Meghan Siller’s goal was a pleasant sight on so many levels for St. Joseph Hill.
The Hilltoppers found themselves locked in a scoreless tie with rival Notre Dame Academy at the half and Siller’s score gave them the lead for good in an eventual 2-0 win in CHSAA intersectional girls soccer Tuesday at Miller Field. But it was the way Siller scored that showed she was back to 100 percent after a bruised knee caused her to miss the first five games of the season.
“Meghan had a beautiful goal,” said Hill coach Tom Siller, who is also her grandfather.
She controlled a ball in the box with her back to the goal, faked one way turned to the other and scored with her left foot to give the Hilltoppers (7-0-0), ranked No. 1 in the city by The Post, a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute. Victoria Chirico tallied the other score off a pass from Gianna Smith in the 70th minute.
“It was a big goal for the team today,” Tom Siller said. “For a player to come back from an injury and step up and make a great contribution like that is good for her and the team realizes she is there to help again.”
The coach credited the Gators’ Shannon Rubin for thwarting many of their scoring chances, which they also struggled to finish after dominating play. Kristina Buccellato and Krysta Percaccio were instrumental on defense for first-place Hill. NDA is 3-3-0.
Fontbonne 5, Bishop Kearney 0: Kristiana Padavona scored three goals and Rachel Gersh had a goal and two assists for Fontbonne (2-4-0) in CHSAA intersectional. Caitlin Lind added a goal on a penalty kick. Bishop Kearney is 2-5-0.
Moore Catholic 5, St. John Villa 1: Sarah Vigliotti recorded a hat trick and Kristen Welch added a goal and assist for Moore Catholic (2-3-0) in CHSAA intersectional. Allie Carauna scored the lone goal for St. John Villa (0-5-0).
Cardinal Spellman 8, St. Barnabas 0: Taylor Addison scored six goals and dished out two assists for Cardinal Spellman (4-3-0) in CHSAA Bronx/Westchester. Danae Dookhie added two goals and an assist.
IVY LEAGUE
Riverdale 4, Horace Mann 0: Isabella Bertagna tallied three goals and Rachel Copulsky had a goal and two assists for Riverdale (5-0-0) on Monday. Jackie Dworkin and Ali Hyman each added assists. Horace Mann is 2-2-0.
AAIS
Packer 5, Chapin 0: Keegan Mendez recorded a hat trick for Packer (7-2-1) in AAIS Monday. Sarah Miller and Shannon Rhodes each added goals.
St. Ann’s 4, Nightingale-Bamford: Jo Haller and Violet Low-Beinart both scored twice for St. Ann’s (5-0-1) in AAIS.
NYCAL
Columbia Prep 6, LFNY 0: Lauren Laufer and Izzy Branco-Lo both tallied two goals for Columbia Prep (4-0-0) in NYCAL. Ella Rubin and Gabriella Kahan both had goals and Leah Janover chipped in two assists. LFNY is 0-2-0.
NON-LEAGUE
Columbia Prep 6, Lawrence Woodmire 0: Ella Rubin had two goals and an assist and Madeline Rosegarten added a goal and two assists for Columbia Prep (6-0-0) in non-league Thursday. Izzy Bronco-Lo added a goal and an assist and Gabriella Kahan and Ali Peikin each added a score.
Dalton 7, Packer 4: Shannon Rhodes recorded a hat trick for Packer in non-league. Keegan Mendez added a goal. Dalton is 4-1-2.