By Ed Piper
Scoring a hat trick in the title game, to help build up a three-goal lead, Viking senior attack/midfielder Luca DeMaio was rewarded with being named the Western League Player of the Year after helping lead La Jolla (16-4) to a loss-avenging 9-8 triumph May 21 over third-seed Scripps Ranch for the Open Division championship.
In fact, Scripps (17-4) had won the last two titles over La Jolla. So the satisfaction of DeMaio, and teammates and coaches Kitty Cullen and Sam Farrell had to be immense when the Vikings "scaled the mountain" and finally put their championship yearning to rest with the 2022 title.
The Falcons' Dahlen Vilbrandt scored four goals in the championship game. Teammate Kayden Williamson scored two more, setting school records for goals and assists this season. Amanda Griffin scored two goals as well.
La Jolla won both regular-season matches between the two teams as a lead-up to the postseason playoffs.
For her part, DeMaio, who committed to Towson, a D1 college lacrosse program, scored 152 goals during her high school career, including 84 her senior year.
Leading up to the finals, Luca propelled the Vikes' offense with five goals and nine draw controls in the semis against Cathedral Catholic in a 20-7 win.
Sonia LaMonica is the head women's lacrosse coach at Towson University, a public university with an enrollment of 20,000 which plays in the Colonia Athletic Association (CAA).
DeMaio's teammate, Hailey Dommers, is a UC Davis commit. She plays defense for the Open Division winners.
Dommers scored the Vikings' first two goals of the title match.
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