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Lydia Lawson wrapped up her junior season with the Elizabethtown women&#8217;s soccer team by scoring five goals in the final three games to set a single-season scoring record for the Blue Jays.The 5-foot-4 junior forward from Mountain Top (Holy Redeemer) scored the final goal of the year in a 3-2 loss to Catholic last Saturday to give her a record 16 on the season. She had two goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-0 victory over Goucher on Oct. 20 and two goals, including the game-winner in a 4-1 victory over DeSales on Oct. 23.Lawson also had seven assists and finished with 39 points, the goals and points first in the Landmark Conference. She also had five game-winners for the Blue Jays.&#8220;Lydia was a tremendous asset to the team in terms of leadership and on-field play,&#8221; coach Amy Hough said. &#8220;I am proud of her continued evolution as a player from last year to this year, especially from being solely a goal scorer into a player who is much more threatening and complete in terms of both scoring goals and setting up teammates.&#8221;The coach was impressed that Lawson, the team captain, was able to perform at the level she did.&#8220;She was the reigning Landmark Offensive Player of the year and was a target for opposing teams,&#8221; Hough said. &#8220;That speaks highly of her quality as a player and a person.&#8221;An Occupational Therapy major, Lawson also excels in the classroom. She&#8217;s a two-time Landmark fall academic selection.Regan Rome (Providence) The grad student finished 11th out of 85 runners at the Big East Conference women&#8217;s cross-country championships last Saturday in Carmel, Ind. The Dallas grad covered the 6,000-meter distance in 21:22.9 and was the second Providence runner to cross the finish line, helping the Friars finish third in the 10-team field.Rome will now set her sights on the North East Regionals on Nov. 9 in Buffalo. Rome finished 25th as a junior to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships when she was competing with William &amp; Mary.Lindsey Oremus (St. Joseph&#8217;s) The senior captain finished 25th out of 130 runners and the Hawks finished 10th at the Atlantic 10 Conference Cross Country Championships last Saturday in Mechanicsville, Va.The Dallas grad covered the 5,000-meter course in 18:04.7 in the final league meet of her career and she edged out three other runners for the 25th spot. That marked the third time in four tries that Oremus has been in the top-25. She was 11th as a sophomore and 22nd as a freshman.Brianna Floryshak (Washington &amp; Jefferson) The 5-foot-8 senior forward has scored three goals for the Presidents women&#8217;s soccer team this season and all three of them have been game-winners. The Berwick grad had the first goal in a 3-0 Presidents&#8217; Athletic Conference victory over Thiel on Sept. 29 and then had back-to-back game-winners in a 2-0 league victory over Bethany on Oct. 24 and a 1-0 league win over Waynesboro last Saturday.The Presidents, 9-7-2 overall and 6-2-0 in league play, host Westminster in the first round of the playoffs Wednesday.Mike Bazadona III (Bloomsburg) The 6-foot-2, 180-pound junior and the Huskies men&#8217;s soccer team closed out the season on a high note with a 4-1 PSAC victory over Pitt-Johnstown last Saturday. The Wyoming Valley West grad scored a hat trick including the game-winner.His previous goal was a game-winner in a 4-2 victory over Mercyhurst on Sept. 29 in Erie.Dylan Gearinger (Haverford) The senior finished eighth out of 90 runners to help the Haverford men&#8217;s cross country team post its fifth straight Centennial Conference title last Saturday. The Berwick grad covered the 8,000-meter course in 25:41.7.He earned All-Conference first-team honors for the second straight season and was a second-team choice as a sophomore. A psychology major, Gearinger was named to the CoSIDA All-District and All-American academic squads as a junior.Jenna Rapach (Caldwell) The freshman had a solid weekend to lead the Cougars women&#8217;s bowling team to victories over Bloomfield, St. Francis (N.Y.) and Felician in the Cougar Classic last Sunday. The Hazleton Area grad was the third-best finisher on the team and 21st in the overall standings.Rapach finished with a 182 average and senior Jamie Lee Kulaga (Hazleton Area) finished with a 176.75 average as 8-19 Caldwell posted a 2-2 record at Kutztown&#8217;s annual Bud Whitman Tournament on Oct. 14.Hunter Pitman (Susquehanna) The junior attack, a Crestwood grad, leads the River Hawks into the postseason with a team-best 11 goals and three assists for 25 points, including four game-winners. She was solid of late as Susquehanna battled for a playoff spot. Pitman had three goals in a 4-2 victory over Juniata on Oct. 10, a goal in a 3-1 triumph over Goucher on Oct. 13 and two assists in a 3-0 win over Cabrini on Oct. 16.Vanessa Atie (DeSales) The freshman is starting for the Bulldogs who will take an 8-7-2 overall mark and a 5-2-0 record in the MAC Freedom Conference after a 5-0 victory over Delaware Valley last Friday. Atie, a Crestwood grad, scored her first collegiate goal in a 4-1 victory over Eastern on Oct. 20 in Center Valley. She&#8217;s also helped the defense record seven shutouts.DeSales meets Wilkes in the league semifinals today in Wilkes-Barre. The championship game is set for Saturday.Melo Pioquinto (Keystone) The junior defender played in 12 games with just two starts his first two seasons with the Keystone men&#8217;s soccer team but the Nanticoke grad has played in 12 games with 10 starts on defense for the Giants this season.Keystone (11-4-1) will play Wilson for the Colonial States Athletic Conference title Saturday after beating Centenary (N.J.) 3-1 in the semifinals last Saturday. Pioquinto started that game and has helped the team hold foes to 23 goals with four shutouts.<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Lydia Lawson set a new Elizabethtown women&#8217;s soccer single-season record by scoring 16 goals this fall for the Blue Jays. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_Lydia_Lawson_action.jpg</photo0><caption0>Holy Redeemer&#8217;s Lydia Lawson set a new Elizabethtown women&#8217;s soccer single-season record by scoring 16 goals this fall for the Blue Jays. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Bill ArsenaultFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div>

College Corner: Holy Redeemer’s Lawson caps off record season for Elizabethtown soccer