BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. – Eastside Catholic’s Amanda Tsitsis scored the go-ahead goal with just 1 minute, 48 seconds remaining to send the Crusaders on to a 14 – 13 Girls Division II high school lacrosse road victory over Bainbridge, Tuesday at Bainbridge Island Stadium.

The win was the fifth straight for the Crusaders, lifting the Sammamish Plateau school into a dead-heat with Kennedy for third place in Division II play. Both schools have identical 8-2-0 records.

After trailing Bainbridge 5 – 7 at the half, the Crusaders spent the first 13 minutes of the second half working their way back into the game with methodical defensive play, forcing Bainbridge turnovers and collecting ground balls.

Trailing 7 – 10 with 14:03 remaining, Lauren Breynaert ignited the league-leading Crusader offense, scoring the first of a three-goal run over the next 2 minutes, 50 seconds to tie the game at 10.

The lead then changed hands three more times before EC’s Breynaert knotted the game at 13. Just 44 seconds later, Tsitsis connected for her fifth goal of the night and 20th of the season to put the Crusaders up for good.

Eastside Catholic’s defense forced 10 caused turnovers in the game and goaltender Allie Hawes had nine saves, allowing five different players to score in the win.

Scoring
Eastside Catholic 5 9 -- 14
Bainbridge 7 6 -- 13

Highlights: Amanda Tsitsis, EC, 5 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Lauren Breynaert, EC, 4 goals, 1 assist, 8 ground balls; Allie Hawes, EC, 9 saves; Helen Sheffer, B, 4 goals, 1 assist; Nicole Miller, B, 3 goals, 1 assist.


Girls Division I Playoff Watch: Bainbridge (10-0-0), Lakeside (10-0-0), Roosevelt (7-2-2), Holy Names (7-3-1), Mercer Island (6-2-2), Nathan Hale (5-5-0),Tacoma (5-4-0). On the Bubble: Snohomish (4-6-0), Forest Ridge (5-5-0), Lake Sammamish (4-6-0).

Girls Division II Playoff Watch: Mercer Island (10-1-0), Issaquah (9-1-0), Eastside Catholic (8-2-0), Kennedy (8-2-0), Bellevue East (7-4-0), Bainbridge (7-2-0), Lakeside (6-4-1), Snohomish (6-3-0). On the Bubble: Holy Names (4-5-0), Klahowya (3-7-0).


Results for Tuesday, April 28

Boys Division I
Mercer Island 15, Garfield 0 (Doug Mahony, MI, 4 goals; Mathew Shields, MI, 4 goals, 1 assist; Spencer Tierney, MI, 7 ground balls)
Seattle Prep 13, Vashon 10 (David Schoettler, SP, 5 goals, 6 ground balls; Cooper Loraas, V, 5 goals; Austin Franks, V, 7 ground balls)
Eastlake 3, Bellevue 12 (Trevor Olson, E, 23 saves)
Bainbridge 8, Issaquah 12 (Jordan Goldstein, IS, 3 goals, 1 assist; Todd Jones, IS, 3 goals, 1 assist; Kevin Powers, IS, 3 goals; Jordan Wagner, B, 3 goals, 1 assist)
Curtis 12, Puyallup 4 (Taylor Dean, C, 4 goals, 1 assist; John Shappon, C, 9 ground balls; Mitchell Homeyer, C, 16 saves; Zach Stadman, P, 15 saves)

