2024 Girls Lacrosse State Tournament: Lakeville South completes perfect season
Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 8:19 PM
Top-seeded Lakeville South scored five unanswered goals in the third quarter and went on to claim its second championship with a 12-8 victory over Prior Lake in the Girls Lacrosse State Tournament. The Cougars, who placed third in 2023, won their first title in 2022.
This was second time these teams met this season; undefeated Lakeville South won the first game 10-3 in late April.
Senior Sivanna O’Brien led Lakeville South with four goals and three assists. Senior Katie Grubbs added three goals and one assist. Three players tallied two goals apiece for No. 2 Prior Lake: senior Kayleigh Sandell, senior Sadie Chappuis and junior Talia Baldzicki.
In the third-place game, the defending champions from Benilde-St. Margaret’s moved past No. 4 Stillwater Area with a 15-13 victory. Junior Charlize Vang led No. 3 Benilde-St. Margaret’s with seven points on four goals and three assists. Senior Julia Evens added five goals for the Red Knights. Stillwater Area seniors Ava Mosley and Maycie Neubauer struck for four goals apiece.
No. 5 Minnetonka defeated unseeded Elk River/Zimmerman 13-9 in the consolation final. Junior Adison Rothschild provided the majority of the Skippers’ offense. She struck for six goals and three assists. Senior Jordan Helling added four goals and three assists for Minnetonka. Senior Madison Kucera netted three goals for Elk River/Zimmerman.
