Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/18/16
Some of the nation’s top teams from three states will compete tonight in the quarterfinals of the Inter-Ac Challenge at the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, PA.
The event, run by NXT Sports, will feature two games at 5 p.m. and two at 7:30 p.m.
Episcopal Academy’s Jake Martellucci scores for EA. He had five goals and two assists in the first round.
The 5 p.m. games feature No. 4 Lawrenceville School vs. No. 5 Hun School, two top New Jersey prep programs. Also at 5 p.m., defending champion and second-seeded Haverford School (PA) takes on Inter-Ac rival Penn Charter (No. 7). At 7:30 p.m., top-seeded Culver Academy (IN) meets No. 9 Germantown Academy (PA) and No. 3 Malvern Prep (PA) faces No. 6 Episcopal Academy.
Inter-Ac Challenge
First round, May 16
Germantown Academy 8, Academy of the New Church 3
Penn Charter 7, Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 5
Episcopal Academy 12, Hill School 4
Hun School 14, Shipley School 8
Quarterfinals, May 18 at Proving Grounds, Conshohocken
No. 1 Culver Academy (IN) vs. No. 9 Germantown Academy (PA) 7:30 p.m.
No. 4 Lawrenceville School (NJ) vs. No. 5 Hun School (NJ), 5 p.m.
No. 3 Malvern Prep (PA) vs. No. 6 Episcopal Academy (PA), 7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Haverford School (PA) vs. No. 7 Penn Charter (PA), 5 p.m.
Semifinals at Villanova Univ, May 20
Championship at Villanova, May 22