Wild Irish Girls Lacrosse Beat St. Louis Park Orioles

The Rosemount/Eagan Wild Irish beat the St. Louis Park Orioles at a Thursday evening home game.

The Orioles came out strong in the beginning, scoring two quick goals on the Wild Irish.  But the Wild Irish quickly turned things around, controlling the play for most of the first half, and getting a majority of the scoring chances.  Junior  attacker Simone Haugen scored 4 of the 8 goals in the first period, while Junior attacker Cassie Miller put in two of her own.  The score after the first half was 8-3.

In the second half the Orioles played hard and managed to gain some ground back on the Wild Irish.  Both teams had their chances throughout the half, with the Wild Irish capitalizing on four of their chances, while the Orioles managed to net 5 of their own.  The Orioles had a flurry of opportunities at the end but the Wild Irish stood strong defensively and was able to get the win, with the final score 12-8.

Wild Irish Coach Jeff Smith was overall pleased with his team's effort, noting that the team had set a defensive goal of 8 or fewer goals allowed.  "It was a great start to the season," Coach Smith remarked.