Girl's Lacrosse | 2/28/2025 2:10:00 PM
Mt. Pleasant, SC – Oceanside Collegiate Academy's girls' lacrosse team made a statement on Thursday night with a 17-3 victory over Dutch Fork High in the Landsharks' home opener.
Oceanside improved to 2-0 on the young season with the win while Dutch Fork falls to 0-2.
The Landsharks jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the opening period and led by a score of 13-1 at halftime, effectively putting the game out of reach.
"It was a really great team win tonight and I am proud of how all the girls played from start to finish," OCA coach
Ashley McCulloch said. "We were able to work on and run a lot of our offense and defense sets."
Senior co-captain
Lila-Jane Finlayson reached a career milestone in the game, scoring her 100
th career goal. She finished the game with two goals and two assists as eight different Landsharks scored goals, with five earning assists.
"She's obviously a force on attack, but she has also worked really hard across the whole field," McCulloch said.
Junior
Kaitlyn Boerst was the top scorer in the game, notching five goals while dishing out five assists. She was also credited with four ground balls and caused three turnovers.
In addition to the strong play from the veterans, the Landsharks also got contributions from some of the seven freshmen on the roster.
Avery Clark notched her first career goal on an assist from fellow freshman
Grace Rechtin.
Junior keeper
Sadie Belle Small had another good game, stopping six of the nine shots of goal against her.
The intensity will increase for the Landsharks next week when they take on the defending class AAAAA state champs from Chapin (1-0) on Tuesday at 4 p.m. before travelling to Matthews, NC, on Friday to face Weddington High. Chapin has won its last 11 matches, dating back to March 19 last spring when they lost to Oceanside 19-6.
Weddington opens its season this weekend and is coming off a 19-2 record last spring. The Landsharks and Warriors will play on Friday, March 5, at 6:30 p.m.
"We have some challenging games coming up with the defending 5A state champs and tough out of state competition," McCulloch said.
About Oceanside Collegiate Academy: Oceanside Collegiate Academy (OCA), located in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., serves high school students in a safe, small and family-centered setting. Our students seek the opportunity and challenge of rigorous curriculum, high academic standards and elite athletics while earning up to two years of college credit. OCA serves students in grades 9-12 using an honors curriculum in 9th and 10 grades with a dual enrollment curriculum in 11th and 12th grades
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