take an 8-5 advantage over the Lady Renegades.
Goals by Samantha Stainziale and Sabrina Venturini brought the Lady Renegades to within a goal at 8-7 before Wayne struck again with five minutes to play to put RockDen back down by two goals.
But Finn and Madden did their things and the Lady Renegades walked off with a well-earned tie.
Gena Blewett, Carly Ellis, Blair Ahrendt and Fuertges also scored single goals for RockDen, which hit the post on three shots on goal in the first half.
Serena Lakhiani finished the game with two assists and Melanie Dasilva, Michaela Clark, Finn and Blewett each added one.
Stanziale was in goal the first half and made seven saves while Jamie Barrett had the keeper duties in the second half and stopped five shots on goal.
"The girls stepped up the defense in the second half," Finn said. "Caroline Dunn, Danielle Miller, Dasilva, Stanziale, Finn and Ellis held Wayne to only three goals and were in there fighting for every groundball as well."
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Cooper's six goals help beat Franklin Lakes
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jacie Cooper scored six goals - including the winning goal with less than five minutes left to play - when the RockDen Lady Renegades 7th/8th Gold defeated Franklin Lakes, 10-8, in a game played at Pocono Road Field in Denville on Wednesday, May 26.
Cooper scored four of her six goals in the first half when the Lady Renegades took a 5-3 lead, but Franklin Lakes rallied in the second half and pulled into an 8-8 tie with eight minutes left in the game.
Cooper broke the tie when she took a pass from Carly Ellis and raced up field to score her sixth and final goal of the game. With two minutes to go, Sabrina Venturini added an unsurance goal when her shot found the top left corner of the cage.
Allie Cerbone added two goals and an assist to the Lady Renegades' attack; Lexi Finn added a single goal; and Samantha Stanziale and Taylor Madden also had assists.
Stanziale was in goal for the first half for RockDen and stopped five shots. Jamie Barrett had the keeper duties in the second half and she finished with seven saves, including three in the final minutes when Franklin Lakes put on the offensive pressure.
The Lady Renegades return to action on Thursday, June 3, when they play this same Franklin Lakes team at Franline Lakes in an 8 p.m. game.
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Long Valley's defense stops Lady Renegades
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The RockDen Lady Renegades 7th/8th Gold played a strong game according to its coach but could not solve the Long Valley defense in a 12-6 loss to Long Valley in a youth lacrosse game played at Califon Fields in Long Valley on Saturday, May 22.
Brooke Fuertges scored twice for RockDen; Taylor Madden had a goal and an assist; and Allie Cerone, Samantha Stanziale, and Lexi Finn each added one goal. Jacie Cooper, Michaela Clark and Sabrina Venturini also had assists for the Lady Renegades.
Stanziale and Finn shared the goaltending duties for the Lady Renegades and Finn made five saves and and Stanziale stopped four shots on goal.
"The girls shared the ball well and controlled the ball for the majority of the game," said coach Anthony Finn after the game. "Long Valley is a very skilled team and we could not solve their defense ... we could not figure out a way to get more balls into the back of the cage.
"All in all, it was a well-played game on both sides."
The Lady Renegades face Mountain Lakes at RVA Fields in Boonton Township on Monday, May 24, at 7 p.m. and then face Franklin Lakes in a home game at the Pocono Road Fields on Wednesday, May 26, with game time set for 7 p.m.
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Renegades lost to Montville, 13-9
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Montville took an early four-goal lead and, although RockDen Lady Renegades 7th/8th Gold team played Montville even the rest of the way, the early deficit was too much to overcome as RockDen lost a 13-9 decision in a game played at Montville on Wednesday, May 5.
The Lady Renegades were missing six of their regular players and had to "borrow" Giulia Vitolo and Erin and Shannon Dolan from the 7th/8th Black and Kaitlyn Draney, Gaice Vitolo and Amy Weir from the 5th/6th Green squads.
Lexi Finn scored three goals for the Lady Renegades and Carly Ellis, Jamie Barrett, Christina DiGiovanna, Erin Dolan, Guilia Vitolo and Danielle Miller each added one. Miller's goal - a penalty shot late in the game - was her first as a Lady Renegade.
Brooke Fuertges finished with two assists for RockDen while Micheala Clark, Miller and Barrett each had one.
Kaitlyn Draney and Barrett shared the goaltending duties for the Lady Renegades and finished the game with a combined 12 saves.
The Renegades trailed by as many as five goals and at one time cut the Montville lead to two goals.
"The girls were resilient throughout the game and never gave up, despite being down by four goals early in the game," said head coach Anthony Finn after the game. "Everybody shared the ball and the goaltending of sixth-grader Kaitlyn Draney was inspirational to us all."
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Cooper scores twice in 8-4 loss to Kinnelon
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jacie Cooper scored two goals and added an assist and Rihanna Follett and Melanie DaSilva each scored the first goals of their Renegades' career when the RockDen Lady Renegades Gold 7th/8th grade team lost an 8-4 decision toe Kinnelon in a game played at Morris Knolls High School on Tuesday, May 4.
The Lady Regegade defense led by Brooke Fuertges, Carly Ellis, Jamie Barrett and DaSilva held Kinnelon to three shots on goal for the first 10 minutes of play, all of which were stopped by first half goalkeeper Lexi Finn.
