The Myers Park girls' Varsity lacrosse team entered the state playoffs seeded fourth in the state. In the first round of the state tournament, the Lady Mustangs beat Providence High School 15-9. Moving into the second round Myers Park took on fifth seeded Green Hope but was unable to overcome a strong offensive play by Green Hope 12-18. The Lady Mustangs end their season 13-4 with their highest end of season ranking and state tournament seeding ever! Post season honors for the Lady Mustangs are beginning to roll in:
*Invitation to play in the NC All Stars Game: Ashley Zwier
*NC Western Conference All-Conference Team: Carly Elliot, Ashley Zwier, Katie Zwier, Mary Ellen Goode, Cate Auerbach, Mallie Salerno and Abigail Harris.
*Invitation to play in Charlotte Lacrosse Boosters All-Star Game: Emily Caldwell
LADY MUSTANG LACROSSE GAME TONIGHT Please come and support the # 4 ranked Lady Mustang Lacrosse Team as they begin State Play Offs against Providence HS! Today Friday May 2nd @ 5 in Gus Purcell Stadium!
This week the Varsity Lady Mustangs beat North Meck 14-5 on Wednesday securing the top spot in the NC Western Conference. On Friday, they secured a win over a strong first year Marvin Ridge team 11-9. Senior Carly Elliot lead the girls with 5 goals. Junior Cate Auerbach continues her strong play. MP retains their # 5 ranking and closes in on the #4 spot. Come see the Lady Mustangs close out their regular season at home against # 3 Charlotte Catholic Monday. JV at 5. Varsity at 7.
First round of state playoffs for the Mustangs should begin Friday night May 2nd at home.
The Varsity Lady Mustangs came back strong from Spring Break with 3 wins this past week. The girls posted solid wins over Charlotte Country Day, Weddington and Watauga. Strong play from senior Ashley Zwier and junior Cate Auerbach ensured the wins. The Lady Mustangs rise to # 5 in the state rankings.
This week: Wed April 23rd@ North Meck JV 5 pm and Varsity 6:30 pm
Fri April 25th @ home v. Marvin Ridge JV 5 pm and Varsity 6:30 pm Mon April 28th @ #2 Charlotte Catholic JV 5 pm and Varsity 6:30 pm
The varsity Lady Mustangs had a strong win over North Meck 14-5. The second game of the week against Charlotte Catholic was rained out and rescheduled for Mon April 28th. The Lady Mustangs maintain their # 6 state ranking.
This week: Tuesday April 15 @ Charlotte Country Day - Varsity 4:00, JV 5:30 Friday April 18 @ home vs. Ardrey Kell ( Senior Night) Varsity 5 p.m. Mark your calendars!
SENIOR NIGHT - FRIDAY, APRIL 18th
Myers Park Men's and Women's senior lacrosse players will be recognized between games on Friday night, April 18th at Gus Purcell Stadium.
Both teams play Weddington that night, with the ladies starting at 5:00 pm.
The ceremony will take place immediately after the women's game, around 6:45. These 24 student athletes have made great contributions to our programs and the school, and we want to wish them well and cheer them on!
Please bring lots of friends and family members to this home game! We are hoping for a huge crowd.
The Lady Mustangs had only one game this week against Durham Academy. The Lady Mustangs are now ranked #6 in the State. The Varsity girls played a strong game in driving rain and came out with a great win 8-6.
This week:
Tuesday April 1: vs. North Meck @ home
JV 5p.m. Varsity 7p.m.
Thursday April 3rd: vs. Charlotte Catholic @ home
JV 5p.m. Varsity 7p.m.
The Myers Park Lady Mustangs had strong wins over Lake Norman (18-8) and Hopewell (13-5) with 7 different Mustangs scoring in each game. The varsity ends the week ranked #8 in the state. The Varsity squad travels to Durham on Saturday to play #6 Durham Academy
March 10-14, 2008 The Lady Mustangs lost an away game to 4th ranked Charlotte Catholic.9-17.Katie Zwier and Abigail Harris led the scoring for the Mustangs.The team rebounded later in the week against the greatly improved Providence HS Panthers winning 12-11.JV won against Charlotte Country Day’s varsity team.
