Basking Ridge Girls Lacrosse Beats Bernards 14-4, Advances To County Semifinals

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Ridge High School’s girls lacrosse team is headed to the Somerset County Tournament semifinals after a 14-4 home win over Bernards on Tuesday evening in Basking Ridge.

Ridge improved to 11-3 with the quarterfinal victory, while Bernards fell to 6-10.

Ridge took control early and did not let up. The Red Devils opened with a 6-0 first quarter, stretched the lead to 9-0 by halftime and added another goal in the third quarter before finishing with a 4-3 edge in the fourth.

Cameron Hansen led the Ridge offense with three goals and three draw controls.

Camryn Ireland and Lauren Swan each finished with four points on two goals and two assists. Charlotte Daniel added two goals and an assist, while Emily Green and Sydney Kiessling each scored twice.

Caroline Anderson also scored for Ridge. Bryce Parker, Lola Reynolds and Charlotte Wilson each had an assist, and Green led the team with three ground balls.

Ridge also got a strong defensive effort. Goalies Rylan Broadhurst and Romey Gussin split time in net and helped keep Bernards scoreless through the first half.

For Bernards, Caroline Burke led the way with seven ground balls and eight draw controls.

After the game, Ridge head coach Olivia Harpel said, "I'm proud of the team and how they competed against Bernards. They worked hard and earned the bounce-back win."

Harpel said the team’s preparation during the week showed up on game day.

"The players took accountability at practice and stepped up to prepare for this game. They knew where to focus and translated their practices to the game," she said.

She also highlighted contributions across the field.

"Our goalies, Rylan and Romey, played lights out making saves. Caroline Anderson and Cameron Hansen consistently play for their teammates and made particularly strong impacts at practice this week and in this game," Harpel said.

Harpel said Ridge used pauses in play to adjust against Bernards.

"Bernards is a great team with smart coaches and talented players like Caroline Burke. We used each break to regroup and adjust to the game," she said.

Ridge will travel to Montgomery on Thursday, May 14, for the Somerset County Tournament semifinal round.