Spartans to play for state title

Published 6:22 am Thursday, May 14, 2015

The Bainbridge Spartans girls lacrosse team will play for the state title Friday for the first time since 2012.

Bainbridge beat Eastside Catholic 12-10 in a come-from-behind win Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.

The Spartans will now play Issaquah, the defending state champions and the only team to beat Bainbridge this year.

Friday’s state title contest starts at 7 p.m. at Charlie Acosta Field on the campus of the Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish.

Bainbridge senior Paige Brigham scored the go-ahead goal to break a 4-4 tie in the first half and the Spartans never trailed afterward.

Brigham finished with four goals and five assists.

It was a physical game from start to finish, and the Spartans delivered the Crusaders’ first loss in 14 games. EC had a string of 13 straight victories after its season opener loss to Issaquah.

Issaquah defeated Snohomish 15–7 in its Wednesday semifinal to advance to the title game.