by Hudson, Ohio – The Hudson Explorers rallied from a two-goal deficit in the second half and thanks to a Ryan St. Pierre goal, defeated St. Joseph Academy, 10-9, to advance to their first final four since 2021.
Fittingly, it was the Penn State lacrosse commit who got things started, scoring 52 seconds into the game. Mackie Stickler followed up with the first of her two to put the Explorers up 2-0. Sarah Scott scored a pair of goals to tie the score at 2 with 12:07 left in the half.
Lexie St. Pierre put the Explorers back in front, 3-2, and Ryan St. Pierre added another goal to push the lead to 4-2. Ellen Martin and Iris Polly scored 29 seconds apart to knot the score at 4. Emma Northrup and Sarah Scott each scored inside two minutes left in the half to even the score at 5.
The start of the second half belonged to Iris Polly. The Quinnipiac commit scored a pair of goals off assists from Sarah Scott and Elise Larsen, respectively, and SJA took the lead, 7-5.
After a Mackie Stickler response, Polly added her third goal at the 18:35 mark, putting the Jaguars up 8-6. The Explorers knotted the score after a pair of goals from Emma Palmer and Kennedy Kerrigan.
SJA took the lead once again thanks to senior Ellen Martin’s second goal, coming with 9:18 remaining. Hudson responded a short time later, as Kennedy Kerrigan scored for the second time off an assist from Emma Palmer.
Ryan St. Pierre gave the Explorers the lead with 4:41 left with her fourth goal of the game. The Explorers made it hold up and celebrated their first regional title since 2021.
Hudson moves to 18-3 and will face Olentangy Liberty on Tuesday, May 30th, at Ashland High School at 6:00pm. In addition to St. Pierre’s four goals, Kennedy Kerrigan and Mackie Stickler each had a pair.
St. Joseph Academy finishes their season at 15-5. University of Tampa commit Sarah Scott scored a hat trick and Ellen Martin had a pair of goals.
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