Boys Division II
Blanchet 4, Overlake 12 (suspended after third quarter - lightning)
Snohomish 9, Roosevelt 7 (David Madsen, R, 5 goals, 1 assist, 7 ground balls; Michael Bennett, R, 12 saves; Nicholas Hund, S, 3 goals, 1 assist; Nathan Wirtz, S, 12 ground balls)
Tacoma 10, Klahowya 11 (Danny Zimny, K, 6 goals, 1 assist, 14 ground balls; Chad Reeder, K, 9 saves; Max Jones, T, 4 goals, 3 assists; Travis Jones, T, 15 saves)
Hermiston (Oregon) 13, Three Rivers (Tri Cities) 4 (no highlights available)
Clackamas (Oregon) 3, King's Way (Vancouver, Wash.) 9 (Zach Lindahl, KW, 3 goals, 1 assist; Parker Dotsey, KW, 3 goals, 6 ground balls; Brock Beall, KW, 2 goals, 2 assists, 6 ground balls)
Sammamish 2, Eastside Catholic 13 (Kyle Decker, EC, 2 goals, 2 assists; David Carleton, EC, 2 goals, 2 assists, 7 ground balls; Grant Ludlam, S, 12 saves)
Lake Tapps 20, Highline 7 (Corey Carson, LT, 4 goals; Skyler Cichi, LT, 4 goals; Derek Erickson, H, 17 saves)

Girls Division I
Forest Ridge 12, Seattle Prep 19 (no highlights available)
Curtis 8, Tacoma 13 (Jessika Carlstrom, C, 4 goals, 1 assist; Rachel Phua, C, 19 saves; Eline Cove, T, 4 goals)
Garfield 7, Nathan Hale 12 (Mariko Charmichael, NH, 4 goals, Courtney Lamb, NH, 15 saves)

Girls Division II
Ballard 7, Mercer Island 18 (Loreal Camp, MI, 4 goals, 6 assists, 14 draw controls; Maddie Soukup, B, 3 goals)
Eastside Catholic 14, Bainbridge 13 (Amanda Tsitsis, EC, 5 goals, 1 assist, 5 ground balls; Lauren Breynaert, EC, 4 goals, 1 assist, 8 ground balls; Allie Hawes, EC, 9 saves; Helen Sheffer, B, 4 goals, 1 assist; Nicole Miller, B, 3 goals, 1 assist)

Games for Wednesday, April 29

Boys Division I
Skyline at Northshore (Bothell High School / 7:00 p.m.)

Boys Division II
San Juan at North County (Bender Fields / 5:00 p.m.)
Port Angeles at South Kitsap (Hidden Creek Elementary / 5:00 p.m.)
Stanwood at Whatcom (Roosevelt Park / 5:00 p.m.)
Lynnwood at Skagit Valley (Skagit River Park / 5:00 p.m.)
Stadium at North Kitsap (Strawberry Park - Poulsbo / 5:00 p.m.)

Girls Division I
Lake Sammamish at Snohomish (Harvey Air Field - Snohomish / 5:00 p.m.)
Garfield at Curtis (Curtis High School Stadium / 5:30 p.m.)
Lakeside at Bainbridge (Bainbridge Stadium / 6:15 p.m.)
Overlake at Bellevue (Bellevue High School Stadium / 8:00 p.m.)

Girls Division II
Issaquah at Holy Names (Magnuson Park #1 / 5:30 p.m.)
North Kitsap at Tahoma (Tahoma High School / 5:30 p.m.)
Lake Sammamish at Auburn Mountainview (Auburn Mountainview High School / 6:00 p.m.)
Wenatchee and Ballard (Ballard High School / 6:00 p.m.)
Snohomish at Kennedy (Kennedy High School / 6:15 p.m.)
Lakeside at Bainbridge (Bainbridge Stadium / 7:45 p.m.)

About High School Lacrosse in Washington State
Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the U.S. and in Washington State the sport has seen double-digit growth in five of the last seven years. In 2009, over 2,370 high school students representing 75 boys and 49 girls varsity and junior varsity teams in Washington state will compete in a nine-week season March – May with the annual Washington State High School Championships taking place May 16 (girls) and May 30 (boys). Varsity boys lacrosse is contested in the Washington High School Boys Lacrosse Association (http://www.whsbla.org/) with 14 Division I and 28 Division II teams. Varsity girls lacrosse is contested in The Washington Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association (http://www.wslax.org/) with 15 Division I and 16 Division II teams. Most of the teams represent high schools throughout the Puget Sound area.

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