GLEN RIDGE, NJ – The two-time defending champion Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team, under 10th-year head head coach Beth Larkin, received the No. 1 seed in the Essex County Tournament.
Glen Ridge will host No. 8 seed Livingston in the quarterfinals on April 24. Livingston defeated No. 9 seed Caldwell, 10-9, in the first round.
The winner between GRHS and Livingston will face the winner between No. 5 Verona and No. 4 Montclair Kimberley in the semifinals on April 28. Montclair is the No. 2 seed. West Essex is the No. 3 seed.
The final will be held May 5 at Verona at 2:30 p.m.
The Ridgers have appeared in the ECT final in seven of the past eight seasons (2010-2017). In that span, they won the five ECT titles.
GRHS in the ECT finals since 2010
2010: Won, vs. West Essex, 11-10
2011: Lost, vs. West Essex, 9-8
2012: Won, vs. West Essex, 17-7
2013: Won, vs. West Essex, 8-6
2014: Lost, vs. West Essex, 10-9
2016: Won, vs. Verona, 14-6
2017: Won, vs. Montclair, 18-11
The Ridgers defeated Caldwell, 15-3, Monday, April 16, at Watsessing Park to improve to a 3-3 record. Gretchen Gilmore had four goals and three assists; and Sarah Looney and Claire McMahon each had three goals to lead the Ridgers. In earlier action, Gilmore had four goals and one assist; Looney and Campbell Moriarty each had two goals and one assist; and Madison Grady scored two goals in the 15-10 loss at Oak Knoll on April 10. Gilmore scored all three goals in the 13-3 loss at Immaculate Heart Academy on April 14.
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