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Cougars Come Up Just Short on Opening Day
Girls lacrosse squad puts up fight against consistently tough Mountain Lakes.
Despite gray skies, the girls lacrosse team kicked off its season with a home game against Mountain Lakes. Unfortunately, the girls' season got off to a tough start with a 7-6 loss to the perennial powerhouse.
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IN SHORT
The Cougars kept pace with Mountain Lakes for the first half of the game. One team would score, and their opponent would answer back. After the second half began, the Lakers pulled ahead. Not to be outdone, Chatham surged back and pulled to within one goal with one minute left to play. However, the Cougars couldn't keep the momentum, and Mountain Lakes walked away with a win to start the season.
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COUGAR OF THE GAME
Jaclyn Leto—Led her team with two goals.
OTHER KEY PERFORMANCES
Kelsey Perselay (Chatham), one goal and two assists; Lauren Maiorano (Chatham), one goal and two assists.
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Up Next—Ridgewood on Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Chatham Middle School.
