{"id":324140,"date":"2023-05-09T08:50:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/?p=324140"},"modified":"2023-05-08T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T20:53:31","slug":"ljhs-girls-lacrosse-out-of-many-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/ljhs-girls-lacrosse-out-of-many-one\/","title":{"rendered":"LJHS girls lacrosse: Out of many, one"},"content":{"rendered":"

Middie Ella Stephens had a hat trick with 11:11 left in the game, and Stella Artukovich on attack added another five goals as La Jolla\u2019s lacrosse team out-scored Scripps Ranch 8-2 in the second half for a 17-7 final in a recent Western League game between the two rivals.<\/p>\n

The Vikings and Falcons have traded the last two Open Division championships, Scripps delivering a dominating 10-3 victory in the 2021 final, and La Jolla \u201cgaining a little redemption,\u201d in the words of Artukovich, with a 9-8 win in 2022.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s all history, and coach Kitty Cullen\u2019s Vikings have been faced with meshing five freshmen with eight returning seniors this Spring after eight players graduated last June.<\/p>\n

Adding to the Western League intrigue, Cullen\u2019s co-coach for several years at the coastal school, Sam Farrell was plucked away by Cathedral Catholic this year to take over coaching duties there. So Artukovich and her fellow seniors have competed against the mentor they played for together in club ball for several years.<\/p>\n

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Freshman Lily Mebust (5) of La Jolla rushes the ball upfield against Scripps Ranch’s Norah Lutz (7) in a recent rivalry game. PHOTO BY ED PIPER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt was definitely a rocky start this season,\u201d said Stella of the loss of the octet of graduates, with several new, younger players coming in. \u201cWe had a lot of games at the start of the schedule. We weren\u2019t able to practice as much in between those games. Now we\u2019ve practiced more (and meshed).\u201d<\/p>\n

During the roughest stretch, La Jolla went 3-7, including a 12-2 blowout loss at Torrey Pines. \u201cBut we have a lot of strong senior leaders,\u201d said Cullen, mentioning middie Cate Alexander, defender Ashlyn Brunette, and goalie Liv Austin, in addition to Stephens and Artukovich.<\/p>\n

Being well-rounded in the classroom and on the turf, Alexander, a 5 feet 5 inches tall middie, plans to pursue a psychology major at Cal in the fall because \u201cpsychology can help people build relationships and empathy for others. I really like understanding brain chemistry. I like relationships. I want to work alongside people, and that major will help me,\u201d Cate said, though choosing a career is a ways off.<\/p>\n

One strength of those relationships with the Vikings, according to Alexander, is encouraging one another \u201cto get our wall ball time to improve our stick work\u201d outside of formal practice time.<\/p>\n

Stephens, who scored all those goals, modestly acknowledged them by saying, \u201cIt\u2019s a lot of fun. I think our chemistry was good. We concentrated on the little things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coach Kitty said Brunette has stepped up on defense in her senior year. The 5 feet 3 inches tall 18-year-old is going to enroll at UCLA and pursue a biology major: \u201cBio is super interesting. I would like to be a physician assistant (PA) to help people. To become a PA, you spend less time in classes and serving a residency.\u201d<\/p>\n

On defense, she said, \u201cTalking is key. We\u2019re always talking to each other. Tonight (in the win at home over Scripps) we were trying to get wide (spreading out on attack) and staying locked in on defense. We didn\u2019t want a lull (drop in intensity).\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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