Five SJ Semifinal Round Playoff Games to Watch (Girls)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's playoff time! Check out our list of the semifinal round games to watch in South Jersey.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>All games are on Wednesday unless noted:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 3 Haddonfield @ No. 2 West Deptford, 6 PM.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is a Colonial-Liberty matchup in the South Jersey Group 2 bracket as Haddonfield travels to West Deptford for an under-the-lights playoff contest. The Eagles outscored the Bullawgs, 6-1, in their two meetings this season. It'll be interesting to see if the Haddons can stop [player_tooltip player_id='270609' first='Ella' last='Simko'] and [player_tooltip player_id='99878' first='Lexi' last='Varela']. The duo has combined for 35 goals this fall for West Deptford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 5 Audubon @ No. 1 Schalick, 2 PM.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A year in and year out playoff contender, fifth-seeded Audubon will travel to top-seeded Schalick in what should be an interesting Group 1 matchup. The Green Wave is certainly more battle-tested, playing a highly competitive Colonial Conference and non-league schedule. The Cougars have true home-field advantage; however, playing on a wide grass field, something a turf team like Audubon isn't used to. Senior Kylie Tocco has a team-leading nine goals and six assists for the Green Wave this fall. Quinn Berger has 13 goals and 18 assists for the Cougars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 3 Cherokee @ No. 2 Washington Township, 2 PM.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winners of five of their last six contests, Cherokee is red hot at the right time. The Chiefs have outscored Rancocas Valley and Kingsway, 9-0, in the first two rounds of the South Jersey Group 4 tournament. Most impressive was their 5-0 shutout of Kingsway. Washington Township has lost only one of its last 11 games. The Minutemaids are led by senior [player_tooltip player_id='332560' first='Taylor' last='Stuart'], who has 17 goals and nine assists this season. Senior midfielder Abbie Zubrzycki has been the heart of the Chiefs' offense, owning 18 goals and 17 assists. Washington Township was victorious, 1-0, in its last meeting with Cherokee on Oct. 11, but this is still a true tossup.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 4 Red Bank Catholic @ No. 1 Paul VI, Monday, 6:30 PM.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These two Non-Public A powers met in the same round last year when Paul VI edged Red Bank Catholic, 2-1. The Eagles are the clear favorite again, but the Caseys are always a tough out. Senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='24246' first='Paige' last='Foye'] has a team-leading 11 goals for Red Bank Catholic. Senior midfielder [player_tooltip player_id='99981' first='Emma' last='McCarthy'] has a team-high 18 goals and 10 assists for the undefeated Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>No. 3 Delsea @ No. 2 Moorestown, TBA.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moorestown welcomes visiting Delsea in the South Jersey Group 3 tournament. The Quakers have played a more competitive Olympic Conference schedule, but they shouldn't count Delsea out by any means. The Crusaders are led by the star duo of [player_tooltip player_id='99962' first='Olivia' last='Capecci'] and Adelyn McDonnell, who have combined for 71 goals this fall, which is more than Moorestown's entire team. In a more balanced offense, Julia Blong leads the Quakers with nine goals and eight assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->