Thea Moore scored one goal and assisted on another as Lower Merion bested Avon Grove 3-1 Thursday night in the Flyers Cup girls’ championship game at PNY Arena.
Top-seeded Avon Grove took a 1-0 lead on a goal from Emmy Sullivan 1:18 into the 16-minute first period but Ellen Smith tied the game for the Aces just 25 seconds later off a setup from Moore.
Stella Stoode scored the Cup-winning goal with 7:22 left in the first frame and Moore added a goal of her own 3:34 into the second.
Lower Merion goaltender Ruby Leno came up big, making 41 saves. The Aces were outshot 42-26
Lower Merion 2 1 0—3
Avon Grove 1 0 0—1
First-period goals: Emmy Sullivan (AG) from Brianna Register and Blaire Stoltzfus, 1:18; Ellen Smith (LM) from Thea Moore, 1:43; Stella Strode (LM) unassisted, 8:38
Rick has worked in print and broadcast journalism for more than 35 years. He's covered golf in one medium or another for more than 30. He is the co-author of the book So You Want to Play Golf with PGA professional Kim Verrecchio and the host of the Women's Golf Report podcast.
Most recently, Rick served as an associate editor for The Mulligan Magazine. He also served as an associate editor for Philadelphia Golf Magazine and New Jersey State Golf from 2004-07.
Rick covered his first LPGA Tour event in 1986 and continues to cover women's golf for various media outlets. High on his bucket list is having the opportunity to one day play in an LPGA Tour pro am.
Rick is also a longtime correspondent for two suburban Philadelphia daily newspapers, the Intelligencer and the Bucks County Courier Times in Doylestown, PA. Over the course of his career he has coverzed a wide variety of sporting events.
He is also a veteran play by play and public address announcer, and handles the PA mic for the nationally ranked Delaware Valley University football program.
Rick is also a longtime contributor to Referee, a magazine devoted to sports officiating. He called his first baseball game at age 13 and continues to umpire softball and baseball today.
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