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Blue team defeats White in girls’ senior lax all-star game

Cape-Ursuline connection scores winning goal
Cape’s Anna Sullivan shoots and scores one of her three goals in the Blue squad’s 14-13 win over the White team in the all-star game. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
June 13, 2024

With the Blue-White Senior Girls’ Lacrosse All-Star Game tied 13-13 with eight seconds on the clock, Cape’s Anna Sullivan took control of the draw and hit Ursuline’s Claire Fowler on the crease, who then put the rock in the twine to boost the Blue team to victory in the annual game at DE Turf June 11.

“I was standing on the circle and Anna was taking the draw,” said Fowler. “I knew that as long as she won the draw, we were going to capitalize and get a shot. I had full faith in her, and she won it and got the ball to me for the shot.”

“This was an awesome game,” said Sullivan. “It was really exciting back-and-forth action, and I didn’t know if we were going to come away with the win. But it made it that much more exciting. It was a great end to the season. Everyone was so nice. It was cool to play with all the girls that I played against during the last few seasons.”

Sullivan, along with her Cape teammate Anna Lopez, represented the state championship squad with an intestinal fortitude that was hard to match on the turf.

Sullivan won 75% of the draws, scored three goals and tallied three assists, none more important than the pass to Fowler for the winning goal.

Lopez made eight saves in her 30 minutes of action. For her stellar play in the goal, Lopez was awarded first-team all-Henlopen Conference, first-team all-state and 2024 All-American honors.

“I felt great in the game,” Lopez said. “I was really proud of how our team came together even though we’ve never played together before. I was proud to represent Cape with Anna.”

Sussex Academy’s Callie Short scored a goal for the White squad.

Other Henlopen Conference players seeing quality action for the Blue team were Ashtyn Torbert, Savanna Wise, Regan Vidrine and Olivia Morand of Dover; Emma Massey, Giulia Sweet, Madison Houdek and Montana Golden of Lake Forest; Nina Cooper and Kyra Johnson of Milford; Addyson Whitaker, Janna Fretz and Abigale Matthews of Smyrna; and Riley Faircloth, Lauren Wark and Lyndsey Weller of Caesar Rodney.

Henlopen Conference players from the White squad were Callie Short from Sussex Academy, Claire Johnson of Indian River, and Madison Todd, Molly Kenney and Christina Phillips of Polytech.

 

Cape’s Anna Lopez makes a save and controls the rebound in the contest. She made eight saves in the Blue squad victory.
Madison Todd (Polytech) looks for an open White squad teammate.
Ashtyn Torbert (Dover) clears the ball from the Blue defensive zone.
Callie Short (Sussex Academy) dodges past the Blue squad’s Aubrey Small (Middletown).
Kyra Johnson (Milford) speeds the ball upfield for the Blue team.
Cape’s Anna Sullivan, right, wins a draw over the White squad’s Madden Cole (Concord).
Friends who teamed for the winning score are Ursuline’s Claire Fowler, left, and Cape’s Anna Sullivan.
Ursuline’s Claire Fowler hits the winning shot with just seconds on the clock.
Pure joy as Claire Fowler hugs Anna Sullivan after the winning goal.
The Blue team gets together after its 14-13 win over the White squad in the all-star game.
Cape’s Anna Lopez steps to the ball and makes a save.
The White team poses for a team picture after the game.
White team goalie Tess Gattuso (Tower Hill) makes a save on a shot from Blue team’s Ashtyn Torbert (Dover) as Kate O’Neil (Tatnall) plays close defense.
Coordinator of officials Jill Fitzcharles, right, presents Bob Jones with the Person of the Year Award for Delaware Girls’ Lacrosse.
Referees volunteering their time and skill for the game are (l-r) Ruth Fuchs, Paul Simonetti, Jenn Hagan, Jill Fitzcharles, Bob Jones and Chris Nutter.
Cape goalie Anna Lopez clears the ball for the Blue team.
Blue attack Emma Massey (Lake Forest) speeds the ball to the White goal.
Blue goalie Anna Lopez (Cape) snags a high shot.
Blue team draw specialist Anna Sullivan (Cape) gains possession.
White team player Madison Todd (Polytech) looks to dodge past Blue’s Addyson Whitaker (Smyrna).
White team attack Callie Short (Sussex Academy) looks to go to the Blue goal.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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