Riverview Rams @ Barron Collier Cougars

The Riverview Rams Varsity Girls (9-5, 3-0) made the first of two road trips to Naples this week for an evening matchup against the Barron Collier Cougars (6-4, 1-0). The Rams jumped out to a quick 8-0 lead in the first half, scoring 7 goals in the first 5 minutes. The Cougars mounted a slight comeback, scoring 4 goals in-a-row to cut the Riverview lead in half, 8-4. But, by the end of the first half, Riverview was up 11-5, and the defense clamped down in the second half, giving up only 3 goals, securing the 19-8 victory.  Riverview’s scoring was lead by junior Susan Lowther with 8 points (5G/3A), sophomore Caroline Steinwachs with 7 points (6G/1A) and sophomore CC Hackl with 4 goals. Lowther (13) and Steinwachs (7) would combine for 20 draw controls and 8 ground balls.

Barron Collier’s scoring was lead by junior Nicole Kuhl and freshmen Makenna Swords, each with 3 goals, with Kuhl scoring her 3rd goal with only 1 second remaining in the game.

The Rams will be right back in Naples again on Saturday, with a 12:00PM matchup against the Gulf Coast Sharks (7-2).

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Riverview Rams @ Barron Collier Cougars

The Rams picked up a road win against the Barron Collier Cougars, 11-7 in Naples. Senior Dusty Hibbs led the Rams scoring with 4 goals. Defensively, it was Seniors Jake Day (4-for-5 on faceoffs, 5 groundballs) and Nate Hines (4 groundballs and 3 takeaways) and Sophomore Ray Leffler (5 groundballs and 1 takeaway) that had a huge impact.  Wyatt Kaighin was a standout in goal with 14 saves, 7 groundballs and 1 takeaway.

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@ Barron Collier

The Rams traveled to Naples to face the Barron Collier Cougars in a non-district matchup, and quickly learned the caliber of play that is needed to compete against one of the top lacrosse programs in Florida.

Peter Giannone led the Rams scoring with two goals.  Reed Windom, Jack Towsley, Ronnie Saba, and Jesse Clark each contributed one goal. Stephen Hunt had eleven saves in goal for the Rams.

For Barron Collier, Connor McGraw led the Cougars’ offense with five goals and an assist while Tad Demallie and Jake Scuderi added another three goals each. Scuderi had five assists, followed by Patrick Mahoney and Jacob Kuhlman with two goals and an assist each. Bryce Cousins had 17 face-off wins against the Rams; only losing the faceoff five times.

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@ Barron Collier (JV)

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