Relive Glenelg girls lacrosse 3A/2A state championship season
After an 11-3 regular season, the Glenelg girls lacrosse team played at its pinnacle during its postseason run. The Gladiators avenged early-season losses against Mt. Hebron and Marriotts Ridge, defeating the Vikings 15-3 in the second round and then knocking off the Mustangs, 11-7, in the 3A South Section I final. Glenelg followed up the two emotional wins over its rivals by defeating Atholton, 10-8, to win its first region title since 2008. The team's state semifinal and state final performances were even more impressive, as the Gladiators rolled through two more wins against C.M Wright (15-3) and then Oakdale (14-1) to clinch a 3A/2A state title — the program's first since 2008.
Below are 10 stories from Glenelg's championship season, including its five playoff wins:
March: 22: Glenelg girls lacrosse pulls out 9-7 season-opening win over Howard
April 2: Glenelg and Hammond girls lacrosse each finish with two wins on the day
April 15: Larson scores overtime winner to push Mt. Hebron girls lacrosse past Glenelg
April 20: Glenelg girls lacrosse rolls to 10-5 win over Broadneck
May 3: Marriotts Ridge girls lacrosse holds off Glenelg rally, stays undefeated in county play
May 13: Glenelg girls lacrosse knocks off Mt. Hebron after convincing, 16-4 playoff win
May 16: Glenelg girls lacrosse upsets Marriotts Ridge, 11-7 in section final
May 18: Glenelg girls lacrosse defeat Atholton, earns first region title since 2008
May 20: Glenelg girls blast C. Milton Wright to reach state final
May 24: Glenelg girls lacrosse earns dominating 14-1 win to clinch 3A/2A state championship
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The Glenelg girls lacrosse team poses with their placks and 3A/2A state championship trophy at Stevenson Universtiy on Tuesday, May 24.
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Glenelg girls lacrosse pulls out 9-7 season-opening win over Howard
Defense dominated during the opening-season battle between Howard and visiting Glenelg Tuesday afternoon. But ultimately, the Gladiators maintained their composure at the end of the game, made some key defensive stops and pulled out the 9-7 victory. “This is a very high intensity defense that we...
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Glenelg and Hammond girls lacrosse each finish with two wins on the day
Hammond nearly matched its win total from last season in one afternoon Saturday, defeating visiting Patapsco and Catoctin to win the Gay Petrlik Tournament. “There was a couple things defensively that we’re looking for specifically that we didn’t get, but overall I think if we play that way we’ll...
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Larson scores overtime winner to push Mt. Hebron girls lacrosse past Glenelg
Heading into overtime tied at 10, Sorana Larson knew the ensuing draw would be pivotal. Mt. Hebron had climbed back from an early four-goal deficit midway through the first half to finally take the lead against visiting Glenelg with about nine minutes left in regulation. The Gladiators had dominated...
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Glenelg girls lacrosse rolls to 10-5 win over Broadneck
Coming off of its first two losses of the season – both suffered in sudden death overtime – Glenelg was motivated to earn a well-deserved win Wednesday as it hosted Anne Arundel County’s Broadneck. The Gladiators got out to an early seven-goal advantage, which propelled the eventual 10-5 victory...
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Marriotts Ridge girls lacrosse holds off Glenelg rally, stays undefeated in county play
Marriotts Ridge held off a Glenelg second-half rally Tuesday, coming out with the 9-7 victory and remaining undefeated in county play. “It was awesome on our senior day, it just made our senior day even more special,” said Mustangs senior defender Leah Zadjura after the win. “We’ve been really...
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Glenelg girls lacrosse knocks off Mt. Hebron after convincing, 16-4 playoff win
Glenelg was driven in proving what kind of team it really was Friday against Mt. Hebron in the 3A/2A section I semifinal. The two-seeded Gladiators were consumed with extra motivation from the way they lost to the Vikings during the regular season. “You don’t get a chance very often to avenge a...
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Glenelg girls lacrosse upsets Marriotts Ridge, 11-7 in section final
Glenelg, for a second straight game, avenged a regular season loss Monday, knocking out county champion and top-seed Marriotts Ridge in the 3A/2A South section I final. “I’m really, really proud of them,” said Gladiators coach Ginger Kincaid after the 11-7 win. “They did what we were working on...
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Glenelg girls lacrosse defeat Atholton, earns first region title since 2008
Coming off two emotional wins over Mt. Hebron and Marriotts Ridge, Glenelg regrouped Wednesday and clinched its first region title since 2008, defeating Atholton, 10-5, in the 3A/2A South region championship at Glenelg High School. “Today was hard because we beat them so handily the first time,...
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Glenelg girls blast C. Milton Wright to reach state final
To say the No. 6 Glenelg girls lacrosse team is on a roll in the playoffs would be an understatement. Friday night's 15-3 blasting of C. Milton Wright in the Class 3A-2A semifinals to move on to the state title game for the first time since 2008 was only the latest impressive postseason performance...