Fri. S.J. girls’ roundup: Late victory for Lenape

Lenape's sectional-title hopes - along with its spot atop The Inquirer girls' soccer rankings - were on life support with less than four minutes remaining in Friday's South Jersey Group 4 quarterfinal.

Trailing seventh-seeded Clearview by a goal, the Indians pulled even in the 77th minute when Kate Walters knocked in Tori Prager's corner kick.

A minute later, Rachelle Ross took a through ball and blasted in a shot from 18 yards out to give No. 2 seed Lenape an improbable 2-1 win.

Staci Clendening put the Pioneers (11-5-2) ahead in the first half, but goalie Alison Johnson (seven saves) was perfect the rest of the way to give Lenape (19-1-2) a chance to come back.

The Indians will host Millville in Tuesday's semifinals.

Katie Parent's goal, off a feed from Alexis Kennedy with just under 25 minutes to go in the second half, gave No. 6 seed Millville a 1-0 victory over 14th-seeded Cherokee.

The Thunderbolts (12-5-1) played stingy defense, allowing just three shots to get through to goalie Julia Limbeck.

Top-seeded Absegami was pushed to the limit by No. 8 seed Toms River North, before the Braves' Erica Skroski scored to end a 5-4 penalty kick shoot-out.

Hannah Pugh set an Absegami single-season record with her 12th shutout.

South Jersey Group 1. A pair of quarterfinal upsets set up an unlikely semifinal match between 10th-seeded Gateway (12-7-1) and sixth-seeded Pennsville (13-6).

Kersten Spissell scored in each half and Janell Orsino turned aside 10 shots, as Gateway upended No. 2 seed Schalick, 2-0.

Alex Smith contributed two goals and an assist, Chelsea Abhau scored twice, and Sarah Nickle put in one goal and set up another to carry Pennsville to a 5-4 overtime win at third-seeded Glassboro. The Bulldogs fell despite a hat trick by Nilifer Kaya.

In a match that went scoreless through regulation and two overtimes, fourth-seeded Haddon Township advanced on penalty kicks, 3-1, over fifth-seeded Audubon. The Hawks prevailed behind nine saves by Katie Getzinger, while Megan Schaeffer stopped 14 shots for the Green Wave.

Maxie New scored her 30th and 31st goals of the season and also had an assist, as top-seeded Clayton dispatched ninth-seeded Woodbury, 5-1.

South Jersey Group 2. Alicia Barger had four saves for West Deptford, which tied a school single-season record with its 16th shutout, and Megan Knoblock contributed two goals and an assist as the third-seeded Eagles bounced No. 11 seed Barnegat, 5-0.

Becky Forcellini scored twice and set up Lauren McHugh's goal, powering top-seeded Cinnaminson past Lower Cape May, 3-1.

South Jersey Group 3. Victoria Wyand came through with 14 saves, including a diving stop on Kingsway's first penalty kick attempt, allowing seventh-seeded Ocean City to advance with a 4-3 shoot-out win over the second-seeded Dragons.

Lauren Anderson converted a penalty kick 10 minutes into the match and Breanna Heifet scored later in the first half, as sixth-seeded Cherry Hill West held off third-seeded Central Regional, 2-1.

Christiana Ogunsami and Jess Tadley split time in the nets while Alyssa Borgesi and Victoria Heifet keyed the Lions' defense, which limited the hosts to four shots on goal.

South Jersey Non-Public A. Chelsea Phillips took a long pass from Ari Reilly, dribbled within 25 yards of the net and then beat the goalie one-on-one with a minute left in regulation, lifting third-seeded Paul VI over No. 6 seed St. John Vianney, 1-0.

South Jersey Non-Public B. Korrie Harkins and Maria Petrongolo each had a goal and an assist to spark top-seeded Gloucester Catholic's 6-0 rout of No. 8 seed Ranney School.

Central Jersey Group 1. Third-seeded New Egypt rode a pair of second-half goals by Kayla Bancroft to a 3-1 victory over sixth-seeded Highland Park.

Tara Vittese totaled three goals and two assists in leading top-seeded Camden Catholic past No. 6 seed Manasquan, 6-1, in a Central Jersey Group 2 semifinal.

Caitlyn Brostrand added two goals and an assist for the Irish, which will host Bishop Eustace in Monday's sectional final.

Moira Penza and Kelly Quinn combined for two goals and two assists as second-seeded Bishop Eustace blasted No. 6 seed Bordentown, 4-0.

Central Jersey Group 3. Nikki Shapiro had three goals and Taylor Varga notched her 11th shutout, highlighting second-seeded Moorestown's 6-0 romp past sixth-seeded Neptune.

Central Jersey Group 4. Abby Watson's three goals were enough for top-seeded Shawnee, which jumped on top early and cruised, 7-2, over fifth-seeded Pennsauken.

South Jersey Group 2. Alex Marshall scored twice, giving her 27 goals on the season, and Megan Johnston also deposited a pair in the cage to send second-seeded Haddonfield to a 7-1 triumph over third-seeded Lower Cape May.

Central Jersey Group 1. Goals by Kim Flacco and Brelyn Howard helped fifth-seeded Haddon Township topple top-ranked New Egypt, 2-1, in double overtime.

Vanessa Nwankwo delivered 13 kills, Kelsey Kowalski contributed 11 kills and four assists, and Dara Schroeder chipped in eight assists and two blocks to orchestrate eighth-seeded Northern Burlington's 18-25, 25-16, 25-17 upset of top-seeded Cranford in a South Jersey Group 2 quarterfinal.

South Jersey Group 4. Melissa Lake was a terror at the net, recording 11 kills and two blocks, and Grace Streicher was Cherokee's top playmaker with 24 assists, pacing the fourth-seeded Chiefs past Eastern, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17.

Second-seeded Williamstown swept No. 10 seed South Brunswick, 25-13, 25-13. Kelsey DiVirgilio had seven kills and six digs while Brooke Hassan chipped in 22 assists and a pair of aces for the Braves.