The Lake, South Suburban and Metro West conferences are all well-represented in the top-10 rankings provided by the Minnesota Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association from May 10. The Northwest Suburban Conference? Not so much.
Maple Grove and Blaine are a combined 16-2, yet neither have cracked the state’s top 10. That could change after Friday’s meeting that will likely determine the conference championship.
Maple Grove (8-1, 8-0) suffered its lone loss to longtime state power No. 10 Eden Prairie, a 14-9 setback on May 8. The rest of the Crimson’s schedule is dotted with lopsided victories, leading to a 117-38 overall scoring advantage. Maple Grove has three 20-goal-plus scorers, led by Becky Goetsch’s 29.
Senior Camryn Mayer, a Northern Michigan commit, has scored a team-best 27 goals for Champlin Park (8-1, 7-1). The Rebels suffered their one defeat to date last Wednesday, 10-9 against conference foe Andover.