Milton Girls Defeat Roswell in Lacrosse Championship Game

The Milton Lady Eagles won their sixth state lacrosse championship in seven years by defeating the Roswell Lady Hornets25-6 Saturday night.

Roswell visited Milton in the GHSA AAAAA Girls Lacrosse State Championship game.

Roswell, ranked third in the state, was unable to generate much offense against the reigning state champion Eagles. Coming into the final game, Milton had scored more than 20 points against their opponents in every 2011 playoff round. 

It was obvious from the first draw that the Eagles had not lost any of their scoring pace.  Milton's Lydia Cassada scored three goals inside the first three minutes of the game.  She went on to score three more before the contest was over.  

Blair Ray put in the first goal for the Lady Hornets at the 21:34 mark of the first half.  She led all Roswell scorers with four goals in the game.

By the end of the first half, the Lady Eagles had built a convincing 17-6 lead over Roswell. 

Milton put in eight more goals in the second half, while holding the Lady Hornets scoreless, to take the win 25-6.

The victory gives the Milton Lady Eagles their sixth AAAAA state championship in the past seven years.

Annie Ruland lead all scorers with seven goals for Milton.  The Eagles' Lydia Cassada scored six times.