Virginia Girls Lacrosse: Oakton Moves On to Northern Region Semifinals

The Oakton High School girls lacrosse team beat Yorktown 14-9 on Thursday night, setting up the defending state champs for the Northern Region semifinals next week.

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Oakton (10-5) was sparked by the offense of Danielle Palmucci, who netted four goals to lead all scorers. Meagan McRoberts also came up big for the Cougars, with three goals and two assists. Karlie Cronin netted two goals, and five other players had one a piece.

Next week's regional semifinal game will feel all too familiar for the Cougars: They face cross-town foe Madison High,

Madison beat Oakton for the state title in 2011 .

Beyond the on-field competiton, there's a family rivalry too: Oakton Head Coach Jean Counts and Madison Coach Amanda Counts are sisters-in-law.

The game starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Madison High.