On Wednesday the Varsity Lady Mustangs opened their regular season with a win over Charlotte Latin 11-1.JV also won. Saturday afternoon, the Varsity matched up against Green Hope High School (Wake County).Green Hope ended the 2007 season ranked 3rd in the state and this season return 12 seniors including UNC recruit Lauren Cosentino.At halftime the game was tied 3-3.However, in the second half Myers Park came up one goal short for a final score of 7-8.Annie Barkley and Abigail Harris led the scoring for the Lady Mustangs. This week’s games:
TuesdayJV@ Country Day 4:30 Wednesday Varsity @ Providence Day7p.m. Friday Women and Men’sVarsity Double Header
The Myers Park Lady Lacrosse Team is coming back in 2008 stronger than ever. With a ranking of 6th overall in the state last year, the girls are returning most of their starting squad. In addition, several new players have been added to the roster filling key rolls for the team. Expect junior Katie Zweier and freshman Abigail Harris to stand out as this area’s dominant midfield lacrosse players. Senior Tri-captain Ashley Zwier is expected to anchor a lock down Myers Park defense.Without a doubt, Myers Park will present a threat to all of its competition in the 2008 season. The team has set the attainable goal of making it to the state final 4 tournament in mid May.
On Saturday, the Varsity and JV squads participated in the Lake Norman Play Day.Both squads played 5 games against teams from across the state. The varsity went 5-0 handily beating Northwest Guilford, Weddington, Providence Day, North Meck and South Meck.Strong play from junior Mary Ellen Goode and freshman Abigail Harris gave the Lady Mustangs comfortable leads in each game.The JV also had a strong showing.
The Lady Mustangs begin their regular season this week with two home games.On Wed Feb 27th an up and coming Charlotte Latin team travels to Myers Park for a 5:00 JV game and a 6:30 p.m. Varsity match in Gus Purcell stadium.On Saturday, March 1, perennial powerhouse Green Hope travels from the Raleigh Durham area to play the Varsity Mustangs at Huntersville Athletic Park in a 4 p.m. meeting.
WOMEN'S VARSITY ROSTER
HEAD COACH: CATHERINE LE BLANC
Status
Last
First
Graduation Year
Varsity
Albright
Lindsay
2009
Varsity
Allen
Evanne
2008
Varsity
Auerbach
Cate
2009
Varsity
Auerbach
Emily
2011
Varsity
Barkley
Annie
2009
Varsity
Caldwell
Emily
2010
Varsity
Detwiler
Jennifer
2008
Varsity
Elliott
Carly
2008
Varsity
Goode
Mary Ellen
2009
Varsity
Hamilton
Eloise
2008
Varsity
Harris
Abigail
2011
Varsity
Ibach
Pender
2009
Varsity
Joseph
Stacy
2009
Varsity
Law
Harmony
2008
Varsity
McKinney
Margaret
2009
Varsity
Salerno
Mallie
2009
Varsity
Zweier
Ashley
2008
Varsity
Zweier
Katie
2009
WOMEN'S JV ROSTER
COACH: NICOLET VAN VEEN
JV
Bellamy
Nelly
2010
JV
Bennett
Mary
2011
JV
Bickers
Anna
2011
JV
Butler
Maggie
2010
JV
Capizzi
Olivia
2010
JV
Comstock
Hannah
2010
JV
Cooper
Elizabeth
2011
JV
Danello
Grace
2011
JV
Dickson
Sarah
2010
JV
Ellis
Haley
2011
JV
Fawcett
Regan
2011
JV
Fleishman
Suzanne
2009
JV
Floyd
Meredith (Reilley)
2010
JV
Goodenow
Donna
2010
JV
Green
Laura
2011
JV
Hawes
Mindy
2011
JV
Kremers
Kate
2009
JV
Lowe
Ginny
2011
JV
Loza
Sasha
2010
JV
Mann
Grace
2011
JV
Mclean
Elizabeth (Sinclair)
2011
JV
Nesbit
Christina
2010
JV
Osborne
Cannon
2011
JV
Saavedra
Nicole
2008
JV
Sauerwein
Weslie
2010
JV
Smith
Abby
2011
JV
Stojancic
Rebecca
2011
JV
Tcherkezian
Kathleen
2010
JV
Twyman
Emily
2011
JV
Wilcox
Conway
2011
JV
Wyatt
Margaret
2010
JV
Zhu
Emily
2010
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