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Ridgewood Girls Lacrosse stars cap careers with state tournament run
JUNE 6, 2014 LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2014, 12:31 AM
BY MATTHEW BIRCHENOUGH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
Any notion that the Ridgewood High School girls lacrosse team did not meet expectations this season shows just how high a pedestal upon which the program stands.
Freshman Hannah Cermack, left, is congratulated by senior Anna Jorgensen after scoring the game-tying goal late in the North Group 4 state final against Ridge on May 28. The Maroons overcame a four-goal deficit but fell just short of their sixth straight sectional title, as the Red Devils prevailed, 11-10.
Although the Maroons lost in the North Group 4 state title game to Ridge, 11-10 — ending a streak of five straight sectional championships — the team finished the year with a 16-5 record against the toughest competition the state had to offer and also claimed another Bergen County tournament title.
“They should be very proud of what they accomplished throughout the season,” RHS head coach Karla Mixon said Tuesday. “I know it was a heartbreaker. We expected to go a little bit further, but it just wasn’t our day.”
After trailing at the half of the May 28 sectional final, 8-4, Ridgewood nearly pulled off an improbable comeback, tying Ridge at 10 on a goal by freshman Hannah Cermack with just over two minutes left. But the Red Devils responded with a goal 22 seconds later to hold off the surging Maroons.
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