Moment: GRCC Nets Goal-fest Winner in OT
May 18, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
Nearly a decade later, the 2011 Division 2 Final between Grand Rapids Catholic Central and Bloomfield Hills Academy of the Sacred Heart remains tied for the highest-scoring in the MHSAA’s 15-year girls lacrosse history.
And Haley Brennan’s goal with 6.4 seconds left in overtime pushed the Cougars ahead 17-16 on the way to clinching their lone championship in the sport.
The winner was Brennan’s fourth goal of the day. She just missed making the MHSAA record book for goals in a championship game, but four others did – and Sacred Heart goalie Mei-Mei Rose still holds the record of 18 saves from that afternoon.
Sacred Heart teammates Katie Mezwa and Anna Pearson both were added to the records list with seven goals apiece that day, as were GRCC’s Emily Braun and Megan Wilson (pictured above) after both scored five. The teams were tied at 15-15 heading into extra time; GRCC scored first with 2:16 to play in the first three-minute half of overtime, and Sacred Heart answered just more than three minutes later. Brennan’s score was the third and final of OT.
Watch below for her winning goal from the MHSAA Network.
Title IX at 50: Scane, Whiteside Alone on 400-Goal, 500-Point Girls Lacrosse Lists
By
Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor
May 24, 2022
When Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood junior Isabelle Scane and East Grand Rapids sophomore Audrey Whiteside combined to score nine goals during the 2017 Division 2 Girls Lacrosse Final, it was more than just a chance championship game meeting.
They represented two of the finest programs in the state, which have made a combined 13 title game appearances and won a combined 10 Division 2 championships. Scane and Whiteside also would go on to combine for 870 career goals as the only players in MHSAA history to eclipse 400.
Scane in 2017 would score her single-season career-best 146 goals – fourth-most in MHSAA history for one spring – on the way to setting the career record of 461 goals from 2015-18.
Whiteside’s jolt to the record book would come two seasons later as a senior, when her 149 goals in 26 games tied for second-most in one season as she finished a career that saw her score 409 total from 2016-19.
Whiteside also set the single-season points record that season with 208 (including 59 assists), and she’s second on the career points list with 523 – with only Scane’s 577 listed above her and they the only two with at least 500.
High school lacrosse was only the start for the pair. Scane has missed this season with an injury, but in 2021 set Northwestern single-game (10) and single-season (98) goals records in being named Big Ten Attacker of the Year. Whiteside this season scored 40 goals with a team-high 35 assists for Central Michigan as it advanced to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Scane’s Wildcats in a first-round game. Whiteside was named the Mid-American Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
Second Half's weekly Title IX Celebration posts are sponsored by Michigan Army National Guard.
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April 26: Braddock vs. Verdun Still Striding Among All-Time Sprint Matchups - Read
April 19: Holmes' Strikeout Record Rarely Approached, May Be Unbreakable - Read
April 12: Anticipation High as 45,000 Girls Return to Spring Sports - Read
April 5: Regina's Laffey Retiring as Definition of Legendary - Read
March 29: Edison's Whitehorn named 2022 Miss Basketball - Read
March 22: Carney-Nadeau Sets Girls Hoops Standard with 78-Win Streak - Read
March 15: Binder Among Voices Telling Our Story on MHSAA Network - Read
March 8: 28 Years, Thousands of Cheers - Read
March 1: Kearsley Rolls On Among Girls Bowling's Early Successes - Read
Feb. 22: Marquette Ties Record for Swim & Dive Finals Success - Read
Feb. 15: Jaeger's 2004 Winter Run Created Lasting Connection - Read
Feb. 8: Marian's Cicerone to Finish Among All-Time Elite - Read
Feb. 1: WISL Award Honors Builders of State's Girls Sports Tradition - Read
Jan. 25: Decades Later, Edwards' Legend Continues to Grow - Read
Jan. 18: Iron Mountain Completes Championship Climb - Read
Jan. 11: Harrold's Achievement Heralds Growth of Girls Wrestling - Read
Dec. 20: Competitive Cheer Gives Michigan Plenty to Cheer About - Read
Dec. 14: Evelyn's Game Had Plenty of Magic - Read
Dec. 7: Council Term Ends, But Leinaar Leaves Lasting Impact - Read
Nov. 30: Basketball Season Ready to Add to Rich Tradition - Read
Nov. 23: Marysville Builds Winning Streak Yet to be Challenged - Read
Nov. 16: Wroubel Has Championed Girls School Sports from Their Start - Read
Nov. 9: Pioneer's Joyce Legendary in Michigan, National Swim History - Read
Nov. 2: Royal Oak's Finch Leading Way on Football Field - Read
Oct. 26: Coach Clegg Sets Championship Standard at Grand Blanc - Read
Oct. 19: Rockford Girls Set Pace, Hundreds After Have Continued to Chase - Read
Oct. 12: Bedford Volleyball Pioneer Continues Blazing Record-Setting Trail - Read
Oct. 5: Warner Paved Way to Legend Status with Record Rounds - Read
Sept. 28: Taylor Kennedy Gymnasts Earn Fame as 1st Champions - Read
Sept. 21: Portage Northern Star Byington Becomes Play-by-Play Pioneer - Read
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Sept. 7: Best-Ever Conversation Must Include Leland's Glass - Read
Aug. 31: We Will Celebrate Many Who Paved the Way - Read
PHOTOS (Left) Cranbrook Kingswood's Isabelle Scane is introduced before the start of the 2018 Division 2 Final. (Right) East Grand Rapids' Audrey Whiteside sprints downfield during the 2019 Division 2 championship game. (Photos by Hockey Weekly Action Photos.)