Skyridge Lacrosse Comes Through With a Bang: Stuns Mountain Ridge in Exciting Final 30!
A lacrosse ball is held in a crosse after a semifinal game in the 4A high school girls lacrosse state tournament held at Dumke Field in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News In an early season battle of two of the top teams in the state, Skyridge defeated Mountain Ridge 15-9 behind the stellar play of senior attacker Tessa Jamison on Tuesday. Skyridge was led by Jamison and sophomore Summer Buechner, who had five and four goals, respectively.
“Our team prepared really well for Mountain Ridge because they deserve every bit of respect that they can get. They are such a good team. Our team just outfought them today.
We had to fight from the very first draw. We got down, then came back up, and got that flurry of scores in the third quarter. I’m just so proud of their grit,” said Skyridge head coach Michelle Buechner.
As you can imagine with two of the top teams in the state, it was a physical, back-and-forth battle for much of the first half. Mountain Ridge scored two minutes into the game on a goal by Taylie Anderson. Skyridge answered almost immediately with Buechner getting her first score of the night.
The first quarter ended with Skyridge leading 5-2. Mountain Ridge kept within shouting distance, scoring four of the next five goals to tie things up at 6-6. It was still a tight contest heading into half, with Skyridge leading 8-6 at the break.