Kinnelon kept adding more pressure and finally broke through with a three-goal flurry in a span of five minutes to take a 3-0 lead. The Lady Renegades came back with two quick goals by Cooper and then hit the post twice on their next possession as they were looking to tie the game.
Kinnelon scored for a 4-2 lead and were on the move again when the Lady Renegades' Gene Blewett gained control and cleared the ball to Jamie Barrett at midfield. Barrett took the ball into the zone where he found Follett for her first Renegades' goal.
Kinnelon scored again before the half to take a 5-3 lead at the break and then scored the first three goals of the second half to make it 8-3.
With a minute left in the game, Cooper took the ball behind the Kinnelon cage and passed back out front to DaSilva, who got the ball past the Kinnelon keeper for her first goal as a Lady Renegade.
Finn and Barrett had a combined 10 saves as they split the goaltending duties for the game.
The Lady Renegades travel to play Montville at Camp Dawson Field on Wednesday, May 5, for a 7 p.m. game
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Long Valley late rally beat Lady Renegades
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The RockDen Lady Renegades Gold 7th/8th grade lacrosse team certainly had its moments in a 7-3 loss to a strong Long Valley team at Pocono Road Fields in Denville on Saturday, May 1.
Long Valley jumped out to a 4-0 first-half lead but goals by Allie Cerbone with two minutes to play in the first half and another goal by Lexi Finn six minutes into the second half put the Lady Renegades within two of the lead.
It was at this point in the game the Lady Renegades set up a spread offense that lasted for several minutes and produced five shots - although none of them got past the Long Valley goaltender.
With Taylor Madden and Brooke Fuertges setting up behind the goal, the Lady Renegades hit the post twice on shots by Finn and Fuertges and had shots by Sabrina Venturini, Denise Weir and Cerbone go wide.
The Lady Renegades could get no closer, however, as Long Valley recovered to score three goals while Samantha Stanziale scored the only goal for RockDen for the remainder of the game.
Blair Ahrendt, Cerbone and Stanziale each had one assist during the game.
Jamie Barrett and Stanziale split the goaltending duties and came up with a combined nine saves.
The next game for these Renegades is Tuesday, May 4, against Kinnelon at Morris Knolls High School at 7 p.m.
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Cooper six goals spark 7-6 win over Sparta
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jacie Cooper scored six goals and Christina DiGiovanna scored her first career goal when the RockDen Lady Renegades 7-8 Gold team squeaked past Sparta, 7-6, in a game played at Station Field in Sparta on Tuesday, April 27.
Sparta led 4-3 at the half, but Cooper scored all four of the Lady Renegade goals in the second half and the defense was able to hold Sparta to just two scores to create the one-goal margin of victory.
Lexi Finn, Sabrina Venturini, Samantha Stanzial, Micheala Clark each had one assist and the goaltending duo of Jamie Barrett and Samantha Stanziale had a combined 13 saves as each played a half in the cage.
"Our goalies did a fantastic job as they not only made saves but broke up passes in the passing lanes to help contain Sparta's attack," said head coach Anthony Finn after the game. "Our defense dominated in the second half as Carly Ellis, Taylor Madden, Lexi Finn and Melanie DaSilva led the way with their breaking up passes and attacking groundballs."
The Lady Renegades next game is against Long Valley on Saturday, May 1, at Pocono Road Field in Denville at 2 p.m.
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Lady Renegades rally falls short in 9-5 loss to Mtn. Lakes, 9-5
ROCKAWAY TWP. - After 17 minutes of play, the RockDen Lady Renegades Gold 7th/8th grade team found itself trailing Mountain Lakes White by a 6-0 count and, although the Lady Renegades outscored Mountain Lakes the rest of the way, the early deficit was just too much to make up and Mountain Lakes went on to win, 9-5, in a game played at RVA Field in Boonton Township on Monday, April 19.
Jacie Cooper scored three goals and Allie Cerbone added the other two for the Lady Renegades. Lexi Finn, Gena Blewett, Denise Weir and Samantha Stanzial each finished the game with an assist. Stanzial and Finn shared the goaltending duties.
Cooper's first two goals pulled the Lady Renegades to within four goals, but Mountain Lakes scored again to take a 7-2 lead into the halftime break. Cooper completed her three-goal hat trick and Cerbone scored her goals in the second half while the Lady Renegade defense was holding Mountain Lakes to two goals.
"I was very pleased with the way this team continued to battle after getting behind early in the game," said head coach Anthony Finn after the game. "The girls never gave up."
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Cooper's four goals key 7-4 victory over Sparta
ROCKAWAY TWP. - Jacie Cooper scored four goals as the RockDen Lady Renegades Gold 7th/8th grade team opened spring season play with a 7-4 victory over Sparta in a game played at Station Field in Sparta on Wednesday, April 14.
Allie Cerbone scored two goals and Brook Fuertgest added one to complete the goal-scoring for the Lady Renegades.
Samantha Stanziale, Taylor Madden and Brook Fuertges each had an assist.
Jamie Barret and Lexi Finn split the goaltending duties for RockDen with Barret stopping two shots in the first half and Finn finishing with five second-half saves.
The goalies had solid help from defenders Melanie DaSilva and Carly Ellis.
The defensive play of the game was made by first-year player Rihanna Follet when she deflected away a Sparta shot that was headed into the net.
