John Jay Gets a Boost with Win Over Bronxville

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After a strong start, John Jay has had a rough go lately. Fortunately, a trip over the bridge began a rebound. “Off a win last week versus North Rockland, we really got a boost,” said Coco Inglis, and on Saturday May 2, Bronxville got the brunt.

Coco Ingles scored in the early going, and the Wolves stayed a step ahead before coming away with an 11-6 victory.

Up went the first draw and Fin Degl scooped the ground ball on the scramble. She did run into some stifling defense, so the Wolves pulled back. Around the horn, Degl sent a perfect over the top pass into Inglis, and the Bronxville goalie was a sitting duck. On the pond, Inglis easily found the back of the net.

At 10:34, Degl got low for the ball again. However, the teams traded turnovers, and at 9:05, the Broncos raced up field on the heels of Astrid Pulkkinen’s gallop. The visitors now setting up, Charlotte Murray took a pass from behind, and she tied the score with 8:45 left in the first.

A little momentum, Bronxville controlled in the circle, and off a pass from Grace Van Tienhoven, Emerson Gramins was front and center. Just high with the shot, Bronxville retained possession, and on the second go round, Riley McCaffrey interceded with her catcher at 7:32.

Back and forth, John Jay got prime real estate three minutes later, where Amelia Inglis turned a wrap around. On the spot, the junior unleashed at 4:22, and the Wolves regained the lead to close the quarter scoring.

Onto the second, Condon had her coach’s confidence. “Kaitlyn has been working really hard on the draw with the girls in the circle,” said Jess McDonough. “Communicating, she was really feeling it.”

The draw went to Degl on a bounce, and soon enough, Dillon Hall got the whistle. Unfortunately, Michaela Doheny stopped the penalty shot, and Hall’s subsequent rebound.

Still, the Wolves retained possession, and after calling for time, Viders charged head on for the goal. Opening up Coco Inglis, she received on the left, swung across the crease and shot backhanded for a 3-1 lead at 9:15

Bronxville wasn’t going away, though. After Doheny denied Amelia Ingles’s penalty shot, Bronxville came back the other way, and Murray put a wrap around just under the crossbar.

In at 7:47, Condon was quick to buck the Broncos. Up and to the sideline, Degl snatched the ball out of the air and went on the attack. Viders drew the penalty and scored on her rush to the net at 7:02.

4-2, John Jay got a little separation next. First McCaffrey denied a Virginia Hail penalty shot, and Viders penetrated the Bronxville transition defense to put the Wolves into attack mode.

But the Bronxville defense didn’t let up. The Broncos swarmed and denied, but the girls knew what they were up against coming in. “We worked really hard this week on playing with composure, moving the ball quickly and making sure it’s the right opportunity,” McDonough clarified.

In this case, Viders dumped over the top to a cutting Degl, and she extended the lead to three. 4:36 left in the half, Bronxville refused to let the Wolves get away. Murray scored another at 3:55, and less than two minutes later, Bronxville moved to within one on Hail’s goal.

Ending the second quarter scoring, Condon’s dominance didn’t when play resumed. Degl ran under again, and the Inglis sisters took it from there. Amelia to Coco on the inside and a Bronxville defensive assault teed Coco up for a free shot. Her shot low, the lead grew to 6-4 at 10:34.

Even so, defense got the game close again. Viders ran into a sea of blue, and the crescendo took off the other way. Caroline Melchionni with the scoop, Murray made the connection up field. From the goal line, she made a perfect pass to a cutting Kendall Valente, and McCaffrey didn’t have a chance.

7:57 left in the third and a one goal game again, both teams took a scoring break. About five minutes, Degl ended the drought. Erin Brennan drew a penalty on the goal line, and on the whistle, she led her teammate on the rush forward. Degl leapt and shot down for a 7-5 game at 2:43.

Condon on the stick again, she was a solo act and snatched the ball out of the air. Jay set up, Coco Inglis drew a penalty around a pick, and she scored just under the crossbar with 44 seconds remaining.

One quarter to go, John Jay mostly put the game away with consecutive goals by Degl, Coco Inglis and Viders, and kinetics was the difference. “The past couple of games we have been low energy, and we have been getting in our heads,” said Coco Inglis.

The mindset changed and the bottom line showed in the power output. “We played a full four quarters, and that’s what we needed,” Coco Inglis concluded.