Hand - 2007 and 2008 SCC Champions       (photo by Bill O'Brien)

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2008 SCC Girls Lacrosse Playoff Schedule & Results

Hand Wins Second Straight Title

Quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 20 @Higher Seeds

#1 Hand 12, #8 West Haven 3

#4 Hamden 8, #5 Mercy 6

#3 Guilford 7, #6 Amity 6

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, May 21

#2 Cheshire 13, #7 Branford 7

emifinals: Thursday, May 22 @Hamden HS

Hand 12, Hamden 7

Guilford 14, Cheshire 13

Championship Game: Tuesday, May 27 @Branford HS

Hand 15, Guilford 10

Click here for championship game story from New Haven Register (5-28-08)

2006-07 RECAP

Hand Captures 2007 SCC Girls Lacrosse Championship

(5-29-07) -- The top-seeded Daniel Hand girls’ lacrosse team broke a 3-3 tie midway through the second half and scored the final four goals of the game to claim the 2007 Southern Connecticut Conference championship with a 7-3 victory over second-seeded Branford (11-7-1)

Erin Flanagan scored a game-high three goals for the Tigers (16-3),who claimed their sixth SCC tournament title.  It was the second time in three years that Hand and Branford had faced each other in the championship contest. Hand’s Becky Lutz earned Tournament Most Valuable Player honors.

Halftime Score: Hand 3, Branford 2

scoring Summary:

Branford: Amanda McLean (2 goals), Maggie Fitter (1 goal), Genna Waldvogel (1 assist);   Hand: Erin Flanagan (3 goals), Lyndsay Dolan (2 goals), Becky Jablonski (1 goal, 1 assist), Kelly Flanagan (1 goal, 1 assist), Shannon Callinan (1 assist)
Goalkeeper Saves:  Branford: Melissa Villano (9); Hand: Alexandra Johnson (10)

Shots:  Branford (17); Hand (13)

Quarterfinals-  Tuesday, May 22 @Higher Seeds

#1 Hand 16, #8 West Haven 6

#2 Branford 11, #7 Hamden 5

#3 Cheshire 19, #6 Mercy 9

#5 Amity 8, #4 Guilford 6

Semifinals - Thursday, May 24 @Hamden HS - 5:00 and 7:30 p.m.

#2 Branford 9, #3 Cheshire 8

#1 Hand 12, #5 Amity 5

Championship Game - Tuesday, May 29 @Hamden HS - 7:00 p.m.

#1 Hand 7, #2 Branford 3

Click here for the championship game story in the New Haven Register (5-30-07)

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2006 Playoff Results

DIVISION I

Semifinals - Thursday, May 25 @Finn Stadium - Shelton HS
#1 Cheshire 15, #4 Guilford 6
#3 Hand 9, #2 Branford 8

Championship Game - Tuesday, May 30 @Shelton HS - 7:30 p.m.

Cheshire 11, Hand 6

Scoring Summary:

Hand: Samantha Cox (2 goals), Shawn Flanagan (1 goal), Liz Foye (1 goal, Becky Jablonski (1 goal, 1 assist), Kelly Flanagan (1 goal), Alison Stahelski (1 assist), Erin Flanagan (1 assist)

Cheshire: Dana Heritage (4 goals, 1 assist), Krista Malayter (2 goals), Kelly Bruneau (2 goals, 1 assist), Kelly Walsh (1 goal, 1 assist), Caroline McKechnie (1 goal, 1 assist), Nicole Dagesse (1 goal, 2 assists)

Goalkeeper Saves: Hand - Kelly Brown 4, Alexandra Johnson 2; Cheshire - Megan Pappas 18

Shots: Hand 28; Cheshire 20

Halftime Score: Cheshire 6-2

DIVISION II

Semifinals - Thursday, May 25 @Strong Stadium - West Haven HS
#1 Amity 11,  #4 Shelton 1
#2 Sacred Heart Academy 11, #3 West Haven 8

Championship Game - Tuesday, May 30 @Shelton HS - 5:30 p.m.

Amity 15, Sacred Heart Academy 4

Scoring Summary:

SHA: Deidre Farrell (2 goals), Kelly Mannion (1 goal), Brigid Quinn (1 goal), Beth King (1 assist)

Amity: Emily Morrell (4 goals, 2 assists), Marissa Iassogna (4 goals, 1 assist), Allison Horwitz (2 goals), Megan Barbessi (1 goal, 1 assist), Emma Sacramone (1 goal, 2 assists), Devin Markle (2 goals, 1 assist), Morgan Leykam (1 goal), Natalia Tumeniuk (1 assist)

Goalkeeper Saves: SHA - Gillian Allsup - 6; Amity - Ashley Keyes - 16

Shots: SHA 23; Amity 21

Halftime Score: Amity 8-1

2005 Review

Hand and Mercy Capture SCC Girls Lacrosse Titles
5/31/05 --Hand (Division I) and Mercy (Division II) each won their championship games to earn SCC girls lacrosse titles. The games were played at Finn Stadium on the campus of Shelton High School.

In the Division I title game, third-seeded Hand (15-3) avenged a regular-season loss to Branford and defeated the Hornets, 13-6, to take the championship. The Tigers took a 8-4 halftime lead and cruised to victory. Courtney Cronin (5 goals) and Nina Sperry (4 goals, 1 assist) accounted for nine of the Tigers' 13 goals. Caitlyn Buckanavage led Branford (16-1-1) with three goals. It is Hand's first title since 2000, and their SCC-best fifth overall.

Mercy (11-6) jumped out to a 3-0 lead and rolled to a 17-9 win over Sacred Heart Academy in the Division II title game. Mercy's Kaitlyn Janicki led the way with a game-high six goals and added one assist, while teammate Kaitlin DelCiampo added three goals and one assist. Kristianna Sciarra led SHA (8-7-1) with four goals and one assist. It is Mercy's second straight Division II title, and their third SCC title overall.