Curtis Girls Net First Lacrosse Win of the Season

Emily Davis netted six goals to lead Curtis to an opening day 22 – 1 girls high school lacrosse win over Bethel, Monday at home.

The Lady Viks jumped out to a 13 – 1 first half lead before scoring nine unanswered goals in the second to close out the game. Sirrenahdi Battle had the lone goal for Bethel in the first.

Curtis (1-0-0) next faces Graham-Kapowsin (0 -2-0) Wednesday in a 6:30 p.m. start at Bethel High School.

Scoring

Curtis    13  9 -- 22

Bethel   1    0  --  1

Curtis 22, Bethel  1 (Emily Davis, C, 6 goals, 1 ground balls; Alaina Arroryo, C, 4 goals, 1 ground ball; Kortney Hudak, C, 4 goals, 3 ground balls; Carina Pope, C, 6 saves; Sirrenahdi Battle, B, 1 goal)

Bernal helps Islanders deal Curtis an 0-3 start

Connor Bernal scored five goals to lead Mercer Island to its fourth win of the season with a 17 – 4 boys high school lacrosse defeat of Curtis in University Place.

The win elevated the defending state champion Islanders to sole possession of first place in the Southwest Conference.

The Islanders scored six first quarter goals and added seven more in the second to take a defining 13 – 3 lead at the half. MI added two more in the third and another two in the  fourth.

Brandon Dean had three goals and Jacob Budnick recorded 15 saves for Curtis.

Curtis (0-3-0) next faces Eastside Catholic (1-2-0) Thursday in an 8 p.m. start at home. 

Scoring

Mercer Island   6  7 2 2 -- 17

Curtis              1  2 1 0  -- 4

Mercer Island 17, Curtis 4 (Connor Bernal, MI, 5 goals, 6 ground balls; Alex Robbs, MI, 4 goals, 4 ground balls; Grant Preisler, MI, 4 goals, 2 assists, 2 ground balls; Hayden Reisman, MI, 2 goals, 5 ground balls; Peter Mahony, MI, 1 goal, 4 ground balls; Edan Stern, MI, 1 goal, 3 ground balls; Benji Rothenberg, MI, 5 saves; Brandon Dean, C, 3 goals, 5 ground balls; Jayden Todd, C, 1 goal, 1 ground ball; Jacob Budnick, C, 15 saves)