Quarter three was a showcase of impressive offense led by Treanor and Dowd. Q2 was a defensive battle, with just four goals scored, two for Treanor and 2 for McCool, bringing the score to 5-4 Brave heading in to the second half.
Due in part to their stellar defense led by Tianna Wallpher, Kathy Rudkin, and Emily Parros the Brave were able to hold their ground and withstand the Fight’s possessions. The Fight dominated the draw in the first half, collecting 4 in Q1 and 3 in Q2 opposed to the Brave’s 2 in Q1 and 2 in Q2. There were few “easy” wins, with most draws being pushed outside of the circle, turning into 50/50 balls. Arsenault and Fortunato’s late heroics gave the Brave a 3-2.Įach draw in the game brought excitement. Down 2-1, Arsenault responded with an unassisted goal of her own at the 11:25 mark, followed by teammate Cortney Fortunato who scored her own diving goal from behind the cage. Kelsea Donnelly led the Brave in net, turning away 1-v-1 opportunities from both the Fight’s Katrina Dowd and Kayla Treanor before eventually letting in consecutive goals from Treanor and Lindsey Ronbeck (assist Taylor Cummings). Brave captain Dana Dobbie started off the scoring at the 2:25 mark converting a beautiful behind the back goal with the assist going to MVP Dempsey Arsenault. After falling to the Command 12-11 in the inaugural WPLL Championship, the Brave wanted revenge. The Brave came to the game ready for the trophy. In the loss the Fight were led by attacker Kayla Treanor, goalie Megan Taylor, and defender Alice Mercer, with Treanor scoring 7 goals, Taylor stopping a game high 10 shots, and Mercer serving as an overall defensive menace, causing 2 turnovers, winning 4 draw controls, and scooping up 3 ground balls. This time the game-winner was scored by USC graduate Amanda Johansen, who sealed the victory for the Brave at the 11:08 mark in Q4 n front of the US Lacrosse Headquarters crowd. For the second season in a row the WPLL Championship game was decided by a single goal.
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