Pa. Girls: Tues. Pa. girls: Gwynedd Mercy cruises behind Rosati shutout

It would be tough to start a school week better than Ava Rosati just did.

On Monday, the Gwynedd Mercy junior committed to Penn.

On Tuesday, she made six saves to send the Monarchs to a 9-0 victory over visiting Villa Joseph Marie in Catholic Academies field hockey.

Nicole Catalino scored three of her five goals in the second half to help Gwynedd Mercy break it open.

Nonleague. Heather Crosby completed a hat trick in overtime to send Agnes Irwin to a 6-5 victory over visiting Merion Mercy.

Agnes Irwin's Julianna Tornetta (two goals, one assist) scored the only goal of the second half to tie the score, 5-5.

Suburban One American. Paige Totten scored two goals to propel Plymouth Whitemarsh past visiting Wissahickon, 4-1.

Emily Jennings scored in the first half, and Allison Felicetti made seven saves to secure a 1-0 victory for Upper Moreland at Upper Dublin.

Megan Lynch scored two goals in the final 11 minutes, including the winner on a left-footed volley into the corner with 6 minutes, 49 seconds remaining to give Marple Newtown a 3-2, Central League victory over visiting Harriton.

Lynch's twin, Julia, opened the scoring for Marple in the first half.

Elsewhere in the Central League:

Olivia Butera notched two goals and one assist for Haverford High in its 3-1 victory at Lower Merion.

Strath Haven went on the road and topped Ridley, 7-1, thanks to a 5-0 run, which included three of Lizzie King's four goals, that broke open a 1-1 tie during the final 12 minutes of the first half.

Suburban One American. Nicole Abbott scored twice for Plymouth Whitemarsh in a 3-2 victory at Wissahickon.

Julie Cross recorded a hat trick to lift Upper Dublin past visiting Upper Moreland, 4-0.

Suburban One Continental. Lindsey Morgan scored three minutes into overtime to clinch a 1-0 victory for Central Bucks West at Souderton.

Emma Loving recorded a hat trick to lead Central Bucks East to a 3-0 win at Hatboro-Horsham.

Sophia Boggs (eight saves) of Central Bucks South and Kaitlyn Moran (six saves) of Pennridge put up dueling shutouts at Pennridge.

Suburban One National. Shea Conway, Kelly Burns, and Shannon McGuinn scored to help host William Tennent upend visiting Neshaminy, 3-1.

Kayla Robinson and Rebecca Margolis scored two goals each to power visiting Council Rock North past Truman, 4-0.

Pioneer Athletic Frontier. Cecilia Knaub's second-half penalty kick proved to be the difference in Phoenixville's 3-2 victory at Pope John Paul II.

Catholic Academies. Murphy Agnew scored four straight goals to open Villa Joseph Marie's 7-0 victory over visiting Villa Maria.

Charlotte Sands shut out Merion Mercy in the first half, then scored a goal in the second during a 7-0 win for visiting Mount St. Joseph.

Catholic League. Brigid Stermel made 10 saves to guide Hallahan to a 3-0 win at Cardinal O'Hara.

Nonleague. Lydia Bartosh recorded a hat trick in her first start to help visiting Agnes Irwin top Friends' Central, 4-1.

Meghan McCool tallied four goals to lead Springside Chestnut Hill to a 7-3 victory over visiting Westtown.

New Hope-Solebury rode Lexi Roemer's two goals to a 3-1 victory at MaST Charter.