After a sluggish first half, Cape turned on the afterburners, going on a 24-1 run through the first 12 minutes of the second half en route to a 43-26 victory Dec. 22. “We looked like we were trying to figure out who we were, could we play or could.
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team takes a 149-game in-state winning streak into the 2021 DIAA state tournament this week. Cape has won the last 11 state championships contested, missing a chance at 12 with the 2020 COVID-19 shutdown. Emily Monigle.
Peyton Nagy lights out in goal for Seahawks
Cape’s seniors are in back (l-r) Jocelyn Leach, Destiny Kusen, Riley Keen and Alex Best. In front are Lindsay Rambo, Emily Monigle and Haley Craig. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick May 1, 2021
Cape’s Senior Night girls’ lacrosse game at Champions Stadium April 30 versus the undefeated Sussex Academy Seahawks featured dramatically changing skies and a squall line that brought wind but little rain.
The “Double E” roared up and down the field for Cape, from the midfield draw circle to picking ground balls and scoring goals, as Emily Monigle and Ella Rishko combined for 11 goals and three assists in a get-ahead, stay-ahead 17-10 victory.
Vikings ready for three-game week
Scrum in from of the Worcester crease. DAVE FREDERICK PHOTOS
Dave Frederick April 25, 2021
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team posted a 13-1 crooked number on the Worcester Prep Fighting Mallards April 24 on the way to an 18-2 victory.
The win boosted Cape’s record to 7-1 on the season, while Worcester fell to 4-1.
Cape got four goals from Haley Craig and Carrie Clauius; three from Emily Monigle; and two from Kelly Bragg. Single goals were scored by Riley Keen, Molly Mendez, Lulu Rishko, Maren Buckaloo and Grace Wiggins.
Cape assists were Craig and Clausius with three; Keen, Mendez and Ella Rishko with two; and Lexi Nowakowski and Bragg with one. Saves in goal for Cape were Destiny Kusen with four and Anna Lopez with two.
Freshman Lindsay D’Ambrogi shoots on goal.
Riley Keen shoots on goalie Destiny Kusen.
Coach Lindsey Underwood talks to her team.
Riley Keen runs a personal best 7:30 mile.
The Cape girls’ lacrosse team won 11 straight state championships and were hunting for No. 12 last spring when COVID-19 shut down the season. Seven seniors including Talbot Buck, Anna Stancofski, Delaney Zolper, Meredith Lockwood, Sawyer Walker, Lola Messick and Lee Lee Wilson missed out on another state title, Senior Night and high school graduation.
“It was just awful, especially for the seniors,” said coach Lindsey Underwood, who had guided Cape to three state championships since taking over from the Zen Master P.J. Kesmodel.